An intimate memoir and guide to overcoming impostor syndrome, stage
fright, perfectionism, and embracing our most authentic selves, from the
former host of Live at 5.
Canadian National Bestselller
"My life was perfect. I was confident and outgoing. I was a deliriously
happy wife and mother. I loved my job. That all sounds great, doesn't
it? Unfortunately, every one of those statements is false. I was false."
This might seem like shocking honesty, but to Nancy Regan, it's simply
the result of dropping a mask she clung to for decades. In her first
book, the former television broadcaster gives us a behind-the-scenes
account of her experience hosting a newsmagazine with a daily audience
of over a quarter million - and interviewing some of the biggest
celebrities in the world - all while studiously concealing fear,
insecurity, and self-doubt. With remarkable candour, Regan describes how
she created the illusion of having it all together because she didn't
want anyone to know how close she was to falling apart.
In From Showing Off to Showing UP, Regan explores in lyrical prose how
overcoming these challenges enriched her life and now fuels her ability
to help others through her work as a presentation coach. Weaving
together memoir and self-help, this intimate book takes readers on a
compelling journey-- from Regan's childhood growing up in the thorny
world of politics, through highlights and lowlights of her TV career, to
what she considers her greatest personal accomplishment:
self-acceptance. Featuring soulful lessons from her conversations with
such luminaries as Oprah and bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat
Pray Love) and serving up some of Regan's favourite practices for
staying grounded in presence, From Showing Off to Showing UP is a
powerful roadmap for living a more authentic life..
