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"...Wisnniewski takes us on her personal journey to overcome her challenging past to emerge a balanced, compassionate woman." -- Leslie Pietrzyk, author of A Year and a Day & Pears on a Willow Tree
"...one woman's testimony to the effects of childhood abuse, which left her 'off kilter' in more than one way." -- Linda Joy Myers, author of Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story & Don't Call Me Mother
"A courageous, insightful book, particularly relevant for anyone who grew up feeling physically 'different.'" -- Maureen Murdock, author of Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory
"All of us can relate...yoga helps Linda find alignment, flexibility and strength to discover her own inner balance." -- Elise Browning Miller, M.A., Iyengar Yoga teacher & author of Yoga for Scoliosis & Yoga: Anytime, Anywhere
"Unflinchingly honest....It touched me deeply and will remain in your heart long after you've turned the last page." -- Mary Shafer, author of Wisconsin: The Way We Were & Devastation on the Delaware
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Even before she was diagnosed with scoliosis at thirteen, Linda Wisniewski felt off kilter. Born to a cruel father and a long-suffering mother in the insulated Polish Catholic community of upstate New York, she learned martyrdom as a way of life. Off Kilter shows her learning to stretch her Self as well as her spine as she comes to terms with her mentally deteriorating, widowed mother and her culture. Only by accepting her physical deformity, her emotionally unavailable mother, and her Polish American heritage does she finally find balance and a life that fits. Susan Wittig Albert calls Off Kilter a "splendid first memoir about the difficult business of finding balance in our lives. Funny, honest, deeply moving, Off Kilter reminds us just how hard it is to adjust to the physical pain, the emotional loss, and even the surprising beauty of being fully who we are."
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"...Wisnniewski takes us on her personal journey to overcome her challenging past to emerge a balanced, compassionate woman." -- Leslie Pietrzyk, author of A Year and a Day & Pears on a Willow Tree
"...one woman's testimony to the effects of childhood abuse, which left her 'off kilter' in more than one way." -- Linda Joy Myers, author of Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story & Don't Call Me Mother
"A courageous, insightful book, particularly relevant for anyone who grew up feeling physically 'different.'" -- Maureen Murdock, author of Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory
"All of us can relate...yoga helps Linda find alignment, flexibility and strength to discover her own inner balance." -- Elise Browning Miller, M.A., Iyengar Yoga teacher & author of Yoga for Scoliosis & Yoga: Anytime, Anywhere
"Unflinchingly honest....It touched me deeply and will remain in your heart long after you've turned the last page." -- Mary Shafer, author of Wisconsin: The Way We Were & Devastation on the Delaware
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Even before she was diagnosed with scoliosis at thirteen, Linda Wisniewski felt off kilter. Born to a cruel father and a long-suffering mother in the insulated Polish Catholic community of upstate New York, she learned martyrdom as a way of life. Off Kilter shows her learning to stretch her Self as well as her spine as she comes to terms with her mentally deteriorating, widowed mother and her culture. Only by accepting her physical deformity, her emotionally unavailable mother, and her Polish American heritage does she finally find balance and a life that fits. Susan Wittig Albert calls Off Kilter a "splendid first memoir about the difficult business of finding balance in our lives. Funny, honest, deeply moving, Off Kilter reminds us just how hard it is to adjust to the physical pain, the emotional loss, and even the surprising beauty of being fully who we are."
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