Author(s): Harriet Goldhor Lerner (Senior Staff Psychologist, Menninger Clinic, USA)

Self Improvement

Pretending, says Harriet Lerner, is so closely associated with femininity that it is, quite simply, what the culture teaches women to do. Truth-telling is, on the other hand, closely linked to whatever is most essential in people's lives. It is the foundation of authenticity, self-regard, intimacy, integrity and joy.