Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Self Matters Companion
Phillip C. McGraw · 2003
60/100
👎 Skip It
The workbook format does make the Self Matters concepts more actionable, and the structured exercises around defining moments and pivotal relationships give readers something concrete to do. But this is a companion volume that cannot stand alone, the depth is limited by the celebrity self-help format, and clinically grounded workbooks in the same space offer more substance without the TV-personality framing. Useful only if you are already working through Self Matters.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness55
Craft & writing60
Originality48
Evidence & accuracy58
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit78
👁 Human-eye gut-check58
Penny’s verdict60
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