The Gifts of Imperfection: A Book Review

Learning to embrace and accept myself has been a terrifying, yet extraordinary experience, it has been a journey, one that still continues to this day. Now I’ve been reading Brene Brown’s the Gifts of Imperfection and she writes, “this book is an invitation to join a wholehearted revolution. A small, quiet, grassroots movement that starts with each of us saying, ‘My story matters because I matter.’ Revolution might sound a little dramatic, but in this world, choosing authenticity and worthiness is an absolute act of resistance,” (Indigo.ca)

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But about halfway through a compelling question came to mind,

Wouldn’t we first have to know who we are in order to be our authentic selves, in order to live our lives wholeheartedly?

Let’s take a look at what I learned from this phenomenal book and author.

Our Story Matters Because We Matter

One of the first things about Brene Brown’s work that stood out to me was the stories we tell ourselves and coming to separate who we think we are and who we actually are. It’s been so, so hard for me to open up about my story, about my experiences, about my life because in some ways I’m a little bit behind, I’m not anywhere near where some of my peers are in…