Stop Giving It Away: How to Stop Self-Sacrificing and Start Claiming Your Space, Power, and Happiness
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Stop Giving It Away: How to Stop Self-Sacrificing and Start Claiming Your Space, Power, and Happiness
By (Author) Cherilynn M. Veland
She Writes Press
She Writes Press
2nd July 2015
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Paperback
298
Width 139mm, Height 215mm
Description
National statistics on the twenty most common occupations for women and men show a huge gender disparity in the type of professions where women dominate: caring and service jobs are held predominantly by women.
The value that women provide in informal care to spouses, parents, parents-in-law, friends, and neighbors is estimated at $148 billion to $188 billion annually.
Womeneven those who have full-time jobsstill provide the majority of childcare and housework care for their families.
Women are twice as likely to experience anxiety as men.
1 in 4 women will require treatment for depression in their lifetime (versus 1 in 10 for men).
Reviews
"An insightful guide to navigating life's complexities. Melody Beattie, bestselling author of Codependent No More, The Language of Letting Go. Stop Giving It Away is a crucial read for women suffering from an all-too-common problem: they take care of everyone in their lives except themselves. This personal and detailed book will inspire you to take your life back, one step at a time. Dr. Andrea Bonior, Ph.D., author of The Friendship Fix Since the 1970s, womens roles and choices have expanded exponentially, yet our historical training in self-sacrifice remains intact, undermining all our gains. In this straight-talking, realistic, compassionate, and deeply wise book, Cherilynn Veland nails the reasons behind our habit of giving it awayespecially the often-ignored issue of how society and culture have shaped us to do soand offers practical strategies for overcoming your own personal pull toward unhealthy self-sacrifice. Stephanie Golden, author of Slaying the Mermaid: Women and the Culture of Sacrifice
Author Bio
Cherilynn Veland has worked extensively in psychiatric settings, child welfare agencies, domestic violence, sexual assault, and substance abuse treatment programs, and has consulted for corporate and employee assistance programs. A clinical social worker licensed through the State of Illinois toprovide counseling for individuals, couples, and families, Veland holds a masters degree in social work from the University of Alabama and is amember of the National Association of Social Workers. She currently runs a successful therapy and counseling practice in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago.
