If you are looking for someone to depend on in times of need, Alessandra Olanow is a soul balm who can provide that and more.
Eventually, I’m sure this will be over. Knowing when, however, would be helpful. After a string of unfortunate events left Alessandra Olanow a single mother and divorced, she started to doubt her relationships, herself, and her “picture-perfect” life.
In an effort to put things right, she took to Instagram and shared illustrations that conveyed her emotions and the challenges she was facing. She detailed her recovery process, including her feelings of astonishment, delusion, denial, self-pity, and uncertainty as well as the self-empathy and forgiveness that helped her feel whole again, this time braver, more optimistic, and less vulnerable. Her insightful, memorable thoughts and endearing illustrations—really hit home.
A Cup of Jo creator Joanna Goddard, actress Jennifer Garner, Goop chief content officer Elise Loehnen, poet Joao Doederlein, and Katie Couric were among the 157,000 people who followed her in only one year, skyrocketing her viewership from 9,500. I Used to Have a Plan introduces more people to Olanow’s calming approach via fresh drawings and concepts that address the commonalities of sudden change and loss.
In its five sections, “I Didn’t See That Coming,” “It’s OK That You’re Not OK,” “Where’d I Go,” “The Only Way Out Is Through,” and “I Like It Here, Can I Stay a While?”—the book artfully captures the journey of facing adversity, processing it, healing from it, and emerging stronger and more self-assured.
Helping readers through the difficult but ultimately rewarding process of recovery, I Used to Have a Plan is full of wise counsel, empathy, compassion, and humor that is reassuring, useful, straightforward, and extraordinary in its honesty. You may expect to see 75–100 drawings in I Used to Have a Plan.
Book Information
| Book Name: | I Used To Have A Plan |
| Author | Alessandra Olanow |
| Pages | 131 |
| Language: | English |
| File Type: | PDF/ePub |
| PDF Size | 95.49MB |
| ePub Size | 97.83 MB |