Self Care isn't Selfish: Your roadmap for taking responsibility for your own happiness

Have you ever found yourself saying or thinking "What about me? When do I get a go?" and immediately felt guilty? If being kind, helpful and caring towards others is a natural part of who you are, but you find it hard to do something kind for yourself, this book is for you. This book shows you why and how to value your life and take responsibility for your own happiness, how to use your existing skills of kindness and unconditional support to embrace the power of self care. Using the analogy of a map, you will learn how to walk steadily away from the lands of Exhaustion Hollow and the historic Shire of "Should," avoiding Depression Swamp and Passive- Aggressive Trap, skirting Martyr Mountain Range, navigating the stumbling boulders of Anger Volcano, Go Round Again Circuit, Asking for Help Rockface and Beating Oneself up Bushlands, and spend your life in The Heartlands, balancing self care with caring for others. The book promises no "Magical Secrets," instead you will find straightforward practical principles, pragmatic suggestions based on experience, examples, worksheets and clearly defined, achievable steps to take. If you know that it's time to stop neglecting your own needs, become happier and more truly helpful and supportive to others then this book will help you get there. About the Author Susie Ascott founded Present Perfect in 1997, a Life Coaching business with a vision of a world filled with joy and laughter, where people work and play together in a spirit of co-operation and mutual support. She has been teaching and studying hatha yoga since 2006. Her practices of yoga, permaculture and earth- based spirituality, along with a love of gardening, reading, writing, and painting, inform her approach to life coaching. She lives by the ocean in Perth Western Australia. Susie_coach@bigpond.com