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reveries_mn's review against another edition
5.0
In my opinion, this is a profoundly human book offering MANY seeds of wisdom and relief. I read it once and then immediately reread it, taking notes and working through the practical exercises.
Like all self-help/ psychology books, it should be approached critically and not all points made will resonate with the reader. Despite some more spiritual elements, I didn’t find this to detract at all from the key points.
Like all self-help/ psychology books, it should be approached critically and not all points made will resonate with the reader. Despite some more spiritual elements, I didn’t find this to detract at all from the key points.
melissaott7's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book so much. I’ve listened to it twice and I’m sure I will listen to it again!
alohanatalie's review against another edition
5.0
This is a really important book that I think everyone absolutely needs to read. There is so much truth and wisdom about how and why we hold ourselves back from having the wonderful lives we dream of, and frankly, we’re totally capable of. Left me feeling very inspired with a million highlighted quotes. You will not regret it!
kirinmccrory's review against another edition
3.0
There are a lot of helpful ideas and thought exercises in this book, and I do feel like it shifted my perspective on judgment and parts of myself. That being said, you'll have to wade through a lot of the author reminding you how skinny and beautiful she is, and she repeatedly fixates on weight, using the words "fat" or "overweight" and contrasting it with "skinny," as though the latter is necessarily healthy and the former necessarily unhealthy. There's also a section on racism that has some intense language in the service of "honesty." All in all, worth a read if you can ignore or skim through Ford's occasionally excessive boomer mentality.
rahikh90's review against another edition
5.0
From the book:
"Freedom is being able to choose whoever and whatever you want to be at any moment in your life. If you have to act in a particular way to avoid being something you don't like, you're trapped. You've limited your freedom and robbed yourself of your wholeness. If you can't be lazy, you can't be free. If you can't be angry when something upsetting happens, you can't be free. If you deal with someone's behavior by being the opposite, question yourself. If you are constantly annoyed by a particular group of people, find the ways in which you are like them. It's not only our negative traits that we project onto other people; it's also our positive traits. Most people whom I work with project their genius and creativity, their power and success. If you want to be like others, it's because you have the ability within you to be like them. If you are enthralled by megastars and spend time and money reading about their lives, find he aspects you love in them inside of you."
This book was amazing, it made me look deeper within myself and realize that I am constantly mirroring myself in everyone I communicate with. Every person in my life is there to help me learn more and more about me and remind me what I like or dislike about myself. :) I borrowed this book from library but then I bought one copy for myself too.
"Freedom is being able to choose whoever and whatever you want to be at any moment in your life. If you have to act in a particular way to avoid being something you don't like, you're trapped. You've limited your freedom and robbed yourself of your wholeness. If you can't be lazy, you can't be free. If you can't be angry when something upsetting happens, you can't be free. If you deal with someone's behavior by being the opposite, question yourself. If you are constantly annoyed by a particular group of people, find the ways in which you are like them. It's not only our negative traits that we project onto other people; it's also our positive traits. Most people whom I work with project their genius and creativity, their power and success. If you want to be like others, it's because you have the ability within you to be like them. If you are enthralled by megastars and spend time and money reading about their lives, find he aspects you love in them inside of you."
This book was amazing, it made me look deeper within myself and realize that I am constantly mirroring myself in everyone I communicate with. Every person in my life is there to help me learn more and more about me and remind me what I like or dislike about myself. :) I borrowed this book from library but then I bought one copy for myself too.
readerluna's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful concept but too much self advertising. Repeating the same points over and over again throughout the book.
m0dizzl3's review against another edition
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
the teachings are fine but it hasn’t aged well. there are fatphobic comments made in nearly every chapter. There is a very gross section where the author Recalls a client who was sexually assaulted in a horrifically violent event, Debbie recommends that this person invent positive interpretations for why this event happened including that it was a “blessing in disguise.” </violent> it comes across as victim blaming and could be easily triggering to anyone with a history of abuse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Moderate: Miscarriage and Rape
Minor: Drug abuse and Sexual violence
The author continually uses fatness as an symptom of an unhealed person. She references her history of drug abuse throughout though not in graphic detail. There is some sections about overcoming rape and abuse that could be interpreted as victim blaming.