Okay fine whatever : the year I went from being afraid of everything to only being afraid of most things /
The veteran host and head writer of "Live Wire" traces her lifelong battle with anxiety and the year she spent challenging herself to face her fears in remarkable ways, with hilarious results
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2018
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| Edition: | First edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Getting picky
- Stepping down: wherein I unknowingly plant the seeds for a series of tiny adventures
- The sensory deprivation tank: in which I spend a terrifying ninety minutes in a bath of warm water
- Casa Diablo: in which a stripper's vagina and a blind chihuahua cause me to send a monumental text
- A little bit of background: wherein I attempt to explain my dating situation
- Adventures in dating I: winter, spring, and how Microsoft Excel turned me into an asshole
- A Brazilian in Portland: wherein I discover a border I'd rather not cross again
- Adventures in dating II: summer, the season of underboob and back-of-knee sweat
- Getting legally high: in which I learn that some people just shouldn't smoke pot
- Dating the polyamorous I: in which I develop an aversion to soccer equipment
- Dating the polyamorous II: in which I learn who the boss is, and it's not Judith Light
- Build-your-own-burrito-night at the sex club: wherein I am disappointed by public sex and tortillas
- An hour with a professional cuddler: wherein I learn not to hate affirmation...as much
- Water aerobics: in which I learn how to make myself feel (relatively) young and attractive
- Adventures in dating III: winter is coming
- Fellatio class: wherein I learn that there are ways in which my oral fixation makes me an overachiever
- Adventures in intimacy: wherein I test the boundaries of affection and my bladder
- The MRI: wherein I go on a medical adventure of my own making and it is louder than expected
- One last leap: wherein I do the thing I should've done years ago and try not to wallow in regret
- The epilogue that's really just another chapter: wherein I attempt to tell you why you just read this whole fucking book
- Introduction: Getting plucky
- Stepping down : wherein I unknowingly plant the seeds for a series of tiny adventures
- The sensory deprivation tank : in which I spend a terrifying ninety minutes in a bath of warm water
- Casa Diablo : in which a stripper's vagina and a blind chihuahua cause me to send a monumental text
- A little bit of background : wherein I attempt to explain my dating situation
- Adventures in dating I : winter, spring, and how Microsoft Excel turned me into an asshole
- A Brazilian in Portland : wherein I discover a border I'd rather not cross again
- Adventures in dating II : summer, the season of underboob and back-of-knee sweat
- Getting legally high : in which I learn that some people just shouldn't smoke pot
- Dating the polyamorous I : in which I develop an aversion to soccer equipment
- Dating the polyamorous II : in which I learn who the boss is, and it's not Judith Light
- Build-your-own-burrito-night at the sex club : wherein I am disappointed by public sex and tortillas
- An hour with a professional cuddler : wherein I learn not to hate affirmation ... as much
- Water aerobics : in which I learn how to make myself feel (relatively) young and attractive
- Adventures in dating III : winter is coming
- Fellatio class : wherein I learn that there are ways in which my oral fixation makes me an overachiever
- Adventures in intimacy : wherein I test the boundaries of affection and my bladder
- The MRI : wherein I go on a medical adventure of my own making and it is louder than expected
- One last leap : wherein I do the thing I should've done years ago and try not to wallow in regret
- The epilogue that's really just another chapter : wherein I attempt to tell you why you just read this whole fucking book
- Introduction: Getting plucky
- Stepping down : wherein I unknowingly plant the seeds for a series of tiny adventures
- The sensory deprivation tank : in which I spend a terrifying ninety minutes in a bath of warm water
- Casa Diablo : in which a stripper's vagina and a blind chihuahua cause me to send a monumental text
- A little bit of background : wherein I attempt to explain my dating situation
- Adventures in dating I : winter, spring, and how Microsoft Excel turned me into an asshole
- A Brazilian in Portland : wherein I discover a border I'd rather not cross again
- Adventures in dating II : summer, the season of underboob and back-of-knee sweat
- Getting legally high : in which I learn that some people just shouldn't smoke pot
- Dating the polyamorous I : in which I develop an aversion to soccer equipment
- Dating the polyamorous II : in which I learn who the boss is, and it's not Judith Light
- Build-your-own-burrito-night at the sex club : wherein I am disappointed by public sex and tortillas
- An hour with a professional cuddler : wherein I learn not to hate affirmation... as much
- Water aerobics : in which I learn how to make myself feel (relatively) young and attractive
- Adventures in dating III : winter is coming
- Fellatio class : wherein I learn that there are ways in which my oral fixation makes me an overachiever
- Adventures in intimacy : wherein I test the boundaries of affection and my bladder
- The MRI : wherein I go on a medical adventure of my own making and it is louder than expected
- One last leap : wherein I do the thing I should've done years ago and try not to wallow in regret
- The epilogue that's really just another chapter : wherein I attempt to tell you why you just read this whole fucking book