HEART ON MY SLEEVE

Em Guevara’s journey from a lifestyle journalist into a life coach is engaging, witty, very informative, and—unsurprising to those who know her—irreverent. I’ve known Em for more than 10 years and one of her strengths and charms is her “say-it-like-you-mean-it” candor. The lady does not pull her punches here, and yet still reveals much of the heart and warmth that have earned her respect and many friends (and maybe a few enemies 😊). This openness is important because Em’s journey can also be a mirror of the readers’ own exploration into their inner selves and outer lives. While the details in her story are unique to her situation (which she herself says at the outset), the issues and concerns she tackles are familiar to many of us women (regardless of our age and socio-economic background). Family relationships, careers and their challenges, dating, love lives and their highs and lows, finding one’s truth and one’s voice in a very complicated and constantly changing world—Em covers all that in this short 110-page book, and reading it is a breeze. Em gives her opinions fearlessly on any issue, and you may or may not agree with her—but she will make you think and assess the world around you in a different light. To many, this book can be the guide that the author might have intended it to be. To some, it can function like the wise words of a very brave friend. I’ve enjoyed this journey with Em, I am looking forward to more, and I invite you to join us. Heart On My Sleeve might just open your heart—with all its bruises and beauty—and leave you braver for it.