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In those conversations, she has not only explored what it means to design a creative life, but has, as Millman’s wife, Roxane Gay, assesses in her foreword, “created a gloriously interesting and ongoing conversation about what it means to live well, overcome trauma, face rejection, learn to love and be loved, and thrive both personally and professional.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illustrated, curated anthology, Millman includes approximately 80 of her best interviews with visionaries from across diverse fields. 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