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I Quit!: Stop Pretending Everything Is Fine and Change Your Life by Geri Scazzero, Peter Scazzero
nglofile's review
2.0
There are germs of truth here, but as I turned page after page I was uncomfortable with both the tone and the focus. So much was about self and feelings, and Bible verses seemed included only to proof-text predetermined conclusions. Can it be useful? Probably. I don't want to speak for others' experiences, but I would be concerned about basing actions or, even worse, theology on this writing alone.
storiedadventures's review against another edition
4.0
This book was hard to read sometimes because the things the author said to do, I have a really hard time doing. But they are things that need to be done. To be quit. This wasn't a deep read but after going through something traumatic, having anxiety, and having trouble controlling my emotions, it was extremely helpful. Especially working on saying no to people and being honest with what I am doing. Like telling someone that I just really can't handle going to lunch today or whatever. I highly recommend for any Christian woman struggling with their life circumstances!
nellyyreads's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting tips but the link to Biblical teachings could have been clearer
xzp314's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
everything always in moderation and also some parts were not as pertinent to me at my current life place.
uncannycanuck's review against another edition
1.0
This book just wasn't written for me - it speaks to a subset of generally conservative Christianity where self care (or even admitting that you have needs of your own, despite of course being primarily a wife and mother) is revolutionary. If you struggle with the idea that your own needs are valid and your opinions matter as much as your husband's... then this would be a good place to start exploring the idea of being honest in your relationships, valuing your own time and feelings, and taking care of yourself guilt-free.
I was also hoping for a more memoir style, which would have let me connect more with the author. This was a book club pick, so I did my best to power through despite my mis-match to the target audience.
I was also hoping for a more memoir style, which would have let me connect more with the author. This was a book club pick, so I did my best to power through despite my mis-match to the target audience.
lizzie_buckland's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
adrielleshay's review against another edition
3.0
Straightforward advice and reminders, but for a very specific segment of women. The author doesn't acknowledge that it takes a certain amount of privilege to relate to many of her examples, but there are some scriptual life basics here that women who have grown up in the Evangelical Christian church do not hear - certainly not from a place of authority.
Helpful in beginning to unlearn wrong theology and lots of opportunity for refection and discussion.
Helpful in beginning to unlearn wrong theology and lots of opportunity for refection and discussion.
oceanagottareademall's review against another edition
3.0
A lot of helpful guidelines to living a healthier life. I didn't relate to a lot of it because the author used her marriage and ministry for a lot of examples, and I'm not married, but still a lot of solid advice.
livingpalm1's review against another edition
4.0
Approximately a dozen years ago, when Brian and I were poking our heads up from the ground of ministry leadership, we had the privilege of hearing Pastor Pete Scazzero speak at a major church conference. His story made a major impact on our minds -- if not yet on our youthful idealism.
The story Pete and Geri Scazzero tell of of both ministry and relational collapse, when it seemed like it would have been easier to quit both, is powerful. (I actually found myself wishing so much that my mom and Geri could have been friends.) Out of the pain of the church planting burnout in Queens, NY, the Scazzeros sought spiritual, emotional and physical healing within the long story of Christianity. They learned the wisdom of the disciplines of contemplative prayer, silence and Sabbath from outside their own non-denominational tradition. In a beautiful redemption, they experienced personal healing which then multiplied throughout their large church family. Out of these changes and learnings, the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality ministry was born.
In a fun twist, a mutual friend connected me to Geri Scazzero to discuss a ministry that I've had experience in leading for about ten years. Imagine my surprise to discover I was giving ministry advice to the wife of the man who'd had such an impact on Brian and me a dozen years ago! As a result of the conversation, Geri encouraged me to dig into some of the more recent books she and Peter have released. I started with Emotionally Healthy Woman, and I'm especially grateful for God's timing in this as Brian and I set out to lead a church in the near future. I highly recommend the book, and hope to go back through again in a study format with a few women this year.
Brian and I are reading The Emotionally Healthy Leader out loud together, which is turning out to be another gem. May God strengthen each one of us for the work he's given us to do, and may He bless all those who have persevered -- imperfectly -- in positions of leadership in His Church throughout the ages.
The story Pete and Geri Scazzero tell of of both ministry and relational collapse, when it seemed like it would have been easier to quit both, is powerful. (I actually found myself wishing so much that my mom and Geri could have been friends.) Out of the pain of the church planting burnout in Queens, NY, the Scazzeros sought spiritual, emotional and physical healing within the long story of Christianity. They learned the wisdom of the disciplines of contemplative prayer, silence and Sabbath from outside their own non-denominational tradition. In a beautiful redemption, they experienced personal healing which then multiplied throughout their large church family. Out of these changes and learnings, the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality ministry was born.
In a fun twist, a mutual friend connected me to Geri Scazzero to discuss a ministry that I've had experience in leading for about ten years. Imagine my surprise to discover I was giving ministry advice to the wife of the man who'd had such an impact on Brian and me a dozen years ago! As a result of the conversation, Geri encouraged me to dig into some of the more recent books she and Peter have released. I started with Emotionally Healthy Woman, and I'm especially grateful for God's timing in this as Brian and I set out to lead a church in the near future. I highly recommend the book, and hope to go back through again in a study format with a few women this year.
Brian and I are reading The Emotionally Healthy Leader out loud together, which is turning out to be another gem. May God strengthen each one of us for the work he's given us to do, and may He bless all those who have persevered -- imperfectly -- in positions of leadership in His Church throughout the ages.