Publication Date: November 7, 2002 | Series: Breaking Free
LORD, HELP ME TO SEE MYSELF THROUGH YOUR EYES!
God is after your heart! He is not so interested in your beautiful exterior, an impressive resume of your fame or fortune. Now, break free from the myths and deception that society and the media have taught you, and become a beautiful reflection of His handiwork and design! Understand how a negative self-image develops. Use break-free strategies to change your view and actions. Learn to live as a reflection of God's image.
WHOSE IMAGE DO YOU WANT TO REFLECT--GOD'S OR MAN'S? APPLY THESE PRACTICAL GODLY PRINCIPLES TO YOUR LIFE, AND FIND YOUR TRUE IDENTITY IN HIM.
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Dr. Linda Mintle is a licensed clinical social worker. Having taught at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Regent University, Dr. Mintle is currently adjunct faculty at Wheaton College's Graduate Psychology Program. She writes a monthly column in Charisma magazine, contributes to SpiritLed Woman and New Man magazines and speaks nationally at conferences, on television and radio.
Dr. Linda is a nationally recognized author and speaker with an impressive list of television and radio credits.
She is an Approved Supervisor and Clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Diplomat in Social Work. Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Social Worker, Dr. Linda has been in clinical practice for over 20 years with specialties in eating issues and relationships.
Dr. Linda is an assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has served as an adjunct in the School of Psychology and Counseling at Regent University and in the Graduate Psychology Department at Wheaton College. She also served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Eastern Virginia Medical School and held a clinical research position at the University of South Florida's Florida Mental Health Institute.
She writes professionally and for the mass market and hosts her own web site, www.drlindahelps.com. A regular columnist and contributor to several magazines, Dr. Linda has published numerous print articles as well as written for academic journals.
Dr. Mintle is the author of sixteen books: Kids Killing Kids, a book about preventing teen violence; Getting Unstuck, a book to help free women from depression, anxiety and eating disorders; Divorce Proofing Your Marriage, a divorce prevention book endorsed by Dr. Laura and recently re-titled, I married You, Not Your Family; Breaking Free, a six booklet series covering the topics of depression, anger and unforgiveness, negative self-image, stress, anorexia and bulimia, and compulsive overeating; A Daughter's Journey Home: Finding a way to love, honor and connect with your mother, a book designed to help mothers and daughters develop more intimate connections; Lose it for Life, a book co-authored with Stephen Arterburn that presents a holistic plan for losing weight and keeping it off; Overweight Kids, newly retitled, Raising Healthy Kids in an unhealthy world, written to help parents deal with the current epidemic of childhood obesity and overweight; Making Peace With Your Thighs, a book designed to help women accept their bodies, get off the scales and on with their lives; and her latest Press Pause Before You Eat, a book to help you say goodbye to mindless eating and hello to the joys of eating.
Dr. Linda is a regular speaker at national and local conferences. In addition, she lectures at colleges and universities as a Staley Distinguished Scholar Lecturer. She has appeared many times on national television and radio programs and was the resident expert for ABC Family's Living the Life television show for seven years. She is currently a national news contributor.
Dr. Linda received her Ph.D. from Old Dominion University in Urban Health Services and Clinical Psychology. She has a Masters degree in Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communications, both from Western Michigan University. Married for 31 years and the mother of two, Dr. Linda currently lives in Virginia with her family.
When I received this book from Amazon, I was surprised to see its tiny dimensions and sparse pages. I failed to check the product details which lists this book as only containing a short, 96 pages. Trying to place my preconceived notions aside about such a compact book, I read Mintle's pages and was delighted to find that quality DOES outweigh quantity.
Self worth is a problem that holds countless in bondage. So many self-help books attempt to aid an individual by encouraging the reader to fall in love with themselves and to praise oneself daily. In the end, such humanistic books generally have us so utterly focused with ourselves that we become self-centered and idolaters of our own self. With such a selfish outlook, it becomes impossible to worship a God when we have already replaced him with ourselves. This book (thankfully) dispels this common philosophy. Instead, it focuses on building the truth (God's Word) within us. Many times, negative self-image is rooted in the deceptive lies we have begun to believe: uttered by our parents as they nurtured us, tauntings received on the play ground, and harsh words we have heard from even spouses. This book strips the power of those words and bluntly calls them what they are: lies. It then gives a foundation of what the truth is and how we can practically change our negative thoughts.
I am no longer upset with the size of the book. Through its profound truth spoken words and helpful exercises in shifting from "bad tapes" to "good tapes," this book has transformed my thought pattern and my view of myself.
Dr. Linda Mintle tackles the issue of negative self-image with combined psychological expertise and practical spiritual insights. She sites several examples of real case studies and life stories, which the reader can easily identify with. It's a quick & easy read, that really gets to the meat of the issue and leaves the reader with tools for overcoming a negative view of self.
