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The Assertiveness Guide for Women

How to Communicate Your Needs, Set Healthy Boundaries, and Transform Your Relationships

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By: Julie de Azevedo Hanks PhD LCSW
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Isn't it time you took a stand? Many women struggle with assertiveness, but if you're prone to anxiety and avoidance, it is especially difficult. Grounded in attachment theory, this essential guide will help you identify your thoughts and feelings, balance your emotions, communicate your needs, and set healthy boundaries to improve your life.

When you're assertive, you're able to communicate your needs and wishes clearly while respecting yourself and anyone else involved in the interaction. But when you aren't assertive, you may stop yourself from saying anything when your needs aren't being met, or end up lashing out in hostile or hurtful ways. People with different attachment styles struggle with being assertive for different reasons, and even women with a secure attachment style may have difficulty expressing emotion when faced with challenging circumstances.

Using strategies based in mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), The Assertiveness Guide for Women can help you understand the attachment styles that keep you from asserting yourself. You'll learn about the three communication stances - from the passive Doormat to the aggressive (or passive-aggressive) Sword to the assertive Lantern - and find practical examples that show you how to apply your new communication and emotional awareness skills in your own life. Rather than being caught in a cycle of rumination and regret when you're unable to express yourself or even acknowledge your own needs, you'll be ready to assert yourself and get what you want.

Whether you're anxious and overwhelmed by the intensity of your emotions, avoidant and struggle to identify your emotions, or otherwise have difficulty expressing yourself, this book will help you become more aware of your own thoughts and feelings, and empower you to ask for what you need, set boundaries, and speak your truth for a more fulfilling life.

©2016 Julie de Azevedo Hanks (P)2016 Wetware Media
Communication & Social Skills Personal Success Psychology Relationships Self-Esteem
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So much more than I expected

This book is exactly what I needed, without even realising it. It goes so far beyond what words to say or how to say it to a truly holistic approach.

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Easy listening

Engaging but had to order book as you want to back over things so I found finding the right place on the audio a bit fiddly

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Amazing

Will also buy it as a book.
Very very good introduction into concepts related to and necessary for assertiveness.

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WOW brilliant, totally recommended

Opened my mind, lots of great strategies, very easy to listen to and the workbook helps

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I'm glad I've purchased this audio book.

Very helpful! Easy to follow, I've learned a lot from it. I recommend it to anyone with difficulties with good communication.

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Life changer

This book has completely changed my life! Highlight recommend if you feel like you struggle with communication

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Too much waffle

The first 20 minutes of this book is dedicated to telling you what’s in the book.

A chapter after that, and there’s still nothing of any detail, just beating around the bush with stuff that should be common sense. No focus on any particular subject.

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