The Girl's Guide to Loving Yourself: A Book Abot Falling in Love With the One Person Who Matters Most..You

by Diane Mastromarino

Describes the importance of getting to know oneself, thinking about consequences before taking actions, and caring enough to say no to things that could be harmful or have negative effects on one's life.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

64 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

About the author

My mother had a brain tumor when I was five years old, and when I brought her greeting cards my kindergarten class had made, she smiled and spoke for the first time after her surgery. I was convinced greeting cards saved my mom, and my dream job became to write them.

I moved from Brooklyn, NY, to Boulder, CO, in 2000 to write greeting cards for Blue Mountain Arts publishing company. In the six years I spent at BMA, I wrote and published four self-help books for teenage girls.

I realized I didn’t just want to put the advice on a book shelf; I wanted the opportunity to deliver it first hand. I graduated from CU-Denver with an MA in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education in 2006, and now I feel like the luckiest person in the world to not only have accomplished my dream job, but to now work in my new dream job as the counselor at New Vista High School.

That’s my story in a nutshell.

Reviews

[Naico! Noco! Nicole! Neeco! Hello! · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was given to me by my best friend at a time when I was in a lot of pain, upheaval and change. I was 21... I'd consider myself a lover of tough, cerebral reads... and this book was tiny, simple, and such a quick, easy read. Yet I didn't wanna put it down till I spent all 7 minutes in it. I can't describe it and I can't believe my first book review is going to be about something marketed for people 7 years younger than me, but I'm a fan now. It was all kinds true and uplifting. I don't know if I just want to be ironic by quoting Hemingway, but you know when Hemingway wrote "All you need is one true line" or something? Yeah, well this is like a book entirely made up of one true lines. Cuts straight to the point in a motherly voice and doesn't waste any time. This was a shoulder, a pillow, a bus window on which to lay my heavy head. I loved it.

[Maris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this when I was a teenager. You know when people say you forget the words but remember how they made you feel? It applies to this book. I forgot about its actual content but I remember feeling empowered after reading it. I reread it because I’m passing it on to my eldest niece as a gift for her 18th birthday. Even now, I still found valuable reminders about my worth. It’d be great if every girl gets to recognize their value and live life unapologetically. It’s comforting to know that my niece would be able to read such same uplifting words.

[Imani · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I was reading this book I tried to think of how little me would’ve reacted to its content. Suffice it to say that I would’ve thought most of it was B.S. and that the author didn’t know what she was talking about lmao. However, reading this book at a much older age, I can say that much of what it claimed is true. Nonetheless, I would tell my younger self to take it all with a grain of salt.

[Krizzialaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick read. It reminds me of myself that I lost track of. I never knew I needed this book, so bad. Thank you for giving the light I needed to see and words I needed to hear.

[Morgan Watson · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was such a wonderfully funny read with my car salesman. The part about stirrups was riveting.

[Devan Bennett · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick and uplifting read.

[Nana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book--should be owned by every girl

[Rachel]

checking this out for olivia...

[Ilena · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great book for younger readers