"A proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving, and maintaining your self-esteem"--Cover

The nature of self-esteem -- The pathological critic -- Disarming the critic -- Accurate self-assessment -- Cognitive distortions -- Compassion -- The shoulds -- Handling mistakes -- Responding to criticism -- Asking for what you want -- Goal setting and planning -- Visualization -- Hypnosis for self-acceptance -- I'm still not ok -- Core beliefs -- Building self-esteem in children

A program for challenging the "inner critic" begins with the premise that destructive interior messages played over and over can hold a person back and offers practical advice on how to stop this negative behavior