my books
  • I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power
    I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power
    by Brené Brown
  • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
    The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
    by Brene Brown

    Now available for pre-order!

curriculum now available!

on my nightstand
  • The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions
    The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions
    by Christopher K. Germer PhD

    Really loving this book!

  • The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl
    The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl
    by Ree Drummond

    Yummy Y'all!

  • Kirtsy Takes a Bow: A Celebration of Women's Online Favorites
    Kirtsy Takes a Bow: A Celebration of Women's Online Favorites
    by Laura Mayes

    Woot! Woot!

sing & dance
  • Hopelessly Incapable of Standing in the Way
    Hopelessly Incapable of Standing in the Way
    by Spain Colored Orange

    I'm totally addicted to this Houston band. I recently met Eric, the incredibly talented trumpet player - very cool guy. The sound is new and old and just awesome. I love this entire album. "Maybe It's True" is haunting to me.

  • Sneaky Like a Villain
    Sneaky Like a Villain
    by Spain Colored Orange

    "Who am I?" is my favorite. Wow!

  • Kate Earl
    Kate Earl
    by Kate Earl

    Melody is such an incredible song. Thanks to Krista for sharing this treasure!

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ITIWJM read-along

Welcome to the Read-Along page!

In April and May of 2009, I led an international read-along of I Thought It Was Just Me. After the read-along ended I received many emails asking if I could put all of the posts, podcasts and exercises together for folks who are interested in doing it again or doing it for the first time.

My good friend and awesome designer Shawn put this together for us. Everything is organized by chapter and you should be able to work straight through it. The little microphone icon means that there's a podcast for that chapter. You can download the podcast to your MP3 player or your iPod, OR you can listen directly from the computer.

The first two entries before "Let's Get Started!" will give you some background on how this project was conceived and why it's an important journey if you struggle with perfectionism (like I do!).

If you have any questions, please let me know!