Please Yourself: How to Stop People-Pleasing and Transform the Way You Live

We are all people-pleasers in one way or another – even those who deny it.Whether at work, home or in our relationships, we all know how it feels to want people to like us. The problem comes when we give up our own needs along the way.In this life-changing book, psychotherapist Emma Reed Turrell explains the different ‘types’ of people-pleaser and provides practical, reassuring advice on how to better understand – and stop – people-pleasing behaviour when it starts to affect your own needs.Please Yourself will help you care for others in the right way – and ultimately, help you take better care of yourself.In Please Yourself, Emma Reed Turrell delves into the intricacies of personal growth and self-esteem, shedding light on the compulsive behaviour that often stems from a desire to please others. She offers a fresh perspective on self-help, emphasising the importance of prioritising one's own needs over the pressure of peer and family expectations.For fans of Julia Samuel (Every Family Has A Story), Nedra Glover Tawwab (Set Boundaries, Find Peace), Kathrin A. Stauffer (Emotional Neglect and the Adult in Therapy), Ichiro Kishimi (The Courage To Be Disliked), and Derick Howell (Eliminate Negative Thinking).