Kintsugi: Finding Strength in Imperfection - Softcover

Santini, Céline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449497306 ISBN 13: 9781449497309

Verlag: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2019

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Heal your scars with gold: a lyrical, practical guide to turning heartbreak, loss, or hardship into strength, inspired by the ancient Japanese art of kintsugi.

What if your greatest wounds could become your greatest source of strength?

Kintsugi — literally "golden joints" — is the centuries-old Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery by filling its cracks with gold, transforming damage into beauty rather than hiding it. Personal-development coach and author Céline Santini uses this quiet, meditative art as a metaphor for emotional healing, guiding readers through the same patient process — cleaning, mending, and celebrating — that potters have used for centuries.

Structured around kintsugi's six traditional stages — Break, Assemble, Wait, Repair, Reveal, and Sublimate — the book blends reflective storytelling, gentle wisdom, and hands-on exercises to help readers move through grief, disappointment, or change at their own pace. Evocative photography and illustrations accompany each stage, making the process as beautiful to hold as it is to practice.

• A gentle framework for recovering from loss, heartbreak, or hardship
• Guided through kintsugi's six traditional stages of breaking, mending, and renewal
• Written by a personal-development coach and author of over twenty books
• Featuring reflective exercises, poetry, and original photography and illustrations
• A meaningful gift for anyone starting over or healing from a difficult chapter

Embrace your imperfections, honor your journey, and discover how your cracks can become the very places where your strength—and your light—shine through.

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Writer, coach, and blogger Céline Santini is the author of several books for children and adults. She writes about self-help themes on her blog, Jour apres jour. She lives in France.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1449497306
• ISBN 13: 9781449497309
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 248
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Niederlande