Set Free to Live Free: Breaking Through the 7 Lies Women Tell Themselves

by Saundra Dalton-Smith

Overview

Imagine life with unlimited possibility, where fear, misconceptions, and insecurities don't have the power to rob us of our potential or our dreams. In Set Free to Live Free, Saundra Dalton-Smith shows women how to break free from seven mental ties that hold them back, including striving for perfection, comparing themselves to others, all-or-nothing attitudes, and more. Through case studies and inspirational writing, she encourages women to embrace spontaneity, be transparent, nurture their bodies, and cultivate a balanced life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800740085
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/17/2021
Edition description:	Updated Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician. She is a national and international media resource on the mind-body-spirit connection and a top 100 medical expert in Good Housekeeping Doctors' Secrets. She has been featured in many media outlets, including Women's Day, Redbook, First For Women, MSNBC, and Prevention. She lives in Alabama.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Part 1 Freedom Is a Choice

1 Strange Medicine 13

2 A Prescription for Living Free 21

Part 2 The Seven Lies Women Tell Themselves

Lie #1 Perfection

3 Perfection Is the Goal 35

4 I Am Perfectly Imperfect 47

Lie #2 Envy

5 I Would Be Happy Too If I Had Her Life 59

6 I Am Too Unique for Comparisons 69

Lie #3 Image

7 If I Do This, I Can Look Like That 81

8 My Body, My Temple, God's Choice 93

Lie #4 Balance

9 Life Is an All-or-None Activity 107

10 My Balanced Life Requires Addition and Subtraction 117

Lie #5 Control

11 Being in Control Is Better Than Spontaneity 131

12 Spontaneity Is God's Opportunity to Surprise Me 143

Lie #6 Emotions

13 Emotional Imbalance Is Only for Crazy Women 155

14 My Transparency Opens the Door for Soul Connections 165

Lie #7 Limits

15 Everything Comes with Conditions 179

16 My Only Limitations Are the Ties I Allow to Bind Me 189

Part 3 The Free Woman's Creed

17 The Diamond Society 201

Eight-Week Group Study Guide 207

About the Author 215