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The Heiress Project: Every Girl’s Guide to Reclaiming Your Worthiness and Creating a Life You Actually Love

Self-love teacher and author, Marie Therese Batt, empowers women to love themselves and get excited about their life on her site, www.marietheresebatt.com. So many women believe that they’re not worthy of a good life, love, respect and happiness. They think that this kind of life belongs to the select few, and definitely not to them. They say, “You either have it or you don’t.” It’s like being an heiress – you’re either born into wealth, or you’re not, right? Not necessarily. And that’s where The Heiress Project steps in, and revolutionizes not only this traditional view of “heiress”, but also challenges your negative concepts about yourself and your life. This book sets out to show that you’re an heiress – not because your wealthy, but because you already have something that no other woman has: Your life, full of your unique qualities, characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. This life is your abundance, but only if you see it that way. And this guidebook shows you how to do just that. In the Heiress Project,you’ll learn how to: • Love who you are • Overcome 27 + fears • Overcome perfectionism, insecurity and inferiority • Discover your beliefs, values and opinions, and learn to make decisions that align with them • Speak your truth and live authentically • Develop meaningful relationships This is not about entitlement, because nothing is handed to you. Instead, you embrace your life and make it true and authentic. You won’t need to wait for others to love you, or to make your life better, because you’ll love yourself from the inside out. It’s not a guidebook for quick fixes, but it’s every girl’s guide to beginning a journey toward wholeness, worthiness, and loving yourself like crazy.

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Men, Women, and Worthiness: The Experience of Shame and the Power of Being Enough

What does it mean to engage with the world from a place of worthiness? How do we make the long walk from “What will people think” to “I am enough!” Dr. Brené Brown has spent more than 10 years researching these questions, and her discoveries always lead back to one critical finding: Shame resilience. “If we want to cultivate more courage, joy, and love in our lives, we have to understand how and why shame keeps us afraid and small.” On Men, Women, and Worthiness, Dr. Brown shows how liberating it is when we stop pursuing unattainable ideals of perfection-and start embracing who we truly are. In this rich exploration of the themes she introduces in her popular TED talks, Dr. Brown explores:

. The differences and similarities between the experience of shame for men and women
. Guilt vs. shame-why one is a useful force for growth, while the other holds us back
. The four elements of shame resilience-identifying triggers, critical awareness, reaching out, and speaking honestly

We often try to deal with shame by numbing ourselves to it-but in doing so, we deaden our experience of the joys of life as well. With the trademark warmth, candor, and humor that has made her such a celebrated speaker, Brené Brown offers us an alternative to running away from the “unworthy” parts of ourselves. Here is a bold invitation to let go of your beliefs of who you should be-so you can recognize the full potential of the person you are.