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WHAT IS LOVE INVITING YOU TO DO RIGHT NOW?
That's the question Scott Stabile asks himself more than any other these days. When he finds himself mired in self-loathing, arguing with a loved one, or ready to pounce on an insulting online comment, this question invites answers from a generous heart rather than a fearful mind and leads to a much more peaceful way of being. Couldn't we all use a little more peace?
It's no easy thing to live in a world with so much pain and suffering, and Scott has had his share of heartbreak. His parents were murdered when he was fourteen, his brother died from a heroin overdose, and Scott had to navigate years of shame around his sexuality. In Big Love, his insightful, refreshingly honest, and deeply relatable collection of essays, Scott relates these profound experiences, as well as everyday struggles and triumphs, in ways that are universally applicable, uplifting, and laugh-out-loud funny. Whether he writes about silencing shame, rebounding from failure, being with grief, or befriending your fears, his words will make you laugh, cry, and nod your head vigorously. Most importantly, they'll remind you that love is a choice - the choice that makes real transformation possible in your life and our world.
"Has there ever been a more crucial time for Big Love to be released into our world? Scott Stabile is one of my favorite love artists and activists. His voice in this vital new book is fresh and relevant - his message urgent and universal. Scott is a force for love in a time when we are all desperate for healing. I look to Scott for wisdom and leadership, and he has delivered both with Big Love. This book opened my heart and mind, and I'm forever grateful."
- Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed
"Scott Stabile is a wonderful presence of love, advocacy, warmth, resilience, and grace in our world. I adore and admire everything Scott creates."
- Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love
"At the end of life, the core question we ask is, Was I well loved and did I love well? Scott Stabile doesn't wait to ask this fundamental question - love is already the center of his solar system. Big Love is an operating manual for living a heart-centered life in good times and bad. I've never read a more poignant and powerful ode to the power of love."
- Chip Conley, bestselling author of Learning to Love Midlife and Emotional Equations
"A must-read for anyone wanting to figure out how to authentically show up for your life (for better or worse). . . . It's never about those treacly, saccharine 'just stay positive' admonitions. . . . In fact, the book is funny as hell."
- The Advocate
"In Big Love, Stabile isn't afraid to let his vulnerability show while reflecting on his own journeys of excavating buried pain, acknowledging fear, finding paths towards forgiveness (including from ourselves), living authentically and developing resilience. He offers a sincere blend of honesty and humor while replacing platitudes with perspectives grounded by individual experiences."
- Shelf Awareness
"Big Love, big heart, big opportunity to bring way more love into your life and consciousness with buoyancy, beauty, and boldness. Infinite love to Scott Stabile for bringing this ever-loving book into being."
- SARK, artist and coauthor of Succulent Wild Love
"Big Love is heartbreaking, hilarious, and entirely real. I saw parts of myself in every one of Scott's stories, and that is perhaps the greatest gift of this book - that he writes so openly about the struggles so many of us experience but hesitate to express, and he does so with incredible compassion, insight, and authenticity."
- Mike Robbins, author of Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken and Focus on the Good Stuff
"Big Love is a fast and enjoyable read marked with philosophical, ethical and sp
That's the question Scott Stabile asks himself more than any other these days. When he finds himself mired in self-loathing, arguing with a loved one, or ready to pounce on an insulting online comment, this question invites answers from a generous heart rather than a fearful mind and leads to a much more peaceful way of being. Couldn't we all use a little more peace?
It's no easy thing to live in a world with so much pain and suffering, and Scott has had his share of heartbreak. His parents were murdered when he was fourteen, his brother died from a heroin overdose, and Scott had to navigate years of shame around his sexuality. In Big Love, his insightful, refreshingly honest, and deeply relatable collection of essays, Scott relates these profound experiences, as well as everyday struggles and triumphs, in ways that are universally applicable, uplifting, and laugh-out-loud funny. Whether he writes about silencing shame, rebounding from failure, being with grief, or befriending your fears, his words will make you laugh, cry, and nod your head vigorously. Most importantly, they'll remind you that love is a choice - the choice that makes real transformation possible in your life and our world.
"Has there ever been a more crucial time for Big Love to be released into our world? Scott Stabile is one of my favorite love artists and activists. His voice in this vital new book is fresh and relevant - his message urgent and universal. Scott is a force for love in a time when we are all desperate for healing. I look to Scott for wisdom and leadership, and he has delivered both with Big Love. This book opened my heart and mind, and I'm forever grateful."
- Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed
"Scott Stabile is a wonderful presence of love, advocacy, warmth, resilience, and grace in our world. I adore and admire everything Scott creates."
- Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love
"At the end of life, the core question we ask is, Was I well loved and did I love well? Scott Stabile doesn't wait to ask this fundamental question - love is already the center of his solar system. Big Love is an operating manual for living a heart-centered life in good times and bad. I've never read a more poignant and powerful ode to the power of love."
- Chip Conley, bestselling author of Learning to Love Midlife and Emotional Equations
"A must-read for anyone wanting to figure out how to authentically show up for your life (for better or worse). . . . It's never about those treacly, saccharine 'just stay positive' admonitions. . . . In fact, the book is funny as hell."
- The Advocate
"In Big Love, Stabile isn't afraid to let his vulnerability show while reflecting on his own journeys of excavating buried pain, acknowledging fear, finding paths towards forgiveness (including from ourselves), living authentically and developing resilience. He offers a sincere blend of honesty and humor while replacing platitudes with perspectives grounded by individual experiences."
- Shelf Awareness
"Big Love, big heart, big opportunity to bring way more love into your life and consciousness with buoyancy, beauty, and boldness. Infinite love to Scott Stabile for bringing this ever-loving book into being."
- SARK, artist and coauthor of Succulent Wild Love
"Big Love is heartbreaking, hilarious, and entirely real. I saw parts of myself in every one of Scott's stories, and that is perhaps the greatest gift of this book - that he writes so openly about the struggles so many of us experience but hesitate to express, and he does so with incredible compassion, insight, and authenticity."
- Mike Robbins, author of Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken and Focus on the Good Stuff
"Big Love is a fast and enjoyable read marked with philosophical, ethical and sp