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Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Kristin Neff
2 reviews
leahgustafson's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
THIS BOOK⬆️ I feel like I have been recommending it to every woman I know, love, and care about. There is something in this for everyone—no matter your stage or season of life. This book offers so much, but I’m just going to touch on a few key things that were impactful for me personally. Different people will definitely have different take aways.
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Integrating more positive self-talk was the reason I picked up this book. To be quite honest, I’m not very kind to myself and would never talk to others the way I talk to myself. I have already begun to incorporate the guided meditations and language into my daily self-talk. The meditations give you the tools to work through various challenging situations that arise by giving yourself grace, kindness, and love rather than criticism. I really love how @neffselfcompassion offers suggestions for the phrases/language to use during these meditations but stresses that you need to use words that work best for you. I know it may seem silly at first, but I promise you it’s so powerful.
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I was truly fascinated by the ideas of yin and yang energy. For those that know me, I have some seriously fierce yang energy, and I now view this fierceness in a more positive light. This book also gave me a new perspective on anger. Anger isn’t a negative trait or quality. Rather, it’s a protective tool that signals to us to turn inwards and reflect on what we need/what need is being unmet.
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I also really appreciated the discussions on boundaries and when to say “yes” to others. As women, we are conditioned to feel like we must constantly put others’ needs first and care for everyone around us before ourselves. This book does a great job describing how it’s important to help/give to others when we are able but also gives some great refection/language for when/how to say no so that we can still care for ourselves and avoid burnout.
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This is truly a transformative book! I am finding that my inner monologue is much kinder, and this has led me to have more compassion for others by really focusing on the idea that everyone is doing the best they can. Everyone has hard things going on, and we all could use a little more love and kindness. I cannot stress how much you NEED to read this book. It’s likely many people will be receiving this book as a gift from me at some point this year. ❤️🩷💜
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Check out what I’m reading next on Instagram @LeahsLitReview!
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Integrating more positive self-talk was the reason I picked up this book. To be quite honest, I’m not very kind to myself and would never talk to others the way I talk to myself. I have already begun to incorporate the guided meditations and language into my daily self-talk. The meditations give you the tools to work through various challenging situations that arise by giving yourself grace, kindness, and love rather than criticism. I really love how @neffselfcompassion offers suggestions for the phrases/language to use during these meditations but stresses that you need to use words that work best for you. I know it may seem silly at first, but I promise you it’s so powerful.
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I was truly fascinated by the ideas of yin and yang energy. For those that know me, I have some seriously fierce yang energy, and I now view this fierceness in a more positive light. This book also gave me a new perspective on anger. Anger isn’t a negative trait or quality. Rather, it’s a protective tool that signals to us to turn inwards and reflect on what we need/what need is being unmet.
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I also really appreciated the discussions on boundaries and when to say “yes” to others. As women, we are conditioned to feel like we must constantly put others’ needs first and care for everyone around us before ourselves. This book does a great job describing how it’s important to help/give to others when we are able but also gives some great refection/language for when/how to say no so that we can still care for ourselves and avoid burnout.
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This is truly a transformative book! I am finding that my inner monologue is much kinder, and this has led me to have more compassion for others by really focusing on the idea that everyone is doing the best they can. Everyone has hard things going on, and we all could use a little more love and kindness. I cannot stress how much you NEED to read this book. It’s likely many people will be receiving this book as a gift from me at some point this year. ❤️🩷💜
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Check out what I’m reading next on Instagram @LeahsLitReview!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
alysereadsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
I listened to this on audiobook, and on the whole, liked it. Overall, the premise of the book and self-compassion was valuable, but it did feel repetitive and preachy at times. Also, didn't love her use of the euphemism around disability (differently abled etc). Was helpful, but didn't entirely live up to my expectations, a bit disappointing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Ableism
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