8 Things Mom Never Taught Us About HEALthy Self-Esteem

What if the very lessons you needed to learn about self-worth… were the ones never taught?

In 8 Things Mom NEVER Taught Us About HEALthy Self-Esteem, Dr. Tanya R. Bankston invites readers into a deeply honest, transformative journey through the silent wounds many women carry—wounds shaped by abandonment, parentification, people-pleasing, and the relentless pursuit of being chosen.

This is not just a book. It is a mirror. A language. A liberation.

Grounded in the powerful TAGS™ (Throw-Away Girl Syndrome), TAWS™ (Throw-Away Woman Syndrome), and (RE)TAGS™ (Transformed And Growing Stronger) Healing Framework, this work unpacks the hidden patterns that keep women stuck in cycles of low self-worth, unhealthy relationships, and emotional self-abandonment.

Through raw storytelling, clinical insight, and soul-stirring reflection, Dr. Bankston reveals the “unspoken curriculum” many women were never given—eight essential truths about building HEALthy self-esteem from the inside out.

Inside this book, you will:

• Identify the root causes of your self-esteem struggles
• Understand how early life experiences shaped your relationship with love and validation
• Break free from toxic cycles of seeking approval and overextending yourself
• Reclaim your voice, your value, and your identity
• Begin the journey of (RE)TAGGING your life—on your terms

With a blend of clinical wisdom and lived experience, 8 Things Mom NEVER Taught Us About HEALthy Self-Esteem offers more than awareness—it offers transformation.

You are not what happened to you.

You are who you choose to become.

Reclaim. Rebuild. Reinvent.

Because healing isn’t about going back—

it’s about becoming who you were always meant to be.