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I Used to Have a Plan : but Life Had Other Ideas by Alessandra Olanow is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Balm for the soul—Alessandra Olanow offers advice, inspiration, and encouragement for anyone who needs a shoulder to lean on during a difficult time. “I Know This Too Shall Pass. (But It Would Be Helpful to Know When).” After a series of events left her a divorced single mother questioning herself, her relationships, and basically, everything she thought was true about her “picture-perfect” life, Alessandra Olanow began drawing and posting illustrations on Instagram that reflected her feelings and struggles to right her life. She chronicled her journey of healing, expressing the shock, delusion, denial, self-pity, and self-doubt she experienced and the self-empathy and forgiveness that ultimately helped her regain a sense of self—but stronger, more fearless, and more hopeful than before. Her charming illustrations and keen, memorable observations—struck a chord. Within a year, her audience grew dramatically, from 9,500 to 157,000 followers, including celebrities Katie Couric, Jennifer Garner, Elise Loehnen (chief content officer at Goop), the poet Joao Doederlein, and Joanna Goddard (founder of A Cup of Jo). I Used to Have a Plan brings Olanow’s soothing sensibility to a wider audi

Who reads I Used to Have a Plan : but Life Had Other Ideas?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Alessandra Olanow
Publisher
Broadside Books, Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Published
2021
Language
EN
ISBN
9780062973627
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Psychology, Social_sciences
Rating
4.5 / 5 (345 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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