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Burnout

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If you are the type of person who enjoys sitting around with your best friends, having a coffee or cup of tea, and getting into a deep and emotional conversation, this book will be a perfect fit for you. The further I got into this book, the more it felt like I was right there with the authors and their best friends. It’s an incredibly accessible look at how women, and men but the book focuses on women, get caught up in a cycle of trying to meet everyone’s needs, be everything to everyone, and then got lost to the burnout that follows.
Twin sisters Emily and Amelia Nagoski combine real life stories from their own friends and statistics to provide a path to completing the stress cycle that affects so many women. At the end of each chapter, there is a “tl;dr” list-that wonderful abbreviation for “too long, didn’t read”. In this section, the authors provide a short list of key facts and questions to help summarize the chapter-as someone who doesn’t read as much nonfiction as she should, I found this very helpful.
I found this book to be very helpful and insightful. There are so many layers to our stress-and how we deal with it-that we don’t necessarily think about or know what to do with. The authors provide practical tips on how to cope with stress, how to set limits for yourself, and how in creating boundaries and limits with others we can improve our relationships with those that stress us out. As a person who deals with chronic pain, when the authors discuss the connection between chronic illness and chronic stress, it was like, Yes! You get it! Thank you!
Guess what else contributes to burnout in women-the patriarchy. Not surprised? I wasn’t either. I found myself nodding along as the authors discussed how the constant stress of worrying about sexual violence, body image, gaslighting and work success is ingrained in women from the day of their birth. I initially thought that this section was just preaching to the choir-but I do think there are a lot of women out there who may not realize how deeply established these ideas were in their own upbringing and that it is ok to draw boundaries, especially to preserve your own health and happiness.
Now, this book will not eliminate all the stress in your life. Life is stressful. What this book will do is help with completing that stress cycle and to find that balance that we all seem to be seeking.
Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. All opinions are my own.

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*** 3.5 rounded up to 4 Stars ***

Let me start by saying I am not a fan of self help books that feel like cheerleaders. I don't want to be cheered on in life. So then why did I request this book? I requested this because this is NOT that kind of self help book. Burnout is something we all fear and unfortunately happens to all of us. These ladies did their homework regarding the scientific evidence behind burnout and how to prevent it, which I was extremely interested in. There's some graphs and evidence based practice throughout and it was easy to understand; just straight up helpful. I related a lot more to this by having concrete facts of what I deal with and how to improve my stress rather than a " YAY- you can do it' mentality.
Yeah, there were a few times I felt like they were cheerleaders but this book felt different overall. I really enjoyed at the end of every chapter they have a "TL;DR" section which stands for "Too Long, Didn't Read" and summarizes the main take away points from the chapter. Yes, I read every chapter but these really summed up and drove home the advice. Really enjoyed and recommend for females who are interested in how to adapt/deal and break the stress/burnout cycle we deal with.

Special Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for allowing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This is going to be an important book for many women. The authors provide a lot of great information without overwhelming the reader. I appreciated the various exercises that were included in the book. Just like with Come As You Are, the Nagoski duo are providing readers with information that has been readily ignored until now. Highly recommended.

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2.5 stars. This book was not bad, but ultimately it was not for me. I thought the stuff about how stress affects you physically and "completing the cycle" was really good and useful, but later on the book kind of lost me. I just didn't identify with the idea that the patriarchy was causing my stress, and I'm not someone who generally feels like I give too much to others or worries about being selfish. So, I think this book will resonate a lot more with some other women, but it wasn't the best book for me and ultimately I didn't connect with it.

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Woman every where can feel Just like you! It’s okay to feel like life’s hard, but it’s nice to know your not in it’s alone. A refreshing take for woman to see that we are a community and just because you work hard and feel burnt out, it’s not a bad thing!

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Wow! An excellent resource. I feel like every woman I meet is totally burnt out and fried to cinders by the insane, incessant pace of modern life and Burnout by the Drs. Nagoski is an excellent remedy. I'll be buying gift copies for my sisters and all my friends. Highly recommend.

Many thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

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This book was really great, and helpful for someone like me who is stressed and burnt out ALL the time! I loved the no-nonsense approach and the lack of pandering or flowery language. Very valuable resource!

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I loved every minute of this book. I thought Emily Nagoski's book, "Come As You Are" was good, but "Burnout" touched me on all levels. I can't wait for this book to come out on audio so I can listen to it again.

There was a wonderful balance of humor and science. I appreciated the summaries at the end of the chapters.

This is one book I plan on gifting several times this year.

