The need to please : mindfulness skills to gain freedom from people pleasing & approval seeking / Micki Fine ; [foreword by Diana Winston].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pavlicek, Micki Fine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-perception.

Interpersonal relations.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Need to please : mindfulness skills to gain freedom from people pleasing and approval seeking

Place of Publication:

Oakland, Calif. : New Harbinger Publications, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Do you have a hard time saying no to others, no matter how outrageous their requests? If so, you might be a chronic people-pleaser. Unfortunately, because we live in a society that praises putting the needs of others before ourselves, it can be difficult to break this bad habit. And while thinking of others is always commendable, there is a fine line between sacrifice and senseless approval seeking. In The Need to Please, a leading mindfulness expert and psychotherapist provides compassionate, mindfulness-based techniques that will help chronic people-pleasers like you address and overcome your fears of failure, inappropriate self-sacrificing, loss of personal identity, and voracious need of approval. In addition, you will learn to put an end to the codependent behaviors that lie at the heart of being a people-pleaser. Change is hard-especially when it means going against years of social conditioning. But if you're ready to "Just Say No," to others' demands and start saying, "Yes" to your own needs, this book can help. You can find out more about these mindfulness techniques at livingmindfully.org"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1

Mindfulness

2

How People Pleasing Develops

3

Chronic People Pleasing

4

Chronic People Pleasing and Relationships

5

Coming Home to the Body

6

Mindfulness and Thoughts

7

Connecting with Your Inner Loveliness

8

Befriending Your Emotions

9

Self-­Compassion

10

Living with Intention, Heart, and Meaning

11

Mindfulness with Relationship Difficulties and Conflict

12

The Path Ahead

Resources

References.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781461940876

1461940877

9781608826094

1608826090

OCLC:

857365397