Smiling on the Outside: Secrets, Sex, Shame and the Search for Self-Love
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Author: Ann Peck
Publisher: Curvy World Media LLC
Paperback:
ISBN 10: 0998445533
ISBN 13: 978-0998445533
A six-time award-winning book. There is no safety in silence, only the loss of "self." We hide our dirty little secrets because we fear the judgment of others. Alone, we ask "Can I bear myself? Can I stand the truth?" Until we shatter our secrets and share our stories to be released from shame, we cannot find the freedom, joy, and love that's waiting for us on the other side. Picking up the pieces after the emotional and financial devastation, Ann Peck revisits the hidden stories that shaped her self-concept and self-doubt. Anxiety, rape, domestic violence, a husband's sex addiction, failed relationships, codependency, resentments, and sexual shame, they're all there in her unblinking search for empowerment and self-love.
Recipient of SIX National and International Book Awards
Gold Medal -- The Living Now Awards for Sexuality/Femininity
Winner -- The National Indie Excellence(R) Awards for Sexuality
Finalist -- The National Indie Excellence(R) Awards for Women's Issues
Finalist -- The Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Relationships
Finalist -- International Book Awards for Self-Help: Relationships
Finalist -- American Book Fest Best Book Awards for Self-Help: Relationships
Review
Advance Praise for Smiling on the Outside
"What Ann does in this book, is what we as therapists dream our clients will do in a lifetime of sessions. She says with compassion for herself, what most want to hide - and hide from." --Dr. Theo Tsaousides, Author of Brainblocks Overcoming the 7 Hidden Barriers to Success
"With courageous raw self-examination and astounding awareness, Ann has thrown wide the locked chamber of her silent, secret life, giving us hope for living in Joy with true and lasting transformation." --Bob Wakitsch, Co-Author of The Midas Touch
"Smiling on the Outside is captivating. Ann has a very powerful voice and I celebrate her courage to share her stories so others can know they are not alone." --Ann Aubitz, Author of The Many Faces of Down Syndrome
"Smiling on the Outside is a beautiful journey of truth, unabashed self-discovery, and introspective exploration of what it means to say the words, "I AM." The ease with which Peck shares her story and provides nuggets of wisdom that you can sink your emotional and intellectual wisdom into, gives readers the room to breathe into their truth, through the inspiration of honest, transparent, storytelling. As the saying goes, "Your truth shall set you free..." as will learning to smile on the inside." --Rick Clemons, Motivational Speaker and Author of Frankly My Dear I'm Gay
"She's written this book for all of us who say, "Me, too" when reading her words, giving us permission to stop hiding our shame." --Lisa Van Ahn, Author of I AM...A Girl's Guide to Harnessing Super Powers
About the Author
Ann Peck is a clinical sexologist, skilled sex and intimacy coach, writer, dynamic keynote speaker and host of the popular Straight Talk for a Curvy World(R) podcast. Ann's mission is to help you remember you're not alone, you're not the only one, and you're not crazy either. A frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, Ann has been interviewed and had her work featured in numerous places, including The Good Men Project and Silence Speaks.
