We use the word all the time. We say that one young person ‘lacks self-esteem’, that another ‘suffers from low self-esteem’ and another ‘has self-esteem issues’. We say it. We write it. We seem to ...

Low self-esteem is at the root of many mental health and performance challenges. It can have many causes such as childhood trauma, abuse, being bullied or feeling you don’t belong. In later life, ...