In this provocative memoir, one woman discovers that after years spent prioritizing other people''s needs (her husband, their business, their children) over her own, she has reached a threshold she is ready to cross: putting herself first. Women everywhere are wrestling with all kinds of self-development challenges: perfectionism, boundaries, people pleasing, the pressures of mothering, the patriarchy, having a career. There are, of course, books to help us cope with each of these discrete issues, but what if the next frontier in all manner of personal growth is to put In this beautifully crafted and propulsive memoir, Kerry Docherty--a businesswoman, mother of two, and wife--details her journey to rediscover parts of herself buried under other people''s expectations, and how counterintuitively, the more she focused on saying yes to the things that made her feel good, and no to the things that did not, the more she overflowed with creativity, ease, presence, and purpose. In cinematic detail and with breathtaking honesty, Kerry describes the events that made her realize she was giving too much of herself--to a marriage with her college sweetheart that wasn''t as fulfilling as she''d hoped, to the family startup, and to the growing family that demanded attention she didn’t always want to give. Determined to feel Along her journey to self-understanding, Kerry wrestled with the demands of capitalism, complicated family dynamics, what it means to be good and bad, and the consequences of telling the truth. With incisive observation, biting humor, and a willingness to start uncomfortable conversations, <Selfish <is an unapologetic call to action for women everywhere....

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Kerry Docherty