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A review by earlgaytea711
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
There are so many ways I can wax poetic about how much I love a book and how much said book has already changed my life despite finishing it only recently. For me, that book is Radical Acceptance. I’m having a hard time gathering my thoughts on it because of how much it’s helped me but I’m going to attempt.
I started this book on audiobook and admittedly wasn’t paying super close attention. It was just a book to listen to as I went about my usual morning routine. But slowly, I found myself pausing to do the guided meditations as they were said or listening to the story of how people were able to better discover themselves and being invested because I do those things too and find them hard to deal with too.
It was a slow burn to loving it, but about 50% of the way into the audiobook I bought the physical book and started reading along with it as I listened, only pausing to do the guided meditations. It was a magical experience.
I finished this book a few days ago and then placed it next to my bed to reference in the mornings and evenings so I can start and end my days on better notes. It’s the kind of book I can see myself rereading consistently and finding a new helpful thing each time.
My one gripe with the whole book is that if you don’t purchase the audiobook (like me, I got it from the library) then it suggests you record yourself saying the guided meditations so you can practice them enough to do them without the guide. For me, this feels lazy. They should have provided a link to the guided meditations with the book. Even if it means they provide a code so the meditations aren’t free. I don’t feel like I should have to record the meditations myself in order to use them the way they’re intended to be used.
The stories of the people that Brach helps in her therapy and meditation sessions are relatable and helpful to showing how the meditations can fully impact your life. I enjoyed that the stories helped prove her point but weren’t overly long and didn’t just go on and on about how great Brach is like other meditation books I’ve tried.
Overall, this was an excellent read. It will be a book I go back to consistently and will want to tell everyone else why it’s so great. I might even buy it on audiobook, who knows.
I started this book on audiobook and admittedly wasn’t paying super close attention. It was just a book to listen to as I went about my usual morning routine. But slowly, I found myself pausing to do the guided meditations as they were said or listening to the story of how people were able to better discover themselves and being invested because I do those things too and find them hard to deal with too.
It was a slow burn to loving it, but about 50% of the way into the audiobook I bought the physical book and started reading along with it as I listened, only pausing to do the guided meditations. It was a magical experience.
I finished this book a few days ago and then placed it next to my bed to reference in the mornings and evenings so I can start and end my days on better notes. It’s the kind of book I can see myself rereading consistently and finding a new helpful thing each time.
My one gripe with the whole book is that if you don’t purchase the audiobook (like me, I got it from the library) then it suggests you record yourself saying the guided meditations so you can practice them enough to do them without the guide. For me, this feels lazy. They should have provided a link to the guided meditations with the book. Even if it means they provide a code so the meditations aren’t free. I don’t feel like I should have to record the meditations myself in order to use them the way they’re intended to be used.
The stories of the people that Brach helps in her therapy and meditation sessions are relatable and helpful to showing how the meditations can fully impact your life. I enjoyed that the stories helped prove her point but weren’t overly long and didn’t just go on and on about how great Brach is like other meditation books I’ve tried.
Overall, this was an excellent read. It will be a book I go back to consistently and will want to tell everyone else why it’s so great. I might even buy it on audiobook, who knows.