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alexislynnstitt's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
alittlebird's review
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Part-memoir and part-self help. The memoir/personal stories provided by the author didn't work for me, and I found myself unable to relate to her. So I found those parts distracting at best. YMMV.
The self help is a pared down version of Kristen Neff's Radical Self-Acceptance work (I attended several presentations by Neff and got far more in one hour with her than 200+ pages here) and ACT. That said, it's presented in a very simple and actionable way and could see this information being useful if you're not already very familiar with those modalities.
The self help is a pared down version of Kristen Neff's Radical Self-Acceptance work (I attended several presentations by Neff and got far more in one hour with her than 200+ pages here) and ACT. That said, it's presented in a very simple and actionable way and could see this information being useful if you're not already very familiar with those modalities.
whackkyfrogg's review
emotional
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relaxing
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4.0
cwissybwd's review
informative
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4.5
Not much of the information was new to me, but interrupting self criticism via physical activity works surprisingly well. I think she’s onto something!
bootman's review
5.0
Honestly, reading this book just made me angry throughout the entire read. If you’re an upper middle-class person who likes to conflate your problems, you’ll love this book. If you’ve been extremely privileged your entire life and had more than most people could ever dream of but believe your life is awful, get a copy of this book. If you’re a conventionally attractive white woman with blonde hair who can land a TV gig at a young age just by asking, can get a $1 million plus investment on your startup idea that’s been done before and have made millions co-opting mindfulness, you will absolutely love this book.
I’ve been struggling with my mental health lately and snatching up a ton of different books, but this one was brutal for people like myself. As mentioned, Poppy Jamie is the author of this book, and although she’s a best seller and pretty famous, I’d never heard of her. As I read this mental health book/memoir, my jaw was on the floor. All I kept thinking was, “Get some real problems.” Despite having it much better than 90% of the people on this planet, she struggles with a little self-doubt and decided to go all-in on mindfulness after a yoga class or something.
I will say that this book has a ton of beneficial information. A lot of the research she references is solid, and she talks to some amazing people like Dr. Judson Brewer and references some fantastic books. If you can get passed her privileged nonsense, you’ll definitely find value in this book. But, and I can’t emphasize this enough, she references Deepak Chopra (in a good way) numerous times in this book, and it’s well-known that he’s a spiritual guru hack who rips people off with his ridiculousness.
Read it if you want, but personally, it’s getting a little old watching privileged people like Poppy make millions off of mindfulness. Did I mention she has an app with the same name as the book where you can pay for premium to take mindfulness lessons?
I’ve been struggling with my mental health lately and snatching up a ton of different books, but this one was brutal for people like myself. As mentioned, Poppy Jamie is the author of this book, and although she’s a best seller and pretty famous, I’d never heard of her. As I read this mental health book/memoir, my jaw was on the floor. All I kept thinking was, “Get some real problems.” Despite having it much better than 90% of the people on this planet, she struggles with a little self-doubt and decided to go all-in on mindfulness after a yoga class or something.
I will say that this book has a ton of beneficial information. A lot of the research she references is solid, and she talks to some amazing people like Dr. Judson Brewer and references some fantastic books. If you can get passed her privileged nonsense, you’ll definitely find value in this book. But, and I can’t emphasize this enough, she references Deepak Chopra (in a good way) numerous times in this book, and it’s well-known that he’s a spiritual guru hack who rips people off with his ridiculousness.
Read it if you want, but personally, it’s getting a little old watching privileged people like Poppy make millions off of mindfulness. Did I mention she has an app with the same name as the book where you can pay for premium to take mindfulness lessons?