All About Me

Recently, a client told me about a book called, All About Me.    All About Me invites you to reflect on personal preferences - likes and dislikes, make personal judgments, and even asks some ethical questions.

Why would this book be helpful?

Sometimes, in relationships, one partner has a tendency to "give in" to what the other partner wants/likes.  It can be simple like not choosing the restaurant you really want to go to, to complex when power and control come into play in a relationship. 

Sometimes couples differ in terms of their personality strength and also in their need to have things their own way.  In the best relationships,  couples work through these differences and make conscious efforts to share the power and  decision making.

In some relationships, the power is not shared.  If you are the person who feels like you don't get to do the things you want to do, or if you feel you need to "go along to get along" you can actually lose sight of your own likes and dislikes.  You can also build up a lot of resentment, but that is another post...

All About Me can be really helpful for a person who has been giving in, or giving up his/her own desires in order to please another.  It is a workbook for adults.  You have the opportunity to think about and write about what YOU really like.  That sounds simple enough, but some of the questions can be really challenging.

I can see this book being a great gift for a student heading off to college.  What a great way to get in touch with your own needs and desires before being challenged by the complexities of university atmosphere.

I think this book would be helpful for someone who has recently had a break-up or divorce.  There is typically a lot of self examination following a breakup, and think All About Me would be a wonderful way to support your own healing.

Or, if you simply enjoy self-exploration, you can have some fun making decisions that reflect who you really are, inside, and when you bump up against a tough question, you can be curious about why that particular question challenges you.

I hope you'll check this out, and I would love to know your thoughts on the book.

Cynthia
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