On Self-hatred

This is a book that, with immense compassion and fellow feeling, investigates the phenomenon of self-hatred while giving pragmatic advice on how to overcome it. It asks where the feeling comes from, what it makes us do and how we might become kinder and more compassionate towards ourselves.

We have probably spent far too much of our lives disliking ourselves and attacking everything we say, do or feel, while not even realising what we’re up to. It’s time to overcome our masochism and move towards a more self-forgiving and accepting stance.

The School of Life: On Self Hatred is a guide to the more compassionate and gentle relationship we should have had with ourselves from the start, and can all achieve now. Identifies the origins and consequences of self-hatred and provides advice for leading a more self-accepting life. Encourages us to develop assertiveness against self-hatred and gives us the tools to challenge our inner critic. Accessible and pragmatic, with a compassionate and realistic tone, outlining the importance of self-care.