itsbethmarie's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
I’d give this more stars if I could. I listened to audio and the authors narrated really well and were engaging. However, I don’t understand the need to put ‘TLDR’ at the start of ever chapter? Maybe it would’ve made more sense in the print version. Also the music between each chapter was a little wanting. Over all, excellent book. Every person should read including those who identify as a Cis Man even though this is geared towards women. Burn out is real and takes forever to recover from. This book pairs well with Invisible Women.
rvlgonzalez's review against another edition
I found it a bit liberal, tbh. The sort of "pull yourself up by your bootstraps, no really, you can do it, girlie <3" energy that doesn't really do much to address how often the situations inducing stress are intractable. Also, they start the book acknowledging that not every woman was born and raised cis and that not every non-woman cannot relate to womanhood, they simply have to go with the science which mostly observes cis women, and then they spend the entire book giving some just real cishetnormative cultural advice. Also, as a neuroscientist, I don't love when other scientists are so reductive when conveying the message to non-scientists. I guarantee every study they cite has a mess ton of nuance they gloss over.
With that said, I read this for book club and will not fully know my opnions until after Cary and Elli have shared their perspectives.
With that said, I read this for book club and will not fully know my opnions until after Cary and Elli have shared their perspectives.
lilyluneth's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
rick2's review against another edition
2.0
Nothing special. Pretty basic information on build up of stress hormones. Not really that many actionable takeaways beyond what you would read and a quick Google search.
allie_ish's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This book took me a long time to read because I was actively going through burnout. The section on sleep really impacted me though, I appreciated the blunt nature. I found out that not sugar coating self help really does have a profound impact on me. Who knew writing “sleep a full night or else you’ll literally die” is actually exactly what I needed to hear in order to start caring about it. Loved the examples given and the validation on how elementary school educators are on top of nurses for experiencing the highest levels of burnout. Somehow hearing that made me both want to cry and hug myself.