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Wait, It Gets Worse
Wait, It Gets Worse

Wait, It Gets Worse

Love, Death, and My Transformation from Control Freak to Human Being

HEALTH & FITNESS

276 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB

Trade Paper, $17.00 (CA $23.00) (US $17.00)

Publication Date: March 2019

ISBN 9781633310285

Rights: WOR

Disruption Books (Mar 2019)

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Overview

Wise, irreverent, and filled with sharp humor, Slaby learns the hard way that having full control is an illusion and that love will save your life

"Tender, funny, and deeply uplifting, Wait, It Gets Worse is about more than facing the unexpected; it’s an everywoman’s guide to living a life that matters."
—Arianna Huffington

With a voice that is wise, irreverent, and filled with sharp humor, Wait, It Gets Worse is a story about following all the rules only to learn the hard way that control is a lie and an illusion, and that love will save your life.

Lydia Slaby was thirty-three years old and had everything she believed would make her happy: three fancy private school degrees; a successful husband who was in the inner circles of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign; a high-paying job as an attorney—even an enviable yoga practice. But under the surface Lydia’s life was in free-fall. Her new marriage was one argument after another, she had a job she never wanted, and for some reason she had begun to rapidly lose weight and turn a strange shade of yellowish-green. When she made a doctor’s appointment to talk about the toll of extreme stress, she was instead admitted with a diagnosis of lymphoma.

As a cancer survivor, Lydia tries to piece back together her marriage, her career, and her own worth. She begins to rewrite her value as a human being and build her own version of faith until, finally, she is moving forward instead of back. It’s an imperfect rebirth, but “perfection” is something she must abandon if she is to at last find the perspective that will open a new, calm, healthy life.

Reviews

"Tender, funny, and deeply uplifting, Wait, It Gets Worse is about more than facing the unexpected; it’s an everywoman’s guide to living a life that matters."
—Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global

“It was Lydia’s GI Jane buzz cut and soldier spirit that captivated me when we first met—and she’s just as captivating on the page. Wait, It Gets Worse is a book for discovering, for learning to let go, for laughing and crying and laughing again. It’s a book for anyone who’s ever asked, ‘Am I enough?’ And it’s a book that answers, ‘Yes. Yes you are.’”
—Sophia Bush, actress and activist

“Lydia Slaby shows that the power to change is within every one of us—once we give up the illusion of control. We don't control much of anything in life, but we do control how we react to change. You'll cry, you'll laugh, you'll cheer her on, but mostly you'll realize what it means to live a life fully in control of your true self. Lydia's story points the way.”
—Beth Comstock, author of Imagine It Forward and former Vice Chair, GE

"This powerful memoir shows us a path for potential transformation in our own lives and I am grateful that she has shared her journey with the hope of impacting others. The optimism that jumps off the page is infectious.”
—Doug Ulman, President and CEO of Pelotonia and former President and CEO of LiveSTRONG

Wait, It Gets Worse is one of those stranger-than-fiction stories that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. This perfectly-paced, well-told memoir of a journey no one wants to take is filled with fierce honesty, humor, and exuberance, delivering hard-won wisdom that uplifts and inspires hope."
—Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Impressively candid and ultimately inspiring, Wait, It Gets Worse: Love, Death, and My Transformation from Control Freak to Human Being is a deftly written memoir that especially and unreservedly recommended for community library Contemporary American Biography collections and a 'must read' choice for anyone who is struggling with their own medical problems." —http://www.midwestbookreview.com/sbw/apr_19.htm#biography

Author Biography

Lydia Slaby is a writer, speaker, and consultant focused on empowering people, communities, and organizations facing transformation opportunities. She is an advisor to Chicago’s 2nd Story and formerly served on the board of Critical Mass: the Young Adult Cancer Alliance. Her blog, Hair Optional, was started to share updates about her treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with family and friends and continued after she was declared cancer-free to dispatch reports from the wilderness of survivorship. In 2018, she and her husband Michael Slaby and their two adorable cats transplanted themselves from Chicago to the Hudson River Valley, where she now serves as an elected trustee for the Village of Rhinebeck and occasional whoopie pie baker for Samuel’s Sweet Shop.

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