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Summary: A stunningly designed workbook based on Michelle Obama’s #1 New York Times bestseller The Light We Carry, featuring practical tools for navigating life’s challenges and fortifying oneself in the face of uncertainty, obstacles, and self-doubt.Bringing former First Lady Michelle Obama’s timeless advice to readers in a fresh, interactive, and instructional new format, Overcoming: A Workbook presents creative activities, reflective writing prompts, habit tracking tools, and more to provide the ultimate guide to unlocking your small power, sharing your whole self, showing up in relationships, and of course, “going high.” With her signature candor and warmth, Obama draws on her experiences to offer readers the tools and principles she has leaned on to overcome difficulties in all areas of life.This beautiful and interactive workbook is Obama’s call to pay attention to how you’re feeling, notice what’s being signaled by both your body and your mind, as well as her reminder to us all that it’s okay to pace yourself, get a little rest, and speak of your struggles out loud. It’s okay to prioritize your wellness, to make a habit of rest and repair. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED, featuring a POB package with foil stamping and a full-color half jacket. The two-color interior with line drawings and creative page layouts offers a gorgeous visual experience on deluxe cream writing paper. Trim size height exactly matches that of Becoming: A Guided Journal to sit nicely together on the shelf, though it is slightly wider to allow more writing space.ADVICE IN A PRACTICAL, APPROACHABLE FORMAT: The workbook draws upon, but also reframes, lessons and wisdom featured in The Light We Carry to make Obama’s “toolkit” more tangible and actionable for readers.PERFECT FOR GIFTING & NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Publishing into the holiday following the 2024 presidential election, the workbook is a perfect guide for anyone experiencing post-election anxiety or hoping for support with a reset in the new year.Author Bio: Michelle Obama served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayor’s office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. She is the author of the #1 bestsellers The Light We Carry, Becoming, and American Grown. The Obamas currently live in Washington, D.C., and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.Author Residence: Washington, D.C.Author Hometown: Chicago, IL
