Friedemann Schaub, M.D., Ph.D., is a physician, researcher, personal development coach, and the author of the award-winning book The Fear and Anxiety Solution. His research and advice have been featured in many publications, including Nature Medicine, Oprah Magazine, Huffington Post, Reader’s Digest, Teen Vogue, and Shape. He is the host of the Empowerment Solutions podcast and lives between Seattle, Washington, and the South of France.

Introduction

PART I
Taking Inventory
Why You Are Never Powerless

1 Survival and the Slow Loss of Self
2 The Subconscious Mind: Your Agent of Change

PART II
Taking Responsibility
From Anxiously Avoiding Discomfort to Confidently Creating Your Reality

3 The Victim Pattern and the Illusion of Powerlessness
4 Self-Responsibility: The Key to Owning Your Past
5 The Invisibility Pattern: Living Under the Radar
6 Self-Compassion: The Key to Owning Your Hidden Gifts
7 The Procrastinator Pattern: Waiting for Tomorrow
8 Self-Reliance: The Key to Owning Your Actions

PART III
Taking a Stand
From Pleasing Others to Loving Your Authentic Self

9 The Chameleon Pattern: Fitting In at All Costs
10 Self-Reflection: The Key to Owning Your Truth
11 The Helper Pattern: Over-Extended and Underappreciated
12 Self-Commitment: The Key to Owning Your Energy
13 The Lover Pattern: Aching for Love
14 Self-Love: The Key to Owning Yourself

PART IV
Taking Charge
Integration through Implementation

15 The Empowered Leader of Your Life

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

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