{"product_id":"redefining-being-self-ish-sarah-marshank-9781662944437","title":"Redefining Being Self-ish: My Journey from Escort to Monk to Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eRedefining Being Self-ish: My Journey From Escort to Monk to Me is an inspirational and intimate memoir. An unorthodox story told with unflinching candor, it will appeal to all readers on the quest for a meaningful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Sarah. She's twenty-two and facing a second unplanned pregnancy. Depressed and disillusioned, she sets out on a pilgrimage to understand sex, God, and herself. Sarah's path includes revisiting her ancestral roots in Judaism, exploring transformational work in the sex trade, and diving into Eastern-inspired new age spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile wandering, she meets Sam, a New York baby-boomer-turned-monk living a life unplugged from society in remote, rural Oregon. With Sam, Sarah settles into a disciplined life of study, contemplation, meditation, and silence-leaving her career, friends, and family behind. Bound by the tranquility of intentional simplicity and navigating the wilderness of her own mind, Sarah unravels. She could never have anticipated what her journey of self-discovery would ask of her next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRedefining Being Self-ish sheds light on the value and trade-offs of being wisely selfish and illuminates the importance of self-inquiry in finding your unique path and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Marshank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1662944438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662944437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Selfistry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Sarah Marshank","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965842800895,"sku":"9781662944437","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_230fca7f-2aa6-4308-b23f-858200371146.jpg?v=1767285216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/redefining-being-self-ish-sarah-marshank-9781662944437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}