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We have become fixated on ascent in our lives: achieving more, being quicker, and rising up. But what if we are missing the richest life lessons by repressing the difficulties we experience? Both ascent and descent are vital in life. Yet, whilst we are educated on how best to ascend,…

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In this extraordinarily honest and deeply brave book, Richard Tyler, a fit young actor and former musical theatre star, has written about his sudden shocking diagnosis of a rare form of blood cancer. With much courage, the author has described with full honesty how he suffered tremendously, how he had to endure unbearable physical treatments, and how he succeeded in recovering hugely. This amazingly inspiring memoir has brought tears to my eyes and I admire this gentleman hugely for having shared this experience and for advising us all how we might begin to prepare for such inevitabilities in our own…

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