Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski, Emily Nagoski

16 reviews

witchboyofboston's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

beebowbabe's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Racism

Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

emfass's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

Read through this with a couple friends over a few months, which made tracking the different example cases a bit difficult. 

Overall a lot of great ideas and things I'd like to implement. By the time I'd read this book, I'd already encountered many of the ideas and learnings elsewhere, and I often struggled with the pop psychology tone of the writing here. But I'm glad the book exists and that I finally read it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

shermansays's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A must read for anyone who grew up with the expectations of becoming a woman. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Sexism

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

j_squaredd's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Sexism

takarakei's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is my new "everyone I know has to read this" book. 

Audio was good, but also glad I own a copy that I can refer back to. They also have some built in worksheets to help process some of the topics discussed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

megan_bbender's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

2.5

I really appreciate the effort that went in to creating this book. However, it just wasn't for me. I found it to be really slow and repetitive. There were certain parts when I didn't even know what I was reading about, or the point of it. When I was finished reading, I really didn't feel like I had learned anything. With that being said, I think this could potentially be a great tool for others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexism

novella42's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

 Probably one of the books I recommend the most. I’ve read it something like five times in the last four years. It includes very accessible science and phenomenal strategies on how to process and release the stress that builds up in our bodies over years of repression. Introduced me to the concept of body language as in “learn to speak the language of your body” instead of just ignoring and hating it and wondering why it’s constantly rebelling against me. It helped me see emotions as information from my body and nervous system, and it helped me truly understand why the only way out is through—that emotions only feel like they last forever if we resist them.

"The quality of our lives is not measured by the amount of time we spend in a state of perfection." 

"To be “well” is not to live in a state of perpetual safety and calm, but to move fluidly from a state of adversity, risk, adventure, or excitement, back to safety and calm, and out again. Stress is not bad for you; being stuck is bad for you."

“So how much rest is adequate? Science says: 42 percent. That’s the percentage of time your body and brain need you to spend resting. It’s about ten hours out of every twenty-four. It doesn’t have to be every day; it can average out over a week or a month or more. But yeah. That much. ‘That’s ridiculous! I don’t have that kind of time!’ you might protest—and we remind you that we predicted you might feel that way, back at the start of the chapter. We’re not saying you should take 42 percent of your time to rest; we’re saying that if you don’t take the 42 percent, the 42 percent will take you. It will grab you by the face, shove you to the ground, put its foot on your chest, and declare itself the victor.”

Read it for the chapters on fight/flight/freeze, on escaping the cycle of learned helplessness, and ESPECIALLY for the chapter on processing stress while laying in bed. (It’s not a perfect alternative to physical exercise, but a literal lifesaver when you’re disabled and struggling). I honestly don’t know who I would be if I hadn’t had these specific exercises during 2020-2024. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

astropova's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

The audiobook is read by the authors and is performed amazingly! Highly recommend. But I do think I need to reread parts with my eyeballs to really digest everything.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism