A Life Full of Glitter. Anna O'Brien
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Название: A Life Full of Glitter

Автор: Anna O'Brien

Издательство: Ingram

Жанр: Социология

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isbn: 9781633538153

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      Copyright © 2018 Anna O’Brien.

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      A Life Full of Glitter: A Guide to Positive Thinking, Self-Acceptance, and Finding Your Sparkle in a (Sometimes) Negative World

      Library of Congress Cataloging

      ISBN: (print) 978-1-63353-814-6 (ebook) 978-1-63353-815-3

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2018952300

      BISAC category code: SEL023000 SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem

      Printed in the United States of America

      This is dedicated to Mirah and Garrett.

      May you be the future the world needs.

      Contents

       Introduction

       Chapter 1 The Benefits of a More Positive Life

       Chapter 2 Identity: Realizing You’re Different and Becoming Self-Aware

       Chapter 4 Self-Love: Acknowledging Your Worth

       Chapter 5 Self-Compassion: Reframing Negative Self-Talk

       Chapter 6 Bullying: Overcoming Bullies and Naysayers

       Chapter 7 Goals: Creating a Cause for Self-Celebration

       Chapter 8 Loneliness: What to Do When You Feel Alone

       Chapter 9 Body: Loving the Skin You’re In

       Chapter 10 Challenges: Stress and Other No-Good, Rotten Things

       Chapter 11 Relationships: Friends, Family, and Lovers

       Chapter 12 I’m Sorry, You Can’t be Perfect

       Conclusion

       Acknowledgments

       Anna O’Brien

       Notes

       Introduction

      I can’t believe I did it. I actually wrote a book. There are moments in our lives when things seem overwhelming and impossible. Creating this book was one of those times. I felt stressed out, nervous, insecure, and fearful. Would my words be good enough?

      I had every reason to be nervous. While writing this book, I shared more of my life, opinions, and challenges than ever before. There were days I spent hours crying as I wrote out painful memories and lessons from my past, and others when I was reminded just how much we can all grow and change. These pages are filled with love and experience. That’s the best thing I can offer to a world in need of greater understanding.

      In each chapter you’ll find a mix of personal stories, scientific research to increase our understanding on different topics, and active steps you can take to better your own life. This formula is important to me. I believe the more we understand how our brains and bodies work, the more connected to them we become. That connection is powerful and is fundamental to better understanding our needs and emotions in the present.

      As I wrote each chapter, I re-learned lessons, grew stronger in my commitment to changes I’d made in my past, and uncovered the scientific explanation for things that always made sense to me but I could never fully explain. This book isn’t just a guide to thinking more positively, but rather a collection of the tools that I have used to develop into the strong, fearless, and positive person I am today—and how you can too. Writing this book helped me grow. I hope reading it will do the same for you.

       Chapter 1

      The Benefits of a More Positive Life

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