Make Your Mess Your Message: More Life Lessons From And For My Girlfriends

by Shari Leid

Overview

Discover the Power of Meaningful, Life-changing Conversations 

 

We've all had unique-and often messy-life journeys. You know ... the good, the bad, and the ugly. But what if your "messy" life experiences have hidden meanings-that if uncovered could help you have mind-blowing insights about your life's purpose, and deepen your friendships? 

 

In this second book in The Friendship Series, life coach Shari Leid chronicles a round of dates with her girlfriends where she asks the question "What is the mess that became your message?" And the responses are astounding! 

 

Make Your Mess Your Message encourages each of us to not only give one another the gift of time but to have meaningful life-changing conversations.  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781954920125
Publisher:	An Imperfectly Perfect Life
Publication date:	08/23/2021
Series:	The Friendship Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	350
File size:	10 MB

Editorial Reviews

2021-12-28
In this guide, various women reflect on the key lessons they’ve learned in their lives.

Leid interviewed dozens of women in the course of assembling this string of quick, inspirational life stories. As the various women the author profiles in these pages tell their tales, the book’s central question—“What is the mess that became your message?”—emerges as the motif tying the stories together. Whether it’s Angie coping with the sudden loss of her husband, Rob (“He was in the hospital for only a day. Three surgeries were performed, but he never regained consciousness”), or successful entrepreneur and community organizer Linda, who was temporarily sidelined with an aneurysm (“The message was clear: she needed to take better care of herself and put herself first”), a picture of resilience emerges. Each profile ends with a swift summary, a central message, and an “action step” for readers to implement in their own lives (“Take a walk outside or simply sit outside and listen to your heart”). In this sequel, the combination of these disparate stories makes for an upbeat, wide-ranging narrative intended for female readers. At the beginning of the engrossing book, the author warmly reflects on the problems of gathering the photographs that accompany each profile. The pictures had to be taken during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when professional photo studios were off-limits and Zoom technology was sometimes the best option available. This course of action—of gamely embracing challenges and rising above them—is the theme Leid skillfully weaves through all of these intriguing profiles. Readers coming from their own difficulties will find a good deal of inspiration in these tales.

An engaging and uplifting collection of personal stories about and for women.

Kirkus Reviews