Writing was lackluster and mostly contained reflections and suggestions that have been written before, and better.

A book to learn from to treasure to embrace all notjustthe Perfrct.Will be gifting this to friends it is a lovely book to share.#netgalley#kintsugi

Really enjoyed this book and would recommend to others! I love self help books and I really think this one was unique.

I just could not finish this book, no matter how many times I tried to make myself get through it.  I requested it because I've always loved the concept of kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken objects by pouring gold in the breaks so that the broken parts make the object strong and beautiful.  This book is about using that sort of principle to heal in life, but it's just so rambling.  I felt like I was sitting next to a very wise person who loved to hear himself talk and had unlimited time to just ramble.  The author really likes to tell stories of people and then he talks about those people, and maybe how those people react to pain in a different way than someone else he's told a story about, and then he muses about all of that and then he tells another story.  Along the way he ponders questions like what kinds of things can hurt us and then tells some more stories about that. I'm guessing that Navarro probably offers actual helpful advice somewhere in this book but I just couldn't make myself keep going with it.

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4 solid stars for being a very interesting read.

Pain is subjective, and how we experience it can vary enormously. (p17)

I guess some people might feel conflicted with Kintsugi. I did too.
I like the first half of the book, but felt just-ok for the rest of it.

Kintsugi offered a slap on the face, a cold water for us to wake up. To realize our problem, to analyze it, and to make do with it. We can make amend with some things, but not certain things; but one thing is sure, what's more important to us should be our future instead of our past.

The book started with a very, very, somber note that I could feel my hear being so heavy with the writing tone. It gets lighter after and I really appreciate that the author, while giving the 'happiness depends on us' vibe, also gave note that sometimes, we are unable and need external help.

Kintsugi was not meant to be enjoyed all at once. I made a mistake with reading it only in two days for the sake of the review. However, given the chance, I might reread it again in the future.

There is no logic that can explain suffering, abuse, adversity, or tragedy (p35)

This is a brilliant book where the author captures the details beautifully. The book had an almost poetic quality to it and I loved reading it. I think everyone should give this a go. I feel lucky to have read this book. I don't really know what else to say. Except...

... thank you to NetGalley for giving me a free copy of this book.

I was very intrested in this book, Kintsugi is the art practice of when a pot (or item) breaks it is repaired and filled with gold. It is interesting to see this meathod applied to mental health. The author encouradges you to take tour time with this book and wants you to get a sence of you haveing a conversation rather than reading this book and I liked that approach. I would definitely reccomend this book.

This is the perfect book that you need to read! It reminds you how nothing is always perfect and how embracing those things that aren't perfect or a little broken is so freeing and important. I loved reading this!!

The over-riding message of the book is one that I heartily endorse from my personal experience: If we don’t properly take time to repair and reflect on life’s challenges, we are at risk of miring ourselves in self-pity and victimization.

Life is challenging and we must accept that. When life threatens to shatter and break us we can apply kintsugi. Embrace the challenges. Dig deep within to restore ourselves and acknowledge that our scars make us strong, authentic and interesting people.

Navarro says that emotional strength can be learned.

Navarro recommends art as tool for healing. He recommends writing, building a sandcastle, learning to crochet, doing a collage; anything that occupies the mind.

I liked the philosophy of the book and the simple way in which it was presented. Using real life examples, stories and insights, the author helps us to think about our own way of handling adversity and reflect on the need to embrace our scars.

It wasn not what I expected but I liked it anyway. I love the idea of moving the therapy from the consultation room inside the individual.

This book is great in the new wave of many self help books that have recently come out. It's also great for those who are interested in Japanese culture. I would recommend it especially to people who like books like The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up.

I was very excited to see a book using Kintsugi as a self help apparatus.

I however struggled with the book. At times I found it very good but then at others the Author seemed patronising,

Its not a book to read in one sitting. You need to work though it and go back to it once you have thought through each chapter and the things you can take from it.

Sadly not a book I would return to.

Thasnk to Netgalley and Sounds Ture for the Book to review (All views are my own)

This powerful book goes beyond the usual treatment of resilience and explains exactly how to put one’s life back together after it has been broken in some way. It is meant to be read a little bit at a time as it is very rich and sometimes deep and always meaningful; one needs time in between chapters to integrate and assimilate the wisdom.

The idea behind Kintsugi is that no matter what is torn or broken in oil lives, it can be repaired. This repairing process takes patience, time, care, and self-love. The author gives plenty of wood samples from his own life as well as The lives of his clients which makes the process more realistic to us.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.