{"product_id":"its-hard-being-you-a-primer-on-being-happy-anyway-paperback-1","title":"It's Hard Being You: A Primer on Being Happy Anyway - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurviving your life - making your way through the good and bad - nudges you to make a record of it, to leave signposts for those who come after, especially your children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was Sharon Emery's plan in writing \u003cem\u003eIt's Hard Being You, A Primer on Being Happy Anyway.\u003c\/em\u003eShe had survived perhaps the most heartrending loss of all, the death of a child. But she also faced the less wrenching challenge of having a disability that was incurable, though not deadly (stuttering). Life is hard, but, so what?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir became Emery's \u003cem\u003eso what\u003c\/em\u003e. She has recounted her challenges and achievements and given them meaning, and found where they fit in her life. It's a process she considers vital to surviving what happens to you - telling the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the title suggests, Emery writes with both hard-eyed realism and compassionate humor. Readers can listen in on what Emery wants her children to know about the losses and the limits that keep happening despite our desperate attempts to avoid them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer memoir resides in the everyday struggle to live as best we can, providing insights on how all who struggle - which is to say all of us - can survive well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52465081712947,"sku":"9781954786561","price":26.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MkdjRFpycElabE16dU5VQUoxRXArZz09_b5f491e2-82be-42cf-92d4-e0a6422e28b5.webp?v=1759276578","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/its-hard-being-you-a-primer-on-being-happy-anyway-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}