Bøker av Carol Rogne

Self-Esteem - Respecting and Valuing Ourselves Healthy, authentic self-esteem positively affects our emotional, mental, and physical health. We respect and value ourselves, feel competent, think clearly, manage our emotions and behaviors; and create a life that is creative and purposeful. Low self-esteem is not our fault, but it is our struggle. We are more vulnerable to addictions, emotional distress and dysfunctional behaviors that are harmful to ourselves and others. Recovery from low self-esteem is possible! Self-Esteem - Respecting and Valuing Ourselves offers a practical self-esteem recovery and empowering process that has been life-changing for many people. We can move beyond low self-esteem feelings, and truly believe that we are lovable and capable and one of God's miracles!

Both anger and guilt can be experienced as enemies or friends. While anger is abusive when it is expressed aggressively, it is a legitimate and appropriate response to emotional, mental, physical, or sexual abuse. Healthy anger is also a stage in the grieving process. The guilt that we generate by our irrational thinking is life diminishing. In contrast, healthy guilt prompts us to change dysfunctional behaviors and make amends when our actions have hurt others. Life skills presented in this practical, easy-to-read book include:

Considered one of the best books ever written on power used to control others, this book defines emotional and mental control as interpersonal violence which creates trauma in the emotional lives of adults and children. You will be empowered by the topics: The many ways that power is used to control others. Characteristics of controllers and the people they control.Strategies for positive change:Protecting ourselves from emotional abuse. Confronting, rather than enabling controllers%u2019 manipulative, life-diminishing tactics. Re-claiming and designing our life based on personal choices, values, beliefs and goals. Surrendering controlling behaviors if we are controlling others. Restoring relationships damaged by controlling behaviors. We can recover from the emotional devastation of being controlled. Our empowerment journey will result in becoming a healthy person and parent. Being empowered, we can bring the message to others, including the next generation, that we all have certain rights, as set forth by the Declaration of Independence, among them being, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Healing and Living our Spirit offers practical and easy-to-understand guidance for the process of emotional healing, so that we can live in greater harmony with ourselves and others. ¿ A crucial step in our healing involves removing what is harmful: false beliefs, resentments, and ways of thinking that are negative, fear-based, and limited.¿ Having removed what is sabotaging our lives, we can then create a life with more positive ways of thinking, behaving and relating, which will move us closer to optimal health on all levels of our being: the mental, emotional, spiritual and physical.One Canoe, Many Paddles - Healing and Living our Spirit:¿ Describes the personal growth journey from different viewpoints.¿ Offers life skills that will enhance our effectiveness, while reducing stress.¿ Views many spiritual principles, including those of the Twelve Step Program.¿ Suggests ways of expressing, celebrating, and living our spirit with gratitude.