Much of our suffering comes from the belief that we can control what was never ours to control. In How to Handle Anything, Mary Lemmer uses improvisation principles to help readers explore a different way of meeting life-one grounded in presence, flexibility, and a willingness to engage with, and not control, what's here.

Jerry Colonna, author of Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong

Mary Lemmer understands better than most the undeniable power of an improvisational practice to bolster our relationships, improve our daily work and to build a better life.

Kelly Leonard, Vice President of Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development at The Second City, Inc.

I've long believed improv builds some of the most valuable skills for leadership, including presence, communication, collaboration, adaptability, creative thinking, and the ability to operate under uncertainty. In How to Handle Anything, Mary Lemmer translates those principles into an accessible, practical guide for navigating the unpredictability of work and life.

Dick Costolo, co-founder and managing partner, 01 Advisors

We never can control what happens in life, but we can choose how we show up. Lemmer's How to Handle Anything offers a compelling, refreshingly human guide to navigating uncertainty with presence, adaptability, and intention--the skills that matter now more than ever.

Susan McPherson, founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies and author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, and Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships

Improv principles are catchy enough to actually remember--which means you'll actually use them. Backed by real neuroscience, tested in real lives, and written with the warmth and humor you'd expect from someone who found her way out of adversity by learning to say yes, and.

Ori Amir, PhD, neuroscientist and professor