Le donne e la stima di sé

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Self-esteem is the disposition to experience ourselves as being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and as being worthy of happiness.In "A Woman's Self-Esteem," psychotherapist Nathaniel Branden shares personal stories and intimate accounts of how women struggling with issues of self-esteem have transformed themselves and created lives that are powerful, energized, and motivated. "A Woman's Self-Esteem is also a guide for helping women learn the positive impact they can make their own lives and how their actions will result in a stronger sense of cimpetence and self-worth. It is filled with effective strategies that can help solve common and frustrating problems ranging from convincing family members to help with the housework to short-circuiting a lover's sarcastic remarks. This book also offers practical tactics for resolving more complex issues such as how to overcome self-doubt or reveal our vulnerabilities to those closest to us. In A Woman's Self-Esteem, Branden debunks common myths and reminds us that self-esteem is not a gift given to us by others. Branden offers a revealing examination of the special issues that women grapple with, including romantic love, jealousy, fear of selfishness, expressing anger, defensiveness, and success anxiety.