An essential guide to stopping the cycle of self-deception and facing the hard truths that will transform your relationships and self-worth.

Do you...
Say you're fine when you're not?
Convince yourself it's too late to choose differently?
Avoid speaking up to keep the peace?
Stay in the wrong relationship because leaving would be too painful?

If this is you, it's okay. Couples therapist Maria G. Sosa explains that self-deception is a protective mechanism many women rely on to stay safe and avoid pain, especially in our relationships. Yet while our lives may look fine from the outside, we can't help but feel restless and wonder, "Is there more?"

The answer is a resounding yes. In Can We Be Honest?, Sosa reveals the steps you can take to stop these patterns of self-denial and create a life of greater alignment, joy and personal freedom. Drawing on surprising clinical insights, Sosa breaks down familiar lies, from "Oh, it's nothing" (denial) and "There's a right and wrong choice" (black and white thinking) to "That's what I'm supposed to do" (the trap of the "shoulds") - lies she knows first-hand. Through her personal journey of confronting the truth of her husband's betrayal and stories of clients she meets along the way, readers will gain concrete strategies for cultivating the necessary courage to choose honesty over self-deception, temporary discomfort over a lifetime of complacency, and disappointing others - but never ourselves.