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The Joy of Being Selfish: Why you need boundaries and how to set them by Michelle Elman
3 reviews
neni's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
This was quite good at doing what it was supposed to. The writing style was clear, concise and to the point, while not feeling analytical or boring. The author made some really good, insightful points and observations and gave clear solutions, exercises and examples to make the reader better understand the issues and what they can do about them in their own lives. Overall, a great resource to come back to on the theme of self-love and boundarie setting
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
memorable's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Thank you, Michelle!
This is the book I kinda knew I needed. It's such an important book for everyone, but especially women! I do hope it will be translated into German so I can give it to all my friends and family. All of us deserve to read this book and learn more about boundaries.
Michelle intertwines boundaries from different areas with examples from her own life with highlight her journey and show that she too started from scratch and it took work and effort and also pain to end up where she is. She's definitely a person I look up to!
This will not be the last time I've read this book. I've basically highlighted every second sentence. I want it to be my to-go-to-book whenever I need it. So again, thank you for this book!
This is the book I kinda knew I needed. It's such an important book for everyone, but especially women! I do hope it will be translated into German so I can give it to all my friends and family. All of us deserve to read this book and learn more about boundaries.
Michelle intertwines boundaries from different areas with examples from her own life with highlight her journey and show that she too started from scratch and it took work and effort and also pain to end up where she is. She's definitely a person I look up to!
This will not be the last time I've read this book. I've basically highlighted every second sentence. I want it to be my to-go-to-book whenever I need it. So again, thank you for this book!
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia
kylieqrada's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Honestly, my personal obsession with the author of this book may be biasing my opinion, but regardless, this book was a really solid and enjoyable read. Michelle Elman, or @scarrednotscared on Instagram, TikTok, and elsewhere on the interwebs, is just a true gem of a human and a joy to pretend to be friends with. She is also someone who I learn alot from on a daily basis through her Insta posts and stories, so when she announced a new book on boundaries I immediately preordered it, even thought it was only available at the time in the UK. Granted, the writing is not like scholar level, but poop on that arbritrary standard. I love having all of Michelle's wisdom on boundaries in one place, and this book also includes tons of practical advice and tips for applying boundaries in your own life. If you're a people pleaser or have trouble saying no, you will absolutely benefit from this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
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