A review by amawomps
Everything Will Be Okay: Life Lessons for Young Women by Dana Perino

3.0

This is almost like a female-oriented version of "Beyond Harvard". Dana has been on my family's TV for nearly my whole life, and yet I never questioned how she came to be where she was, as if the women I see on TV are just NPC's or something. Like they're just talking heads who look pretty. I was never sure if I could see them as role models or not, but now, after reading this, I realize what it took for Dana to talk in a panel with men. All of the advice she gave was very digestible and easy to read, and I found myself relating heavily to the thoughts that I didn't think she ever had. This book is aimed at women a bit further in their career paths than me, however, it's still valuable for any young woman to read especially if they don't have positive female role models in their lives already. For me, I found it funny that I heard my mom's voice in some of the advice Dana laid out, and I felt incredibly fortunate that I have someone like that in my life, however, it's useful to hear this kind of stuff from people currently in the professional field. It feels intimidating to read self-help books because it just lays out how someone has already lived their lives successfully and although they say "don't compare yourself", the entire book is kind of just you comparing yourself to this already successful woman. Overall, however, she listed a lot of helpful exercises that I'll actually do to feel more secure in my life as a freshman in college. The advice didn't feel repetitive or something you can find off some Buzzfeed article except for some of the really basic sentences. However, maybe I'm just annoyed because I'm reluctant to actually follow such "basic" advice even though there's a reason they're so well known. Overall, I'll definitely re-read this when I graduate.