Bradshaw - How to like yourself: a teens guide to quieting your inner critic and building lasting self-esteem

Teens and young adults who are looking for practical, constructive tips to help them navigate life will enjoy Cheryl Bradshaws How to Like Yourself. Its fun, easy to read, and upbeatalmost like having an extended conversation with your own mental health coach. The authors unique combination of professional training and experiences working with emerging adults, together with her energy and love of life, shine through on every page.

Eric Windeler, father, full-time advocate for youth mental health, and founder and executive director of www.jack.org

Cheryl Bradshaw has written an engaging, powerful, and easy-to-read book in How to Like Yourself. To help teens combat their inner critic, she provides a step-by-step plan using proven-effective cognitive strategies. Her honest and genuine approach normalizes struggles with confidence and self-esteem, and makes it easy to work through the material. Its as though she is in the room with you!

Sheri Turrell, PhD, registered psychologist in Toronto, ON, Canada, with over twenty years of experience in mental health, and coauthor of ACT for Adolescents

Cheryl Bradshaws words are exactly what my younger self needed to hear. As a teenager, I was really struggling. What was going on in my mind was the total opposite of liking myself. It wasnt until after high school that I even realized the power of my inner voice to change my own mind. Its awesome to think of other young people like me picking up this book and stumbling across this treasured secret: that what you tell yourself inside your headno matter whats going on around youmakes all the difference in the world for your happiness and well-being.

Erin Hodgson, youth mental health advocate, motivational speaker, mental illness survivor, and champion of hope and recovery

An important reminder from an honest and compassionate voice! Sometimes, when Im not feeling great, I just feel like curling up on a comfy couch, under a blanket, with sunbeams coming through the windows. If you feel the same way sometimes, this book can help. Great job, Cheryl!

Neil Pasricha, New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Equation and The Book of Awesome

Cheryl Bradshaw has given a voice to many thoughts, concerns, and insecurities most of us feel on a regular basis. In common language and with understanding, she helps her reader to consider different perspectives and strategies to counter negativity and patterns. She skillfully infuses humor to not only laugh at herself, but also to help us appreciate a lighter side of ourselves. This book is a must for preteens and millennium-aged adults who are considering self-reflection, improvement, or seeking insight into others.

Carol Nagy, MSW, executive director of Niagara Hospice in Lockport, NY, and, most importantly, mom to two millennium-aged adults

This is a lively, quick read with crucial information every teen needs. Self-love is an incredible anchor through the teen years and beyond. Cheryl Bradshaw addresses the topic thoroughly with tips and ideas to help teen readers get connected in a loving way to themselves!

Lucie Hemmen, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of The Teen Girls Survival Guide

How to Like Yourself is refreshing, relatable, engaging, and essential. Super charming from start to finish.

Jesse Hayman, director of community at the Movember Foundation in Canada, founder and director of the nonprofit Ive Got A Story, and director of Gainline Africa

How to Like Yourself is the book I wish I could have read in high school or after a bad breakup, but its just as valuable now as a young adult trying to figure life out. Just liking who you are is an underrated yet powerful skill. Cheryl Bradshaws writing is real. Its relatable. And its practical stuffwithout a lot of the cheese.

Kayley Reed, fashion designer, social entrepreneur, and cofounder and CEO of Wear Your Label, a clothing line designed to raise awareness about mental health

Cheryl Bradshaws book speaks directly to young people in a way thats engaging and understands where we are. It treats the reader like an equal, which is a refreshing and much-needed change from other books of this genre. I would recommend this book for all young folks who are having a hard time loving themselves.

Alicia Raimundo, international public speaker, and advocate for youth mental health activism and awareness

When you know how to be a best friend to yourself, you will be happier, more confident, and youll also make more friends! This book is a great start to the journey of liking and loving yourself!

Christine Arylo, author of Madly in Love with ME, and founder of Self-Love Day

How to Like Yourself teaches teens to do just that: like themselves. Developing this skill isnt easy as an adult, let alone a teen. Cheryl Bradshaw does an incredible job of uncovering the complexities involved in developing a positive relationship with oneself in a subtle, nonthreatening manner. I highly recommend this book and look forward to using it with the teens I work with!

Julia V. Taylor, MA, author of The Body Image Workbook for Teens

Bradshaws voice reads like the wise companion I wish Id had when battling insecurities and figuring out how to be okay with myself in early adulthood and beyond. Her use of urban language is refreshing, down-to-earth, and funny! This book is a comprehensive guide to navigating the relationship with self. It incorporates time-tested techniques from a psychotherapists toolbox with real-life scenarios, and a sassy use of animated characters and images. After reading this book, you are bound to have a more insightful and compassionate relationship with yourselfa superb companion to have on this journey!

Kanchan Kurichh, MA, RP, psychotherapist and college counselor

In How to Like Yourself, Cheryl Bradshaw offers a smart and straightforward approach for teens and young adults to build a more positive and accepting mindset in their everyday lives. Weve all struggled with being our own worst critic, and Bradshaw delivers easy-to-learn tools that translate in the real world with the perfect amount of humor and heart. In a relatable tone and with language that is easy to understand, Bradshaw takes the reader through an uplifting approach that will appeal to young readers. I highly recommend this to both parents looking for material to help their children build healthy self-esteem, and to teens looking to understand and love their true selves more.

Cadence Grace, musician and member of the country music trio Runaway Angel

How to Like Yourself is a unique and charmingly written book that provides real, practical building blocks for developing self-esteem and confidence in those about to launch into the adult world. Approachable and honest, this book is a must for those who wish to live an enlightened and self-directed life.

Jennifer Silk, MACP, mental health counselor, crisis worker, and mom

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