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This is a very self help-y self help book. If that's your jam, you will love this. If you prefer something a bit more non fiction with a splash of self help, this might not be your favorite.

It is a bit cheesy at times and I honestly could have lived without the narrative bits (I skipped a lot of them). I liked that this referenced a lot of research and offered concrete suggestions on how to address the problems it lays out. There was a lot of great information that was relevant to my life and very helpful. The style wasn't really my favorite, but it's worth reading if you're interested in the subject matter.

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As a huge fan of Come As You Are by @enagoski I was very very enthused when @netgalley offered me an advanced reading copy of Emily's new book Burnout, written with her sister Amelia.

Emily and Amelia tackle the issue of Burnout, particularly burnout in women, with practical advice, relatable personal experience and actionable worksheets and exercises. The book validates my personal feelings of constantly being stressed, continually giving more of myself than I'm getting back and offers useful advice on how to combat both the short term and long term factors leading to burnout.

This book is just as wonderful as Come As You Are. The writing is friendly and approachable. In spite of the amazing depth and breadth of the scientific references, the book never feels like a textbook or research study abstract. It genuinely reads like advice and comfort being given straight to you from a trusted friend. The book outlines the reasons for those burnt out feelings, why those reasons are logical and what science says about them. Each chapter includes solutions and tools that actually feel like things I can do, suggestions that can be put into effect immediately and suggestions that don't feel like they'll require a total rewiring of my life to utilize.

So grateful to have read this book, I would absolutely recommend it to anyone in my life, adulthood in 2019 is Burnout city and this book provides actual advice and help to gain back some of the peace and joy that everyone deserves.

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I have to admit that I took a self-care step and stopped reading this book. In spite of its title which indicates that it purports to help combat stress and conquer burnout, it just stressed me out.

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Burnout is a book that although geared towards woman can help anyone understand what burnout can do toyour body and mind. Burnout is very real and understanding what it is and how it happens, can help prevent burnout. This book is a fantastic read and I can’t reocmmend it enough. I’ve been through burnout, and the effects that it can cause both physically and mentally can have negative impacts on your life as a whole. This is a wonderful tool for anyone to have.


I want to thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing for giving me this opportunity to read this book and give my honest review.

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
Unfortunately this was a case of reading a book at the wrong time. I’m in the midst of a season of deep burnout. I’m in the midst of being three months unemployed. In my case, reading about the patriarchy and body image issues left me well... burned out. I do think a lot of people will resonate with this book. It is perfect timing for those feel compassion fatigue in this administration. And it has some wonderful and deep thoughts. However in my particular season, I need less science and less social commentary. No matter how important or true it is. I did find the first three chapters to be beneficial, regarding breaking the physical cycle of stress. So I will take that information with me and perhaps return to the rest at another time in my life.

I give this book three stars. Only because it wasn’t what I was personally needing right now.

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I feel this book takes the women's self-help genre up a notch. I am feeling burned out and I need to learn to stop stressing over everything, so I was definitely interested in reading the book. At first I was not all that invested in the book; it all seemed pretty standard and rote to me. But somewhere in the middle of the book, it started to resonate with me. This book allowed me to take a step back from myself and see how I was keeping myself down. I enjoyed the conversational writing style. This book won't be for everyone, but if it sounds interesting to you, I suggest that you read it. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

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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.

Burnout. Many women in America have experienced it. What’s expected of women and what it’s really like to be a woman in today’s world are two very different things—and women exhaust themselves trying to close the gap between them. How can you “love your body” when every magazine cover has ten diet tips for becoming “your best self”? How do you “lean in” at work when you’re already operating at 110 percent and aren’t recognized for it? How can you live happily and healthily in a sexist world that is constantly telling you you’re too fat, too needy, too noisy, and too selfish?

I found that the worksheets helped the most. It was interesting to read the different perspectives from the two sisters on the types of advice they give talking about how women stress differently and how to cope with that stress. I enjoyed this book and think it will be a big help to those who need an extra hand on managing stress.

Thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC of #Burnout
Pub Date: 26 Mar 2019

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This book was received as an ARC from Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was looking forward to reading this book due to the abundant amount of requests we get for books that help the mind and reduce stress. Dr. Emilt Nagoski constructed the book in an easy layout for the reader to follow and has shared some interesting techniques that I know will help some people. The book was very informative and detailed but not too detailed to the point where it runs on and I know from books similar to burnout that was a huge turn off for our patrons that are interested in these books. An insightful book with interesting ideas that are sure to help reduce stress.

We will consider adding this title to our stress relief display in our Non-Fiction section at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

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