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Lessons from Stanley the Cat Virtual Book Tour February & March 2011

Lessons from Stanley the Cat

Join Dr. Jennifer Freed, author of the self-help humor book, Lessons from Stanley the Cat (Perigee Trade), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 1 – March 25 ‘11 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About Dr. Jennifer Freed

Rob Babek For more than 25 years, Jennifer Freed, Ph.D., has been a licensed marriage and family counselor, group psychotherapist and educator.  She was the Clinical Director at PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE, one of the country’s leading centers for depth psychology, where she continues to serve as a professor and workshop leader.
Dr. Freed is a recognized expert on behavioral matters such as teen bullying, character development, marriage and family relationships, and diversity issues.  She has provided thousands with the practical tools to compassionately reassess personal behaviors and make significant life changes.

National media appearances include GOOD MORNING AMERICA, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, ABC NEWS, FOX NEWS, SIRRIUS RADIO, AIR AMERICA, USA TODAY, DISNEY.COM, LIFESCRIPT.COM, and others.  Jennifer Freed currently hosts the popular radio program FREED UP! on Voice America.

Jennifer Freed is the co-founder/director of the highly successful teen program called THE ACADEMY OF HEALING ARTS (AHA!), which serves more than 1000 families annually in the state of California. AHA! is dedicated to the development of character, imagination, emotional intelligence, and social conscience in teenagers , while helping them set goals, support their peers, and serve their community. For The Academy of Healing Arts, Dr. Freed created the educational book series “BECOME YOUR BEST SELF”, which includes workbooks on Relationship Wisdom, Character, Compassion and Creative Expression, targeted to teens and young adults.

In addition to the workbook series, Dr. Freed has published THE ULTIMATE PERSONALITY GUIDE, a popular interactive guidebook for understanding personality typologies. Her latest book published by Penguin, LESSONS FROM STANLEY THE CAT: Nine Lives of Everyday Wisdom, inspired by a beloved feline friend, has received rave reviews. To learn more about Stanley, please visit stanleythecat.com.

Dr. Freed is the recipient of the 2009 Santa Barbara’s Local Heroes Award and THE HOPE AWARD from Sierra Tucson Treatment Center, in recognition of her innovative curriculum for high school teenagers, which led to a 75% reduction in school suspensions. The Academy of Healing Arts was just awarded YOUTH PROGRAM OF THE YEAR by the City of Santa Barbara in 2010 and AHA! is also the recipient of the 2010 Southern California Teen Coalition Teenie Award in the category of Be the Change Award – this category recognizes youth/teen groups/organizations that are working to help teens make a difference in the world or in their community by projects, activities or personal changes that actually make tangible differences. The membership of the SCTC is about 500 strong with about 70 or more agencies represented.

She also was the founder of the statewide program called THE MEDIA PROJECT which worked with teens to produce media products for the prevention of drugs and violent offenses.

Additionally, Jennifer is a renowned psychological astrologer with thousands of clients all over the country and the world. She is the director of Astrological Counseling Seminars which has provided classes to over a thousand students. She has also maintained a clinical practice in Santa Barbara serving individuals, couples, and families for 26 years.

You can visit her website at www.jenniferfreed.com.

About Lessons from Stanley the Cat

Lessons from Stanley the Cat

Seduction is just the practice of artful stretching.

Never let people know how fast you are.

Appear slow in all things, and less is expected of you.

When someone is on the computer too long, help them by distracting them, or walk lightly on their keyboard.

So advises Stanley, a remarkably astute cat with a keen eye for the important things in life. Perhaps you don’t have time for yoga, can’t afford therapy, or wouldn’t dare cry to mother. If so, let Stanley be your guide. Lessons from Stanley the Cat offers wise and witty maxims from Stanley himself, translated by his doting psychotherapist (human) parent, Jennifer Freed. Whether you’re a cat lover or prefer companions of the canine variety, Stanley’s warmth and insight are sure to brighten even the grayest days.

Read the Excerpt!

When do you really take vacation? When you are no where near a computer device.

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Whoosh I just leaped over the solar eclipse and landed in a country that doesn’t know if all people should have health care…

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Caring about what other people think of you is like taking a bath with a rattle snake….

