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When you look in the mirror and only see your flaws, it can be hard to be your best self. FLAWD is your new cheerleader—an energetic guide to seeing your flaws as the doorway to something more.Through dynamic stories and advice from teens and celebrities around the world, FLAWD will help you to: · SEE yourself as perfectly imperfect. · TREAT life as playfully as possible. · THINK about what really matters. · EMBRACE all that makes you, YOU. · UNDERSTAND influence and how to use it. · KNOW you can be part of a flawd and powerful transformation. Even though we exist in a culture that thrives on bullying us into believing we're never good enough as we are, FLAWD affirms that you are good enough, ready enough and important enough to be a flawd light in the world. Are you ready to become fearless with your flaws and change the world by being yourself? Then FLAWD is the book for you.“Not only does Emily-Anne have strong convictions and a beautiful soul, but she has taken action against bullying. Her actions have had such an immediate and enormous impact on the world already.” —Lady Gaga
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The journey to self-esteem is set in motion by an encounter with something we all have: a good flaw. And acceptance—just saying yes to the presence of a good flaw—is the way to cross into a world where wholeness, realness, and self-expression can put an end to bullying and combat negativity with positivity.For anyone wanting to prepare for the social-emotional challenges they have to look forward to in school or dealing with the insecurities that arise while finding your way in the world, as well as anyone who cares about young people (parents, educators, mentors, psychologists, social workers, and such), FLAWD is an energetic guide for seeing flaws as the doorway to something more. With dynamic advice from teens and celebrities around the world,FLAWD is a perfect manifesto for readers looking to stop hate in the world.Look at yourself: The importance of being a seeker, not a knower Play with perspective: How your view of you is totally up to youEmbrace your totality: This includes all of you, the agony and the ecstasy!Redefine what defines you: See failure as the freedom to figuring it out, and flaws as the doorway to your depthsUse influence: Avoiding gossip, bullying and other negative influences for more skillful ones, including the simple yet powerful smileWith renewed awareness, readers will learn they can be a light to the world, letting others know that instead of (flaw) shame, it’s possible to feel compassion, instead of (flaw) embarrassment, it’s possible to experience curiosity, instead of (flaw) limitation, it’s possible to know freedom.
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