Antoinetta Vogels' HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF builds awareness of the hidden drives that fuel your reasons for doing or avoiding things, so you get more understanding of what truly motivates you. Gaining insight into your motivations helps to improve your health and mental clarity as well as to address relationship challenges, overcome anger, anxiety, or depression, and become more confident. With a Healthy Sense of Self you feel the freedom to live your life the way you want to; without it, you become the slave of other people's approval! Ideally, your Sense of Self develops in early childhood, but the influence of narcissistic parents, teachers, or other caregivers can negatively affect its growth. If your Sense of Self fails to emerge, it can result in a lifelong fight for acknowledgement and an addiction to approval. A continuous need to prove yourself leads to stress, which can result in disease and dysfunction. But it is possible to reverse this unhealthy mindset and become a healthier and happier person! HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF: the Secret to Being Your Best Self introduces the Sense of Self Method(R) and provides you with the insights and tools necessary to gain access to the reasons behind your choices and behavior. Once these drives emerge from the shadows of your subconscious, you are in the best possible position to rethink your goals, adjust your motivation, and heal your Self (Heal thy Self). You will become free to be your own person and live life to your fullest potential.

Through Healthy Sense of Self, LLC, Antoinetta offers education on what can go wrong with our relationship to self and others, when, in early childhood, we are not acknowledged as the (potentially) autonomous person we are. She has developed exercises and techniques to overcome the effects of this condition.

Antoinetta Vogels’ HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF builds awareness of the hidden drives that fuel your reasons for doing or avoiding things, so you get more understanding of what truly motivates you. Gaining insight into your motivations helps to improve your health and mental clarity as well as to address relationship challenges, overcome anger, anxiety, or depression, and become more confident. With a Healthy Sense of Self you feel the freedom to live your life the way you want to; without it, you become the slave of other people’s approval! Ideally, your Sense of Self develops in early childhood, but the influence of narcissistic parents, teachers, or other caregivers can negatively affect its growth. If your Sense of Self fails to emerge, it can result in a lifelong fight for acknowledgement and an addiction to approval. A continuous need to prove yourself leads to stress, which can result in disease and dysfunction. But it is possible to reverse this unhealthy mindset and become a healthier and happier person! HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF: the Secret to Being Your Best Self introduces the Sense of Self Method® and provides you with the insights and tools necessary to gain access to the reasons behind your choices and behavior. Once these drives emerge from the shadows of your subconscious, you are in the best possible position to rethink your goals, adjust your motivation, and heal your Self (Heal thy Self). You will become free to be your own person and live life to your fullest potential.

It's time for bed. You're tired, but you know you'll be tossing and turning for hours to come. At dawn, you fall into a deep sleep, but it's short lived. Long before you're ready, your alarm clock mercilessly informs you that it's time to get up. After decades of nights like this, Antoinetta Vogels managed to unravel the enigma of her sleeping problem and restore her ability to get a good night's sleep. In How to Overcome Insomnia All by Yourself, Antoinetta reveals how to become a healthy sleeper through self-knowledge. Using examples from her own life and firsthand experience with this sleep disorder, Antoinetta explores the childhood circumstances that can lead to unhealthy motivation, approval-seeking behavior, and chronic insomnia in adulthood. She offers practical advice and activities that you can use to heal the wounds of the past so you can enjoy a brighter future full of joy, healthy relationships, and restful sleep.

Boost your self-esteem and truly believe that you are perfectly awesome Looking to get your hands on some more self-esteem? You're not alone. Thankfully, Self-Esteem For Dummies presents clear, innovative, and compassionate methods that help you identify the causes of low self-esteem—as well the lowdown on the consequences. Packed with trusted, hands-on advice to help you improve your overall self-worth, Self-Esteem For Dummies arms you with the proven tools and techniques for learning how to think and behave with more self-assurance at work, in social situations, and even in relationships. Self-esteem is shaped by your thoughts, relationships, and experiences. When you were growing up, your successes, failures, and how you were treated by your family, teachers, coaches, religious authorities, and peers determined how you feel about yourself. But you can shift your thinking and reclaim your self-worth with the help of Self-Esteem For Dummies. Helps you understand the ranges of self-esteem and the benefits of promoting self-esteem Arms you with the tools to learn how to think and behave with more self-assurance Covers the importance of mental wellbeing, assertiveness, resilience, and more Shows you how to improve your self-image, increase personal power, and feel better about yourself If you're looking to boost your sense of self-worth, Self-Esteem For Dummies sets you on the path to a more confident, awesome you.

The self plays an integral role in human motivation, cognition, and social identity. A Contextual Behavioral Guide to the Self translates this difficult—yet essential—therapeutic process into easy-to-apply steps and user-friendly language. For many clients, it's incredibly difficult to shed preconceived notions of “who they really are,” and negative perceptions of the self can lead to feelings of low self-worth that stand in the way of treatment. Furthermore, every client who partakes in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) must identify a self as part of their treatment, and clinicians often report that observing the self, or “self as context,” is the most difficult of all six core ACT processes. Problems with the self arise when clients orient themselves in the world and learn to relate to others, but these problems can vary considerably. For example, some clients may have deficits in developing a strong sense of self in the first place—particularly if they are diagnosed with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Depressed clients or those with borderline personality disorder (BPD) may develop a skewed, negative sense of self, and those with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) may develop an inflated sense of self. With this unique road map, you will learn to apply the complex theory of the self into everyday practice, and help all clients develop empathy, compassion, and flexible perspective taking—leading to better treatment outcomes and better lives for clients.

Are you ready to get in touch with your Real Self? Liberate your Sense of Self with this personal diary and writing journal. Filled with candid quotations, affirmations, and illustrations that serve as thought-provoking prompts, this Guided Journal to a Healthy Sense of Self encourages you to look deep within, and provides plenty of space for writing, drawing, reflection, and self-expression. Do you ever wonder how you ended up where you are now? Confirm what you may have already suspected—that your motivations aren’t always what they seem. Journaling can help you fi nd clarity and perspective in what truly motivates you as you get in touch with who you are. Understanding why you’re unsatisfied with the results of your efforts and what you’re really trying to accomplish can lead to making better choices and seeing more positive, successful outcomes. Discover the fascinating reasons behind WHY you do WHAT you do and change your destiny! • Features over 120 provocative and compelling quotes to spark introspection • Includes a synopsis of the Sense of Self Method and a glossary of key terms • The perfect gift for anyone who is ready to let go of the past and embrace a happier, healthier future