What do you think?
Rate this book
The Courage to Be Yourself
Not yet published
Expected 3 Nov 26A supportive and inspiring guide to staying true to yourself through life's challenges by the co-author of international bestseller THE COURAGE TO BE DISLIKED, with charming illustrations by Narano.
What’s the difference between feeling and thinking? Envision your feelings as a jellyfish, extending your thoughts down through its tentacles not only into the rest of your body, but out into the world – any positive, negative, or neutral message that leaves the mind has all this way to travel, and has an impact on others. This is one of many helpful pieces of advice provided by this special book you'll turn to again and again.
Taking place in the imaginative and inventive world of Undersea, The Courage to Be Yourself follows a wise hermit crab and his young octopus pupil, Ockley, as they learn and experience the world together, debating meaningful philosophical questions in an accessible way. Our wise hermit crab guides us through the very real and familiar problems facing readers today, helping us
see the big picture to alleviate anxiety,accept and support ourselves through mental health struggles,apply our personal discoveries to improve our relationships,finding our sense of purpose, andexpress our truth through journaling.Beautifully written and accompanied by lush illustrations by Narano, The Courage to Be Yourself uses vivid storytelling to help us apply ancient Japanese wisdom and practical philosophy in our daily lives.
What’s the difference between feeling and thinking? Envision your feelings as a jellyfish, extending your thoughts down through its tentacles not only into the rest of your body, but out into the world – any positive, negative, or neutral message that leaves the mind has all this way to travel, and has an impact on others. This is one of many helpful pieces of advice provided by this special book you'll turn to again and again.
Taking place in the imaginative and inventive world of Undersea, The Courage to Be Yourself follows a wise hermit crab and his young octopus pupil, Ockley, as they learn and experience the world together, debating meaningful philosophical questions in an accessible way. Our wise hermit crab guides us through the very real and familiar problems facing readers today, helping us
see the big picture to alleviate anxiety,accept and support ourselves through mental health struggles,apply our personal discoveries to improve our relationships,finding our sense of purpose, andexpress our truth through journaling.Beautifully written and accompanied by lush illustrations by Narano, The Courage to Be Yourself uses vivid storytelling to help us apply ancient Japanese wisdom and practical philosophy in our daily lives.
296 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication November 3, 2026
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 1 of 1 review
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Your usual, coming of age, shy boy becomes a wiser, matured, more confident schoolboy against overcoming his shyness at highschool. It's weird because these kinds of stories have been done before, except it's an octopus in middle school. Even if you took out the context of him being an octopus, it still reads as a shy boy overcoming shyness. During this, he talks to adult strangers and becomes friends with them, which is stranger danger. My experience was that it's weird, and I just wished there was more to it than the main moral of overcoming shyness.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Displaying 1 - 1 of 1 review