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Sue Patton Thoele. The Courage to Be Yourself
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION TO THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. SHARING THE JOURNEY
PART ONE. FINDING THE COURAGE TO BE YOURSELF
CHAPTER ONE. AN EXPANDED VISION OF SELF
AWAKENING THE DIVINE FEMININE
QUALITIES OF THE DIVINE FEMININE
THE DIVINE FEMININE IS. .
FREEZE-DRIED FEMININE
WAKE-UP CALLS
CHAPTER TWO. COURAGE: YOU HAVE IT!
EMOTIONAL STRENGTH AND SELF-ESTEEM
WHAT IS EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCE?
NOBODY SAID IT WOULD BE EASY
COURAGE: AN EVERYDAY ACTUALITY
THE CO-DEPENDENT CAGE
FINDING THE WAY TO OURSELVES
EMOTIONAL WISDOM
CHAPTER THREE. FACETS OF EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCE
WHAT ARE LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES?
GIVING OURSELVES AWAY
SAYING “YES” BUT FEELING “NO”
THE TERROR OF EXPECTATIONS
THE HAVE-IT-ALL/DO-IT-ALL TRAP
THE ART OF AVOIDANCE
CHAPTER FOUR. ALLOWING OURSELVES TO BE INVADED
FOOTPRINTS ON OUR FACES
THE PROJECTION PROBLEM
ROLES TO CONQUER THE INVADER
MOTHER
VICTIM
MARTYR
INVALID
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS
BITCH
GIRL-WOMAN
CHAPTER FIVE. THE LEVELED LIFE
RESISTANCE MAGNIFIES PAIN
THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE FARTHER YOU'LL FALL
SAFE BUT SORRY
SELLING YOUR DREAMS SHORT
CHAPTER SIX. GETTING THERE: A ROAD MAP
THE THREE-A MAP
AWARENESS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ACCEPTANCE
ALTERING COURSE
PART TWO. FACING THE DRAGONS IN THE DUNGEON
CHAPTER SEVEN. FEAR! OUR GREATEST OBSTACLE
NATURAL AND LEARNED FEARS
BURIED FEARS
SHINING THE LIGHT OF PRAYER
EXPLORING FEAR
FEAR CREATES REALITY
ERASING “IF ONLY”
CHAPTER EIGHT. FACES OF FEAR
APPEASING
COMPULSIVE ACTION
EXHAUSTION
RESISTANCE
ADDICTION
ILLNESS
DEPRESSION
CHAPTER NINE. UNDERLYING. ASSUMPTIONS AND. HIDDEN BELIEFS
THINGS WE'VE SWALLOWED WHOLE
THE POWER OF BELIEFS
DEFAULT TO AT FAULT
SEED SENTENCES: WEEDS OR FLOWERS?
Weed Sentences
Nicknames
Some of Your Nicknames
CHAPTER TEN. DROWNING IN LIFE'S DEBRIS
STRESSED AND DISTRESSED
Identifying Stressors
GUILT
Women Feel Guilty If They
RESPONSIBILITY SPONGE
APPROPRIATE AND INAPPROPRIATE GUILT
WHERE DO WE GET ON THE GUILT TRAIN?
ANGER AND RESENTMENT
UNRESOLVED GRIEF
ISOLATION
PART THREE. HEALING: OWNING YOUR OWN EXCELLENCE
CHAPTER ELEVEN. BEYOND FEAR: TRANSFORMING THE DRAGONS
CULTIVATING SELF-ESTEEM
STEPS TOWARD TRANSFORMATION
BECOME AWARE, PAUSE, CHOOSE. STEP 1 : BECOME AWARE
STEP 2 : PAUSE
STEP 3 : CHOOSE
LIVING AND LOVING FROM OVERFLOW
PHYSICAL QUADRANT
EMOTIONAL QUADRANT
MENTAL QUADRANT
SPIRITUAL QUADRANT
BALANCING OUR QUADRANTS
CLEANSING AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER TWELVE. THE POWER OF THOUGHT
THINKING IS THE BIRTH OF FEELING
WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOU WILL BECOME
DEVELOPING INTO A HEALTHY THINKER
POSITIVE SELF-TALK AFFIRMATIONS
CREATING YOUR OWN AFFIRMATIONS
SELF-TALK SABOTEUR EXORCISM
INTENTION AND INTUITION
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. YES, WE DO HAVE RIGHTS
I HAVE RIGHTS! OKAY?
A WOMAN'S BILL OF RIGHTS
A Woman's Bill of Rights
RISK: TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKING CREATIVE CHOICES
SPEAKING OUT WITHOUT BLOWING UP
TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATION
HONORING WHAT WE WANT AND NEED
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. BEING A. LOVING AND. ACCEPTING FRIEND. TO YOURSELF
FRIENDSHIP IS ESSENTIAL
GIVING YOURSELF CREDIT
EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT
GOLD STAR LISTS
WWW. WEB4WOMEN
THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS
FORGIVING OTHERS
FORGIVING YOURSELF
ACCEPTING AND BESTOWING SUPPORT
THE ART OF EMOTIONAL MAINTENANCE
HONORING YOUR PAST, PRESENT, AND POTENTIAL
LIFE-LESSONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
TO OUR READERS
