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A review by rizahw
The Self-Care Solution A Year of Becoming Happier, Healthier, and Fitter--One Month at a Time by Jennifer Ashton
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
I dunno if id trust the doctor who didn’t drink any water until she was 49…
I like to start the year with a self help book and this one way available on audio at my library.
This book has very strong “same 24 hours” energy, with a heavy touch of privilege. While most of those challenges would be quite beneficial for most people to attempt, the author really doesn’t check in with how privileged she and thus does not attribute her success in most of these challenges to this privilege.
Also the fact that somehow all of those challenges can help you loose weight (yes even meditating or looking less at your phone 🤷🏻♀️) and how doing them or not doing them is linked to higher or lower chances of breast cancer… Honestly both of those takeaways got exhausting after a while.
I think one can just skim over the suggestions for doing the challenges your way part of each chapter and get as much useful information as I did from listening to this whole book.
I like to start the year with a self help book and this one way available on audio at my library.
This book has very strong “same 24 hours” energy, with a heavy touch of privilege. While most of those challenges would be quite beneficial for most people to attempt, the author really doesn’t check in with how privileged she and thus does not attribute her success in most of these challenges to this privilege.
Also the fact that somehow all of those challenges can help you loose weight (yes even meditating or looking less at your phone 🤷🏻♀️) and how doing them or not doing them is linked to higher or lower chances of breast cancer… Honestly both of those takeaways got exhausting after a while.
I think one can just skim over the suggestions for doing the challenges your way part of each chapter and get as much useful information as I did from listening to this whole book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, and Suicide