Single On Purpose
Redefine Everything. Find Yourself First.
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4.6 • 239 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
The bestselling self-love guide to prioritizing your relationship with yourself and living a more meaningful life, whether you’re alone, dating, or with a partner.
There’s more to life than loving someone, right? But being single can feel like a death sentence. Why does being alone = being lonely? And why do we stop working on ourselves when we’re in a relationship?
After a painful divorce, bestselling author and “The Angry Therapist” John Kim realized he had never truly been on his own. He went on a journey of personal growth and codependency recovery to rebuild his relationship with himself, going from alone and disconnected to alone and fulfilled. Kim has gone on to help thousands of clients find their own unique way to break free of expectations and finally live their truth.
With Single on Purpose, you will discover:
How to navigate lonelinessCommon challenges and mistakes people encounter in relationshipsWays to grow your most important relationship, aka the one you have with yourselfand so much more.
Spending time to cultivate your relationship with yourself shouldn’t be something you only do when you hit rock bottom, go through a major loss, or have a quarter-life crisis. All of us, at some point, need to be single—on purpose.
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Angry Therapist blogger Kim (I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck) uses his own failed relationships as lessons in this laugh-out-loud guide to single life. Kim writes of how he frequently catches himself making many of the same mistakes that he talks through with his clients each week. After losing himself in one serious relationship after another and coming to the realization that "relationship dysfunction feels like crack cocaine," Kim decides to attempt to happiness on his own. "Single is about being a whole person. Even when you're in a relationship. In fact, especially when you're in a relationship." According to Kim, being happy single or not begins with three daily goals: meaning (finding purpose by pursuing one's passion), joy (allowing oneself simple pleasures, such as a morning coffee), and engagement (turning one's attention to others). Instead of pursuing perfect, Kim asks readers to question one's thoughts, list nonnegotiables, and find what makes one feel most alive. (For Kim, it's riding a motorcycle.) After all, "self-care doesn't mean bubble baths and fancy brunches. It really means taking care of yourself daily like you would for someone you love." Kim's wry humor and approachable lessons will appeal to any single reader looking for encouragement.
Customer Reviews
I wish I read this in my 20s
I love John for this book because as a 36yr old woman with three children and 3 failed relationships, I can honestly say the wisdom held in this book has completely changed the course of my life and relationship with myself. I wish I had read this when I left my first long term relationship at 21. It would’ve saved me countless nights full of tears and confusion. Please read this book…you will not regret it.
Everything & More
Confirmed that I was on the right path of my singlehood journey .
Angrytherapist
Great book! Very interesting ! Very helpful. Will be reading your other books. Thanks angrytherapist <3