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Practice these recommendations by Sue Patton Thoele on loving yourself first to live your best life.
List of contents
Contents
Opening Thoughts
- Dear Reader
- Preview of Fundamental Concepts
- A Caveat
Chapter 1: Growing Hope
- Why the Erosion of Hope?
- Consciously Courting Hope
Chapter 2: Sowing Hope
- Regaining Inherent Hope
- Embracing and Transforming Pain
- Repairing and Preparing the Ground of Our Being
- Relaxing into Receiving and Recovering
Chapter 3: Cultivating Hope
- Weeding Our Minds
- Enriching Attitude and Intention
- Accessing Self through Quiet and Solitude
Chapter 4: Harvesting Hope
- Empowering the Present
- Welcoming Heralds of Hope
- Gleaning Glimmers of Grace
- Letting our Light Shine
Chapter 5: Spreading Hope
- Sharing the Fruits
- Expanding the Circle
Chapter 6: Watering Seeds of Hope
- Thoughts on Love and Inspiration
- Thoughts on Self-Care and Creativity
- Thoughts on Surrender and Trust
- Thoughts on Acceptance and Forgiveness
- Thoughts on Gratitude and Joy
- Thought on Hope and the Here and Now
Concluding Thoughts
Dear Reader
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the author
Sue Patton Theole is a bestselling author and psychotherapist specializing in practical self-help strategies. After moving to Northern California, she received an MA in counseling psychology from Santa Clara University and helped improve the lives of many patients over the years. Sue later started writing to provide women with pragmatic solutions to rediscover self-acceptance, compassion, and honesty. Her first book,
The Courage to Be Yourself, was published in 1996. Today, Sue lives in Colorado with her husband and visits their adult children and grandchildren.
Summary
Practice these recommendations by Sue Patton Thoele on loving yourself first to live your best life.
Foreword
Marketing for How to Stay Upbeat in a Beat Down World will include:
- Bi-weekly blog on author’s website and Facebook
- Instagram posts
- Radio interviews
- Articles submitted to suitable magazines
- Personal appearances, talks, and seminars
- Sue Patton Thoele’s books have been reviewed in many outlets including The Daily Mail, Spirituality and Practice, and Good Therapy.
- She has been interviewed about her books by radio, podcasts, YouTube, New Thought churches, and TV shows, including New Dimensions Radio, The Dr. Pat Show, Blog Talk Radio, The Lillian McDermott Show, CNN, and Harper’s Bazaar, Spanish edition.
- Sue has written guest articles in outlets such as Daily Om, Self.com, and NY Spirit.
