Amanda Enayati
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Amanda Enayati is an Iranian-American author, columnist, and communications strategist best known for her self-help book, Seeking Serenity: The 10 New Rules for Health and Happiness in the Age of Anxiety.{{Cite journal|last=Vinnedge|first=Mary|date=1 December 2015|title=Our Gift to You|journal=Success}} She has also contributed to CNN, PBS and Salon{{Cite web|url=http://muckrack.com/AmandaEnayati|title=Amanda Enayati|last=|first=|date=|website=Muck Rack|publisher=|access-date=29 March 2016}} and to the publication of Faith: Essays from Believers, Agnostics, and Atheists.[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faith-Essays-Believers-Agnostics-Atheists-ebook/dp/B00LD1MFTE?ref_=ast_author_dp Amazon website, Faith: Essays from Believers, Agnostics, and Atheists]
Life and career
Enayati was born in Tehran and moved to Europe at the age of 11 before moving to the US when she was sixteen; she has lived in Los Angeles and New York.[https://www.cancerhealth.com/article/finding-power-seeking-serenity-amanda-enayati Cancer Health website, Finding Power, Seeking Serenity, article by Christina Frank dated September 16, 2019]
Enayati worked as a corporate lawyer before turning to writing; in 2024, she is the Head of Culture Innovation for the “3% Movement”.[https://www.3percentmovement.com/speaker/amanda-enayati Three Per Cent Movement website, Amanda Enayati, retrieved October 10, 2024]
Seeking Serenity was written after her recovery from breast cancer and has been well received. Library Journal wrote "while not earth-shattering, provides a positive, inexpensive avenue to inner peace."{{cite journal |title=Guidance on Mastering Habits, Coping with Alzheimer’s, Positive Relationships |date=1 February 2015 |url=http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM3225477&R=3225477 |journal=Library Journal |publisher=Media Source Inc |accessdate=23 April 2016}} while The Dunn County News called it a "novel path to serenity".{{cite news |last=Gilbertson |first=Jay |date=10 September 2015 |title=Books on Review: Seeking Serenity |url=http://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/variety/books-on-review-seeking-serenity/article_3a7e076f-0911-54ec-83b6-15d32870542b.html |newspaper=The Dunn County News |publisher=Lee Enterprises |access-date=23 April 2016}} and the Mount Prospect Library found it a "useful guide to creating and maintaining inner peace.".{{cite web |url=https://mppl.org/check_it_out/2015/12/ |title=Month: December 2015 - Staff Pick: Seeking Serenity by Amanda Enayati |author=Jenny |date=21 December 2015 |website=mppl.org |publisher=Mount Prospect Public Library |accessdate=23 April 2016}}
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External links
- [http://amandaenayati.com/ Official site]
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Category:Iranian women writers
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