A Princess and Her Garden: Becoming the Queen of Yourself

978-0-935652-93-2  $19.95
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Modern-day Fable Helps Women Get Back in Touch with Their Needs

Ah, the 21st Century Woman.

She works. She keeps house. She may have a spouse. And children. And likely aging parents, for whom she provides care. Her cell phone tells her what her clients need, her Facebook lets her friends reach her at any time, and her text messages flash questions from everybody else.

But in the midst of all that juggling, there is one important person the modern woman might be neglecting: Herself.

In A Princess and Her Garden: Becoming the Queen of Yourself (Center for Applications of Psychological Type, ISBN: 978-0-935652-93-2; hardback; 135 pages; $19.95; Self-Help: Personal Growth/Journaling), renowned psychologist and coach Patricia Adson, Ph.D. echoes the stories of many women who have learned to put others' needs first, and may have forgotten how to take care of themselves.

Using the fable of a princess who tends to everybody's garden except her own, and charming, gentle illustrations, Dr. Adson guides the reader through an internal reflection process, gently pointing out the corners of her life that require attention. A Princess and Her Garden also includes an interactive guided journal, whose detailed questions help move the reader from being the "Princess of Other People" to becoming the "Queen of Yourself."

The guided Journal has four sections:

• Then: How and you learned to care for the gardens of other people in the past.
• The In-Between: Focusing on the way in which you left your childhood, or a particular phase of your life.
• Now: Taking a good look at the present and deciding what you want to change in order to take charge of your life today.
• From Now On: Panning and affirming your approach to make sure that your garden continues to be well cared for and protected the rest of your life.

A Princess and Her Garden is a book and journal hybrid, brought to you by the Center for Applications of Psychological Type, founded by Isabel Myers, author of the trusted Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment. It is a poignant gift for the overburdened woman

PATRICIA ADSON, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, certified coach, educator and author. In addition to a private coaching practice, she is a mentor coach and member of the Leadership Team at Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, where she won the 2009 Excellence in Coaching Award. She is well-known for her work in the areas of personal balance, women in transition, and life purpose, and she is the author of Finding Your Own True North & Helping Others Find Direction in Life (1999), Depth Coaching: Discovering Archetypes for Empowerment, Growth, and Balance (2004) and A Princess and Her Garden (2011).

Reviews

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"…I thank the authors, Pat Adson, the psychologist/coach mom, and Jennifer Van Homer, the executive coach daughter, for writing such a beautiful fable with real potential for helping any age of princess, and the princess in all of us. I am giving it to co-workers and family members now…as it has a rich feel and beautiful illustrations.... [R]eading A Princess and Her Garden is really an intelligent inner dialogue we can all have with ourselves about how we care for ourselves and tend to our own lives." ~ John Schuster, Psychology Today

"Every now and then I find a book that may be written with a certain group in mind but seems to have a message that all of us can learn from and appreciate. A Princess and Her Garden by Dr. Patricia Adson is one of those books. It might be written for the woman today who is expected to do anything and everything to make others happy, but it can be just great for men like myself who feel as though they are being forced in the same box. Definitely the kind of reflective publication that is sure to help us make adjustments and live the life we were created for." ~ C. A. Webb, Conversations Book Club

"Many women, after years of giving to others, find they need to learn or re-learn how to care for themselves and put their own needs first. A Princess and Her Garden shows you the path to gain strength, focus on what's important, and reach past obstacles and limits that block your growth."~Helen Gallagher, BlogCritics.com

"A pure joy on many levels and both meaningful and entertaining, A Princess and Her Garden is beautifully illustrated. This little book is a wonderful gift for a friend or relative, a great tale to read with your spouse, or an intriguing read for a book club." ~ Eleanor K. Sommer, Writer/Editor, Wordcreekpress.com