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Boosting poor self-esteem the key to personal empowerment, happiness and success
When begin life we are curious, creative and hopeful and see the world around us as a place filled with wonder and opportunity. But as we grow older, our wings get clipped as we encounter pain, difficulties, and dysfunctional family, educational and social systems. We start out as butterflies and turn into caterpillars.
Dr. Louise Hart has written a powerful and little book to help people recover self-esteem and reverse the transformation process in three simple steps.
Improving one’s self-esteem is the single most important thing a person can do to avoid peer pressure to use drugs, drink excessively, say no to date abuse, lose weight, make good eating and health decisions get fit, stop smoking and even find a job.
“Recovering self-esteem is a process,” she says. “As we grow older, we develop so many layers of defenses that we end up wrapped in a cocoon. To turn back into a butterfly you have to do three things. Reach in, reach out, and then reach high.”
Her book On the Wings of Self-Esteem explores the three main stage of personal transformation and uses the butterfly transformation metaphor to make it easy to understand what you have to do.
“First we learn to listen to ourselves, accept ourselves, set personal boundaries and formulate goals. Once we emerge from our former cocoon, then we are ready to approach the world anew.”
Her book explains how recovering self-esteem is a journey in discovering the remnants of your self-worth and sewing them together into wings. It involves understanding what happened to you, letting go of past hurts and insecurities, and moving to a better place. It is founded on finding compassion for yourself and affirming that you have always been okay-even when you felt like a lowly plodding caterpillar.
Many of us grew up with troubled childhoods set is a society that teaches us to fear, hate and harm ourselves. The first stage of transformation ends with a willingness to leave our caterpillar life behind.
Once you can separate yourself from your past, you start spinning your cocoon – seeking and finding new power, getting ready and preparing to return to one’s community to participate and build a new life.
Finally, you begin the complete transformation, shedding your cocoon, spreading your wings, learning to fly and ultimately letting go to live your life in a whole new way.
“If you feel that are willing to make a change, with all your heart and soul, then it’s time.”
On the Wings of Self Esteem
By Dr. Louise Hart with Kristen Caven
List $12.95
Trade Paperback 136 pages
Uplift Press
ISBN-10: 0890877319 ISBN-13: 978-0890877319
Self-esteem—or the lack thereof—dictates how we manage our lives. It is the inborn, unconditional feeling of love and well-being that is absolutely crucial to mental health. This book will help you uncover your wonderful true nature that has been there all along.
About the Author
Dr. Louise Hart, 71, is the author of two highly regarded books, The Winning Family Increasing Self-Esteem in Your Children and Yourself and On the Wings of Self Esteem. After presenting workshops as far as Heidelberg, Moscow, Tokyo, and Okinawa, she is still giving workshops for parents in the Bay Area of California. Dr. Hart has a Doctorate of Education in Community Psychology, which deals with the relationships of the individual to family, communities and the wider society. She is also co-author of two international bestselling children’s books with her friend and colleague, Dr. Pat Palmer, Liking Myself, and The Mouse, the Monster and Me.
What People Are Saying
"On the Wings of Self-Esteem is an elegant little book that teaches about self-esteem: how it is lost, how to regain it, and how to keep it. Beautifully crafted and a pleasure to read. My clients love it!" -- Ani Liggett, Ph.D. Marriage and Family Therapist
"A wonderful book on self-esteem that is practical, uplifting and transforming." -- Jerry Jampolsky, M.D., author of Love is Letting Go of Fear
"Reflects practical wisdom based on a blending of compassion and experience. Here is a valuable book, indeed. A significant book on an important topic." -- Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior
"A wonderful book! It contains timeless insights, deep psychological truths presented in a simple yet profound way, and practical exercises you can begin to do today to create the quality of life you desire and deserve. If everyone in America read this book and did the recommended exercises, half of all the pain and suffering we currently experience would disappear." -- Jack Canfield, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul
"This is life-giving reading for anyone who wants to be authentic and free in living with integrity, personal power and grace." --Judith Cauley, Superintendent of the Diocese of Colorado Springs CO
"Life is a labor pain. This book will help you be a successful mid-wife to self-creation." -- Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles
"Louise Hart takes human potential from complexity to simplicity through a delightful metaphor." --Jim Malanowski, Ph.D., Performance Learning Systems
"Self-esteem issues are often at the root of spiritual blockages. Dr. Hart's creative approach is filled with wisdom and beauty." --Joyce Rupp, author of Praying Our Goodbyes
Media review copies and high resolution book cover and author photo jpegs available upon request. Special feature story inquiries welcome. The author is also available for interview by arrangement please.
Contact: Louise Hart 510-625-0589 admin@upliftpress.com or hit reply to this email and provide us with your best street address.