Bøker av Michelle Elman

A self-help book about self-love combined with boundaries - the practical side of self-love. How to reclaim selfishness as a force for good.

Say NO to demanding friends. NO to parties you don't want to go to. NO to being tied to your phone. NO to unwanted hugs. This is an empowering, essential and playful guide to setting boundaries.Growing up is a minefield. You have to navigate new friendships, new teachers, your body changes, people are kissing, there never seems to be enough hours in the day ... and why is everyone suddenly posting their breakfast on social media?!Author and life coach Michelle Elman is here to show you how to say no and take control. 'No' makes you strong. 'No' makes you confident. 'No' makes you realise your worth and what you deserve.From setting boundaries with friendships, phones, family, your body and much more, and with funny and informative illustrations, this important, playful and empowering book is a one-stop guide to creating the rules to your own life, and knowing when it's okay to say NO!Suitable for readers aged 10+

A memoir about a woman's journey to body positivity.

'Michelle is the queen of boundaries' KATIE PIPERWe live in a society that heroises romantic love over platonic love. Just look at the language we have for each stage: from seeing each other to dating, to getting engaged and married. We even have multiple options for fuck buddies, non-exclusive, no strings attached, friends with benefits or a casual relationship. Yet research shows that a person will have on average seven to ten romantic relationships in their lifetime and twenty-nine friends - so why is it that the conversation on love is far greater than the conversation on friendship? When only six of these friendships will stand the test of time, this means that the average person will experience the ending of twenty-three friendships in their lifetime - that's three times the amount of romantic breakups. Despite this, friendship break-ups remain a taboo.As someone who has gone through a dozen friendship breakups, life coach, broadcaster and public speaker Michelle Elman began to think she was a Bad Friend. She grieved in silence, shrouded by shame and secrecy, because when society doesn't make room for a conversation about friendship breakups, you learn not to either. Just like a romantic break up, have one too many and society starts questioning why your relationships keep ending. But what if you aren't the problem? What if the problem is the way we think about friendship breakups?Bad Friend will remove the stigma from friendships breakups, sparking a much-needed conversation and making us question everything we have been taught about them. This is the book for anyone who has ever been hurt by a friend but it's also the book to reassure you that you're not a bad friend.