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Funny, honest, and inspiring for readers feeling overwhelmed by life, Everyone But Myself is like a best friend's story of how she returned to solid ground while embracing chaos along the way.
For Julie, an elementary school librarian and mother of two boys, there was no time for debilitating anxiety. Yet, the terrifying aftershocks of her first panic attack left her grappling with questions about the causes of her mental health crisis and where it would lead next.
What follows is a hopeful, honest account of love and loss, a husband who isn't a mindreader, disastrous family outings, and finding a path (with help from loved ones and a few key new friends) to the joy of a well-lived life. Sure to resonate with mothers spread thin by the demands of modern family life, Everyone But Myself offers an intimate portrait of how one woman found her way back to herself.
"Chavez shows readers what happens when a loving and well-loved mother finds herself so depleted from the quotidian demands of her life that she suffers a panic attack. Wise and hilarious, Chavez had me rooting for her from page one. Her story will be a hopeful beacon to anyone standing on shaky ground." —Christie Tate, author of Group
"Friends, do yourself a favor and read Julie Chavez's tender-hearted memoir! With warmth and humor, Chavez perfectly captures the grueling spiral of anxiety. And with beauty and wisdom, she examines its causes and cures. But perhaps most brilliantly, Chavez portrays the pressures and pitfalls of twenty-first century motherhood. I read this book in one fell swoop, gasping with recognition on every single page, and finishing with the wonderful feeling that I was not alone in the world." —Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year
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Julie Chavez is an elementary school librarian in Northern California. Her writing has been featured in Real Simple, the New York Post, Zibby Mag, and she is the author of the USA Today bestselling memoir, Everyone But Myself. Julie lives with her husband and two tall teenagers in a house where she arranges her books by color.
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