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BOOK OF WONDER’S GREAT MIDDLE GRADE READS
February 4, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST
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Meet Erika J. Kendrick
Stanford Graduate • Ex NBA Cheerleader • Random House Author • MBA • Suicide Survivor
Erika J. Kendrick is a bestselling author, a screenwriter, and a national speaker. She earned a psychology degree from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Erika was an NBA cheerleader for the Chicago Bulls before writing her novels, Confessions of a Rookie Cheerleader (Random House) and Appetite (Random House). She is currently touring her bestselling middle grade novel, SQUAD GOALS (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers). The acclaimed spinoff, COOKIE MONSTERS, has a January 17, 2023 release date with the following book in the Valentine Middle School universe, INSTAFAMOUS, due to drop Fall 2024. She has adapted her novels and is currently pitching to studios.
ERIKA IS A SUICIDE SURVIVOR.
While at Stanford, Erika walked suicide’s tightrope and was diagnosed with acute Clinical Depression and Bipolar Disorder a few years later. While talking to audiences of all ages, Erika shares her story of brain pain and inspires hope by creating safe spaces for life-saving conversations.
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“Who Moved My Happy?” The Mental Fitness Workbook
A go-to guide for succesfully managing your mental health
Written with love and lived experience by Erika J. Kendrick.
“To Your Happy!!!
This workbook is my love letter to you and
your Happy. It’s the path I take to slay my
mental monsters and conquer my brain
pain. You deserve a life filled with intentional,
authentic happy. And this is an amazing step
to getting you there. You’re worth it, you
always have been.
Always remember that I love you – and I
don’t have to know you to love you. Now, let’
go find your happy….”
–Erika
The Mental Fitness Tour
Erika is now using her experiences walking suicide’s tightrope to connect and inspire
hope by creating safe spaces for life-saving conversations.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ERIKA
Join Us and Learn:
- Key strategies to deal with your negative thoughts
- Early warning signs and symptoms of mental illness
- What you can do if you think you suffer from a mental illness
- Strategies to support & talk with loved ones
Erika connects with audiences by drawing on her own personal experiences regarding suicide and depression by providing an honest and highly relevant perspective on mental health.
Dr. Patricia P. Watson Ed.DErika delivers an informed, inspired, and life-affirming testimony on living one’s purpose while managing Bipolar illness. Erika uplifts the human spirit and encourages us to begin a new dialogue on healthy living.
Dr. Lauren M. WaltonI wanted to say Thank You for sharing your story. My daughter was diagnosed with anorexia, depression, anxiety in late February early March of this year. She has thoughts of suicide and self-harms. Your story has given me hope that she can and I will say she will overcome what she is going through. Thank you for helping to open my eyes. You are an incredible, beautiful woman! You are an inspiration. Hearing from you has taken some of the worry and weight off of me. Thank you for being strong and sharing your story with others.
Robyn, CA
