The Self-Esteem Companion: Simple Exercises to Help You Challenge Your Inner Critic and Celebrate Your Personal Strengths [Paperback]

Patrick Fanning (Author), Carole Honeychurch (Author), Matthew McKay PhD (Author), Catharine Sutker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2005

Self-esteem is an important part of leading a happy, fulfilling life. How we feel about ourselves affects every aspect of our lives, from the way we function at work, in love, and in sex, to the way we parent, to what we strive to achieve.

The Self-Esteem Companion is a step-by-step guide filled with straightforward and effective techniques to help you dramatically improve the way you think and feel about yourself. From the authors of the best-selling Self-Esteem, which has sold more than 700,000 copies, this collection of simple exercises will help you talk back to your inner critic, realistically assess yourself, and begin to celebrate your personal strengths.

With this step-by-step advice, learn to:

• Break free from negative self-concepts and self-defeating behavior
• Deal with mistakes, “shoulds,” and criticism
• Gain self-acceptance and a sense of competence and belonging
• Understand and overcome your limitations from the past
• Feel more confident in personal and professional relationships

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Filled with simple, effective exercises, this is a great book to help you raise your self-esteem and make great changes in your life.”
—Mary Ellen Copeland, MS, MA, author of several books including The Depression Workbook and Winning Against Relapse

From the Publisher

Re-released in an attractive new package, this best-selling, step-by-step guide is filled with straightforward and effective techniques to help you dramatically improve the way you think and feel about yourself.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572244119
• ISBN-13: 978-1572244115
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #65 in Books > Self-Help > Self-Esteem

Customer Reviews

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46 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best little self-esteem book in self-help, June 2, 2000

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This review is from: The Self-Esteem Companion (Paperback)

I really enjoyed the straightforward simplicity of this little book. I also gained many practical tips for reinforcing my own esteem. I recommend it to anyone who has ever had a self-critical thought.

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars self esteem exercises are positive soul searching, March 19, 2006

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Celeste M. Seibold (erie, pa USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Self-Esteem Companion: Simple Exercises to Help You Challenge Your Inner Critic and Celebrate Your Personal Strengths (Paperback)

As a psychologist I am always looking for short exercises to deliver an immediate response so people who are skeptical can see results. This is one of those positive, short chaptered resources that people will immediately connect with. This is also written by people from New Harbinger Press and this is also a relable source all around. Let the healing start somewhere!!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple & great for clients, May 17, 2007

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A. Nguyen "Psychstuff" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Self-Esteem Companion: Simple Exercises to Help You Challenge Your Inner Critic and Celebrate Your Personal Strengths (Paperback)

Perfect summarised complimentary book to the self esteem book by McKay & Fanning. It complements the self-esteem book and provides strategies that you can give to clients to use.