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timverbergt's review
5.0
Well written and actionable with enough resources to further your understanding and practice of these principles.
I did exactly as the book was intended: a chapter and a practice every day for a week. I feel an enormous difference but of course there's still work to be done.
Thank you Elissa for this amazing book!
I did exactly as the book was intended: a chapter and a practice every day for a week. I feel an enormous difference but of course there's still work to be done.
Thank you Elissa for this amazing book!
thisgirlelle's review
5.0
Loved the practical tips interwoven with the science (including some tips and perspectives I hadn’t heard before), plus the summaries and ended up buying a copy for future reference after borrowing it to read for the first time.
reader_rediscovered's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
📚 Book 13/52 of 2024 📚
⭐️ 5/5 stars!
GENRE: nonfiction, self-help, personal development
SUMMARY: Part of "The Seven Day Prescription" series
Read for local bookclub. It’s been a while since I’ve resonated with some of the nonfiction that I’ve picked up, so this was a really nice approachable read! Can’t quite pick out anything I’d change about the book at this time, so just peaches for today’s review!
🍑 PEACHES (likes) 🍑
- inclusion of research study results and further reading materials suggested if you’d like to dive deeper —> probably will take them up on pursuing further reading, esp. surrounding wim hof, 4-6-8 breathing, and forest bathing
- relatively simple and tangible to-dos - it’s a good reminder of things that are helpful for us to do to support ourselves in a stressful world
- breakdown of chapters into 7 “days/weeks” of new ideas to digest was nice and approachable (I didn’t really follow this, but the chunking was nice)
- inclusion, acknowledgement, and validation of socioeconomic factors and existing impacts and barriers faced by marginalized communities
- I feel like I’m leaving this book feeling like I’m brimming with inspiration and gusto to make some changes (and have several tangible ideas of how to incorporate manageable change) - rare for me with the self-help genre
- aligns well with my lens & how I practice in my day job, so I imagine this was helpful for me professionally as well
✏️ ANNOTATIONS & SPARKLE TEXT ✏️
“Expectations rule out the possibility of being present. Because you’re projecting into the future, you are no longer here right now.”
“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying.”
“Our distress lies in that friction between what we believe should be possible and what is possible.”
“I am enough. I have enough. I do enough.”
“Rest is a social justice issue.”
“We go through life as if we’re in a little boat. Our boat is out in the ocean, travelling over the waves. And it floats! It only sinks when the water gets in. If your little boat is sinking, the problem isn’t the water itself. Water simply exists. The problem is that it’s gotten in.”
“Happiness is a wonderful salve for stress, but you can’t go out there seeking it.” “You cannot look directly at the sun, but you can absorb its rays.”
“We begin our day alone, honouring this life with all its potentials and possibilities. We begin our day with hope, knowing the day can hold love, kindenss, forgiveness, and justice. May we make room for the unexpected. May we find wisdom and life in the unexpected.”