The Gifts of Imperfection: A 10th Anniversary Reflection on Embracing a Life of Authenticity

Medithi Rashmi: My therapist recommended this book to me. If you overthink, or have a hard time being authentic or fitting in this book is for you.

India on Nov 26, 2023

DavidJ: Dr. Brown gives tangible direction to be free and evolve into our true self. She uses "guideposts" that clearly describes how we should embrace the practice of embracing who we really are. And emphasizes that this journey is a practice to get there. You practice every day to be who you are and without integrating this as a practice, you never let go of who you think you are. And never letting go of that false narrative, has living lives that are depressing, underwhelming, and lacking belonging and connectivity. Read this and be ready to practice to be who you are.

United States on Nov 21, 2023

micky: HARD TO PUT DOWN ONCE STARTED

United Kingdom on Nov 14, 2023

Russell D Dennis: Nothing causes me more stress than being mean to myself. Brene outlines the multiple ways we are cruel to ourselves and others by exertion. Her research shatters the myth in our heads that no one else is “is as bad as I am!”

The negative self-talk is something every person grapples with daily. Long before we’re old enough to define what matters for we, adults in our lives tell us who we are. Operating from this external reference creates more pain and confusion the longer we do it.

We are given valuable tools and suggestions to learn how to step back and define who we are for ourselves. It starts with identifying the ways we get in our own way, then lays out how Brene overcame these obstacles. Many will continue to come back, but know we have a map that lays out a path to showing ourselves, and others, more compassion.

United States on Nov 01, 2023

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France on Oct 30, 2023

AryanshAryansh: The book is in good condition 👍🏻
It is an original book 📖

India on Oct 30, 2023

Arpit Patidar: This is must go book for those who are searching mental peace for themselves and want to fight self rejection inside their minds.
It helped me to understand how Gratitude can help us to have positive and supporting perspective on our life.

Living in a society which has a lot of negativity for everything and we develop a self critical and self abusive behavior, This book is one of the most help full tool.

India on Sep 29, 2023

Kayleigh Brown: “Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.”
‘The Gifts of Imperfection’ by Dr. Brené Brown PhD, MSW

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This book kicked off my healing journey 3 years ago around this time. I had found myself in a truly awful place, mentally, emotionally, spiritually—every -lly you can think of I was struggling with it. During that time I was gifted a few “self-help” books to get me through that tough period in my life and this gem was one of them. Though now I don’t feel right calling it a self-help book given the negative connotation that comes with that genre.
So please when I say self-help it ain’t the kind you’re thinking!
It’s not a “fix it” book, nor is it a “easy 10 step” guide. It’s a conversation on what it means to live in your truth, your vulnerability, what it means to be connected and compassionate, what it means to live a wholehearted life. And most importantly for me it is about those barriers that keep us from living our best lives like shame, anxiety, perfectionism, etc.
This teeny tiny book of a little over 160 pages transformed my...

United States on Sep 10, 2023

KStar: I read "Daring Greatly" about 6 months ago after watching Dr. Brown's TED talks and that book honest to goodness changed my life. I was excited to read this one, particularly because I found her discussion of perfectionism so helpful in Daring Greatly. I have to admit that as much as I still admire Brene Brown, I found this to be a watered down version of Daring Greatly and I kind of regret buying it (I don't regret READING it, but I do regret paying for it, and I don't feel that this improves my library).

I found this was a little shallow and abstract, whereas Daring Greatly so eloquently and articulately put words to ideas we understand intuitively, and it really enhanced my emotional vocabulary. This book offered little in that respect. Some of it (shame vs guilt, for example) was redundant of Daring Greatly (and other texts for that matter) and her discussion of ideas like intuition, spirituality, and numbing were vague and unhelpful to me. She was mostly quoting other people's definitions and discussion of these topics, and while some the quotes were thought-provoking, I didn't feel that it really enlightened me.

Her examples were also not as compelling in this...

United States on Mar 14, 2016