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The gifts of imperfection : let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are / by Brené Brown, Ph.D., L.M.S.W.

Brown, Brené, (author.).

Summary:

In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares ten guideposts on the power of Wholehearted living--a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781592858491
  • ISBN: 159285849X
  • Physical Description: xvii, 137 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Center City, Minnesota : Hazelden Publishing, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135).
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: wholehearted living -- Courage, compassion, and connection: the gifts of imperfection -- Exploring the power of love, belonging, and being enough -- Things that get in the way -- Cultivating authenticity: letting go of what people think -- Cultivating self-compassion: letting go of perfectionism -- Cultivating a resilient spirit: letting go of numbing and powerlessness -- Cultivating gratitude and joy: letting go of scarcity and fear of the dark -- Cultivating intuition and trusting faith: letting go of the need for certainty -- Cultivating creativity: letting go of comparison -- Cultivating play and rest: letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth -- Cultivating calm and stillness: letting go of anxiety as a lifestyle -- Cultivating meaningful work: letting go of self-doubt and supposed to -- Cultivating laughter, song, and dance: letting go of being cool and always in control.
Subject:
Self-acceptance.
Self-esteem.
Genre:
Self-help publications.

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  • 25 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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