<b><b>From the host of the podcast <i>Terrible, Thanks for Asking</i>—called “a gift” by <i>The New York Times</i>—a raw and humorous essay collection in the spirit of Jenny Lawson and Samantha Irby.</b></b><br><br>Nora McInerny does <i>not</i> dance like no one is watching. In fact, she dances like everyone is watching, which is to say, she does not dance at all. A bestselling author and host of the beloved podcast <i>Terrible, Thanks for Asking</i>, she has captured the hearts of millions with her disarming and earnest approach to discussing grief and loss. Now, with <i>Bad Vibes Only</i>, she turns her eye on our aggressively, oppressively optimistic culture, our obsession with self-improvement, and what it really means to live authentically in the online age.<br> <br>In essays that revisit her cringey past and anticipate her rapidly approaching, early middle-aged future, McInerny lays bare her own chaos, inviting us to drop the façade of perfection and embrace the truth: that we