Worth
The New Science of Self-Esteem and Secure Attachment
$71.95
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
From the New York Times bestselling author of Platonic, a groundbreaking guide exploring the promise (and limits) of secure attachment to help us feel better and boost our self-esteem.
What if what you thought you knew about secure attachment was wrong? Or worse, making you more insecure?
Dr. Marisa G. Franco is the New York Times bestselling friendship expert whose advice Glennon Doyle calls “wise, concrete, and effective.” Dr. Franco literally wrote the book on how …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798217046591 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Marisa G. Franco |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | G P Putnam's Sons |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 416g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“Some books explain us. Some books heal us. Worth somehow does both. Dr. Marisa G. Franco offers not just brilliant science, but a deeply human invitation to stop resisting what is true and start there instead. I can’t think of anyone who won’t need this book.”
—Jen Hatmaker, New York Times bestselling author and host of For the Love
“In Worth, Dr. Marisa Franco takes us in and out of the shadows of self-worth. Being better to ourselves and others is not found in the next TikTok trend or optimization hack but in the honest lighting of our insecurities.”
—Esther Perel, psychotherapist, author, and host of Where Should We Begin
“I’ve coached so many people who do everything right and still feel unlovable. Worth explains why, and what to do about it. This is the rare book that helps you actually feel worthy of love, rather than just putting ‘securely attached’ on your dating profile.”
—Logan Ury, behavioral scientist, dating coach, and author of How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love
“We don’t feel unworthy because something is wrong with us—we feel unworthy because something happened to us. In Worth, psychologist Marisa G. Franco goes where most attachment books don’t dare: into the memories your body never finished processing. The result is a groundbreaking fusion of neuroscience, IFS, somatic therapy, and psychedelic research that doesn’t just explain why we struggle to feel secure—it shows us how to finally get there.”
—Jessica Fern, author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
About The Author
Marisa G. Franco
Dr. Marisa G. Franco is the New York Times bestselling author of Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends. She holds a PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Maryland and currently works as a professor there. She writes for Psychology Today and has been featured as a psychologist in The New York Times, NPR, and Good Morning America. Dr. Franco delivers talks on connection, belonging, and worth across the country to private companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Her newest talk is entitled “Self-Worth at Work: The Key to Resilience in Times of Change.”
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