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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
A lot of interesting things to think about and to enact. I felt like the perspective was very privileged, though
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
honestly one of the best books about anxiety that i’ve ever read. i highly recommend this to anyone struggling with anxiety or have a loved one who struggles with it.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
There were some good tips, mixed in with a lot of life experience.
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Everyone's anxiety manifests differently, so I expected mileage to vary. I didn't think this book would 100% match the experience of my loved one, but I read the book with the intention of getting a better understanding of what anxiety might look like for others and any strategies that might be helpful. For the parts that didn't 100% align, I found the book to be a bit slow. Upon finishing the book, I realized that majority of the strategies that were suggested to manage anxiety were the exact same strategies that are recommended for anyone feeling an overwhelming amount of negative emotions (i.e., frustration, worry, sadness). I also found it very validating to hear that the onus really is on the anxious person to figure out how loved ones can support. It is not our responsibility to help manage someone else's anxiety.
Overall, I felt this was a helpful book to read on my journey to understanding anxiety better.
Overall, I felt this was a helpful book to read on my journey to understanding anxiety better.
2.5 stars - This book has good nuggets that I underlined and starred. There’s things I could relate to that made me think “yes!” Maybe about 50-75 pages of useful anxiety info.
There’s also a lot of junk. A LOT. Some of it seems irresponsibly given out. She tells you a lot to get off sugar - and check out her books and program to help you, which seems disingenuous at best, slimy at worst.
I also found her really unlikeable, making the book harder to get through. It’s hard to ignore the gross privilege she has (“oh the poor African kids again”).
It is more of a memoir than an anxiety self help book. It was in need of a good editor - which is interesting because she talks about her editor as a character in the book repeatedly, so maybe she just didn’t take her editor’s advise.
I would only recommend this to critical thinkers who have experienced anxiety for a bit and can suss out the crap advice and just grab on to the meaningful bits.
Listened to half, read half.
There’s also a lot of junk. A LOT. Some of it seems irresponsibly given out. She tells you a lot to get off sugar - and check out her books and program to help you, which seems disingenuous at best, slimy at worst.
I also found her really unlikeable, making the book harder to get through. It’s hard to ignore the gross privilege she has (“oh the poor African kids again”).
It is more of a memoir than an anxiety self help book. It was in need of a good editor - which is interesting because she talks about her editor as a character in the book repeatedly, so maybe she just didn’t take her editor’s advise.
I would only recommend this to critical thinkers who have experienced anxiety for a bit and can suss out the crap advice and just grab on to the meaningful bits.
Listened to half, read half.
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced