Running on Empty [Paperback]

Ellen Sue Stern (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992

Based on her own widely respected book The Indispensable Woman, Ellen Sue Stern has taken the observations and recovery program which made that book so valuable and developed them into a daily meditational for women "running on empty"--who give to everyone but themselves.

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In her widely acclaimed classic, The Indispensable Woman, Ellen Sue Stern teaches modern woman who feel they must DO it all and BE it all--employee, mother, friend, lover, daughter, hostess--how to break the addictive cycle of perfectionism and self-destructive behavior. Now, in Running On Empty, she brings more help: supportive, succinct thoughts for each day of the year, centered on quotations ranging from Alice's Adventures In Wonderland to the I Ching. Here are 365 meditations on themes such as overachievement and codependence, resisting guilt, letting go of fear, attaining perspective, and nurturing love, sex, and intimacy. Accompanying affirmations crystallize truths that can restore the balance between outer efficiency and the inner, free, spiritual you.

Running On Empty is an inspiring daily guide for any women who desires to transcend today's impossible demands and self-demands with confidence and serenity.

Product Details

• Paperback: 373 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553351494
• ISBN-13: 978-0553351491
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,205,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A day-by-day guide toward recovery, March 23, 1998

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This review is from: Running on Empty (Paperback)

Running on Empty was given to me by a friend while I was going through a particularly challenging point in my life. Some days the writings made me challenge myself to do better, some days the writings affirmed my belief in myself. I recommend this book to every woman going through transition. Wonderful

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book., June 21, 2007

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bookandblanket (Spokane, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Running on Empty (Paperback)

The title of my review pretty much covers it. I've given this book as a gift to many friends. I'm sad it isn't available anymore except secondhand. If you can find it, it's worth your time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Night Sleep Tight, February 4, 2003

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Sally J. Nottage "nottagecottage" (Eugene, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Running on Empty (Paperback)

Running on Empty is simply one of the best daily inspirational guides I've ever read. Read the day's passage before bed and you'll feel calm immediately. The perfect tool when life's problems have your mental state out of whack.