The author of the core book of this movement maintains that she does not advocate submissiveness or the surrendering of one's self (see contradictions of this claim below); she proposes the surrendering of control over others. Indeed, in "Things Will Get as Good as You Can Stand" (subtitled "When you learn that it is better to receive than to give– The Superwoman's Practical Guide to Getting as Much as She Gives"), Doyle says women turn away praise, validation, and even help to appear to be in control.