The Indispensable WomanIn her positive, reassuring, and groundbreaking book, Ellen Sue Stern offers more than a quick fix to women--and men--whose destructive behavior patterns are damaging them and their most important relationships. Through case histories, self-tests, and a step-by-step recovery program, you will learn how to relinquish control and codependence, let go of guilt, and break the pattern of perfectionism and indispensability that has been ruling your life. Book jacket. |
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Acknowledgments | 1 |
How Much Is Enough | 14 |
High StressLow SelfEsteem | 23 |
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