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The Farewell Tour
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About The Book
Through the lens of this heartbreaking and intimate journey, Cording offers a funny, heartwarming, and unique approach to end-of-life care or caring for someone with ongoing needs. She seamlessly blends her own expertise as a dietitian and health coach with humor and personal anecdotes while featuring interviews from other wellness professionals, world-renowned musicians, and music industry professionals. The book includes a playlist based off of songs Cording and her father were each listening to during his Farewell Tour, with suggested listening for each chapter. Cording reminds you it’s okay to laugh, it’s okay to date (if you want to), and it’s imperative to take care of yourself along the way.
Whether you’re feeling burned out or isolated, whether dealing with terminal illness or ongoing needs, The Farewell Tour is an invaluable guide to navigating the burdens of caregiving that often go unspoken.
Product Details
- Publisher: Viva Editions (October 11, 2022)
- Length: 240 pages
- ISBN13: 9781632281326
Raves and Reviews
Exceptionally well written, The Farewell Tour: A Caregiver's Guide to Stress Management, Sane Nutrition, and Better Sleep is as inspiring as it is informative, encouraging, and inherently interesting.
– Midwest Book Review
The Farewell Tour is so much MORE than a book— it's a guidepost for anyone, anywhere who is (or will become) a caregiver. It's truly THE book that I so desperately wanted to read (and searched for to no avail!) when my dad was sick, and I laughed, cried, and yelped affirmations aloud as I devoured it start-to-finish in an afternoon. Jess is as masterful at writing and storytelling as she is at applying science-based evidence to her patients' real lives as a health practitioner. Yes, this book is filled with compassion, love, humor, resilience, and grief; but it's also an exceptionally practical guide that provides tangible, actionable strategies that can help make life less difficult so that you can make the most of the time you have with the people you love.
– Jaclyn London, MS, RD, CDN, Consultant, Brand/Media Expert, and Author, "Dressing on the Side (and Other Diet Myths Debunked): 11 Science-Based Ways to Eat More, Stress Less, and Feel Great About Your Body"
Jessica Cording has utilized the best of her massive talents as a storyteller, interviewer, and dietitian/health coach to create this extraordinary book that I know I will continue to pick up and read for years to come.
– Adam Wade, 20-Time Moth StorySlam Winner and Author of You Ought to Know Adam Wade
This caregiver’s guide is so much more than a self-care tool. Cording weaves in personal anecdotes of her own caregiver journey, star-studded interviews, and yes, even music playlists. This framework makes it an interesting read that’s also chock-full of tips to help you take care of yourself so you can show up better for those you’re tending to.
– Samantha Cassetty, MS, RD, nutrition and wellness expert and co-author of Sugar Shock
This is an important resource for caregivers of all kinds. Jess’s engaging combination of storytelling, actionable tips, and mind-body wellness insight makes this an approachable, relatable tool for the overwhelmed caregiver.
– Jason Wachob, Founder & Co-CEO, mindbodygreen
I know all too well how difficult caregiving can be and this book, which blends approachable advice, personal story, and even a playlist, is an essential tool to help avoid or recover from burnout. You’ll learn the basics of what to eat to keep your energy and mood up, how to improve sleep, make movement part of your life even with minimal time, and more. No matter where on your journey you are, The Farewell Tour can help lighten the load.
– Max Lugavere, NY Times Best-selling author, science journalist, and podcast host
The Farewell Tour is a life resource tool that the entire world could use right now — not just caregivers. Clever and heart-warming, illuminating and raw, Jessica shares her expert ingredients and soundtrack for a well-lived life.
– Kate Eckman, award-winning author of The Full Spirit Workout
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