The Gifts Of Imperfection

Each day we face a barrage of images and ideas-from society and the media telling us who we should be. We are led to believe that if we look perfect, live perfect, and do everything perfectly, we'd no longer struggle with feelings of inadequacy. Ironically, it's the pursuit of perfection that fuels the message never good enough. In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown, Ph.D., L.M.S.W., the leading expert on shame, reveals that it is actually our imperfections and vulnerabilities that connect us to one another as human beings and make us who we are. In this illuminating guide to WholeHearted living, Brown engages our hearts, minds, and spirits in finding the beauty of authenticity and evolving our self-perceptions through fifteen guideposts that emerged from her latest groundbreaking research. Each guidepost is illustrated with essays, stories, inspiring quotes, meditations, and dynamic creative exercises designed to help us develop the skills to accept our vulnerabilities with compassion and practice loving-kindness toward ourselves and others. We are naturally drawn to those we view as authentic, real, and down-to-earth. It makes sense, then, that we should stop reaching for something 'better and, instead, strive to be who we are, fully owning every aspect of ourselves. In this book, Brene Brown shows you how.

Details:
• Publishing Year: 2010.
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers.
• Format: Paperback.
• Author(s): Brene Brown.
• Pages N.: 160.