Books, etc.

Writing, doodling, and asking questions is my way of processing life, learning from it, and sharing it with others. Below are my Dear Fellow Human books and other projects dedicated to human-ing together.

Books

Non-preachy stories, lessons, and advice from my life adventures for yours. Readers say my books are relatable, inspirational, and funny. Bless them.

Dear Fellow Dreamer: Waking Up, Taking Chances, and Creating a Life of Your Own

This book of vignettes is about taking flying leaps out of comfort into uncertainty. And the sometimes-long, super-worthwhile messy middle of doing what's brave for your dreams.

This book is for you if you're restless in a safe life, or your dreams are already in-flight and you're waiting to see hoped-for results.
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This isn't a hustle-hard, sleep-when-you're-dead approach to dreams. If anything, it's about slowing down, opting out of status quo, and becoming resilient by doing stuff about your existing dreams. You never know what new ones you'll discover as you do.

Buy Dreamer here
Readers' comments about Dreamer...
“What an inspiring book! It made me think about the things I truly want for my life and how to be proactive about my dreams.”
“I was reminded of Big Magic! Your book is speaking to my soul right now…ruffling my feathers in a scary good way.”
“...such an inspiring read.”
“Emily truly practices what she preaches and has shared a wealth of knowledge in this book.”
“It’s fantastic! I’ve been telling everyone about it. It’s so real and authentic.”
“This book is endlessly delightful! It’s not like most “go live your dreams” books where the author is a billionaire, talking down to us peons, pretending we have the time and freedoms they do. Instead she’s a regular person who takes chances on life even when they don’t work out as expected.”

Dear Fellow Spender: Enjoy Using Your Money to Get Out of Debt, Build Savings, and Create a Life You Love

Spender is only sort of a money book. It's honestly more of a life book about creating what you want for your life with your money, not just settling for the life you're currently affording.

The book includes the steps I followed to finally trust myself with money, get out of debt, and discover the art and pleasure of well-managed money.

Readers say it's like talking money talk on the couch with a friend. This book gets you thinking about the life you want to afford, and prepare to do more about your dreams.

Buy Spender here
Readers' comments about Spender...
“Friendly, funny, and encouraging...”
“OMG - WOW. I have been struggling with budgeting for years and I have never, ever, ever, read more approachable, kind, toughloving advice for budgeting.”
“Dear Fellow Spender gets to the heart of problem spending habits with compassion, humor, and easy to implement solutions.”
“Emily does a great job of making accessible a topic that most people run away from.”
“This book exceeded my expectations when it comes to not only keeping me reading, but actually entertaining me and inspiring me to get started.”
“When my copy arrived, I thought I'd just read the first few pages with my morning coffee, but then ended up reading half the book (and drinking cold coffee).”

Sketches

Sometimes a sketch can say more than all the words I like to use.

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Substack

More to Your Life is my agenda-less, fun writing space. Subscribe for humorous essays about what makes life cool and people interesting. I write about important human subjects such as body odor, Dateline, corporate misshaps, embarrassing injuries, my foibles, bad dates, childhood depreivation, and MUCH MORE.

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Speaking

Sharing stories and lessons from a life that didn't go as planned to get audiences to notice life and think differently about the life they're making.

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Letters (sure, digital) that make us think about what we're making of our lives. I care a lot about all of us crafting lives we actually like, living agentically, and staying wonderfully human in an AI world.