Title:
Running On Empty: Meditations for Indispensable Women
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday
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"A
hard look at the problem of indispensability and perfectionism
in women. An enlightened read." - Melody Beattie, Codependent
No More
Summary: In her widely acclaimed classic, The
Indispensable Woman, Ellen Sue Stern teaches modern woman who
feel they must DO it all and BE it all--employee, mother, friend,
lover, daughter, hostess--how to break the addictive cycle of
perfectionism and self-destructive behavior. Now, in Running On
Empty, she brings more help: supportive, succinct thoughts for
each day of the year, centered on quotations ranging from Alice's
Adventures In Wonderland to the I Ching. Here are 365 meditations
on themessuch as overachievement and codependence, resisting guilt,
letting go of fear, attaining perspective, and nurturing love,
sex, and intimacy. Accompanying affirmations crystallize truths
that can restore the balance between outer efficiency and the
inner, free, spiritual you.
Reader Reviews
"Running On Empty is an inspiring daily guide for any women
who desires to transcend today's impossible demands and self-demands
with confidence and serenity."
"Running on Empty is simply one of the best daily inspirational
guides I've ever read. Read the day's passage before bed and you'll
feel calm immediately. The perfect tool when life's problems have
your mental state out of whack."
"Running on Empty was given to me by a friend while I was
going through a particularly challenging point in my life. Some
days the writings made me challenge myself to do better, some
days the writings affirmed my belief in myself. I recommend this
book to every woman going through transition."
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