Self-Esteem Companion

Matthew Mckay, Patrick Fanning, Carole Honeychurch, Catharine Sutker

Description

Self-esteem is an important part of leading a happy, fulfilling life. How we feel about ourselves affects every aspect of our lives, from the way we function at work, in love, and in sex, to the way we parent, to what we strive to achieve.

The Self-Esteem Companion is a step-by-step guide filled with straightforward and effective techniques to help you dramatically improve the way you think and feel about yourself. From the authors of the best-selling Self-Esteem, which has sold more than 700,000 copies, this collection of simple exercises will help you talk back to your inner critic, realistically assess yourself, and begin to celebrate your personal strengths.

With this step-by-step advice, learn to:

•Break free from negative self-concepts and self-defeating behavior
•Deal with mistakes, “shoulds,” and criticism
•Gain self-acceptance and a sense of competence and belonging
•Understand and overcome your limitations from the past
•Feel more confident in personal and professional relationships

Sujets

• Assertiveness
• Popular psychology
• Mind
• Body

Informations

• Publié par: New Harbinger Publications
• Date de parution: 01 octobre 2005
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781572249714
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Simple Exercises to SelfEsteem Help You Challenge Your Inner Critic & Celebrate Your Personal Strengths The SelfEsteem COMPANION

C MATTHEW M KAY, PH.D. PATRICK FANNING CAROLE HONEYCHURCH CATHARINE SUTKER

The SelfEsteem COMPANION

Simple Exercises to Help You Challenge Your Inner Critic & Celebrate Your Personal Strengths

MATTHEW MCKAY, PH.D. PATRICK FANNING CAROLE HONEYCHURCH CATHARINE SUTKER

New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Publisher’s Note

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books

Copyright © 2005 by Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning, Carole Honeychurch, and Catharine Sutker  New Harbinger Publications, Inc.  5674 Shattuck Avenue  Oakland, CA 94609  www.newharbinger.com

Cover and text design by Amy Shoup

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

The selfesteem companion : simple exercises to help you challenge your inner critic and celebrate your per sonal strengths / Matthew McKay ... [et al.].  p. cm.  Originally published: 1999.  ISBN 1572244119  1. Selfesteem. 2. Selfesteem—Problems, exercises, etc. I. McKay, Matthew.  BF697.5.S46S45 2005  158.1—dc22 2005018921

For Dana Landis

—M.M.

For the Monday night men’s group —P.F.

For Piki and Prudence —C.H.

For my family

—C.S.

Contents

Preface . . . vii

Introduction . . . 1

Part I Feel Better Fast . . . 5

Part II Conquer Your Inner Critic . . . 25

Part III Refute SelfEsteem Wreckers . . . 49

Part IV Revision Your Development . . . 73

Part V Find Compassion . . . 91

Part VI Achieve an Accurate SelfAssessment . . . 103

Part VII Reframe Mistakes . . . 125

Part VIII Minimize Judgments . . . 141

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Preface

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