TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Brené TI - The gifts of imperfection SN - 9781785043543 U1 - 158/.1 23rd ed. PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Random House KW - English KW - Self-help publications KW - fast KW - lcgft N1 - Originally published: Hazelden Publishing, 2010; "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 (pages 171-176); 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 N2 - 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 ER -