Janetti Marotta - 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem. Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion

Janetti Marotta, PhD, is a psychologist and coordinator of the mind-body program at Fertility Physicians of Northern California, where she founded the mindfulness-based fertility stress reduction program. She has served on the medical staff of Stanford University Medical Center and treats issues of self-worth as they relate to the broad spectrum of life challenges. She is a longtime practitioner of meditation and mindfulness.

50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem is a wonderful and accessible book. Janetti Marotta speaks on the heart of the matter in helping us experience greater wisdom and compassion. This book is a gift!

Bob Stahl, PhD, coauthor of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, Living with Your Heart Wide Open, and Calming the Rush of Panic

With evident simplicity, Janetti Marotta explores the paradox of self-esteem using a Buddhist perspective. Your heart will be lifted!

Gregory Sims, PhD, author of Treating Spiritual Disorders and cofounder of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Peace Psychology

Those wanting to experience greater self-esteem and overall well-being will find this book invaluable. A big thank you to Janetti Marotta for capturing so clearly these timeless mindfulness teachings and practices. They have the potential of transforming the life of anyone who incorporates them as a lifestyle.

Sharon Allen, senior mindfulness teacher at Insight Meditation South Bay

Beautifully designed and written, easy to follow, and eminently practical. Let 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem serve as your hands-on toolbox for cultivating self-esteem.

Adrienne Samuels, PhD, author of It Wasnt Alzheimers, It Was MSG

Janetti Marotta has gathered together a treasure trove of practical tools useful for anyone embarking on the development of mindfulness and self-discovery.

Shaila Catherine, author of Focused and Fearless: A Meditators Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity

If you would like to meet someone truly worthy of your love, who has unlimited reservoirs of loving kindness and compassion to give you in return and who will never leave you as long as you are alivethese simple and sweet mindful steps will not fail you. Take your time, take these steps, and you will find the sweet lover youve always longed for in the least likely of placesin your own heart.

Steve Flowers, MS, MFT, author of The Mindful Path through Shyness and coauthor of Living with Your Heart Wide Open

What a wonderful, warm, compassionate read for those struggling to find self-acceptance. In 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem, Janetti Marotta has provided straight-forward direction for opening the heart to the essential nature of what it means to be human. Using the mindfulness teachings and exercises in this book, anyone can find their way to a sense of self that is whole and acceptableas is. Not only will I practice these steps myself, but I have already made plans to share this work with friends, family and clients alike. Thank you for this incredible guide to building self-esteem.

Robyn D. Walser, PhD, coauthor of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Learning ACT, and The Mindful Couple; associate director at the National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division; and associate clinical professor at University of California, Berkeley

Many of todays health issues can be attributed to the stresses and anxieties of modern-day living. This book is enlightening and hones in on key insights to help improve ones well-being. Janetti Marottas practical exercises help us all build a solid foundation based on ancient wisdom for living in a modern complex world.

Bernice A. Stein, MD, physician of sports medicine and medical acupuncture

Janetti Marotta has given us a well-written, heartfelt guide to mindfulness practices that enhance awareness and nurture self-esteem from the inside-out. I can enthusiastically recommend this book.

Daniel Mandelbaum, MD, psychiatrist, Ukiah, CA

Through 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem, Janetti Marotta gives readers the necessary tools to find the most fitting meditative practice for any frame of mind. The positive effects of mindfulness shape awareness for the present and give structure for future practices. This book is wonderful. What a joy to read!

Robin Springer, LAc, owner of Essential Wellness, San Francisco, CA

Most people are quite knowledgeable and well-versed when it comes to talking negatively about themselves and their personal qualities. What they are not so often able to do is to speak aboutor seethemselves in a positive light. This book provides fifty ways to improve your self-esteem and make what is difficult a bit easier. This book can benefit those who are seasoned, confident people already, or people who lack confidence in many aspects of their life.

Gina M. Biegel, MA, LMFT, author of The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens and founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for Teens (MBSR-T)

What a wonderful book! I was initially enthralled by the interesting chapter titles, but as I began to read became incredibly impressed with the specific, easy-to-understand, and practical nature of the fifty chapters. Janetti Marotta brings such a wealth of personal clinical experience to her writing that she has been able to integrate multiple philosophies and ideas from the ages into an effective, comprehensive, how-to book for anyone looking to improve their life. Her analogies and suggestions are eminently doable and, just like her, overwhelmingly gentle. This is a book for anyone and everyone who is struggling with life issues or just wants to improve their life with simple, everyday actions.

G. David Adamson, MD, director of Fertility Physicians of Northern California and the Fertility and Reproductive Health Institute, clinical professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and associate clinical professor at U.C. San Francisco School of Medicine

Publishers Note

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books

Copyright 2013 by Janetti Marotta

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Cover design by Amy Shoup; Text design by Michele Waters-Kermes; Acquired by Jess OBrien; Edited by Will DeRooy

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Marotta, Janetti.

50 mindful steps to self-esteem : everyday practices for cultivating self-acceptance and self-compassion / Janetti Marotta, PhD.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-60882-795-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-60882-796-1 (pdf e-book) -- ISBN 978-1-60882-797-8 (epub) 1. Self-esteem. 2. Self-acceptance. I. Title. II. Title: Fifty mindful steps to self-esteem.