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How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists

4.5

This book was full of information I needed to hear. It took me longer to read than usual, because I wanted to make sure that I was processing and relating to the information in the book. So, I took extra time to make sure I was listening to the messages and in a spot to reckon with myself. While I did not relate to all the components in the book, I did relate to quite a few. This will definitely be a re-read, with annotations, and some more self-reflection. I appreciated how the author broke down components of self-criticism and perfectionism, as it felt manageable to tackle smaller, discrete components versus all of the self-criticism and perfectionism. It will always be a work in progress for me, but this is something I will come back to multiple times. I also found it beneficial that the author suggested ways to make these tendencies less harmful, and in a more productive manner.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC!