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Do you feel stuck in your life? Do you wonder why? Does something seem wrong, but you can’t put your finger on it? In The Lies We Tell Ourselves, psychotherapist Jon Frederickson reveals the ways we fool ourselves and how to get unstuck.Through dozens of stories and examples, he shows how the apparent cause of our problems is almost never the real cause. In addition, he reveals what we really fear and how to face it. In these pages you’ll discover• How to identify the lies you tell yourself• How to face the truths you have avoided• Why you stay with someone who isn’t good for you• How to stop saying yes when you really mean noAlthough we may use falsehoods to escape pain, clinging to our fantasies actually becomes the source of greater suffering. This book shows how to create a better life by letting go of our lies and facing reality. It also demonstrates that therapy is not merely a chat; it is a relationship between two people devoted to facing the deepest truths of our lives so we can be healed.“This book is a revelation—a gift to all who come across it. I can’t recommend this book highly enough!”—Patricia Coughlin, PhD, author of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy“I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone who wants to see what therapy is really about or who wants to increase the value of the psychotherapy they engage in or offer to others.”—Peter Fenner, PhD, author of Radiant Mind and Natural AwakeningEditorial ReviewsReview”The Lies We Tell Ourselves explodes our illusions so we might come into a true, authentic relationship with ourselves and others. The world is full of distortion and avoidance, but Jon creates a startling space where emotional truth can be fearlessly spoken. His writing has the feel of both psychological and spiritual mastery. His brilliant, richly informed, hard fought, and gritty wisdom is a gift to us all.”–Susan Warshow, MSW, Founder, DEFT InstituteAbout the AuthorJon is on the faculty of the Washington School of Psychiatry where he is co-chair of the Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy TrainingProgram. He is also chair of the Intensive Short Term DynamicPsychotherapy Training program of the Norwegian ISTDP Society andfaculty on the ISTDP Training Program of the Italian EDT Society and the Laboratorium Psykoeducaji in Warsaw. He conducts trainings inNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Italy, Lebanon, and the United States.He has a website istdpinstitute.com where you can download videos,webinars, and articles, and access ISTDP training online. You can alsovisit the ISTDP Institute Facebook page atfacebook.com/DynamicPsychotherapyHis book,Co-Creating Change: Effective Dynamic Therapy Techniques (May 2013), won the first prize in psychiatry at the British Medical Association BookAwards. His new book, The Lies We Tell Ourselves: How to Face the Truth, Accept Yourself and Create a Better Life was published on January 1,2017.File Size: 889 KBPrint Length: 178 pagesPublisher: Seven Leaves Press (January 1, 2017)http://www.amazon.com/Lies-We-Tell-Ourselves-Yourself-ebook/…