Patty Chang Anker
Book Description
SOME NERVE: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave (Riverhead), a Books for a Better Life Award finalist which Oprah.com calls “Downright inspiring,” is the story of one woman’s quest to conquer her many fears and to help others do the same. Drawing on interviews with dozens of teachers, coaches, therapists and clergy, Some Nerve from Patty Chang Anker provides practical advice and profound wisdom for pushing past our limitations in order to live a bigger and more joyful life. Fears addressed include failure, success, rejection, change, letting go, public speaking, clutter, water, heights, driving, death, and more. A Psychology Today “Recommended Read” and Parents Magazine “Must Read”
About the Author
Patty Chang Anker is the author of “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave” (Riverhead Books), which was a Books For a Better Life Award finalist, a Parents Magazine “Must Read” and which Oprah.com calls “downright inspiring.” Named a Good Housekeeping “Blogger We Love” and a “Top 25 Funny Mom” on Circle of Moms for her blog Facing Forty Upside Down, Anker’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including O Magazine, Dr. Oz Magazine, WSJ.com, NPR.org, iVillage and The Huffington Post. Anker blogs regularly for PsychologyToday.com‘s Anxiety section.
A former director of media relations for The New York Times and veteran book publicist, Anker is also a a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7h7ondzFNA|Patty Chang Anker is the author of “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave” (Riverhead Books), which was a Books For a Better Life Award finalist, a Parents Magazine “Must Read” and which Oprah.com calls “downright inspiring.” Named a Good Housekeeping “Blogger We Love” and a “Top 25 Funny Mom” on Circle of Moms for her blog Facing Forty Upside Down, Anker’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including O Magazine, Dr. Oz Magazine, WSJ.com, NPR.org, iVillage and The Huffington Post. Anker blogs regularly for PsychologyToday.com‘s Anxiety section.
A former director of media relations for The New York Times and veteran book publicist, Anker is also a a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7h7ondzFNA|Patty Chang Anker is the author of “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave” (Riverhead Books), which was a Books For a Better Life Award finalist, a Parents Magazine “Must Read” and which Oprah.com calls “downright inspiring.” Named a Good Housekeeping “Blogger We Love” and a “Top 25 Funny Mom” on Circle of Moms for her blog Facing Forty Upside Down, Anker’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including O Magazine, Dr. Oz Magazine, WSJ.com, NPR.org, iVillage and The Huffington Post. Anker blogs regularly for PsychologyToday.com‘s Anxiety section.
A former director of media relations for The New York Times and veteran book publicist, Anker is also a a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7h7ondzFNA|Patty Chang Anker is the author of “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave” (Riverhead Books), which was a Books For a Better Life Award finalist, a Parents Magazine “Must Read” and which Oprah.com calls “downright inspiring.” Named a Good Housekeeping “Blogger We Love” and a “Top 25 Funny Mom” on Circle of Moms for her blog Facing Forty Upside Down, Anker’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including O Magazine, Dr. Oz Magazine, WSJ.com, NPR.org, iVillage and The Huffington Post. Anker blogs regularly for PsychologyToday.com‘s Anxiety section.
A former director of media relations for The New York Times and veteran book publicist, Anker is also a a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7h7ondzFNA|Patty Chang Anker is the author of “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave” (Riverhead Books), which was a Books For a Better Life Award finalist, a Parents Magazine “Must Read” and which Oprah.com calls “downright inspiring.” Named a Good Housekeeping “Blogger We Love” and a “Top 25 Funny Mom” on Circle of Moms for her blog Facing Forty Upside Down, Anker’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including O Magazine, Dr. Oz Magazine, WSJ.com, NPR.org, iVillage and The Huffington Post. Anker blogs regularly for PsychologyToday.com‘s Anxiety section.
A former director of media relations for The New York Times and veteran book publicist, Anker is also a a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7h7ondzFNA|Patty Chang Anker is the author of “Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave” (Riverhead Books), which was a Books For a Better Life Award finalist, a Parents Magazine “Must Read” and which Oprah.com calls “downright inspiring.” Named a Good Housekeeping “Blogger We Love” and a “Top 25 Funny Mom” on Circle of Moms for her blog Facing Forty Upside Down, Anker’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including O Magazine, Dr. Oz Magazine, WSJ.com, NPR.org, iVillage and The Huffington Post. Anker blogs regularly for PsychologyToday.com‘s Anxiety section.
A former director of media relations for The New York Times and veteran book publicist, Anker is also a a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop leader. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7h7ondzFNA
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