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jessica_bing's review against another edition
Laughed and cried - incredibly candid in dealing with loss and what comes next.
deschatjes's review against another edition
Brave book on resilience and coping with the death of her spouse. Honest look at the months and years after.
nikla88's review against another edition
3.0
I was reading this book when the huge scandal of Facebook blow out. Despite being a decent book I didn't continue reading it with the same attitude. I was crying at the beginning of it and it did made me realise a lot of things about myself and my work. It's not comparable with Lean because it describes different things.
I lost trust in Sheryl Sandberg and I don't think I will follow her and her books anymore.
I lost trust in Sheryl Sandberg and I don't think I will follow her and her books anymore.
bergeronj's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good book overall. At its best when she sticks to talking about her own personal experiences and not the psychology. You can definitely tell when she is just writing what Adam Grant’s research was. While I like Grant, I feel like the book turned too much into a psych textbook sometimes. She does a good job at normalizing experiences though, so it was overall helpful
kathydubs10's review against another edition
4.0
I was really excited to read another book by Sandberg, as her first inspired me to study imposter phenomenon and stereotype threat in my doctoral research. I hadn't realized this one was about resilience and grief, but it makes perfect sense why. We lost a pet in May, and even though it's not a spouse, this dog still meant a lot to me in my own life. I would consider myself still grieving my sweet girl. so this book was really helpful. I found much of the grief described matching my experience with it. I realized how lucky I have been to not experience more in my life, which is quite a privilege (and something I dread). This book must have been so difficult fro Sandburg to write, but as a psychologist in training, I appreciate her teaming up with Adam Grant, who is a psychologist. The chapters address multiple aspects of the grieving process and building resilience. As a therapist, I learned many new things that I think will help me with clients in the therapy room, as well as myself. I started to think about how vital resilience is and how beneficial it can be for all of us in our lives. But sometimes it's hard to get there, because grief is probably one of the suckiest things we can experience in our lives. I really appreciated the meaning making theme of this book, which acted as the driving force in the narrative. It gave the book a sense of theme and completion. Finally, I would like to say that I really appreciated the fact that Sandberg addressed the controversy her last book brought about. She does a good job of approaching the criticism and then explaining where her blind spots were and how she could address those aspects of her understanding.
jnfilippelli's review against another edition
4.0
A book that reading at the right time matters. None of us are living option A right now, so how can we kick the shit out of option B?
We are all living through some kind of grief right now with a pandemic. We may not know what we are grieving, but we have significant loss, some more than others. This books helps reflect and reframe this grief.
It’s not an easy read emotionally. It’s depressing. But it’s realistic. And enough nuggets have stuck with me to make this worth it.
We are all living through some kind of grief right now with a pandemic. We may not know what we are grieving, but we have significant loss, some more than others. This books helps reflect and reframe this grief.
It’s not an easy read emotionally. It’s depressing. But it’s realistic. And enough nuggets have stuck with me to make this worth it.
brendapuscat's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
tesszaccardi's review against another edition
5.0
Outstanding!!!!!! A great read for someone who lost their love early in life. I’d recommend this to anyone who is grieving the loss of any loved one or who knows anyone who is grieving a loss - so everyone!
acraftyescape's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great book! I was worried that it would be sad but I thoroughly enjoyed her story and how she used it to teach others about getting past a hard time. She’s a great writer as is Adam Grant.