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inspiring
reflective
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
When I picked up this book I was clueless as to how deeply it would affect me. I also didn't know that I was the target audience.. it was just this month's non-fiction read for Book Club.
This is a book that is designed as a first line of support for people who have challenges with executive function, be that due to Neurodivergence, brain injury, chronic pain, trauma, chronic illness, anxiety or anything that causes challenges with motivation, organisation and time management, priorities, or attention span.
The author is a therapist, but also late diagnosed ADHD and a mother.. and some of her confessions about ways she copes with not being able to _even_ are just utterly relatable. It's so important to feel seen, and understood. Among friends I have shared this book with they agree that this book is one of the few self-help books they have ever read that makes them feel like they are understood, and that they aren't alone in their struggles.
-edit to add- There is a section that is part of the self care strategies that focuses specifically on care of Black hair. I admire the author for handing off this section to her co-author (and co-narrator) Dr Raquel Martin, who is a Black American psychologist with personal experience.
This book is real. It cuts to the base of problems with the whys backed up by sound scientific and neurological findings. It is full of life-hacks, and more importantly, paradigm shifts. Reframing how you feel and think about your problems can help you break free from cycles of guilt and self blame, and approach problems from angles that don't look conventional, but that work for you.
I already feel more confident with my housekeeping, and I only just read the book..which in turn is helping me with other areas of confidence and motivation in my life. It's true what she says about motivation begetting motivation.
I may need to buy 2 paperback copies (one for reference and one to lend), because I know so many people for whom this book may be a life changer.
This is a book that is designed as a first line of support for people who have challenges with executive function, be that due to Neurodivergence, brain injury, chronic pain, trauma, chronic illness, anxiety or anything that causes challenges with motivation, organisation and time management, priorities, or attention span.
The author is a therapist, but also late diagnosed ADHD and a mother.. and some of her confessions about ways she copes with not being able to _even_ are just utterly relatable. It's so important to feel seen, and understood. Among friends I have shared this book with they agree that this book is one of the few self-help books they have ever read that makes them feel like they are understood, and that they aren't alone in their struggles.
-edit to add- There is a section that is part of the self care strategies that focuses specifically on care of Black hair. I admire the author for handing off this section to her co-author (and co-narrator) Dr Raquel Martin, who is a Black American psychologist with personal experience.
This book is real. It cuts to the base of problems with the whys backed up by sound scientific and neurological findings. It is full of life-hacks, and more importantly, paradigm shifts. Reframing how you feel and think about your problems can help you break free from cycles of guilt and self blame, and approach problems from angles that don't look conventional, but that work for you.
I already feel more confident with my housekeeping, and I only just read the book..which in turn is helping me with other areas of confidence and motivation in my life. It's true what she says about motivation begetting motivation.
I may need to buy 2 paperback copies (one for reference and one to lend), because I know so many people for whom this book may be a life changer.
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Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Classism
informative
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Definitely helpful and introduces a good mindset towards care tasks. Towards the end it started to feel repetitive, but that’s okay because each chapter can stand on its own and serve as a resource.
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Moderate: Mental illness
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
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Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Excrement
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Some amazing insight in this little book. I got halfway through it and decided to return my library copy and get my own copy to make notes in! Will be revisiting when I need that motivation.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy
fast-paced
Compassionate and practical. My only complaint is that images with text are too small. They're cute illustrations. I don't know why they're so small.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Sexism, Grief
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
I never do self-help books but for some reason I stumbled across this and gave it a chance. This is a compassionate how-to guide for both thinking about your relationship to care tasks and actually doing care tasks. I thought it was a perfect balance of both.
It’s obviously written by a middle-class white mom but I think she does a good job of positioning herself and accommodating for people who live outside of that experience. Some of her tips about parenting (or comments about having a kitchen island or laundry room lol) were irrelevant to me but could easily be skipped or overlooked.
This book was also super accessible as an audiobook and in general. I think it’d be worthwhile even just skimming it for someone struggling to maintain a clean or functional home space. It did really change my perspective on ~chores~ for the better.
It’s obviously written by a middle-class white mom but I think she does a good job of positioning herself and accommodating for people who live outside of that experience. Some of her tips about parenting (or comments about having a kitchen island or laundry room lol) were irrelevant to me but could easily be skipped or overlooked.
This book was also super accessible as an audiobook and in general. I think it’d be worthwhile even just skimming it for someone struggling to maintain a clean or functional home space. It did really change my perspective on ~chores~ for the better.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness