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trin's review
2.0
This is a really well-intentioned book, and I think/hope it will be helpful to a lot of people. I think the authors' advice is generally very good. However, nothing in here was particularly new to me, nor presented in a way that especially resonated. In fact, I found the sort of Tumblr-y, fandom-lite writing style--"feels"! "tl;dr"! quoting Cassandra Clare, good god--to be a little too cutesy. Like, it was just a half-beat off rhythm from the kind of humor and #relatablecontent that does resonate with me, and that slight offness grated more than if this had been a cold and purely academic work.
I can definitely see the audience though, and I hope it helps them, because in general terms, I think the authors are spot on about why modern women are stressed the fuck out. (Hint: it's the patriarchy, stupid.)
I can definitely see the audience though, and I hope it helps them, because in general terms, I think the authors are spot on about why modern women are stressed the fuck out. (Hint: it's the patriarchy, stupid.)
brittany_jean's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
I recommended this book to at least 6 people before I’d even finished it. Rarely have I felt so seen, understood, and cared for by a book and its authors.
stephaniesteen73's review
4.0
There were a lot of great things in this book that will stick with me for a long time such as Human Giver Syndrome and "completing the stress cycle." I think every woman should read this because there is so much cultural conditioning in us that we don't even notice or question. For the time-strapped, there is a helpful "tl;dr" at the end of each chapter which outlines the main points.
christinas11's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
Audiobook. I actually lowered this one star because I realize I'm far too generous with my ratings lol. Chapter 1, completing the stress cycle, was actually really interesting and helpful. The thing is, it could've stopped there, 15% of the way into the book, for me. I didn't relate to very much of the rest of the book. If felt like a bunch of unrelated topics they tried to relate to make one book. For that reason, I think people may resonated with parts of the book but it didn't feel cohesive. I found an article that covered chapter 1 that I could reference back to and I probably would've been fine with just that to begin with.