Do you feel like you're in a rut? Are you unhappy with the person you see reflected in the mirror? Do you wish you could change your life, but you're not exactly sure of where to begin? In the Journey to Self-Love, Melissa Fredericks discusses her journey of overcoming low self-esteem and eventually walking in a place of self-love and -confidence. As a wife and mother of two, Melissa can relate to many women who become consumed with simultaneously operating in various roles daily, often forgetting to make themselves a priority and neglecting their own well-being. In the Journey to Self-Love, Melissa gives you an in-depth glimpse of her "rising from the ashes" of low: self-esteem, -confidence, and -worth to the rebuilding of her overall self-perspective. Melissa used practical and Biblical based principles to ultimately lead to her change and these same principles became the foundation for the Journey to Self-Love. In these pages, you will find the following: encouragement, inspiration, and motivation needed to make the change that you desire to see in your life! The Journey to Self-Love is the first step in transforming your life and living the life you've always dreamed of, relative to walking in the inner confidence that often needs to be cultivated in each of us!

In the candid language of personal case histories, including his own, Dr. Isay shows how disguising one's sexual identity can induce anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

Get ready to embark on a transformative journey toward self-love and acceptance with "The Journey to Self-Acceptance"! This book is an essential guide for those seeking to break free from societal expectations and learn to love themselves just as they are. In today's society, where external validation and social expectations often dictate our personal worth, learning to accept and love yourself can be a daunting task. This book provides you with the tools to cultivate self-love and embrace your authentic self. The process of self-acceptance requires people to confront their inner fears, insecurities and negative self-perceptions. This book emphasizes the importance of understanding that self-acceptance is not about achieving perfection, but about accepting our flaws and imperfections as part of who we are. It encourages you to break free from the social norms and expectations that limit you and, instead, focus on embracing your unique qualities and strengths. Psychological practices play a crucial role in the journey toward self-acceptance. They provide you with the tools to cultivate self-compassion, overcome self-doubt, nurture a positive self-image, let go of perfectionism, build resilience and emotional well-being, embrace vulnerability, discover and honor your personal values, cultivate Mindfulness and self-awareness, foster self-care and wellness practices, build supportive relationships, overcome past traumas, heal and embrace authenticity and self-expression. This book is more than a read; it is a journey of self-discovery and personal growth. It invites you to embark on your own journey to self-love and wholeness. Discover the transformative power of self-acceptance and start living a more meaningful life!

The foundation of emotional intelligence is self- awareness. How do you learn to become more self-aware? The Journey Called YOU takes the reader on a journey into the world of self-awareness and self-wonder. It shows you how to discover yourself, to know yourself better, to accept yourself without judgment, and to make decisions that honor the highest form of you. In the end you feel more confident and grounded in yourself enabling you to be more authentic, manage yourself and your emotions more effectively, and lead others more assertively. There is as much to wonder about within you as there is in the world outside of you. Most of us look outside ourselves to find the answers. We look for pleasure in chasing goals and trying to accumulate stuff under the illusion that collecting things is what life is all about. We spend our time either berating and harshly judging ourselves or comparing ourselves to others to determine our successfulness based on some predetermined idea of what success is supposed to look like without really considering our own answers. In this book, you will learn how to discover your true nature and unleash the greatness within you. You will learn how to release yourself from the limiting beliefs and obstacles that hold you back from being all that is possible for you to become. You will learn how to create a vision for success and liberate yourself from the rules imposed by society and others so that you can make your own rules about how to live your life. And you will learn how to be authentically you, how to come to a place where you feel grounded in being you so that you feel comfortable in your own skin. You feel good about being you, you enjoy your life, and feel confident about the choices you make. As you increase your self-awareness, you access the power of choice and are better able to manage yourself and effectively lead others. This book shows you how to live a life that empowers you to be who you really are. A mixture of teaching tales, coaching tips, journaling exercises, and narrative divided into eight chapters, this eloquently written, easy-to-read book is designed to help you understand and accept yourself so you can make decisions every day that move you closer to the happy and fulfilled life you desire. You will learn how to use your personal power to free yourself to be you. After all, as Julie points out, "You are the most important person in your life! Without you, what do you have?"

A radical day-by-day guide to redefining beauty and creating lasting self-esteem Every day, American women and girls are besieged by images and messages that suggest their beauty is inadequate, inflicting immeasurable harm upon their confidence and sense of wellbeing. In Beautiful You, author Rosie Molinary encourages women to feel wonderful about themselves -- even when today's media-saturated culture tells them not to. Drawing on tools for heightened self-awareness, creativity, and mind-body connections, Beautiful You incorporates practical techniques into a 365-day action plan that empowers women to embrace a healthy self-image, shore up self-confidence, break undermining habits of self-criticism, and champion their own emotional and physical wellbeing. Modern and meaningful, these doable, enjoyable daily actions encourage women and girls to manifest a healthy outlook on life, to live large, and to love themselves and others.

