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The gifts of imperfection / by Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 10th anniversary edition; 2020 Random House hardcover editionDescription: xxix, 176 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9781785043543
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 158/.1 23
LOC classification:
  • BF575. .BRO 2020
Contents:
10th anniversary note / from Brené -- Preface -- Introduction: Wholehearted living -- Courage, compassion, and connection: the gifts of imperfection -- Exploring the power of love, belonging, and being enough -- The things that get in the way -- Final thoughts.
Summary: Brown explores the psychology of releasing our definitions of an 'imperfect' life and embracing living authentically. In a world where insults, criticisms, and fears are spread too generously alongside messages of unrealistic beauty, attainment, and expectation, she provides ten 'guideposts' that can help anyone establish a practice for a life of honest beauty-- a perfectly imperfect life.
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Originally published: Hazelden Publishing, 2010.

"Including new tools to make the work your own."--Cover.

"Welcome to your integration index", 22 pages following the numbered text, are blank for readers to develop their own "index" to pages and concepts they feel are important to them.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176).

10th anniversary note / from Brené -- Preface -- Introduction: Wholehearted living -- Courage, compassion, and connection: the gifts of imperfection -- Exploring the power of love, belonging, and being enough -- The things that get in the way -- Final thoughts.

Brown explores the psychology of releasing our definitions of an 'imperfect' life and embracing living authentically. In a world where insults, criticisms, and fears are spread too generously alongside messages of unrealistic beauty, attainment, and expectation, she provides ten 'guideposts' that can help anyone establish a practice for a life of honest beauty-- a perfectly imperfect life.

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