Please Yourself: How to Stop People-Pleasing and Transform the Way You Live

We are all people-pleasers in one way or another – even those who deny it. Whether at work, home or in our relationships, we all know how it feels to want people to like us. The problem comes when we give up our own needs along the way. In this life-changing book, psychotherapist Emma Reed Turrell explains the different ‘types’ of people-pleaser and provides practical, reassuring advice on how to better understand – and stop – people-pleasing behaviour when it starts to affect your own needs. Please Yourself will help you care for others in the right way – and ultimately, help you take better care of yourself. In Please Yourself, Emma Reed Turrell delves into the intricacies of personal growth and self-esteem, shedding light on the compulsive behaviour that often stems from a desire to please others. She offers a fresh perspective on self-help, emphasising the importance of prioritising one's own needs over the pressure of peer and family expectations. For fans of Chase Hill (How to Read People Like a Book), Philippa Perry (Couch Fiction), Kristin Neff (Self-Compassion), Aziz Gazipura (Less Nice, More You), and Nedra Glover Tawwab (The Set Boundaries Workbook).