Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself

Self-loathing is a dark land studded with booby traps. Fumbling through its dark underbrush, we cannot see what our trouble actually is: that we are mistaken about ourselves. That we were told lies long ago that we, in love and loyalty and fear, believed. Will we believe ourselves to death? from Unworthy

As someone who has struggled with low self-esteem her entire life, Anneli Rufus knows only too well howthe world looks throughthe eyes ofthose who arenot comfortable in their own skin.In Unworthy, Rufus boldly explores how a lack of faith in ourselves can turn us intoour own worst enemies.

Drawing on extensive research, enlightening interviews, and her own poignant experiences, Rufus considers the question: What personal, societal, biological, and historical factors coalesced to spark this secret epidemic, and what can be done to put a stop to it?She reveals the underlying sources of low self-esteem and leads