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A Course in Self-Esteem 

Course Outline

by Channing Grigsby

1. The Subject Nobody Talks About
Introduction
Judgment, Denial, Resistance
Sources, Symptoms, Barriers
Pay-offs
Core Issues

2. Losses
Paradise Lost
Disillusionments and Disappointments
Pain and Suffering
Survival and CoDependency
Human Needs
What to Do About Them
Grieving and Healing

3. The Family
The Cradle of Self-Esteem
Dysfunctionality
Rules and Lessons
Poisonous Pedagogy

4. Shame
The Harvest of Dysfunctional Families
The Concept
Symptoms, Sources, Defenses
Solutions, Healing

5. The Abandoned Self
The Major Loss
The Creation of Self
Our Inner Child
Our Inner Critic

6. Identity and Authenticity
This Culture and Society
The White Male System
False and Real Selves
Abnormal As Normal
Enmeshment and Separation
Boundaries
Developmental Needs
Developmental Stages

7. Feelings: Part One
Felt and Known
Experienced and Expressed
Numbing Out
Discovering Feelings
Obstacles
Expression
Facts

8. Feelings: Part Two
Tough and Tender
Components
Fear
"Hey, who's in charge here, anyway?"

9. Compassion
The Myths of Pain
Unidentified Pain
Healing
Forgiveness
Releasing Resentment
Completing Strategies

10. The Journey of Love
Choosing
Achieving Separation
Experiencing Feeling
Love and Acceptance

© 1997, C. Grigsby, All Rights Reserved. 2 Aug 1988

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