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"A healing balm for those feeling frazzled or burned out." - Kate Petriw, international bestselling co-author of Let That Sh*t Go

In a world filled with noise and distractions, it's all too easy to lose touch with our true selves. Finding Your Authentic Self: An Illustrated Journey to Well-being is a captivating story that offers us a path back to self-love, joy, and radiance.

Drawing from diverse sources of wisdom including Buddhism and systems theory, this book guides us to heal the roots of our disconnection and learn how to flow towards collective flourishing. Immerse yourself in this illuminating blend of philosophy, personal growth, and systems change!

Additional details: Includes reflection activities on cultivating personal and collective well-beingA great resource for coaches, therapists, and systems change facilitatorsA comforting gift for friends and family

Nice things that folks are saying about Finding Your Authentic Self:

"In a world in so much pain and suffering, Jessica's beautiful, powerful visuals and story reawaken in us a path forward for healing ourselves and each other through joy and purpose." - Andres Marquez-Lara, Founder & CEO, UFacilitate

"The visuals in Jessica's book spoke directly to my heart. Her words and drawings take us on our journey from wholeness to separation to desperation and back to healing. This is a must-have for anyone struggling with depression or wondering what life is all about. Her drawings are forever playing out in my mind. So beautiful!" - Katrina Bos, author of Divine Union of The Masculine & Feminine, spiritual teacher

"I've spent years covering my emotions with the unassailable armour of logic only for Jessica to find a soft, fleshy spot I missed and gently poke it-ow! A warm, beautifully illustrated reminder of how important our inner gifts are to nourishing ourselves and those around us." - Bill Mei, author at Friendship Futurism

"For those feeling lost and disconnected, who feel stuck in a dissatisfying life while having an intuition that 'it doesn't have to be this way', this book warmly illustrates the journey we take from connection and love at birth to disconnection and avoidance as we armor up to survive the world. Jessica offers a path forward to reconnect with your Authentic Self, generating abundant loving energy to share and connect with others, with a beautiful vision of 'the radiant, beautiful whole that we all are'." - Eric Nehrlich, executive coach, father of 2, and author of the upcoming book You Have A Choice

"Jessica Fan describes the ineffable in this ode to human relationship with the sacred. Reading this book will bring you into deeper contact with your own source of vitality, power and wisdom." - Benjamin Carr

"Short and to the point. Very useful exercises and tools which, if done diligently, will definitely help the reader show up in the world in a way that is more useful to themselves and others." - Peter Piasecki

"Finding Your Authentic Self takes us on a visually beautiful and eloquently simple journey through the experience of losing and finding oneself. It stands as a reminder and a call into our radiant connected wholeness." - Teresa Hart

"A lot of people talk about soul work, but for a lot of us it isn't obvious what that means or where to start. This lovely little book is a welcoming and gentle entryway." - Roya Damabi