Drowning in Timidity: Women, Politeness & the Power of Assertive Living

by Cara Tuttle Bell

Drowning in Timidity provides the tools and insights needed for extending both the power and benefits of assertiveness beyond occasional use to improve our every day, so that we begin to communicate more clearly, advocate for ourselves and others firmly, and embrace the responsibility for intervening in the world around us as active bystanders, with the goal of creating a fairer and more equitable world.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a frank examination of politeness, particularly the way that white women have been taught it as a tool of patriarchy. Bell asks readers to examine their own assumptions of “politeness” and the ways in which it is often timidity in disguise. She argues for embracing assertive living not only for self empowerment but also for the creation of a more just society.