Reviews tagging 'Rape'

How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community by Mia Birdsong

7 reviews

waybeyondblue's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Racism, Pregnancy, Rape, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

kshertz's review

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

I’m not a self help fan but I definitely loved this book. It’s about finding your community. It’s about how community is the only thing that is going to save us. It is heavily parent based and I have no kids so that part was not for me. I loved that the no kid aunties are appreciated though! I think it has amazing points about how individualism and capitalism are killing  us. We need collectivism, community and the ability to rely on each other now more than ever. I feel motivated to keep trying to be the best member of the community that I can be and take care of others while I cam able. Help without being asked. A great read to help feel less
alone.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, Classism, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Rape

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

jenniferthinks's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Mia did a wonderful job of inspiring me to reflect, plan, and take action to build a local community. We chose this book as for a book club, and as part of our discussion we all mapped out our “Zone 1” and discussed with each other. It was a really touching conversation. 

The book was delightfully intersectional. The stories were helpful anchors. And the audiobook was great as it was read by Mia, the author. 

After the discussion with others, I longed for more detail on the very basics and getting started version of how to meet people for folks who aren’t extroverts. Mia seems to have established many relationships by meeting people at group events that she initiated or was invited to. I wonder what advice she might give to those of us who aren’t “group event” people, and who aren’t extroverted. 

Another topic I would love to know more about is the dynamic of unpartnered people who don’t have children. In our book club, we talked about how these folks often get asked to provide childcare more often and with more assumption of availability than others in their communities. 

And finally, I would love to learn more about how building community intersects with mental challenges like anxiety and depression. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Rape, Grief, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

skudiklier's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book was super helpful in thinking about how I want to create community in my life, and make my existing relationships closer and more intimate. Covid makes these things harder right now, but I really want to use some of the ideas in this book once I can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Grief, and Cursing

readalongwithnat's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

So glad my friend recommend this one to me and I especially enjoyed it on audio, though I plan to pick up a copy for my shelves as well. I really liked the content of this book and the emphasis on chosen family. One thing I didn't like is that there was a lot about how single moms need community, but there really wasn't any mention of single dads needing help.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Grief, and Rape

Mention of 9/11

ctrl_shift_dlt's review

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer