Ahlers Amy - Reform your inner mean girl : 7 steps to stop bullying yourself and start loving yourself

Today, women are unhappier than ever, and we need new tools to deal with our overwhelm and our overly critical minds. Christine Arylo and Amy Ahlers have developed a transformational process that offers women important keys to greater happiness. This is deep work that is effective and accessible.

MARCI SHIMOFF , New York Times bestselling author of Happy for No Reason

Read this book and change your life. It will explain who your Inner Mean Girl is, why she acts like she does, and how to transform her into a self-compassionate inner guide.

KRISTIN NEFF, P H D , bestselling author of Self Compassion

Christine Arylo and Amy Ahlers deep, provocative, and fun Inner Mean Girl transformation process gives women the gift of an accessible, light-hearted experience, that shows them exactly how to wrangle their Inner Mean Girls into submission!

RHONDA BRITTEN , Emmy Award winner and author of Fearless Living

Christine and Amy are an unmatchable team when it comes to teaching women how to stop being so hard on themselves. They are brilliant at shining the light on the shadow that has the power to disable even the most confident and successful woman.

KRISTINE CARLSON , New York Times bestselling author of Dont Sweat the Small Stuff for Women

Amy and Christine are without a doubt the real deal when it comes to helping women to break free of the self-sabotaging voice of the inner critic. They are truly masterful!

ALEXIS NEELY , new economy finance expert

The Inner Mean Girl work is essential to the development of the feminine psyche. Many books have been written about how to navigate the inner dialogue of women, so why are we still so hard on ourselves? This book holds the key to unlock that mystery. I have witnessed thousands of womens lives transformed as a result.

SHILOH SOPHIA , artist and founder of Cosmic Cowgirls

This book is literally medicine for the body, mind, and soul. Imagine, a book that might improve your longevity while freeing you from the beasts of negativity that inhabit your mind! Just what the doctor ordered.

LISSA RANKIN, MD , New York Times bestselling author of Mind Over Medicine

This book offers every woman a tremendous gift of freedom from self-judgment and unrealistic expectations, so she can be free to express her true self, live her heartfelt dreams, and be empowered to make them come true!

CHRISTINE HASSLER , bestselling author of Expectation Hangover

Ahlers and Arylo are changing the way people relate to their inner critics, and people think and act more powerfully as a result. After over twenty-five years of teaching and practicing self empowerment, I heartily recommend their work and have witnessed the resulting transformations firsthand.

SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) , bestselling author and artist

If you have an internal mean girl who has you feeling down about your situation, your past, your future, and your chance for happiness, Amy Ahlers and Christine Arylo are just the kind of people who can pull you back up. Use this book as a coach, a comforter, a BFF, and a path to a more joyful life.

MARTHA BECK , New York Times bestselling author and columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ahlers, Amy.

Reform your inner mean girl : 7 steps to stop bullying yourself and start loving yourself / Amy Ahlers & Christine Arylo.

pagescm

1. Criticism, Personal.2. Self-talk.3. Self-esteem in women.4. Self-perception. I. Arylo, Christine, 1971. II.Title.

BF637.C74A452015

155.3'3391dc23

2014039917

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For Amys youngest daughter, Evie Rose, Who rode the waves of this books creation in uteroyoure a dream come true;

For Christines goddess daughters, Lucy and Janie, Who remind me often of both the delicateness and the strength of our precious hearts;

And to the little girl who lives inside of youMay she always remember that she is loved, seen, and sacred.