Burnout

The Secret to Solving the Stress Cycle

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304 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 2020 by Ebury Publishing.

ISBN:
978-1-78504-209-6
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This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men - and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions and live a more joyful life.

The gap between what it's really like to be a woman and what people expect women to be is a primary cause of burnout, because we exhaust ourselves trying to close the space between the two. How can you 'love your body' when everything around you tells you you're inadequate? How do you 'lean in' at work when you're already giving 110% and aren't recognized for it? How can you live happily and healthily in a world that is constantly telling you you're too fat, too needy, too noisy and too selfish? Sisters Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., the bestselling author of Come as You Are, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA, are here to help end the cycle of overwhelm and …

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This was like what I learned about stress from [b:Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life|22609341|Come as You Are The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life|Emily Nagoski|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1421037685l/22609341.SY75.jpg|42099345] but without the fun sex parts. Still, I'm glad it exists, as when reading about the stress parts inside the fun sex book, I wished for them to be more expanded and explained. But I need to take a break from books that have "this exercise" or "that list" in the "accompanying pdf" for a while. I doubt I will though.

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While I do feel that some emphasis in this book aren't as relatable for European readers as American (authors are Americans, I'm not), I gained actually a lot from it. My tiredness and burnouts has confused me a lot beforehand and here I found actually relatable information, not just generic you-should-work-less (my work hours are not the issue) and you-should-love-yourself-more (how exactly?). Book is written specifically women-centered and narrative is framed from a strong feminist point, but I did suggest it my closest men, and it seems to work out quite nicely, too. Somehow my closest bubble contains suprising amount of loving, caring and ultimately very tired human-giver men.

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I've been reading this for a little while, and decided to use this pretty much like a text book: writing up notes, memorizing important facts and pieces of information. 
This book is great if you're interested in the science behind self-help techniques, but also want a book that takes the reality of women's lives into account. It's a detailed and compassionate look into our inner demons (or, madwoman in the attic), and has so many offers about what direction you might want to think in next. 
It's not going to be a good fit for anyone looking for a to-do list. Here, you learn why you may be thinking a thing, and how you can investigate this further - and also, how this ties in with Western societal expectations. 

I really loved reading this, and will continue to use it as a basis for how I think about myself and …

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