Title: Becoming Flawesome: The Key to Living An Imperfectly Authentic Life
Author: Kristina Mand-Lakhiani
Publisher: Hay House Publishing
Pages: 280
Genre: Nonfiction
Perfection. We all dream of living by it, feeling it, being it.
And it is in the name of perfection that we demonize our flaws, make ourselves ‘less-than,’ and render ourselves vulnerable to the shame of not being good enough.
We live in a society that subliminally encourages us to wear metaphorical masks, slay our inner sadness, and ignore our imperfections, or as Kristina refers to them, her ‘dragons.’ Even within the world of personal development and spirituality, toxic perfectionism lurks in the shadows.
In Kristina’s upcoming book Becoming Flawesome #BecomingFlawesome, she reflects on her own story, her battle against perfectionism, and what it took for her to return to what she now deems to be her most authentic self. Being described as “10 years worth of therapy in one book,” Becoming Flawesome is a celebration of our whole selves, warts and all, and the glory that is to be found in living in our truth.
Every chapter is closed with reflection points and exercises to encourage the readers to dive deep into the essence of who they truly are, what their values are, and how to navigate an oftentimes overwhelming world.
In this book, Kristina breaks the mold as she takes the reader on a journey through:
• The dark, controversial side of ‘personal growth,’ and the insecurities that thrive on it
• Self-care vs. self-love, and why you need both
• What authenticity actually is, beyond the buzz
• The ‘hermione Syndrome,’ and how to diagnose if you’re secretly suffering from it
• How to create aligned lifestyle habits that stick
• Why the more you judge others, the more you judge yourself
• Societal masks, and how to remove them from your psyche
• Imposter syndrome in the world of high-flyers
• Emotional literacy: how to cope with strong, painful emotions healthily
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We've all come to a place in our journey through life where we wonder if this is where we're supposed to be or whether we are fulfilling everything we are meant to fulfill. Life is confusing at times. That's where Becoming Flawesome by Kristina Mand-Lakhiani really came in handy. Kristina does an excellent job helping us define ourselves. In all the self-help books I've read over the years, this one book has stood out as having grit in easy-to-understand language. If you ever feel lost in life, this is the book to read.
At the end of each chapter, Kristina adds "Reflection Points." It just gives the reader time to reflect on what they have read and ask themselves questions about themselves. Like "Why did you read this book?" or "What am I feeling right now?" Lovely touch. I can see how this all helps in the broad scheme of things to find and understand yourself.
The whole book is enlightening but for some reason, this quote just jolted me out of the blue: "How would your life look if you put most of your effort into subjects that you loved the most, that you enjoyed doing, and that you were naturally good at?" Dang. Can you imagine that? Although other pursuits that we may not enjoy doing might or might not come in handy in life, can you imagine if you took something that you enjoyed and swallowed it whole and let it grow, let it balloon into gigantic proportions? Can you imagine that? Who knows how high you'd climb.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and give it 5 gold stars!
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