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About the Book

Listen, it’s easy to feel like we aren’t good enough. In a digital age of hashtags and inspos and filters, we are constantly bombarded with the idea that we have to be perfect at all times. And that’s hard.

Shame and guilt are perhaps the most difficult emotions humans experience. They tell us we are fundamentally broken, wrong, and unsalvageable—and then we operate in the world from that self-concept.  But we don't need to keep going through life feeling guilty and disconnected from ourselves. You can unf*ck your shame!

Dr. Faith G. Harper, bestselling author of Unf*ck Your Brain and Unf*ck Your Stress, writes that these emotions often result from our sense of "not-enough-ness" and the overwhelming feeling that we need to hide parts of ourselves in order to be loved and accepted.

With compassion, humor, brain science, and swearing, she guides us through the difficult shadow work of finding and reconnecting with these hidden parts and learning to accept our whole selves to regain our sense of vitality and completeness. Because we each deserve the experience of being a fully alive human.

Inside you’ll find:

• What shame is, and how to examine where yours comes from
• A dive into the science of shame, and how it differs from guilt
• Repairing your shame through the art of shadow work
• Meditation and breathwork tricks to help you find calm and retrain your brain

…and more to help you love and be unashamedly yourself.
 

About the Rewards

Here's a look at what we're offering at the various reward levels. We hope these other books, zines, and more will pair well with the book and help you be unabashedly, gloriously you.

• Unf-ck Your Shame: Using Science to Accept Our Feelings, Resolve Guilt, and Connect with Ourselves:The latest book from Dr. Faith G. Harper, helping you identify and heal your shame using science, shadow work, and a bit of well-timed swearing.
• Sober Travel Handbook: Navigating the World Alcohol-Free- Travel writer Teresa Bergen has created this helpful zine about staying sober on the road. Prep for your trip, dodge drinks, and get the most out of your travel experience—no matter your reason for abstaining.
• The Queer Affirmations Coloring Book- Joe Carlough's thoughtful and humorous revisions of everyday platitudes pair perfectly with Ally Shwed's colorable scenarios of all sorts of queer people bonding with each other, expressing their emotions, and learning to love themselves a little more every day.
• The Autism FAQ: Everything You Wanted to Know About Diagnosis & Autistic Life- This guide to life on the autism spectrum by Joe Biel and Dr. Faith is a must-read for autistic adults, their friends, coworkers, partners, and parents—and for anyone who wants to understand the experiences of many people they meet every day.
• Unf-ck Your Kink: Using Science to Enjoy Mind-Blowing BDSM, Fetishes, Fantasy, Porn, and Whatever Your Pervy Heart Desires- What turns you on? Maybe it's something vanilla, but chances are good that there's more to it than that. Dr. Faith G. Harper's debunks myths, explains the science behind why we like what we like, and discusses how to engage safely, shamelessly, and satisfyingly in it.
• How to Get Off Social Media and Still Keep in Touch With Your Friends- Author Sylvia Friday reflects on the uses of social media, and offers a critique of the ways that social media (especially for artists) has reduced art to a vacuous process of the capitalist cult of productivity. 
• Neurodivergent Pride #12: Burnout- This collection of first-hand writing is about what autistic burnout feels like, where it comes from, and what to do about it. Featuring a piece by Burnout co-author Amelia Nagoski, along with series regulars like Eliot Daughtry, Partly Robot, and Joe Biel, and some striking new voices. 
• A Pride: The Opposite of Shame vinyl sticker, to let the world know you're proud of yourself.
• A Love Thyself enamel pin, in case you need a reminder that it's ok, even if you mess up sometimes.

 About the Author

Dr. Faith G. Harper, ACS, ACN, is a badass, funny lady with a PhD. She’s a licensed professional counselor, board supervisor, certified sexologist, and applied clinical nutritionist with a private practice and consulting business in San Antonio, TX. She has been an adjunct professor and a TEDx presenter and is proud to be a woman of color and an uppity intersectional feminist. She is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the book Unfuck Your Brain and many other popular zines and books on subjects such as anxiety, depression, boundaries, and grief. She is available as a public speaker and for corporate and clinical trainings.

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About the Publisher

Microcosm Publishing & Distribution is an independent book publishing house and distributor headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Since 1996, we've been bringing you tools you can use to change your life and then the world—whether that means trauma recovery, growing vegetables in your tiny apartment, starting a music scene in your town, fixing up old bikes, making your own zines, or sparking a revolution. At any given moment, various members of our staff of 25 can be found organizing documents and spreadsheets, moving boxes in our warehouse, shipping your orders, protesting in the streets, reading books, having uncomfortable conversations, and getting excited about making the world a better place. You can stay in touch with us via our weekly-ish email newsletter.