{"product_id":"the-inner-self-by-hugh-mackay-9781760787745","title":"The Inner Self","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow can I get in touch with this real self, underlying all my surface behaviour? How can I become myself?\u003c\/em\u003e — Carl Rogers, US psychotherapist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Inner Self\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about the ways we hide from the truth about ourselves and the psychological freedom we enjoy when we finally face that most searching question of all: 'Who am I, really?'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHugh Mackay explores our 'top 20' hiding places— from addiction to materialism, nostalgia to victimhood. He explains how it is our fear of love's demands that drive us into hiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe argues that love is our highest ideal, the richest source of life's meaning and purpose, and the key to our emotional security, personal serenity and confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet Mackay exposes the great paradox of human nature: while love brings out our best, we don't always want our best brought forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePowerfully written and drawing on a lifetime of research, \u003cem\u003eThe Inner Self\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of extraordinary insight by one of Australia's most respected psychologists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244597522668,"sku":"9781760787745","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760787745-the-inner-self-1.jpg?v=1788004508","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-inner-self-by-hugh-mackay-9781760787745","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}