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Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
by Kristin Neff
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I really struggled with this one.
The author has an autistic child and describes her experience with this. It's not great. She seems resentful of having an autistic child. I had to take a break from it for a few weeks. When I came back to the book it was okay for several chapters with no mention of her son until the end of the book. It's very distracting from the topic of self compassion, and I'm not really sure how the two are connected. She doesn't seem to have a lot of compassion for her child. She's learned some things, but there is still a lot of ableism by the end of the book.
I would consider giving the book 4-5 stars if everything about her child were taken out because the self compassion portion is good. It's not necessary. It's almost like she is putting two books into one. One about self compassion and one about her struggles with her child.
The whipping part was a bit weird for me too, and that whole trip her family took wasn't well described. It's not clear what the shaman did to "cure" her son. I'm glad they had a good time, but this whole chapter was not something I could use and I didn't feel inspired by it.
The author has an autistic child and describes her experience with this. It's not great. She seems resentful of having an autistic child. I had to take a break from it for a few weeks. When I came back to the book it was okay for several chapters with no mention of her son until the end of the book. It's very distracting from the topic of self compassion, and I'm not really sure how the two are connected. She doesn't seem to have a lot of compassion for her child. She's learned some things, but there is still a lot of ableism by the end of the book.
I would consider giving the book 4-5 stars if everything about her child were taken out because the self compassion portion is good. It's not necessary. It's almost like she is putting two books into one. One about self compassion and one about her struggles with her child.
The whipping part was a bit weird for me too, and that whole trip her family took wasn't well described. It's not clear what the shaman did to "cure" her son. I'm glad they had a good time, but this whole chapter was not something I could use and I didn't feel inspired by it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism