Melody Moezzi is a writer, speaker, activist, commentator, columnist, attorney and award-winning author. Moezzi is a blogger for Ms. magazine, and a featured regular columnist, blogger, and vlogger for bp [Bipolar] Magazine. Moezzi's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Beast and The Guardian.
"A heartening narrative of family, transformation, and
courage...the book could shatter a variety of prejudices and
stereotypes."-Kirkus Reviews
"The Rumi Prescription is a testament to the healing power of
artand its ability to bring peace to our battered souls. Sometimes
thecure we need is not a pill, but a poem."-Firoozeh Dumas,
New York Times-bestselling author of Funny in
Farsi
"As a lover of beautiful sentences and a secret self-help
addict, I gobbled up this groundbreaking book, relishing the
language, the wisdom, and the vivid and moving portrait of a father
and daughter. Whether you read it for its fine translations of
Rumi, its engrossing story, or as a practical guide for self-care,
please give yourself the gift of reading The Rumi
Prescription."-David Gessner, New York
Times-bestselling author of All the Wild That Remains
and The Tarball Chronicles
"Melody Moezzi takes Rumi down from a dusty bookshelf, breathes
life into his ancient wisdom, and makes him our guide through
common contemporary struggles: anger, anxiety, distraction, and
more. The Rumi Prescription translates the wisdom of a medieval
mystic into the voice of a wise, honest, irreverent friend who
tells us what we most need to hear."-Krista Bremer, author of
My Accidental Jihad and A Tender Struggle
"A stunning memoir. Melody Moezzi merges medieval poetry with
modern drama, exploring love, politics, and mental health. Original
translations of Rumi's poems are interspersed with ruminations on
fatherhood, feminism, and self-care, offering insights that will
changeyour life. I wish I could prescribe this memoir."-Dr.
Seema Yasmin, MD, author of Muslim Women Are Everything:
Stereotype-Shattering Stories of Courage, Inspiration, and
Adventure
"This book enlightened, delighted, and actively helped me.
It's a love letter sent across centuries, from one artist to
another-and decades, from a daughter to her father-and in the here
and now, from a writer to her readers. The Rumi Prescription
is the sweetest medicine I've ever taken."-Nina de Gramont,
author of The Last September
"The Rumi Prescription is a joy to read."-Ellen Forney, New
York Times-bestselling author of Marbles: Mania, Depression,
Michaelangelo, and Me
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