Lots of interesting and helpful content in this book to deal with the burnout that is all too common for women juggling jobs, kids, homes, and everything else life presents us. Good information that is worth considering.
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC!

This was much better than I was expecting - I feared it might be a bit too full of 'inspirational quotes' and not much substance, but it is an interesting and helpful read.

In this book, a long-practicing nurse practitioner, who has an interest in optimizing health as women age, takes a look at female burnout. In the first part of the book, she details the history of her own burnout as well as her professional interests in helping women. The first chapter is about classic burnout, and it starts with a list of questions to see where you fall on the burnout scale. At the end of this first chapter, she gives a few simple ideas that you can implement right away, and she suggests that you start with the rest of the book by picking the topic that seems most relevant to you and your symptoms of burnout. After that, she suggests going through a chapter a week, allowing for those with busy schedules to slowly taking what she has to offer. Further chapters explore hormonal components of burnout and keys to successfully overcome burnout.

In general, I thought this book was full of good information about burnout and what to do about it. Given the way that she suggests the reader approach the book, the structure of the book seemed counterintuitive. She suggests we choose a chapter about what is most bothersome about the burnout we currently face, yet the chapters are not arranged that way, and you have to poke around to figure out what chapter would best suit your needs. She does have appendices of supplement suggestions, and she does own a supplement company. One of the things that she espouses throughout the text is a low-carb, low-glycemic, high-protein diet, which from my own studies I do not necessarily believe is the best diet and certainly not the best for everyone.

If you suffer from burnout, you might find the discussion and suggestions in this book helpful. Like all recommendations for diet and supplements, you should do further research and perhaps discuss it with your healthcare provider.

Wonderful and much needed read. It was informative and I have recommended this title to many of my friends. So often not only external situations cause burn-out, but our internal situations exacerbate the problem. I've begun using some of the things suggested and can testify they work!

Interesting reading based on the excerpt provided although I could npt get to the full book due to a problem here in NetGalley

This is a wonderful book for any woman who experiences burnout. It gives you quizzes and explains why we experience it. It also gives us ways to get through it and overcome it

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy free of charge. This is my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

When I first saw the title of the book and read the synopsis I thought - here is it, my guide to survival. Unfortunately, this is not quite what I expected it to be.

This book is great in explaining and bringing to the attention reason why we are physically and mentally burned out. It is not one or two specific reasons, it's a combination of stress, hormone imbalance, incorrect diet and exercise, and simple scheduling. An author takes time to explain each symptom and gives advice on how to deal with it.

After reading the book, I was convinced that the mind and body should be playing together as a team. It's important to listen and evaluate both, and once it is working together we reach the harmony we all so eager to have.

Good and easy read, many valuable points. Thank you, NetGalley and River Grove Books publisher for a free and advanced copy of the book.

This was a brilliant book. The author seems to know what she is talking about. The content is well researched and well presented by the author who is clearly passionate about the subject. I especially liked the bulleted points in each chapter where the information is condensed in a really actionable manner. My favorite section was the conclusion which was actually a chapter on happiness. Such good points!

I received a free copy of the book from Netgalley. This doesn't affect my opinion in any way.

I feel like I needed this book like yesterday! Or maybr last year. Much of what the author has to share resonates with me. I am feeling hopelessly tired and stressed yet finding it tough to slow down in case I just stop. I'll be looking at increasing my supplements to try to feel better.

I was excited to read this book purely based on the pedigree of the author - she has a lot of experience working with women's health. Unfortunately the majority of the books is about this experience and her accomplishments. It sets the reader up for some serious inadequacy issues. Every single page pays homage to what she has achieved as a business woman and a mother and wife, but doesn't actually share how she did it. It got sickening very quickly.

I'm not a woman of a certain age, but I am a mother and I'm experiencing hardcore burnout. I was hoping this learned individual would share advice to get my hectic life on a healthier path - using natural means to work out the kinks that come with the stress of parenthood and FT work (and lady problems... because they are inevitable). I got NO useful information from this. I would hope her patients get more assistance during their appointments. As far as I'm concerned, I am not doing nearly as much in a day as she does in a morning, and I should buy a horse and ride it to be more in touch with nature.

Bah!

Brilliant Burnout self-help book for a specific niche of women: smart overachievers. In a way, it was a compliment to identify with the targeted group, because although they suffer from stress, they do so because of their talent and success.
I personally found this book helpful and relatable. I recognized the author, Dr. Jackson's, expertise and experience, and especially appreciated her moments of self-reflection and personal narratives.

The introduction lays it out best: "burnout is common for highly energetic, successful women." Knowing that this is an inevitable phenomenon for certain women will remove the guilt and confuse and lay groundwork for effective change. Further, Dr. Jackson helps readers recognize the "pressure on self," which is important in order to regulate. Lastly, the book points out a societal factor that should be further addressed and evaluated: "women are expected to take on more than they can handle."

I benefited from some of the intriguing mechanisms explained, such as adrenal fatigue, effects of low dopamine, and candida overgrowth, but the second half of the book with positive solutions made me smile.

I liked the building your tribe section best, and the encouragement to exercise is especially useful.

Dr. Jackson forms the tips and advice in this book specifically for busy women, so it fits their lifestyle and is doable. Many books give general tips for people in society being stressed, but this is for a specific group of women with specific reasons laid out. Therefore this is a useful tool and I recommend it.

This is a must read for all women whether pre-menopause or perimenopause!
The book outlines the reasons for the epidemic of exhaustion and offers a multifaceted approach to counteract these issues. I found it easy to read, understand and appreciate but it is NOT information you will get from your doctor or Gynecologist.

I am in the perimenopause stage (exhausted, mentally and physically) and wish I had read something like this years ago. As another reviewer states this book would be good for someone who needs concrete steps to deal with the physical and mental effects of burnout, and wants a book that is basically brass-tacks.

I received a copy from NetGalley and River Grove Books in exchange for an honest review. but my opinion is my own

Really an eye-opening and a must read for every female professional. Too many times females feel they are experiencing burnout and all they kept hearing is "just relax!." Sometimes, all the physical and mental problems associated with stress are actually caused by things like hormone imbalances, poor diet, incorrect exercise schedule. All of this can be changed! This book is really an eye opener and I already started following the advice in Ms. Jackson's book. Very happy I read this.

Honest and in-depth advice for reaching your full potential. This advice is presented in easy to follow language that can be broken up and applied in pieces at a time.

Supportive ~ Thoughtful ~ Actionable

tl;dr: It's not you, its our society and our behaviours that make you so tired.

Dr. Jackson creates a strong how-to manual, basically, that outlines the reasons for the epidemic of exhaustion and offers a mutli-faceted approach to counteract these issues. Jackson's approach is clear and doable. Her text has moments of rendundancy, but that might be because she knows her audience. A reader who is burned out, like me, might be reading quickly, and she doesn't want people to miss key details. This book would be good for someone who needs concrete steps to deal with the physical and mental effects of burnout, and wants a book that is basically brass-tacks.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.