“A level-headed, laugh-out-loud tour of the loopy world of self-help. If you're somehow not perfect, sit down and read Jennifer Niesslein—she will make you feel better already.”

—Ann Crittenden, author of THE PRICE OF MOTHERHOOD and IF YOU’VE RAISED KIDS, YOU CAN MANAGE ANYTHING

"In this delightfully witty and sometimes startlingly poignant memoir, Jennifer Niesslein takes the reader on a tour of her multiple exertions in the land of self-help. There are laughs in this book—lots of them—balanced by thoughtful observations about the possibilities and the limitations of the ordinary human."

—Kristin Ohlson, author of STALKING THE DIVINE

About Me

Along with my friend Stephanie Wilkinson, I founded Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers in 2000. My work has been featured in The Nation, on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition,” on Alternet, and other places. PRACTICALLY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY, published by Putnam, is my first book.

I live with my husband, son, and dogs in Charlottesville, Virginia. You can get in touch by clicking here.

This is what I look like when I’m gussied up and smiling at my fella, Brandon C. Rose, who took this picture.