A review by rly
I'm So Effing Tired: A Proven Plan to Beat Burnout, Boost Your Energy, and Reclaim Your Life by Amy Shah

4.0

I enjoyed this as an audiobook. Shah promotes a plant based diet in this guide but it's not necessary. Something i did not expect was the heavy emphasis on fasting. I do really appreciate that she gave a disclaimer, albeit not in the beginning but far into the fasting spiel, that breastfeeding or pregnant parents should not partake in the fasting. For the other tips though: I know this isn't a motherhood themed book but if the author does have kids* I will be greatly surprised because so many of the lifestyle changes she encourages are complicated by kids, and I don't remember her mentioning how to overcome that obstacle. Similarly, it's not a weight loss guide but that is touted as a benefit. My concern with that is that there is a lot of talk of healthy fats! healthy fats! but no mention of how much to allow yourself. Maybe the recipes that weren't available with the audiobook limit the fats but if a reader were to forgo the recipes and create their own recipes out of the advice, they probably won't lose weight if they eat limitless fats...Lastly i will say a great amount of privilege was obvious.

*I feel like the author mentioned something about her children in the intro but after not hearing about it again, i couldn't recall.