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Zusatztext Excellent. Informationen zum Autor Jacqui Marson is a chartered counselling psychologist. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings in London, including Holloway Prison and St Thomas' Hospital, and currently has a successful private practice in Covent Garden. She regularly appears on BBC and commercial radio and television programmes, including Channel Five News. She has also written for The Psychologist, The Counselling Psychology Review and Psychologies magazine. Klappentext Are you just too nice to say no? Do you consistently put the needs of others above your own? Do you avoid conflict or feel anxious about letting people down? If you are worn out by always saying yes then you are probably suffering from what psychologist Jacqui Marson calls 'the curse of lovely'. To be known as lovely may be appealing but it can also be a curse. Your relationships, health, happiness and career can all be blighted by the belief - conscious or unconscious - that to be liked, loved and appreciated you must have the approval of others. And that usually means you are last on your own priority list! This highly practical and motivating book shows you how to stop denying your own needs and start being lovely to yourself. Discover: * When lovely turns into a curse * The lovely child - how it all begins * How to uncover your true feelings and needs * How to get your needs met and still be loveable * The art of saying the gracious 'no' * How to move on from the personal rules that put you at the bottom of the pile If you feel trapped by the expectations of others this book suggests ways that you can, gently, set yourself free from the curse of lovely and live a more complete, fulfilling life.If you feel trapped, suffocated and oppressed by the weight of others' expectations, this book will help you to break free and live life on your terms. A fresh twist on assertiveness. Zusammenfassung If you feel trapped, suffocated and oppressed by the weight of others' expectations, this book will help you to break free and live life on your terms. A fresh twist on assertiveness....
