IN COCONUT GROVE: An Evening with Michal Bardavid

Books & Books in Coconut Grove is proud to present an evening with Michal Bardavid discussing Becoming a Peacock

This event will take place at Books & Books in Coconut Grove. RSVP is free, but please only register if you intend to join us as space is limited.

Becoming a Peacock — Strut Your Way into Self-Love is a candid, story-driven guide to self-worth. Through intimate anecdotes and practical tools, Michal Bardavid explores how every choice we make — in love, in work, and in how we speak to ourselves — is a chance to either dim or brighten our colors. Drawing on the symbolism of the peacock, she invites readers not just to accept themselves as they are, but to fully embrace themselves — flaws and all. With warmth, humor, and cheeky encouragement, she reminds us that self-love isn’t about perfection but about showing up boldly and authentically. Part memoir, part guidebook, Becoming a Peacock offers a fresh, inspiring voice for anyone who has ever wrestled with self-doubt and longs to strut through life in full color.

Michal Bardavid is a dance movement therapist and journalist. She has taught the basic principles of Dance Movement Therapy at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul for over 15 years, guiding students to explore self-expression and resilience through movement. She has also reported across Turkey, Central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, covering politics, economics, and global events, and has produced over a dozen human-interest short documentaries in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, and Cambodia. Becoming a Peacock — Strut Your Way into Self-Love is her debut book, blending personal stories, professional insights, and cheeky encouragement into an empowering guide to self-worth.

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