Watch the Book Trailer!

Here’s what reviewers are saying about Lessons from Stanley the Cat!

“Receiving Stanley’s life lessons through Jennifer Freed is like getting mountain spring water through a crystal pipe – nothing is purer”

— David Millikin North American Bureau Chief
Agence France Press AFP

“Stanley reminds me that in order to be truly fulfilled, I need not go any further than the world just at the edge of the whiskers on my nose. Kelly Carlin-McCall”

— Huffington Post Blogger
Daughter of George Carlin

“Stanley the Cat” is Jennifer Freed’s loving tribute to her feline companion of many years, wherein she enumerates in so many ways the qualities that sustained a deeply meaningful and long lasting relationship, qualities that can shape the very best in us and in those with whom we want most to share our lives. There is much wisdom here, rendered with simplicity, humor, and grace.”

— Christopher Lloyd

“Not since Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats have I so delighted in the wisdom and humor of the feline race. Stanley is irresistibly smart and true.”

— Lise Haines, author of Girl in the Arena

This wise and winning little book can be profitably read many times, and in at least three different ways: First, read it through with the delightfully apt illustrations as they play off the words that apply perfectly equally to two realities, cat and human, at the same time. But then another time, focus entirely on the words alone, full of emotional intelligence and the wisdom of experience. And finally, read it in appreciation of how marvelously Stanley the Cat’s life and personality have been creatively transmitted by his remarkable human companion to convey, with a light spirit and a sure touch, so many valuable insights for living a happier, more centered, and more fruitful life.”

— Rick Tarnas, Bestselling Author of The Passion of the Western Mind and Cosmos and Psyche

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Lessons from Stanley the Cat Virtual Book Tour Schedule

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books kk Tuesday, February 1
Book spotlighted at The Writer’s Life

Wednesday, February 2
Interviewed at As the Pages Turn

Thursday, February 3
Interviewed LIVE on Blog Talk Radio’s A Book and a Chat

Friday, February 4
Book reviewed at Celtic Lady’s Reviews

Monday, February 7
Book trailer spotlighted at If Books Could Talk

Wednesday, February 9
Book reviewed at 4 the Love of Books

Friday, February 11
Guest blogging at Authors and Appetizers

Monday, February 14
Interviewed at Pump Up Your Book

Wednesday, February 16
Guest blogging & Book Giveaway at Always With a Book
“Does First Love Last?”

Thursday, February 17
Book spotlight & Book Giveaway at I Am a Reader, Not a Writer

Friday, February 18
Interviewed at Beyond the Books

Monday, February 21
Book reviewed at Steph the Bookworm

Wednesday, February 23
Book reviewed at WV Stitcher

Friday, February 25
Book reviewed at Ohio Girl Talks

Monday, March 1
Book reviewed by Thoughts in Progress

Wednesday, March 2
Book reviewed at Rainy Day Reviews

Thursday, March 3
Book review & book giveaway at Reading, Reading & Life

Monday, March 7
Book reviewed at The Cajun Lady Reviews

Tuesday, March 8
Interviewed at Book Marketing Buzz

Wednesday, March 9
Book reviewed at Geek Girl Reviews

Thursday, March 10
Guest blogging at Review From Here

Friday, March 11
Interviewed at The Writer’s Life

Monday, March 14
Book reviewed at Becky’s Book Picks

Tuesday, March 15
Book reviewed at Celtic Lady Reviews

Wednesday, March 16
Book reviewed at Broken Teepee

Thursday, March 17
Book reviewed at Books and Thoughts and Adventures

Friday, March 18
Book reviewed at Ellis Reviews & Life

Monday, March 21
Book reviewed at The Book Connection

Tuesday, March 22
Book reviewed at Associated Content

Wednesday, March 23
Guest blogging at My Reading Room

Thursday, March 24
Book reviewed by My Reading Room

Friday, March 25
Book reviewed at Pump Up Your Book

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Dr. Jennifer Freed’s LESSONS FROM STANLEY THE CAT VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR ‘10 will officially begin on February 1 and end on March 25 ’11. Please contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife@yahoo.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing her book or click here to use the form. Thank you!

If you would like to book your own virtual book tour with us, click here to find out how!

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