Woman's Guide to Growing Beyond Emotional Dependence: The Courage to Be Yourself : A Woman's Guide to Growing Beyond Emotional Dependence (Paperback)

Geared to women who find themselves meeting the needs and wants of others without meeting their own, The Courage to be Yourself helps them break free from emotional dependency, enhance their self-esteem, and overcome self-limiting fears. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes a revised discussion of codependency and addiction. In an affirming and healing manner, therapist Sue Patton Thoele identifies the fears that keep women emotionally dependent, helps the reader change self-defeating beliefs and patterns of behavior, and teaches the reader to stand up for herself by setting boundaries and communicating effectively.