{"product_id":"worth-the-new-science-of-self-esteem","title":"Worth \/\/ The New Science of Self-Esteem and Secure Attachment (Pre-order, Sep 15 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlatonic\u003c\/i\u003e, a groundbreaking guide exploring the promise (and limits) of secure attachment to help us feel better and boost our self-esteem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat if what you thought you knew about secure attachment was wrong? Or worse, making you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emore\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003einsecure?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Marisa G. Franco is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling friendship expert whose advice Glennon Doyle calls “wise, concrete, and effective”—Dr. Franco literally wrote the book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e how to become a securely attached friend. But since then, she’s realized that when we feel unworthy, the things we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ethink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e should make us feel secure and raise our self-esteem often backfire:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptimistic self-talk makes us feel worse, not better.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePositive feedback raises our blood pressure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompliments make us uncomfortable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePositive events make us sicker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe good news: Self-esteem is a skill that can be learned—and you can get better at it, which in turn strengthens all your other relationships. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Dr. Franco mines promising new research at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience to show us \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e so many of us still struggle with self-esteem (even in this self-obsessed age), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e we can build a foundation of lasting self-worth that doesn’t rely on likes or followers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough exercises, stories, and the cutting-edge science of memory reconsolidation, updating damaging memories to change the stories we tell ourselves, Dr. Franco shows how we can bring meaning, self-worth, and secure attachment back into our lives, from the inside out. If you feel like you’ve read every book on healing, but you are still struggling, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will help you finally find the transformation you’ve been looking for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Marisa G. Franco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlatonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She holds a PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Maryland and works as a professor there currently. 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