The gifts of imperfection [electronic book] : let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are / Brené Brown.
By: Brown, Brené [author ].
Material type: BookPublisher: Center City, Minnesota : Hazelden, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: online resource ( xvii, 137 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource ISBN: 9781592858491 (paperback) ; 9781592859894 (e-book).Subject(s): Self-acceptance | Self-esteemAdditional physical formats: Print version: The gifts of imperfection : let go of who you think you're suppose to be and embrace who you are DDC classification: 158 Online resources: E-book Also available in print form.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 158 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan |
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Brené Brown's game-changing New York Times bestseller, The Gifts of Imperfection, has sold more than 2 million copies in more than 30 different languages and is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in print. Forbes magazine named Gifts one of the "Five Books That Will Actually Change Your Outlook On Life." Through this self-help classic we find courage to overcome paralyzing fear and self-consciousness, strengthening our connection to the world and helping us to believe we are worthy of self-discovery, personal growth, and boundless love.
A motivational and inspiring guide to wholehearted living, rather than just the average self-help book, with this groundbreaking work Brené Brown, Ph.D., bolsters the self-esteem and personal development process through her characteristic heartfelt, honest storytelling. With original research and plenty of encouragement, she explores the psychology of releasing our definitions of an "imperfect" life and embracing living authentically. Brown's "ten guideposts" are benchmarks for authenticity that can help anyone establish a practice for a life of honest beauty--a perfectly imperfect life.
Now more than ever, we all need to cultivate feelings of self-worth, as well as acceptance and love for ourselves. In a world where insults, criticisms, and fears are spread too generously alongside messages of unrealistic beauty, attainment, and expectation, we look for ways to "dig deep" and find truth and gratitude in our lives. A new way forward means we can't hold on too tightly to our own self-defeating thoughts or the displaced pain in our world. Instead, we can embrace the imperfection.
Includes bibliographical references.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. ix)
- Acknowledgments (p. xvii)
- Introduction: Wholehearted Living (p. 1)
- Courage, Compassion, and Connection: The Gifts of Imperfection (p. 7)
- Exploring the Power of Love, Belonging, and Being Enough (p. 23)
- The Things That Get in the Way (p. 31)
- Guidepost #1 Cultivating Authenticity: Letting Go of What People Think (p. 49)
- Guidepost #2 Cultivating Self-Compassion: Letting Go of Perfectionism (p. 55)
- Guidepost #3 Cultivating a Resilient Spirit: Letting Go of Numbing and Powerlessness (p. 63)
- Guidepost #4 Cultivating Gratitude and Joy: Letting Go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark (p. 77)
- Guidepost #5 Cultivating Intuition and Trusting Faith: Letting Go of the Need for Certainty (p. 87)
- Guidepost #6 Cultivating Creativity: Letting Go of Comparison (p. 93)
- Guidepost #7 Cultivating Play and Rest: Letting Go of Exhaustion as a Status Symbol and Productivity as Self-Worth (p. 99)
- Guidepost #8 Cultivating Calm and Stillness: Letting Go of Anxiety as a Lifestyle (p. 105)
- Guidepost #9 Cultivating Meaningful Work: Letting Go of Self Doubt and ôSupposed Toö (p. 111)
- Guidepost #10 Cultivating Laughter, Song, and Dance: Letting Go of Being Cool and ôAlways in Controlö (p. 117)
- Final Thoughts (p. 125)
- About the Research Process: For Thrill-Seekers and Methodology Junkies (p. 127)
- Notes (p. 131)
- About the Author (p. 137)
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Publishers Weekly Review
Brown, author or I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't), again urges us to expose and expel our insecurities in order to have the most fulfilling life possible. Her latest is a guidebook for pilgrims on the journey to wholehearted living, which she defines as containing courage, compassion, deliberate boundaries, and connection. She has defined 10 guideposts for personal introspection, which involve cultivating some positive quality, whether it be authenticity, self-compassion, or a resilient spirit, intuition, meaningful work, or laughter. Each guidepost is the focus of a chapter that contains illustrative stories, primarily from her own life; definitions, including the difference between shame and guilt; quotes from such diverse sources as Diane Ackerman and E.E. Cummings; and brief suggestions of activities that she pursues with the assumption that they might help her audience. Although these activities are highlighted in her introduction to the book, they are in short supply and the book functions more as a chatty meditation on the guideposts. Despite occasional moments of insight, this book's primary value may be in spurring thought and providing references to other authors that will provide further inspiration for those seeking a more meaningful life. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.Booklist Review
Human-behavior researcher and author of I Thought It Was Just Me (2007), Brown has made a career out of studying difficult emotions such as fear and shame. In this latest book, she emphasizes that above all other ingredients of living an emotionally healthy life is the importance of loving ourselves. In the grips of what she took to be a breakdown, or midlife crisis, Brown came to understand she was experiencing a spiritual awakening and worked to explore its significance and the interaction of knowing and understanding yourself and loving yourself. She intersperses her own personal journey with research and clinical observations of others of the work of living a wholehearted life, or engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. The point is to embrace life and oneself with all the imperfections, releasing the stress of overdoing and overworking. Brown offers exercises for readers to plumb their own emotions and begin to develop the kind of resilience needed to stand up to unrealistic expectations of others and ourselves.--Bush, Vanessa Copyright 2010 BooklistAuthor notes provided by Syndetics
Brené Brown was born in San Antonio, Texas on November 18, 1965. She received a Bachelor of Social Work at University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Social Work and Ph.D. from the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston. She is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She is the author of I Thought It Was Just Me, The Gifts of Imperfection, and Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.(Bowker Author Biography)