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Overcoming Low Self Esteem by Melanie Fennell
Low self-esteem can make life difficult in all sorts of ways. It can make you anxious and unhappy, tormented by doubts and self-critical thoughts. It can get in the way of feeling at ease with other people and stop you from leading the life you want to lead. It makes it hard to value and appreciate yourself in the same way you would another person you care about.
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Creating Self Esteem by Lynda Field
Creating Self-Esteem, from the bestselling author of 60 Ways to Feel Amazing, is a practical and inspirational approach to developing self-awareness and confidence. Expert counselor Lynda Field shows with warmth and humour how to balance the self at every level - the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical.
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Self Esteem by Gael Lindenfield
Lindenfield helps us to recover from a deep-seated hurt and cope with knocks to our pride. The beginnings of poor self-esteem usually lie far back in our childhood, but our confidence can easily be knocked in our adult life by criticism and trauma. A practical program that can make us feel more energized and self-reliant than ever before; and ultimately, overcome our doubts and fears to achieve self-fulfilment.
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The Confidence Gap by Russ Harris
Is a lack of confidence holding you back? We all know what it's like to get stuck in the 'confidence gap'. Whether it prevents us from embarking on new relationships, forging ahead in our career or pursuing other goals we hold dear, it can often stop us in our tracks. This book will help you to build your self-confidence and in so doing, pursue your dreams. Using scientifically proven Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques, Dr Russ Harris will help you to gain long-lasting confidence, identify your passions and create a life that is truly fulfilling.
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The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert
Professor Paul Gilbert explores how our minds have developed to be highly sensitive and quick to react to perceived threats and how this fast-acting threat-response system can be a source of anxiety, depression and aggression. He describes how studies have also shown that developing kindness and compassion for self and others can hep in calming down the threat system: as a mother's care and love can soothe a baby's distress, so we can learn how to soothe ourselves.
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Self compassion by Kirsten Neff
Self-Compassion recognises that we all have weaknesses and limitations, but in accepting this we can discover new ways to achieve improved self-confidence, contentment and reach our highest potential. Simply, easily and compassionately. Kristin Neff's expert and practical advice offers a completely new set of personal development tools that will benefit everyone.
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