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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
An A-Z "buffet style" compilation of things you can do everyday to care for yourself. This book recognizes that sometimes, small feats like getting out of bed and practicing normal hygiene is an accomplishment, other times, it recognizes that quitting your job to protect your mental health is important. It runs the gamut from big to small and everything in between. I loved the "skimmable" nature of this guide, and nothing was too heavy.
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Useful
Accessible format with good advice. Not preachy at all and has good suggestions for things that you can add to your self care routine.
Accessible format with good advice. Not preachy at all and has good suggestions for things that you can add to your self care routine.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Self-care can be (and has been) defined many different ways. Many of the resources I've seen over the course of the last year have all been focusing on the "pampering" aspect of self-care. Things like taking baths, getting a pedicure, etc. I've also seen examples around practicing gratitude, journaling, etc. What's great about this book is that is has both and then so much more. I think it's relatively true to its title in that it's pretty exhaustive.
"The goal of self-care is an ever-morphing target, so concentrate on getting to know yourself and your needs instead of thinking in terms of cures and fixes, solutions and antidotes."
This book doesn't pass judgement on how to define self-care and what's acceptable and what's not. It casts a wide net and gives you so many options that you feel empowered to pick what works for you at different times in your journey.
There are so many awesome ideas in this book that I can't imagine there won't be one that speaks to you. I've read several books and hundreds of articles on self-care in the last few years and there were several new-to-me ideas in this book. Many of which I was excited to try immediately.
If self-care is an area where you're interested in exploring or if it's an area where you've explored for a while and would like fresh ideas, I think you will love this book.
thank you to netgalley and the experiment for an advanced copy in return for an honest review.
"The goal of self-care is an ever-morphing target, so concentrate on getting to know yourself and your needs instead of thinking in terms of cures and fixes, solutions and antidotes."
This book doesn't pass judgement on how to define self-care and what's acceptable and what's not. It casts a wide net and gives you so many options that you feel empowered to pick what works for you at different times in your journey.
There are so many awesome ideas in this book that I can't imagine there won't be one that speaks to you. I've read several books and hundreds of articles on self-care in the last few years and there were several new-to-me ideas in this book. Many of which I was excited to try immediately.
If self-care is an area where you're interested in exploring or if it's an area where you've explored for a while and would like fresh ideas, I think you will love this book.
thank you to netgalley and the experiment for an advanced copy in return for an honest review.
Mainly an inventory of options for taking care of yourself. Interesting to read after reading about the value of "care" over "self-care". Probably a good starting point for some people and did include some activities/concepts I hadn't considered before. Entry-level.
This book gives practical self-care ideas organizing from A to Z, including things like healthy social interaction, meditation, cleaning and decluttering, making time for hobbies, using positive affirmations, taking a walk, listening to music, and practicing compassion. There is a flow chart quiz at the back of the book to help you determine what type of self-care you need the most.
I took off one star from my rating because of the heavy profanity in the book. It was completely unnecessary, and ruined my enjoyment of the book. I'm not sure why a book about calming self-care would include such ugly words. I thought the point was to surround yourself with positive thoughts and beautiful ideas to enhance the quality of your life. And the profanity completely destroyed that.
The book also includes many ideas that I found strange; leftist political ideas, astrology, and other things that didn't make any sense in a self-care book. There are many good ideas in here, and I think many people could benefit from the good advice. However, I did not personally enjoy it and ended up skimming through most of it.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
I took off one star from my rating because of the heavy profanity in the book. It was completely unnecessary, and ruined my enjoyment of the book. I'm not sure why a book about calming self-care would include such ugly words. I thought the point was to surround yourself with positive thoughts and beautiful ideas to enhance the quality of your life. And the profanity completely destroyed that.
The book also includes many ideas that I found strange; leftist political ideas, astrology, and other things that didn't make any sense in a self-care book. There are many good ideas in here, and I think many people could benefit from the good advice. However, I did not personally enjoy it and ended up skimming through most of it.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.
The A to Z format of this book was fun. It feels a bit like a blog post, running through a long list of different self-care ideas. The political angle was annoying, but I enjoyed most of the book's content anyhow and I am slightly inspired to take better care of myself (we'll see how it goes).