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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
It was a Bible push, not an actual science backed way to help with anxiety. I felt like I was listening to a terrible blog where the person listened to a podcast once and thought they had it all figured out.
reflective
medium-paced
Listen....I tried but I legit haven't picked up this book in weeks. I just couldn't. Below are my issues with the first section of the book. I got maybe a chapter or two into the second section and just couldn't bring myself to continue. To be honest, it seems like a book written specifically for the stereotypical white suburban mom.
The first section of the book was 6 chapters. It should have been one. It honestly felt like filler used to make the book longer. I felt like the author was simply repeating herself in slightly different ways each chapter. I felt like she wasn't really saying anything she would hint at something but I never felt like I was truly understanding what she was trying to get at. Also, the abrupt transitions didn't help this problem. I felt like I might start following and there would be an obvious break in the book and she would start in on something else. I honestly just feel like the first section of the book could have been more precise in making her point. I didn’t really have any issues with what she was saying but how it was pieced together and extremely repeative.
The first section of the book was 6 chapters. It should have been one. It honestly felt like filler used to make the book longer. I felt like the author was simply repeating herself in slightly different ways each chapter. I felt like she wasn't really saying anything she would hint at something but I never felt like I was truly understanding what she was trying to get at. Also, the abrupt transitions didn't help this problem. I felt like I might start following and there would be an obvious break in the book and she would start in on something else. I honestly just feel like the first section of the book could have been more precise in making her point. I didn’t really have any issues with what she was saying but how it was pieced together and extremely repeative.
It was not for me, 3 percent in and it was god this god that. I’m not religious
I really didn’t mean to take this long to finish this book but I picked it up again after getting distracted with life.
Jennie has some great practical tools here for helping our thought processes move from toxic to healthy. There were a few instances where I felt it was a little theologically / biblically incorrect probably due to cherry picking verses a bit too much but it was maybe once or twice in the whole book. I enjoyed the psychology insight of the brain and how positive thinking and addressing our thoughts has benefits on our overall health. I’d say this is a good read overall for helping address our thinking. I appreciate Jennie Allen for not getting overly fluffy in addressing women in this book like so many other Christian writers do. There was actually some pretty open and honest conversation here that I could relate to.
Jennie has some great practical tools here for helping our thought processes move from toxic to healthy. There were a few instances where I felt it was a little theologically / biblically incorrect probably due to cherry picking verses a bit too much but it was maybe once or twice in the whole book. I enjoyed the psychology insight of the brain and how positive thinking and addressing our thoughts has benefits on our overall health. I’d say this is a good read overall for helping address our thinking. I appreciate Jennie Allen for not getting overly fluffy in addressing women in this book like so many other Christian writers do. There was actually some pretty open and honest conversation here that I could relate to.
I really wanted to love this book. The premise resonated deeply with me, and I had high hopes for practical, actionable advice. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite meet my expectations. While there are some helpful points, the book felt like a lot of talking without much real, tangible help.
Jennie Allen focuses a lot on letting God in, and while I absolutely agree with her on the importance of faith, I was looking for more practical tools to address toxic thoughts, and this book just didn’t deliver that for me. As a Latter-day Saint, I also found some ideas that contradicted my beliefs, which made parts of the book harder to connect with.
One of the biggest struggles I had was the fluff. The core message—though important—could have been conveyed in about 10 pages instead of stretching it to 200. It felt like there was a lot of filler, which made it harder to stay engaged.
That said, Allen does emphasize something crucial: we are not victims of our thoughts. I really appreciated her reminder that we have a choice in how we direct our thoughts and train our minds to focus on truth. This is such an empowering perspective, and it’s the main takeaway I got from the book.
Overall, while the book wasn’t what I hoped for, it does have some value, especially for readers looking for a faith-based approach to managing their thought life. It just wasn’t the right fit for me.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
I’m so amazed that we can literally change our physical brain pathways. This was a great idea into changing your thinking & meditating on biblical truths. You can’t necessarily think your way out of anxiety but we can physically change our minds by thinking differently — and that’s quite miraculous.
I really wanted to enjoy this book. Connecting psychology and religion and spirituality is so important and deeply fulfilling that I was looking forward to that aspect. However This book really needs a subtitle: for white, affluent, Christian women who believe God is father figure and appreciate traditional gender norms, while being unknowingly oppressed by the patriarchy. This book reads like a number of social media blogposts and is more of a memoir and self exploration than it is a book to speak to others. The Christian association is extremely prevalent and her attempts to link Christian values with everyday life and psychology are thin at best. This reads more like a heteronormative, cisgender, bow-to-the-patriarchy glorification of God and let’s all surrender ourselves to Him (yes him) because that’s what makes everything great, instead of finding our own power.