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Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey Marsh is one of the world’s foremost commentators on nonbinary identity and activism in America, with a message of positivity and inclusion and a deep knowledge of queer issues and history. Marsh has reported on LGBTQ+ topics for Time , Variety , Dutch National News channel RTL-TV, Newsmax TV, and the BBC. Marsh was also a cultural consultant on nonbinary identity for the Elizabeth Warren campaign, New York University, the office of Chirlane McCray (New York City’s first lady), GLAAD, MTV, Condé Nast’s Them , and Teen Vogue . Their spiritual and inclusive messages have received more than 1 billion views on social media. Klappentext For those who are givers, carers, and empaths, a guide to focusing that energy on yourself—even if that feels frightening, from popular LGBTQ+ activist and advocate Jeffrey Marsh. Like many of us, Jeffrey Marsh was conditioned to have an outward focus—to give to others, to be a good listener, and to be the one who gave the best advice. In Marsh’s case, it was a method of survival. Growing up genderfluid in an unaccepting family, Marsh did everything they could to meet the needs of others and not have needs of their own. And ultimately, this meant Marsh put themself in the backseat of their own life. In this heartfelt and sincere book, Marsh shares their story and the lessons they learned on the path back to themselves. Whether you’re a survivor of abuse and trauma like Marsh or you’ve passively accepted that your worth ought to be defined by your usefulness to others, Take Your Own Advice will give you the confidence to lead your life on your terms, and to prioritize what’s important: you. It’s time that you learn to put yourself first, to take care of yourself, and to ask others to listen to you for a change. You do give the best advice, after all! Leseprobe The tweet was simple but surprising. It said, "I just saw @thejeffreymarsh on Fox News. The context [of the Fox News segment] was supposed to be 'liberals are so weird!' but it was honestly refreshing to see such a friendly face. . . ." I was on my way home from the grocery store, and I had my reusable tote in my left hand, phone in my right, walking down the sidewalk and scrolling through Twitter. It was a sunny California day, and I felt free and easy. Then I saw the tweet, and I thought, Oh no, my poor inbox. One of my TikToks had been featured on Fox News a few months before. I got hate emails then. My video had played at around four o'clock Eastern time, and I don't know if that show was popular, so the hate messages had come and gone without a deluge. People who had seen Fox News reacted to the video, but it was nothing compared to what I assumed was about to happen. From the tweet's timing, I knew that I had been in the A block on Tucker Carlson Tonight. On cable news, each show has four or five blocks. Block refers to the segments between commercials. The A block is first, D or E is last. And in general, they go in order of importance. If it bleeds, it leads, as they say. So, you put your most important, "sticky" material first. Producers of cable news put the most engaging material in the A block. That was me, I guess. A Fox News producer had decided that one of my TikToks was exciting. As a result, my TikTok played on Fox News during one of the most-watched moments of the week. Tucker Carlson's show, A block. At the very least, it was a viral time to be on TV, or should I call it "hate TV"? My inbox reflected the prime-time placement. Here's an example of an angry email I got; it's a direct quote: "STOP TARGETING YOUR F*CKING VIDEOS TOO KIDS LET KIDS BE KIDS YOU F*CKING F*GGOT." Death threats filled my inbox over the next few days, and people on TikTok stitched my TikTok with their hate. A stitch occurs when a TikTok user takes an original TikTok and puts the...
