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...Gregory, Jessie’s dense but handsome fiancé, encompasses more of what Perkins looks down upon. Gregory is an assistant to a self-help guru who only talks about the “inner child.” When Jessie asks him how he sees their relationship, he says, “I see myself in a mirror of enlightened awareness, which reflects not only me but you and the others impinging upon our resonance....The essence of our relationship is the absolute trust....shaped by knowledge of the inner self dynamic.” One cannot help...
...winner. "I was always looking for a coach to make me a champion," she said. "But ultimately you have to make it happen." Cohen and Nicks now have more of a collaboration than a coach-student relationship. To toughen her psyche against the crushing pressures of competition, Cohen devours self-help books and inspirational stories of champion athletes. (She recently finished Lance Armstrong's bio.) "Mentally, I'm more prepared," she said. "Physically, I'm stronger. I used to do my long program once and my legs were wiped, but now I practice it over and over...
...sitcom, Emily's Reasons Why Not, HEATHER GRAHAM plays a self-help book editor who fails to absorb the soundest relationship advice. Unlike her character, Graham has picked up a few nuggets after dating actors like Ed Burns and Heath Ledger. "If he says, 'I'm not emotionally available right now,'" says the Boogie Nights star, "listen." Somehow we think men are a bit more available when you're Rollergirl...
...decided to be perfect in 2006? Andrea Sachs (a.k.a. Galley Girl) surveys the fresh crop of self-help books to get you started down the road of self-improvement in the coming year...
...approached to write a self-help book and I didn't feel like taking on that responsibility. I'm still growing myself. But writing a story is something every girl does, even when she's little. I spoke to my dad [singer Lionel Richie] and asked him how he writes his songs and he said he just grabs his experiences from his life and turns them into songs, so I took that approach...