Book description
Is it possible to be truly successful as a person? Or must we, as most
of us do, continue to live our lives feeling in some way trapped and
oppressed, frustrated, irritable, haunted by worries and regrets,
creating misery for ourselves and others?
In 'The Successful Self', leading psychologist Dorothy Rowe shows us
how to live more comfortably and creatively within ourselves by
achieving a fuller understanding of how we experience our existence and
how we perceive the threat of its annihilation.
She demonstrates how to develop the social and personal skills we lack,
retaining the uniqueness of our individuality while becoming an integral
part of the life around us and learning how to value and accept ourselves.
With the originality, clarity and unfailing wisdom she has become
famous for, Dorothy Rowe enables us to revolutionise our own lives and
the lives of others in the process of becoming a Successful Self.
Praise for Dorothy Rowe's books:
'Dorothy Rowe stands out amongst psychologists for her clear insight
into human experience'
Independent
'Dorothy Rowe is full of robust good sense, rare intuitive wisdom and
unhurried sensitivity'
Nigella Lawson, The Times
'Wise and witty, factual and poetic, and a luminous path to
self-understanding for all of us'
Jill Tweedie Dorothy Rowe was born in Australia in 1930, and worked as
a teacher and child psychologist before coming to England, where she
obtained her PhD at Sheffield University. From 1972 until 1986 she was
head of Clinical Psychology. She is now engaged in writing, lecturing
and research, and is world-renowned for her work on how we communicate
and why we suffer. Her books include ''Wanting Everything', ''Beyond
Fear' and ''Time On Our Side'.
