Be-good-to-yourself Therapy

Elf-Help

by Cherry Hartman, R.W. Alley (Illustrator)

Our all-time bestseller! Do you feel bad if you express anger? Are you ashamed of your feelings? Do you harass yourself if you make a mistake or fail? Do you experience guilt when you put your own needs before those of others? Be-good-to-yourself Therapy will help you overcome the distorted notions that keep you from living fully and honestly.

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Self Help

84 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 1987

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s a short little thing, but it was all right. I kind of feel bad that I'm giving it such a low rating for a self-help book that has potential. It’s phrased differently to normal advice like ”love yourself before you can love others.” As I mentioned before though it wasn't all that bad. There was advice that I knew that I’d like to remember just in case.

[Clare Bateman · Rating 5 out of 5]

My mum gave me this book as a reminder to look after myself x

[Div Manickam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good reminder to be in the here and now. thanks Cherry for the Elf-help :)

- some days are good, and some are bad - that's the circle of life...
- breathe, take care of yourself and feel everything you need and want ...
- share with folks that care about you and cry if you need to ...

-- Highlights from the book --
1. trust yourself. you know what you want and need.
8. when you are scared, let someone know. isolating yourself when you're scared makes it worse.
21. when someone yells at you, support yourself .. breathe .. think about the message they are trying to get across to you.
35. when someone gives you a gift, say "thankyou". that's all you need to do.

[Antonia Goycoolea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buenos consejos, algunos dejan huella, como el 5, 26, 27,33,34

[Maaikies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adviezen die je een glimlach bezorgen.

[Alona Perlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming!

The Elf-Help books are always charming and uplifting. They are full of wisdom and always lift your mood. I have never been disappointed with any Elf Help book. Thank you.

[Stacy Nalley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good reminders to be good to yourself!

[Elias Osland · Rating 5 out of 5]

beste selvhjelpsboken. Søt og lettlest

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and super quick read
Found this in my garage years ago and finally read it today.

Has some good lessons to remind myself.

[Nadine Rose Larter · Rating 1 out of 5]

Gosh. I kind of expected this to be at least mildly heartwarming but it was just kind of ridiculously lame. I sort of feel bad for saying that - like I'm betraying something by admitting that I didn't like it and just asking for karma to kick my ass. Perhaps the advice is so outdated now that it just seems obvious, but that idea doesn't really help. It is simply a list of a whole bunch of rather "duh" advice that doesn't take much of a genius to conclude coupled with a bunch of illustrations of elves. The illustrations are cute though. And in black & white. I'm kind of considering grabbing my pencil crayons and colouring them in... Otherwise the book is pretty small so it would make a great coaster!

[Becks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Be-good-to-yourself Therapy by Cherry Hartman

A little pamphlet of a book stock full of good advice that should be so simple for us, yet for many we just don't do it. Easy things that would help our individual selves out, but yet, we overlook them or ignore them completely.

Little gems like:

1. Trust yourself. You know what you want and need.

So many times people don't trust themselves and actually listen to their internal self. It's something so simple, yet so hard for many people.

13. When you see someone else's hurt face, breathe. You are not responsible for making other people happy.

30. When you have tears, cry.

and my favourite:

37. If one these rules seems wrong for you, talk about it with someone. Then, rewrite it so it fits you.

[Courtney Mroch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first "Elf-Help" book I read. Someone must've given them to me (I have 3 others) but I had set them on my desk and forgot about them. Then I set other things --more and more other things-- on my desk until they were buried. Recently I cleaned, found these, and decided to flip through this one to decide which pile to put them in: keep or donate.

The first pages I read brought instant relief to my stressed senses so I paused and read the whole thing cover-to-cover. Such wonderfully concise, poignant words paired with delightful illustrations. A gem of a little book! DEFINITELY a KEEPER!

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspirational. Love it.

[James Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This can be read in 30 minutes, and it is very inspirational. It is a book of quotes, so do not expect a book with a lot of dialectics.

[J Crossley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Elf Help book gives ways to treat yourself better.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the elf help books. They offer simple suggestions for everyday living.

[Sonya · Rating 3 out of 5]

It probably took 10 minutes to read this book. It has some good advice though.