Do you often find yourself meeting the wants of others at the expense of your own needs? THE COURAGE TO BE YOURSELF provides necessary tools to help you transform your fears into the courage to express your own authentic identity. By sharing her own journey and the journey of other women, Sue Patton Thoele will help you to learn how to set boundaries, change self-defeating behaviour patterns, communicate effectively and, most importantly, become a loving and tolerant friend to yourself.This book encourages you to: Discover your true self Find inner courage Develop emotional independence Face inner fears Establish appropriate boundaries Communicate more effectively Change self-defeating behaviour Embrace your rights Thoele’s book is a blueprint for freedom. It has helped more than 100, 000 readers take control of their lives and learn to live authentically and enrich their lives and relationships.