BOOK REVIEW
Born to be Me Your kindness is the ultimate superpower
Meet the Author Eve Charles Born to be Me is a gentle reminder that while misfortune changes everything, it can also help you grow into the best version of yourself, and even create beauty beyond what you could imagine. Clinical hypnotherapist and mum of two Eve Charles has combined her therapeutic and writing talents in a book which uses positive affirmations to unlock the power of positive thinking. Born to be Me has been cleverly crafted to build your child’s confidence and encourage them to be curious, creative and kind – embracing who they are in any situation. 58 | KiwiParent
The story, set amid gorgeous wife. I had lost total confidence in watercolour illustrations by French myself. My tank was empty and my artist Sarah Maurette, shows that heart sore. love is stronger than fear and that “It took time and some help, but kindness is the ultimate superpower. I recovered thanks to my loving The gentle and free-flowing story husband, my beautiful kids, and follows a young cuckoo bird’s hypnotherapy.” journey to self-discovery, travelling Eve was so blown away by the power through doubts and setbacks, and of hypnotherapy that she became providing the tools to overcome a clinical hypnotherapist to help life’s challenges. others on their life journey. “Born to be Me is especially relevant “A few years on, my love for writing in today’s world with COVID-19 caught up with me and I thought creating such uncertainty and why not combine storytelling sadness. It is an unsettling time for and hypnotherapy in the form of everyone and so important to make children’s books to help kids (and children feel safe and protected parents) build their self-love and among the chaos,” says Eve. confidence.” “Behind the book is a real desire to Eve’s hope is that Born to be Me will help parents and kids connect on a deeper level. With Born to be Me and help Kiwi kids develop the soft skills other books in the series, I want to they need now and in the future. help children build their confidence “All characters in the series personify and self-love one page at a time.” a key skill or human quality that Eve explains that seven years ago children can identify with,” she says. she suffered from postpartum depression. “It was hard. I felt useless and guilty. I believed I was a terrible mum and
