Unboxed
Essays on Learning to Trust Myself to Stop Doing the Things I Hate.
"When I'm listening to my own voice, things seem to unfold in my favor."
Lauren Schwarzfeld chronicles her adventures (misadventures?) as she navigates life, on a mission to be less cranky and stop "doing the things she hates".
Part memoir, part personal manifesto, Unboxed is a journey of shedding expectations - yours and everyone else's - in pursuit of redefining life on your own terms.
Life, marriage, relationships, parenting, career, adventure, you get to decide what brings you joy and how to curate a life of possibilities. You get to make the rules and ask for what you need along the way.. and always try to have some fun!
This book is a love letter of sorts to those feeling discouraged with themselves, wondering why they don't fit in or why they aren't quite right when everything seems to align. It's a reminder that one version of greatness and success isn't the dream. It's encouragement to pivot and course-correct and change your mind. It's a whisper or a scream, reminding you that you know who you and what you want and sometimes you just forget. It's a gentle nudge back towards yourself, whatever that means to YOU!
“I don’t know what I think until I write it down.”
About Lauren
Lauren Schwarzfeld is a coach and writer whose work has appeared online and in the bestselling anthology The Addiction Diaries. In her coaching practice, she helps her clients reclaim space in their own lives, step out of their perceived expectations and learn to trust themselves. Schwarzfeld lives in Mount Kisco, New York with her husband Karl, their three children Mia, Jacob and Abigail and their two dogs Felix and Edna. Unboxed is her first book.