Life Is Lifey: The A to Z's of Navigating Life's Messy Middle

LA Times and USA Today Bestseller

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SHERRI SHEPARD

Equal parts pep talk, reality check, and cocktail party confessional, Life is Lifey is a humorous and inspirational guide to unapologetically and authentically figuring out life’s messy middle.

Join Sarah Shahi as she cannonballs into the magical chaos of life—marriage, divorce, kids, career pivots, and everything in between. Like your brutally honest big sister (with a glass of wine in hand, wearing yesterday’s eye liner), Life is Lifey is an encyclopedia on “how to adult,” filled with personal stories that will have you lol-ing and advice that’s like a warm hug followed by a swift kick in the pants.

This isn’t about living your “best life” (so 2015). This is about shutting out the noise—self-doubt, partners, or that one mom from the PTA—and tapping into the voice within that’s 100 percent, unapologetically you.

Whether you’re limping out of a messy breakup or just trying to survive Mondays, Life is Lifey is the permission slip you didn’t know you needed to start making choices that scream your truth.

Many know Sarah as the lead in the global sensation Sex/Life, where she became the poster child for unhappy women everywhere. As her personal life started imitating art, her inbox lit up with questions from women around the world: How did you have the strength to get a divorce? What do you do when you’re questioning everything? How do you pick up the pieces of a broken heart and start over with kids clinging to your legs and peanut butter in your hair?

This book is her answer. Part memoir, part guide, it’s the story of endings and beginnings, of finding yourself when the script you’ve been following no longer fits. Life is Lifey invites you to tap into your authentic self and start living a life that’s bigger, bolder, and unapologetically yours. A cocktail of hard truths, big laughs, and unfiltered honesty, Life is Lifey will help you live a life that’s unapologetically you.

Resilience, grace, and versatility define Sarah Shahi, a powerhouse actress, producer, and author. Celebrated for her distinctive roles, Shahi gained inspiration for her characters from her own life experiences and observations, which she channels into her storytelling on- and off-screen.

Shahi skyrocketed to global fame as the lead in Netflix’s highly talked-about limited series, Sex/Life, where she became a symbol of female empowerment, unapologetic passion, and self-discovery. A proud first-generation Persian American, she fiercely advocates for women who lack a voice, using her signature humor and raw honesty to inspire change. Shahi embraces every challenge with the same fearlessness she brings to the screen, proving that reinvention isn’t just a role she plays—it’s who she is.

Splitting her time between Texas and LA, Shahi is a devoted single mom to three wildly energetic kids—Wolf, Violet, and Knox—who keep her on her toes and in need of a nap. Their love-filled household also includes three dogs—Star, Hershey, and Cranberry—because, clearly, she thrives on mayhem. It’s a wonder she even had time to write this book.