01899cam a2200289 4500 432337269 TxAuBib 20110216120000.0 200811s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593133583 HRD 25.00 0593133587 HRD 25.00 TxAuBib The gifts of imperfection [BOOK] : 10th anniversary edition / Brenda Bown. 10th anniversary edition, 2020 Random House hc ed. New York : Random House Inc, 2020. xxix, 176 pages ; 22 cm. "Originally published in the United States and in different form by Hazelden Publishing in 2010."--title page verso. "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. 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. 20201123. Self-acceptance. Self-esteem. Brown, Brené.