Don't Get Too Excited

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Product Details
Price
$19.95  $18.55
Publisher
Green Writers Press
Publish Date
Pages
180
Dimensions
8.05 X 8.76 X 0.43 inches | 0.53 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781732081543

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About the Author

Writer, activist, worker bee, Jen Epstein was raised by two mental health professionals and suffered as a child from anxiety and irrational fears. These fears evolved over time into Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Despite this, Jen received her BA in communication arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey and an MA in media studies at the New School. She has held positions in the television industry as a project manager and completed a documentary arts fellowship at UnionDocs in Brooklyn, both while working full-time for the nonfiction media company Discovery. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews
"In the spirit of writers like Jenny Traig and Augustan Burroughs, Jen Epstein writes about her experiences living with anxiety and OCD with humor and heart. Whether she's obsessing over rabid bats in Costa Rica or facing herself in dressing room mirrors, Epstein reminds us that worry is the disease of and for our troubled times. If you've ever wondered just what's in your drinking water, if you've ever endured the dubious joys of life's zip line while waiting for it to snap, you'll find a friend in Jen Epstein." -- Lori Jakiela, author of Portrait of the Artist as a Bingo Worker and Belief is its Own Kind of Truth, Maybe

"Jen Epstein's Don't Get Too Excited: It's Just About a Pair of Shoes and Other Laments From My Life is a colorful, fun ride through Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, something that is not generally characterized as such. This book made me laugh and revel in it's relatability the way I snuggle into a down comforter on a cold night. I recommend for anyone who needs to laugh in the face of the things about themselves they find most torturous. Read this and walk away a thousand pounds lighter." -- Hannah Boone, Obsessive Compulsive Stand Up Comedian and member of sketch group The Pepperoni Zone