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The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Brené Brown
4.19 AVERAGE
3.66k reviews for:
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Brené Brown
4.19 AVERAGE
I loved working my way through this book. Brene’s writing is accessible (per usual) and I always find her research topics very interesting. I’m putting this book down, but I’ll definitely be mulling over and thinking about some of the concepts and suggestions for quite some time. From starting my day with “enoughness” to healing with calm, to tolerating (or being unable to tolerate) freedom in others, I’ve gained new language to think about how I show up with others and for myself. Would recommend. It’s also an east one to pick up and put down, processing it in chapters and bits.
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Brené has a unique talent of bridging the gap between “logical” and “emotional” to bring real truths about life to light. I really appreciate her wisdom and how she discusses living to the fullest without shame. I would love to have seen a bit more on the practicals of how to practice in our day to days but loved the briefness of the book and the quality of its content.
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Really enjoyed this book! Brene writes with so much heart and humor. I can definitely see how living out the 10 guideposts would be life-changing. I’m also glad she recommended a bunch of other books we can read to dive deeper! This was sort of like the starter guide into a much larger journey, and I really appreciated that. Would never have known where to start on my own. Listened to this with my mom in the car, and I hope what we’ve learned from it helps us both! 🩷
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The first several chapters focused on rest, leaning into the mess, releasing perfectionism really resonated with me and provided opportunities to reflect. Though the book was more centered around shame research than I anticipated it to be, I think it worked well with the tiling of “imperfection.”
Towards the end of the book, there were more references to parenting that were less relatable to me personally but overall I really enjoyed reading this, and I have bookmarks throughout the audiobook to go back to. I liked the amount of resources that Brown provided for further reading as I am on a bit of a self-help journey.
If you haven’t read Brené Brown’s work before, you may consider this work because it’s a fast read, has lots of nuggets of information, and is a good introduction to the focus of her research through the years “shame.”
Towards the end of the book, there were more references to parenting that were less relatable to me personally but overall I really enjoyed reading this, and I have bookmarks throughout the audiobook to go back to. I liked the amount of resources that Brown provided for further reading as I am on a bit of a self-help journey.
If you haven’t read Brené Brown’s work before, you may consider this work because it’s a fast read, has lots of nuggets of information, and is a good introduction to the focus of her research through the years “shame.”
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I did not like this book nearly as much as I thought I would after viewing Brown's amazing TED talks on YouTube. While she identifies some true and useful psychological concepts, specifically targeting low self-esteem, these building blocks seem to me to be perched on a faulty premise: that you can affirm yourself whole. People with low self-esteem have learned by long experience, valid or not, to view themselves as unworthy. And sometimes we really do commit some shameful acts. Brown gives us no contrary reasons to believe ourselves lovable - she just tells us to affirm it. As a Christian, I have a Higher Power who speaks more authoritatively than my own beliefs about myself, a Father who created and cherishes me, a Son who atones for my sin and a Holy Spirit who is changing me into something new. THAT is a firm foundation for counteracting shame, offering forgiveness, being vulnerable and becoming an active agent in my own life. Brown, though a practicing Episcopalian, builds her house on the shifting sand of human nature rather than the solid rock of eternal truth.