On being human

"A . . . memoir about how Jennifer Pastiloff's years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how deafness taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness. Centered around the touchstone stories Jen tells in her popular workshops, [this book] is the story of how a starved person grew into the exuberant woman she was meant to be all along by battling the demons within and winning"--Provided by publisher.