Take an eight-week journey that will lead from crippling low self-esteem to the freedom of hope. Based on the Journey to Freedom Manual, this study guide is about learning to break free from physical and emotional issues that can lead to depression and a myriad of addictions. Like the other study guides in the Journey to Freedom series, this study will focus on enhancing people's self-esteem, while helping them change the things in their life that keep them from fulfilling their purpose and living their life to its fullest potential. Other books in the series include: The Journey to a New Beginning After Loss: Freedom from the Pain of Grief and Disappointment 978-1-4185-0771-8 The Journey to Healthy Living: Freedom from Body Image and Food Issues 978-1-4185-0769-5 The Journey to Living with Courage: Freedom from Fear 978-1-4185-0772-5

In this collection of practical essays, 19 leading teachers explore the questions around self-acceptance—and investigate how we can overcome the difficulties of embracing who we are. Join them to learn where our self-critical voices come from, how we can find motivation to change and excel while still accepting ourselves as we are, and how we can best offer compassion and forgiveness toward ourselves and others.

If hair was a woman's crowning glory, then why did Rhonda Eason have a mass of uncontrollable tumbleweed at best? At worst, it was a source of frustration and self-condemnation. Raised in a family of women born with tresses suitable for romance novel heroines, Rhonda was apathetic toward her kinky coils, and, in turn, herself. To Hair and Back - My Journey Toward Self-Love One Strand at a Time is a debut memoir that details her quest for the perfect head of hair and the discovery of something far more meaningful. In this endearing personal narrative, she explores the question: If I am not my hair, then who am I? Beginning in a Detroit ghetto and traversing the globe, the author boldly reveals the joy, despair, pride, and public humiliation she experienced while in search of her best self. Through humorous self-introspection, Rhonda uses her passion for hair to explore the dynamics of her relationships, as well as themes of race and gender. To Hair and Back takes the reader on a journey of a child bullied because of her knotty roots through her adventurous life-long crusade in search of the perfect hair. Masked as a need for creativity and a remedy for boredom, Rhonda's obsession with her ever-changing hairstyles becomes a metaphor that anyone who has ever struggled with issues of self-worth will find relatable. This is a revealing story of a woman who learned how to shed false layers of beauty and bask in her own. To Hair and Back is a unique narrative that is sure to evoke laughter and tears while readers root for the underdog who discovered how to love her hair and also herself.

My Journey to Self-Love is about a girl struggling to find true love. As a small baby, she was adopted into a family that wanted her to feel accepted but had a hard time showing it. Most of her life she experienced sexual and verbal abuse from the people she was supposed to be able to trust. Growing up, it was hard for her to make friends and she dealt with years of being bullied. Most of her life she had searched and wished for someone to love her. So as she grew up, relationships were always unhealthy ones, until she met the love of her life when she was just eighteen. His name was Derrick. She could be her true self around him and he still accepted her. The young girl's parents didn't like him and wouldn't allow them to continue seeing each other which eventually pushed the two apart. This devastated the young girl and pushed her to do things that only caused her more pain. The choices she was making showed no self-respect or that she cared for herself. She felt no one else loved her or felt she deserved to have good people in her life, so she went after the bad ones and she found them. After years of living in emotional pain, she felt there had to be more out there; that she could have a life she had always dreamed of. She turned to God, asking him to take control and let her find true love before she died. God did just that. He brought Derrick back after all of those years of being apart. Derrick showed her that she was beautiful and that she deserved the best in life. Finding him caused her to come to life again. This time, she wasn't going to let anything get in her way.

Hounded by God, the author writes about his struggle to integrate his homosexuality with his personality and his Catholic-Christian spirituality. Born in 1948, he grew up in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s when homosexuality was considered either a mental illness or a major sin. In 1968, he had his first homosexual experience. Feeling shame and trying to repress his feelings, he spent over six years in therapy. Raised a strict Roman Catholic, Joseph confessed his many “sins” to a priest and attended Mass daily. He felt hopeless in accepting his homosexuality and living happily as a gay man, repeating nightly, “If it gets too bad, I can always kill myself.” By 1974, he knew that therapy was not changing his sexual orientation and felt desperate. Joseph experienced God as hounding him to accept his gay identity and to believe that God loves him as he is. His autobiographical journal reveals his gradual awakening to live his vocation, not only as a gay man in relationship with his partner and with God, but also as someone willing to share his journey with those who struggle with their homosexuality and their faith.