Stop Giving It Away: How to Stop Self-Sacrificing and Start Claiming Your Space, Power, and Happiness

Winner of the National Indie Excellence Book Award for Women s Issues in 2015, Stop Giving It Away untangles what binds so many women to other people s needs, wants and expectations. Cherilynn Veland, a social worker, counselor and coach, builds a case for what women can do to make changes that will help them live more fulfilling personal and professional lives.


Stop Giving It Away illustrates real-life stories of women who to the detriment of their relationships and personal happiness have given away too much at home and at work. The book offers a toolkit for recognizing and analyzing unhealthy behaviors, developing healthy relationship strategies, and setting good personal boundaries.


Accessible, entertaining, and illuminating, Stop Giving It Away is a book for every woman who tends to put everyone else first and herself last.