Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive

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at Zibby Owens. Jennifer Pastiloff is the author of Proof of Life, Let Go, Let Love, and

stop looking for permission to live your life. Jennifer Pastelov trots around the globe as a public speaker and hosts

retreats in Italy, as well as her one-of-a-kind workshops, which she has taught to thousands of people

all over the world. The author of the popular substack, also called Proof of Life, she teaches writing

and creativity classes called allow, and workshops called shame loss when she isn't painting

and selling her art. She has been featured on Good Morning America and Katie Couric and in New York

Magazine People's Shape, Health Magazine and other media outlets for her authenticity and unique

voice. She is deaf, reads lips, and mishears almost everything, but what she hears is usually

funnier, at least she thinks so. The author of the national bestseller on Being Human, Pastelof lives in Southern California with

her son, Charlie Mel.

Welcome, Jen.

Thank you so much for coming on Totally Booked to discuss proof of life.

Let go, let love, and stop looking for permission to live your life.

Congratulations.

Oh, thank you.

It feels so last night when you said you just finished it, I got this wave of emotion.

And it's been a long time, this book.

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