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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.
eedunn18's review
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Good stories of real people and also very helpful takeaways.
cryingcowboy's review against another edition
3.0
I was drowning and I didn’t even know it, this book was a friend in a lifeboat lending their hand.
vtlism's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Informative and easy to read with useful ideas. I'm not a fan of her cutesy tone full of things she thinks are funny but aren't, they clutter the book. I saw there's a related workbook and I'd suggest to others that they skip the book and just get the workbook for all the usefulness distilled.