Table of Contents
Introduction: Come Slay with Me ix
Part I Let's Slay Together 1
Chapter 1 Fighting and Winning My Own Battle 3
Chapter 2 Meet Your Dragon 25
Chapter 3 The Fine Line between Struggling and Suffering 41
Part II Seven Ways You're Feeding Your Dragon and How to Stop 63
Chapter 4 You Set Superhero Expectations in a Mortal's World 65
Chapter 5 You Quietly Yell at Yourself All Day Every Day 87
Chapter 6 You Posture Like a Pro, Then Wonder Why Nobody Sees Your Pain 107
Chapter 7 You Compare the Way You Feel to the Way Others Look 129
Chapter 8 You Just. Can't. Say. No 149
Chapter 9 You Forecast the Worst for the Future 171
Chapter 10 Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places 193
Part III Getting Rid of Your Dragon for Good 215
Chapter 11 Three Secret Weapons for Killing Your Dragon 217
Chapter 12 How to Listen to Yourself Once You're Free 239
Part IV Its Bigger than You 259
Chapter 13 The Ripple Effect of Triumph 261
Chapter 14 Raising Dragon Slayers 277
Epilogue: Slay On 293
Resources 296
Acknowledgments 299
About the Author 303