Are You Mad At Me?

How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You

By Meg Josephson | Publisher: Random House

About the book

'A cure for chronic people-pleasing' Adam Grant, author of Think Again

Are you constantly worried about what people think of you? Psychotherapist Meg Josephson explores the common survival instinct fawning and offers explanations, comfort and solutions.

If you ever:

• Leave social situations overthinking something you’ve said
• Overlook your own boundaries to make other people happy
• Struggle to say what you really want – even to yourself

You might be fawning.

In Are You Mad at Me? Meg challenges the idea that people-pleasing is a personality trait, exposing it to be an instinct learned in childhood to become more appealing to a perceived threat in order to feel safe. Yet many people are stuck in this way of being for their whole lives.

Weaving her own moving story with case studies and thought-provoking exercises, Meg will show you how to identify your needs, rethink conflict and build stronger connections: empowering you to stop focusing on what others think and start living for you.

'This book will feel like coming up for air. Read it and get free' Katherine Morgan Schafler

Reader Reviews:

‘Feels like a comforting hand on the shoulder’
‘Gives me strength to continue to make changes in my life’
‘This book changed my life’

Editions of Are You Mad At Me?

Hardcover
ISBN 9781529949612
Paperback
ISBN 9781529949629
Paperback
ISBN 9781529949643
EBook
ISBN 9781529949636
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781529957372

Read an Excerpt

'A cure for chronic people-pleasing' Adam Grant, author of Think Again

Are you constantly worried about what people think of you? Psychotherapist Meg Josephson explores the common survival instinct fawning and offers explanations, comfort and solutions.

If you ever:

• Leave social situations overthinking something you’ve said
• Overlook your own boundaries to make other people happy
• Struggle to say what you really want – even to yourself

You might be fawning.

In Are You Mad at Me? Meg challenges the idea that people-pleasing is a personality trait, exposing it to be an instinct learned in childhood to become more appealing to a perceived threat in order to feel safe. Yet many people are stuck in this way of being for their whole lives.

Weaving her own moving story with case studies and thought-provoking exercises, Meg will show you how to identify your needs, rethink conflict and build stronger connections: empowering you to stop focusing on what others think and start living for you.

'This book will feel like coming up for air. Read it and get free' Katherine Morgan Schafler

Reader Reviews:

‘Feels like a comforting hand on the shoulder’
‘Gives me strength to continue to make changes in my life’
‘This book changed my life’

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Are You Mad At Me? about?

'A cure for chronic people-pleasing' Adam Grant, author of Think Again

Are you constantly worried about what people think of you? Psychotherapist Meg Josephson explores the common survival instinct fawning and offers explanations, comfort and solutions.

If you ever:

• Leave social situations overthinking something you’ve said
• Overlook your own boundaries to make other people happy
• Struggle to say what you really want – even to yourself

You might be fawning.

In Are You Mad at Me? Meg challenges the idea that people-pleasing is a personality trait, exposing it to be an instinct learned in childhood to become more appealing to a perceived threat in order to feel safe. Yet many people are stuck in this way of being for their whole lives.

Weaving her own moving story with case studies and thought-provoking exercises, Meg will show you how to identify your needs, rethink conflict and build stronger connections: empowering you to stop focusing on what others think and start living for you.

'This book will feel like coming up for air. Read it and get free' Katherine Morgan Schafler

Reader Reviews:

‘Feels like a comforting hand on the shoulder’
‘Gives me strength to continue to make changes in my life’
‘This book changed my life’

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Are You Mad At Me??

Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Coping with / advice about personal, social and health topics > Coping with / advice about anxiety and phobias

Where can I read a sample of Are You Mad At Me??

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781529949612

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Are You Mad At Me??

Meg Josephson

Who is the Publisher of the book Are You Mad At Me??

Random House

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Are You Mad At Me? is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781529949612) and paperback(ISBN 9781529949629) and paperback(ISBN 9781529949643) and ebook(ISBN 9781529949636) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781529957372)

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