How Are You, Really?: Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time

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Mirabelle Jones is a researcher, artist, and creative technologist living in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mirabelle founded Art Against Assault, a nonprofit organization giving survivors a platform to create artwork which speaks out against assault, after being sexually assaulted during their second year of graduate school. They were drugged by a person they met at a bar. Talking to a crisis counselor from RAINN enabled them to believe that it was not their fault and online forums helped them feel like she was no longer alone. The person who assaulted them never spent a day in jail, and while Mirabelle is still angry, they continue to use their voice and art to speak out against assault. This means everything is normal, neither positive nor negative. You’ve just been doing your “same old” routine lately. Oh, you know

Why it works: It’s polite, shows interest in their general well-being, and gets to the point (there’s a lot you don’t know, and you want the highlights). You may be frustrated when you can’t get your computer to print or when your co-worker makes the same mistake over and over. Busy

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There are so many voices and opinions vying for our attention, when was the last time you listened to yours? From social media, to well-meaning family and friends, it seems everyone has an opinion on how we should feel and what we should do. For me, it has become a reflex to answer anybody asking how I am in a positive way and that’s regardless of circumstance. I have told doctors in A&E that I am fine when they’ve greeted me asking how I am. I am clearly not fine otherwise I wouldn’t be in accident and emergency! Because these are very informal ways to ask how are you, sometimes they’re used as greetings. This means that sometimes these questions don’t need an answer. Before we get into the full review of How Are You, Really?, I want to introduce you to the author of the book, Jenna Kutcher. Who Is Jenna Kutcher?

Samantha is a singer songwriter who was born and raised in Seattle. She loves woodworking and all of her fur babies. After experiencing sexual assault by someone she knew, she believes that living was a choice, and continue choosing to live her life while processing her past. She wrote and recorded the song ' Be Anyway' about her experience as a survivor.

There are many ways to ask this fundamental question, but how you phrase it can imply different things. For example: Now you’re ready to go out in the English-speaking world and greet others. But what about when you’re talking with good friends or family? Informal Answers to “How Are You?”

To me it feels like the majority of us give the same rehearsed answer.“I’m fine thanks” or “Not bad thank you” slip out of my mouth with little thought.I fear that the question has become a greeting, the plus one to “Hello”, and hand in hand with this, the answer has lost all meaning.

Genetics and lifestyle both contribute to aging. Choices like diet, exercise, smoking, and drinking alcohol all cause epigenetic changes in how genes behave. Exposure to stress, trauma, and pollution can also have an effect. Scientists think the accumulation of all these factors affects a person’s biological age, but Sinclair believes that genetics are far less important than factors that are largely within a person’s control. (Sinclair is 53, but he says that, according to Tally Health’s test, his biological age is more like 43.) Now, you’ve learned some ways to answer the question how are you, but what about the question itself? 2. How to Ask ‘How Are You?’ In How Are You, Really?, Jenna Kutcher teaches how to harness your power to take control of your life. You deserve more – and deep down, you know it. If, when you get really honest with yourself, you discover that you want more out of your life: more joy, more passion, more fulfillment, and more peace? This book is for you. Imagine how much we would learn from one another, the education that would come with honest answers to the question “How are you?” and the conversations that would emerge from the answers. We are surrounded by people from all walks of life, people who have travelled, survivors of domestic abuse, people battling illness, students, soldiers, animal lovers, nurses. We could learn so much from one another, our battles and our victories.

I have finally lived more years alive without abuse than I have with abuse, and for me that's a big thing." When she’s not inspiring people to scale their business, Jenna is sharing her authentic self while encouraging others to do the same. This is where her new book comes in. Why Should You Read This BookNow that you have realigned with your truth and discovered what you want, it’s an exciting time. You may want to go all out, full steam ahead! That would be a mistake though. Remember that it’s polite to also ask the other person how they are, too. You can do this by simply adding you? Or, and you? In Part One: Who You Are, Jenna uses stories from her childhood, some career false starts, her marriage and path to motherhood, and more to show how to crystallize your sense of your own identity. Because how can you know what you really, truly want out of your future if you don’t see yourself clearly in the present? In Part Two: Who You Have, and Who Has You, Jenna shows the benefits of a support system, how mentorship and kindness can come in surprising ways and from surprising sources, and how to build your own authentic community. In Part Three: What You’re Going to Do About It, Jenna guides you through illustrations from her career on how to turn your deepest dream into a life that brings success, joy, and—most importantly--the time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. We all want, simply put, a life well-lived. Now that you have followed your intuition, discovered what you want, and set some boundaries, you are on your way to creating the life of your dreams. Just remember to take time every so often and ask yourself, how are you, really?