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      Zen Bender: A Decade-Long Enthusiastic Quest to Fix Everything (That Was Never Broken)

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication number: 2019941762

      ISBN: (print) 978-1-64250-029-5, (ebook) 978-1-64250-030-1

      BISAC OCC010000, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation

      Printed in the United States of America

      This story is factually accurate to the best of my recollection. Still, at times, I’ve changed a name, or a situation, or been intentionally vague, so no story or conversation should be taken as exactly correct or that there is an exact person with the name given.

      I’m also a truth seeker who goes out of my way to give credit where credit is due. My biggest panic when writing this book was that I inadvertently repeated an idea that I read somewhere else. Most of this book is what I have gleaned from my own experience. As you’ll see from the pages you’re about to dive into, I read and read and read and read a lot of articles on self-help and books on self-help. I’ve tried to give credit where due for thoughts that inspired me, but no one but me is responsible for the content of this book.

      Stephanie Krikorian

      To Julia and Donald Krikorian for: Every. Single. Thing. This great life of mine and all of its joy is 100 percent thanks to you both.

      To my mom’s late brother, Billy Harvey, for the most important introduction of my life. Without you, I might never have met and fallen for the bright lights of the Big Apple.