A review by katetipp
Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World by Sissy Goff

2.5

I appreciate Sissy's work and typically like her delivery. I did not love this book. Maybe it felt slightly redundant on the heels of reading The Worry Free parent which I did enjoy. I listened to audio and the tone of the narrator came off as so patronizing, which was particularly off putting given the content. Positives for me were the very specific examples of language to use to both understand and cope with anxiety, and I do think there was a lot of takeaway in terms of tools for anxiety from a Christian worldview. But ultimately, I think the approach felt reductionist if and left out a more nuanced understanding of anxiety, including Tom things like cultural context, home environment, social media, etc. I think the "why" is so important to understand and this book just felt too one dimensional.