The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem is a psychology book written by Nathaniel Branden.

The book describes what Branden believes are the key elements that raise or lower the self-esteem of an individual.

Branden's six pillars are: The book received negative reviews from Library Journal, which called it "repetitive, verbose, and somewhat rambling",[1] and Kirkus Reviews, which called it "Inflated and repetitious".

[2] Reason gave a positive review, calling Branden's exploration of self-esteem "an important mission for our time" and the book "a call to consciousness and participation".

[3] The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem at the Internet Archive