Geared to women who too often find themselves meeting the wants of others at the expense of their own needs, THE COURAGE TO BE YOURSELF provides necessary tools to help readers transform their fears into the courage to express their own authentic selves. By sharing her own journey and the journey of other women, Sue Patton Thoele helps readers learn to set boundaries, change self-defeating behaviour patterns, communicate effectively and, most importantly, become a loving and tolerant friend to themselves.

Thoele encourages women to:

· Discover their true selves
· Find their inner courage
· Develop emotional independence
· Face their inner fears
· Establish appropriate boundaries
· Communicate more effectively
· Change self-defeating behaviour
· Embrace their rights

Thoele's book is a blueprint for freedom. It has helped more than 100,000 women take control of their lives and learn to live authentically and enrich their lives and relationships.