Whose Life Is It Anyway?: Living Life on Your Own Terms - Tapa blanda

Life is full of opportunity for 20-somethings, but it's also far more pressured than ever before. Whether it's the proliferation or the homogeneity of images of beauty and success that wallpaper our world, we know what a beautiful woman looks like - and we know what a perfect life looks like too. We live in a world that floods us with expectations about everything - from what we should weigh to what we should wear to how often we should be having sex and how much money we should be making. As a consequence, we begin to feel that we need to tick all these boxes in order to have 'the Perfect Life'. When we inevitably fall short, we feel anxious - we feel that we are failing and have the sense we are losing control. As a result, increasing numbers of young women are battling with issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, bullying, perfectionism, toxic friendships and relationships, pressure to succeed or conform, and poor body image. At an age when life should be exciting, fun and relatively care-free, more and more young women are adrift and struggling.

Dr Linda Papadopoulos understands the issues and has the experience to guide and support young women to help get their lives back on track so they can feel happier, more confident, more in control. Whose Life Is It Anyway? offers valuable insight and practical self-help to empower women to throw off the burden of expectation and start leading the lives they want to lead.

I hate letting people down, but more than that, I don't want to let myself down. I know that I can be anything and do anything, and I look around and there are all these really successful people living these 'perfect' lives and I want that to be me. It's just that sometimes I feel that no matter how hard I try I can't manage to keep up - maybe I just need to try harder. Sarah, 25

In Whose Life Is It Anyway?, leading psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos lifts the lid on our high-pressure world to see what's really happening in the lives of 20-something women. We live in a world that floods us with expectations about everything - from what we should weigh to what we should wear to how often we should be having sex and how much money we should be making. It's easy to feel that we need to tick all these boxes in order to have 'the perfect life'. And when we inevitably fall short, we feel anxious - we feel as if we are failing and have the sense that we are losing control.

Dr Linda Papadopoulos offers valuable insight and practical strategies that will empower you to start leading the life you want to and to have the relationships you want, free from the toxic load of anxiety and stress. Whose Life Is It Anyway? will help you to live life on your own terms - and find a happier, more confident you.

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