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tperry's review against another edition
5.0
The first part of this book, which focuses on the stress cycle, is life-changing. The rest of it was less revelatory to me, but I appreciated the approachable, feminist, and science-backed interpretations of the world around us.
crystalvyces's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
itsmeamandac's review against another edition
5.0
This is a great book to add to your list of books to read over and over. So many great scientific backed strategies to cope with struggles of burnout, and the systems that thrive off of your burnout.
kjersa's review against another edition
5.0
Really appreciated the audiobook. I don’t think I would have enjoyed it if I read it - there’s a fair amount of cringey, millennial-y ways of describing some things that were made slightly less cringey hearing them in Amelia and Emily’s own voices. I learned a lot! I’ve been in constant burnout since 2018 and am now just breaking the cycle. As far as the self-help book genre goes, I think I will turn back to this book for reference often.
morghainna's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
hellomrsbrown's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
danastaples's review against another edition
3.0
Some parts of this I found deeply relatable— like that women are trained to give every ounce of their being to fill everyone else’s needs no matter how much it’s harming them—and other parts very cheesy- which I guess is how I feel about most self help books. Women right now are buried in such unbearable stress levels. I found a few tools to help and mostly validation that yes, this is absolutely impossible, I am not crazy.
emjayknocks's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
There’s some solid content here, backed by science, that I hope will help me better cope with my stress. Having language to describe my experience is invaluable! The chapter about completing the stress cycle was eye-opening and I immediately started actioning their suggestions… time will tell if it helps. The chapter on sleep and rest was also interesting; I’m not getting nearly enough rest!
There was also a weird, almost patronising tone throughout that I found quite irritating. The elevator music that randomly swelled when the authors wanted us to connect with what they must’ve thought were particularly poignant or emotional sections? Awful. The “ugh” that followed every single mention of the word patriarchy? UGH so unnecessary. The entire chapter about the Bikini Industrial Complex? Felt totally out of place and was a weird tacked-on chapter about why being fat is ok. I also didn’t identify at all with Human Giver Syndrome which seemed to put me, a woman, slightly at odds with the woman’s experience they describe throughout the book, which meant I had a hard time connecting with some sections.
Overall a book I’d recommend to women feeling burnout, but with a healthy “prepare to roll your eyes” warning.
There was also a weird, almost patronising tone throughout that I found quite irritating. The elevator music that randomly swelled when the authors wanted us to connect with what they must’ve thought were particularly poignant or emotional sections? Awful. The “ugh” that followed every single mention of the word patriarchy? UGH so unnecessary. The entire chapter about the Bikini Industrial Complex? Felt totally out of place and was a weird tacked-on chapter about why being fat is ok. I also didn’t identify at all with Human Giver Syndrome which seemed to put me, a woman, slightly at odds with the woman’s experience they describe throughout the book, which meant I had a hard time connecting with some sections.
Overall a book I’d recommend to women feeling burnout, but with a healthy “prepare to roll your eyes” warning.