Loving Him without Losing You: How to Stop Disappearing and Start Being YourselfJohn Wiley & Sons, 01.06.2001 - 304 Seiten Are you a Disappearing Woman? "Beverly Engel has identified a widespread problem and provided women with wise guidelines for bursting through it. She writes with compassion and insight. If you think you are a Disappearing Woman, you will drink in this book as if it were a health-giving elixir. It is!"-Susan Page, author of How One of You Can Bring the Two of You Together and If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single? "This remarkably helpful book offers new insights into why so many women surrender their individuality in relationships. Don't wait until your hair is on fire to read it."-Maxine Schnall, founder and Executive Director of Wives Self Help "A book of depth and power. I highly recommend it not only to women who lose themselves in their relationships with men but to the parents of adolescent girls who need to be taught how to view themselves as valuable beings separate from their relationships with men and boys."-Michael Gurian, author of The Good Son and A Fine Young Man Do you frequently find yourself putting your lover's needs ahead of your own? Do you tend to lose yourself in your romantic relationships? Have you ever neglected your career, your friends, or even your health while in the midst of a love affair? Now, in this landmark book, Beverly Engel examines the intricate reasons why so many women submerge themselves in their relationships with men-and offers a straightforward, empowering program that you can use to free yourself from the powerful grip of this all-too-common problem and rediscover yourself as a Woman of Substance. |
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... risk—that you will once again put your career, your relationship with your friends, or your well-being in j eopardy to be with a man, that you will sacrifice your needs, your values, or your integrity to please and keep a man. Some ...
... risk—that you will once again put your career, your relationship with your friends, or your well-being in j eopardy to be with a man, that you will sacrifice your needs, your values, or your integrity to please and keep a man. Some ...
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... risk it again. After my last relationship ended I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat—I lost fifteen pounds in two weeks. I became so weak and so distracted I couldn't do my job and almost got fired. I'm just getting my life back on track ...
... risk it again. After my last relationship ended I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat—I lost fifteen pounds in two weeks. I became so weak and so distracted I couldn't do my job and almost got fired. I'm just getting my life back on track ...
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... risk being put in that situation again. While Toni's solution to her problem leaves something to be desired, her predicament is all too common. Many women lose themselves in their relationships with men because they become so ...
... risk being put in that situation again. While Toni's solution to her problem leaves something to be desired, her predicament is all too common. Many women lose themselves in their relationships with men because they become so ...
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... risk. Some women are astonished to realize that they have a tendency to lose themselves with a man, since they never were this way before. Patsy, fortytwo, a highly successfiil chiropractor who had been seeing me to clear up some issues ...
... risk. Some women are astonished to realize that they have a tendency to lose themselves with a man, since they never were this way before. Patsy, fortytwo, a highly successfiil chiropractor who had been seeing me to clear up some issues ...
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Inhalt
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Part II How to Maintain Your Sense of Self while
Flourishing in a Relationship The Seven Commitments | 63 |
Part III Become a Woman of Substance
Developing a Self and a Life That Satisfies You | 173 |
Where Do You Go from Here? | 251 |
Appendix I Embracing Your Femininity
Especially for Those on the Mild End of the Continuum | 253 |
Appendix II Women of Substance Support Groups
Especially for Those Near the Middle of the Continuum | 258 |
Appendix III When You Need Professional Help
For Those Who Fall on the Extreme End of the Continuum | 264 |
References | 279 |
Bibliography and Recommended Reading | 281 |
Index | 287 |
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