Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself: 40 Ways to Transform Your Inner Critic and Your Life (26 page)

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L
ORI
D
ESCHENE
has dedicated the last, four years of her life building a supportive online community for those seeking and looking to share wisdom. Since she launched
tinybuddha.com
in 2009, she's helped more than 650 writers share their stories with over 17 million readers.

In addition to writing her first print book,
Tiny Buddha: Simple Wisdom for Life's Hard Questions
, Lori has self-published the Tiny Wisdom eBook series, and recently launched her first eCourse, Recreate Your Life Story: Change the Script and Be the Hero (
recreateyourlifestory.com
). Formerly a writer for nationally distributed ‘tween publications, she has also written articles for
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
,
Shambhala Sun
, and
Chicken Soup for the Soul
.

A native of Massachusetts, Lori now splits her time between the Boston area and the San Francisco Bay Area with her fiancé Ehren.

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