How I Got My Wiggle Back: A Memoir of Healing

by Anthony Field, Greg Truman (With)

Overview

The dramatic personal story of Anthony Field, founder and costar of the world's most popular children's musical group, The Wiggles

With their distinctive look, catchy music, and upbeat message, the Wiggles have performed their way into the hearts and homes of millions of kids and their parents around the world. Their extraordinary success over the last twenty years includes TV shows, the sale of tens of millions of CDs and DVDs, and sell-out live performances for a million people annually as well as honors including being named UNICEF goodwill ambassadors. Now, for the first time, Anthony Field, the "blue" Wiggle, tells his inspiring, behind-the-scenes story of how he overcame depression, life-threatening illness, and chronic pain to get his life back.

• Takes you inside the life of the Wiggles' co-founder Anthony Field and the story of his successful struggle to overcome debilitating emotional and physical health challenges
• Shares practical action steps to help relieve pain, prevent and heal disease, and achieve peak fitness regardless of age
• Reveals groundbreaking approaches to wellness developed by two acclaimed chiropractors
• Includes more than seventy photographs from Anthony Field's personal collection

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118019337
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

ANTHONY FIELD is the founder and one of the stars of The Wiggles, the top children's entertainment group of the last twenty years. Based in Sydney, Australia, he tours globally for most of the year.

GREG TRUMAN is an award-winning New York–based journalist and cousin of Anthony Field.

Table of Contents

Preface by Anthony Field ix

Preface by Greg Truman xi

Acknowledgments xv

Part One My Musical Journey 1

1 The Early Days 3

2 America Beckons 41

3 Hope at Last 70

Part Two My Health Journey 95

4 The Human Spring 101 97

5 Putting Humpty Together Again 119

6 Work It Out 148

7 Get Your Motor Running 178

8 The Extra Step 205

9 Why We Do It 223

Frequently Asked Questions 241

Glossary 249

Index 257