The courage to be yourself: a woman's guide to emotional strength and self-esteem / Sue Patton Thoele

Sue Patton Thoele continues her quest to help readers enhance their self-esteem and tap into their core emotional strength. Geared to women who too often find themselves meeting the wants of others at the expense of their own needs, the book provides necessary tools to help readers transform their fears into the courage to express their own authentic selves. By sharing her own journey and the journey of other women, Thoele helps readers learn to set boundaries, change self-defeating behavior patterns, communicate effectively, and become a loving and tolerant friend to themselves. This tenth-anniversary edition contains 30 percent new material, including a new introduction. Geared to women who too often find themselves meeting the wants of others at the expense of their own needs, the book provides necessary tools to help readers transform their fears into the courage to express their own authentic selves. Completely revised and updated, and with a new introduction, The Courage to Be Yourself helps women enhance their self-esteem and tap into their core emotional strength. In this special edition, Thoele continues her quest to provide the necessary tools to help women transform their common fears into the courage to express their unique authentic selves. By using concepts and examples in the pages of her book, women become aware of their fears and learn to overcome them. Freed fom the shackles of fear, they can then give themselves permission to own their excellence and live up to their highest potential. Because we have learned so much, finding the courage to be ourselves may be easier for some of us now than it was fifteen years ago when I began writing the first edition of this book.