Plot Twist

A personal guide to surviving life's unexpected curveballs

Jana Firestone

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Allen & Unwin
03 April 2024

Humans are undeniably creatures of habit. So when sudden, unexpected plot twists pull the metaphorical rug from beneath our feet, it can sometimes feel impossible to regain our footing.

Therapist and podcaster Jana Firestone knows this better than most, after losing her mum suddenly at the age of twenty-one and spending many years providing professional counselling to her clients during their darkest days. But in bearing witness to outpourings of grief, loss and pain on a daily basis, Jana also experienced and observed remarkable resilience, transformation and hope.

Sharing her own stories, as well as the hard-won wisdom of people who have been sideswiped by curveballs, Jana applies a warm and practical therapist's lens to learning to survive and eventually thrive during the most challenging days of our lives.

'A beacon of wisdom and guidance.' Chezzi Denyer

'When it all feels too much, read this book.' Briony Benjamin

'A balm for the soul . . . A practical and powerful guide.' Rachael Coopes

By: Jana Firestone
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 282g
ISBN: 9781761470448
ISBN 10: 1761470442
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jana Firestone is a therapist with a degree in psychology and a Master's in counselling, and has spent the last seventeen years working intensively in the grief and trauma space, and with both young people and adults. She is the host of two podcasts - The Curious Life podcast and The Days That Follow- and her first book, Embracing Change, was published in 2022. She lives in Melbourne with her partner and young family.