Inexplicably Me: A Story of Labels, Worthiness, and Refusing to Be Boxed In by Chelsea Austin Montgomery-Duban Wächter
Inexplicably Me: A Story of Labels, Worthiness, and Refusing to Be Boxed In
by Chelsea Austin Montgomery-Duban Wächter
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My Ratings 4.5/5
Synopsis
A hilariously moving and inspirational memoir of a girl with two gay dads, navigating her way through life with joy, love, gratitude, and an excellent sense of humor.
As the daughter of two gay fathers in the 90s, Chelsea has always had a different outlook than some people. And yet, her message is one of universal importance – love is the most important force in the world. Through her moving and at times hilarious memoir, Chelsea reflects on how we are all much more similar than we are different.
Living “two doors down from normal,” Chelsea quickly learned that society loves to put people in boxes, but these boxes do not always reflect how we feel about ourselves. Through Inexplicably Me, Chelsea works to bring people together in love and acceptance and to illustrate that, while her story may seem worlds away from others, we all strive for happiness and love.
From sharing the stage with President Obama when she was only eighteen years old, to her father spending her senior year of college in federal prison camp, to her biological mother dying of cancer when she was only 56, Chelsea explores her painful and joyful experiences with the hope that readers will find inspiration to face their own challenges and embrace their own joys.
Inexplicably Me is a bridge for those who fear what they don’t understand, as well as a possibility for those who have lacked love in their lives to see how they can start to access their self-worth, begin achieving their dreams, and start loving themselves again. Most of all, it is a reminder that everyone will have an opinion about who you are supposed to be, but you, and only you, get to decide exactly who it is you want to be.
My Thoughts
We are living in an era of confidence and communication. From the charismatic doctor to the energetic motivational speaker or the loving and friendly teacher, at each level and each age, people are more driven toward those who come across as self-reliant and confident.
Self-esteem, self-worth, and self-image are all counterparts of the umbrella term ‘self-love.’ They are constructs that denote the way we look at ourselves, perceive ourselves as individual entities, and portray our personalities to the world. Through Inexplicably Me: A Story of Labels, Worthiness, and Refusing to Be Boxed In Chelsea Austin work through love to bring everyone together and inspiring everyone through her writing to face their own challenges and embrace their own joys.
Chelsea Austin is an excellent writer. This book gives you insight into the the whole nature of difficilties Chelsea faced throughout her life. I got many qerries answered. I did love the book. Thank you very much mam for the account of your life and your courageous journey. Thank you very much for all the wisdom that is encapsulated in these pages. It really helps to better understand the world we live in and it helps with raising our inner peace. Thank you very much for that.
This book is for those who seek the purpose of life and then be beautifully surprised that you are more involved than you think in that purpose. If you are open minded, this is an amazing book, it has made me question everything I thought as right and just and what I thought was wrong is now not!!! Proper eye opener! Read for your enlightenment
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