Loving Him without Losing You

Book excerpt: Are you a Disappearing Woman? "Beverly Engel has identified a widespread problem and providedwomen with wise guidelines for bursting through it. She writes withcompassion and insight. If you think you are a Disappearing Woman,you will drink in this book as if it were a health-giving elixir.It is!"-Susan Page, author of How One of You Can Bring the Two ofYou Together and If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single? "This remarkably helpful book offers new insights into why so manywomen surrender their individuality in relationships. Don't waituntil your hair is on fire to read it."-Maxine Schnall, founder andExecutive Director of Wives Self Help "A book of depth and power. I highly recommend it not only to womenwho lose themselves in their relationships with men but to theparents of adolescent girls who need to be taught how to viewthemselves as valuable beings separate from their relationshipswith men and boys."-Michael Gurian, author of The Good Son and AFine Young Man Do you frequently find yourself putting your lover's needs ahead ofyour own? Do you tend to lose yourself in your romanticrelationships? Have you ever neglected your career, your friends,or even your health while in the midst of a love affair? Now, in this landmark book, Beverly Engel examines the intricatereasons why so many women submerge themselves in theirrelationships with men-and offers a straightforward, empoweringprogram that you can use to free yourself from the powerful grip ofthis all-too-common problem and rediscover yourself as a Woman ofSubstance.