12 Ways to Hug Yourself is a personal letter from Bonnie Block, a motivational speaker and an award-winning teacher. Through her personal stories, Bonnie shares practical ways to help people become enthusiastic about improving the quality of their everyday lives. The HUGS strategies range from eating something forbidden to the more difficult task of stretching out of a comfort zone. 12 Ways to Hug Yourself will help you recognize ways to develop, maintain and increase the hugs in your life. As you practice living these strategies, you will grow to recognize your self-worth and see yourself as lovable, capable and special. It is the hope that the message received from 12 Ways to Hug Yourself will inspire and motivate you to hug yourself often throughout the day and open your arms and hearts to hug others.