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Running in Slippers is a clear-eyed, vulnerable, and unrelenting chronicle of mental illness, suicide, trauma, and toxic relationships. After the death of her estranged father and the end of a relationship, Angie moves to Hawaii for a fresh start. There, she tries her best to rally and connect with her authentic self—a self she’s never really known after a life riddled with uncertainty and anxiety. However, Angie soon learns that a change of place doesn’t fix her problems. Nor does it fundamentally change who she is. While she is happier in Hawaii in many ways, she still carries the weight of an unfinished and unexamined past. In a new relationship fraught with shadows from the start, Angie begins to unravel. What follows is a devotional to hope and self-love; an aspirational examination of the power joy, humour, and of well-placed rage.
Hollay Ghadery, Author of Fuse
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In her memoir, Running in Slippers, Angie Hawkins turns her unblinking lens inward for an unapologetic look at family dysfunction, depression and loss, love, and redemption. As a heroine who arose the morning after a failed suicide attempt and chose not to miss Beach Yoga, you will root for Angie on every page, crying on one, laughing on the next, and cheering as she bravely guides herself to a more enlightened path through life and love.
Kim Strickland, Captain of Boeing 767’s and Author of Wish Club and Down at the Golden Coin
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Angie shows such fallibility and vulnerability in this search for pure self-introspection. Her quest takes her to some of the Earth’s most beautiful and exciting places that provide the backdrop for some hilarious, bizarre, and sometimes traumatic life experiences, all which makes you want to keep reading to see what happens next.
Brian Henson, Finance professional and Songwriter
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What a rollercoaster of a book! I found myself rooting and laughing with Angie, and then turning around screaming, 'What are you doing?!' This book is raw, real, and gets ugly but, in the end, that's what made it worth reading.
Pablo Rosario, Men's dating and relationship coach
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Running in Slippers is a must read for anyone facing a challenging situation, who is seeking growth and transformation. Author Angie Hawkins provides an authentic and raw portrayal of what can happen when life falls apart. Running in Slippers is a much needed catalyst for change.
Kelly Maurica, Author of Stories with Sole