Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem

“The key to boosting your self-esteem is to change not just how you think, but what you do. That’s the light bulb idea in Hartwell-Walker’s eye-opening, empowering new book.”
—Marianne Wait, health editor and writer

“This book is a winner! After convincing us that genuine self-esteem must combine doing good in the world with thinking good about yourself, it shows in clear, practical ways how to progress toward those goals. Hartwell-Walker's step-by-step approach for improving genuine self-esteem begins with a chapter on building one’s initial commitment. This is followed by chapters on improved ‘self-care,’ courage, positivity, and building rewarding relationships. The book is remarkable in that it advances the reader through a series of self-assessments that build upon one another. Hartwell-Walker is not only an experienced therapist and advice columnist, but also a skilled writer whose language is clear and accessible. She connects her readers with inspiring examples that make excellent reading.”
—George Levinger, emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

“If you pick up a book on building self-esteem, you’d presumably like to feel better about yourself. Yet many of these guides simply cheer us on emptily, or provide us with anecdotes that just don’t fit. In Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem, psychologist Marie Hartwell-Walker takes a different approach. … Walker doesn’t talk about cognitive techniques. She doesn’t tell us to talk back to our inner voice, and she doesn’t tell us to monitor our thoughts. What she does give us is a clear, effective guide, filled with tangible tools, all well-researched and user-friendly.”
—psychcentral.com