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On the surface, this may look like low confidence, imposter syndrome, chronic busy-ness, exhaustion, overwhelm, fear or anxiety, but at the core, it's low self-worth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her second book, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and psychotherapist Anna Mathur will set you on a journey towards greater self-worth. Anna will use her personal and professional insight to guide you to a place of balance that will allow you to recognise and appreciate your self-worth, build your self-esteem, grow in confidence and worry less about what other people think. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using Anna's own experience of embarking on this journey herself, and spending ten years facilitating her therapy clients to do the same, \u003ci\u003eKnow Your Worth\u003c\/i\u003e will help you to understand why you feel the way you do, what perpetuates it and what the cost of low self-esteem has been for you. It will provide the coping mechanisms, habits and tips that will redirect your self-esteem on a healthy and fulfilling upward spiral and help you to escape the relentless desire to 'be better' and 'do more' with the realisation that perhaps you were actually far more acceptable than you first thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201703149746,"sku":"9780349428147","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780349428147_726cb25c-0a5d-4ff5-90bc-df260861b6d7.jpg?v=1786013459"},{"product_id":"9780241707197","title":"The Uncomfortable Truth","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Gently challenging, deeply empowering,' \u003c\/b\u003eJulia Samuel,\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e This Too Shall Pass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Some people don’t like me”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Bad things will happen to people I love”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I’m going to fail”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e… these words underpinned my anxieties and nightmares. I bet they feature in yours too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur fears are anchored in the unavoidable truths of life; all things reach an end, bad things happen, and we lack the control we crave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an experienced psychotherapist, who’s had years of therapy, I realised that ploughing endless energy into trying to control the uncontrollable is keeping us all tired, wired, and worried. Ignoring fears doesn’t make them less true, it makes them more powerful. I decided to try a different tact and it changed my world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of doing everything I could to ease and avoid life’s uncomfortable truths, I sought a deeper acceptance of them. Through using this approach, my clients and I discovered that fear began to loosen its grip. We were living more intentionally and peacefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, face your fears one chapter at a time, and discover who you are without worry, doubt and people-pleasing holding you back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581731696818,"sku":"9780241707197","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241707197_753dace1-20d6-4217-a572-59843e7b3821.jpg?v=1786012878"},{"product_id":"9780241707227","title":"The Good Decision Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A guiding star in a world filled with infinite choices' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- Emma Reed Turrell\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gentle guide to getting where you want to go, without beating yourself up on the way there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI'll never eat sugar again!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI’ll work out every single morning!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI will never, ever shout at my kids!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSound familiar? 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After all, how can we effectively tend to our children's needs when our energy reserves are depleted? How can we lead by example and teach our children the importance of healthy self-esteem if we are struggling with these things ourselves? There are a thousand and one ways to parent, and only one way that's authentic for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on her work as a psychotherapist, alongside her own experiences as a mother, Anna shows that caring with our children begins with caring for ourselves, and it's time to replace exhaustion with empowerment. Far from being selfish, self-care is an essential quality of a happier mother good parent. 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