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Has anyone ever told you they loved you and your first response to that miraculous, brave statement was “No, you don’t” or “No, you can’t”? … And then you started rambling off a list of reasons why he or she … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Self-esteem may or may not be a “cultural construct,” as they say in academia — but how good a person feels about him- or herself is largely based on how adeptly he or she complies with the social norms of whatever … Continue reading
In a recent interview, controversial “Tiger Mother” Amy Chua called herself “a critic of the self-esteem movement. There are studies that we talk about at length in our book that show that self-esteem – it’s not that it just doesn’t – … Continue reading
Someone asked me at another website why it is that some of us habitually talk ourselves out of great opportunities and activities that might be enriching, engaging or fun — and how can we break this habit? I think we … Continue reading
Can a whole generation suffer collectively from self-loathing? A British politician believes that it can — and that it is. We hear a lot these days — and scientific research confirms it — about young Americans being raised by their … Continue reading
We came to hate ourselves for disparate reasons along disparate routes. Trauma. Abuse. Neglect. Inept role modeling. Bad luck. Our own acts. Those of others. The causes are endless. But the results are amazingly the same. Each amputee or millionaire … Continue reading
Henrik Ibsen’s 1896 play John Gabriel Borkman was a massive hit when it first appeared on Scandinavian stages. Basically it’s the sad story of Ella Rentheim, a poor woman whose lover, the ambitious John Gabriel Borkman, leaves her in order to … Continue reading
San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle wonders whether Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead yesterday, was exquisitely skilled at portraying awkward, sad, tormented characters because the actor himself had low self-esteem: “He most often played people who were … Continue reading
Hello there. This is the beginning of the new Unworthy blog. Inspired by my book Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself, this blog is a place where we can all talk about low self-esteem — what it is, where it … Continue reading