What a fantastic, marvellous book and a must-read for everyone!

For a long time now, I have suffered immensely from toxic thoughts, spiralling thoughts and thoughts of "what if" or "I should be like this", which end up affecting me immensely in both my personal and professional life. The author has done an excellent job of helping us to overcome these thoughts, not only by basing her opinion on scripture and what Jesus has to say to us, but also based on scientific studies.

Of course, she doesn't give us any magic formula to stop having these kinds of thoughts, but one thing's for sure, it helps a lot.

I really enjoyed the author's writing and, despite being a non-fiction book, it's a very fluid read thanks to the way she has designed the book. I was very curious to read more books by the author!


Thanks to NetGalley and Waterbrook & Multnomah for the free copy in exchange for my honest review.

As someone who has always struggled with imposing thoughts, this book was INCREDIBLE. I have always loved Jennie Allen, and every time I read another book by her, I love her more and more. She is so wise and discerning, and she has chosen to follow the Lord in sharing her experiences and growth with the world.

If you're like me and struggle with thoughts such as, "I'll never be good enough," "do I even matter," "God will never be able to use my mess," this is the book for you. Jennie talks about taking every thought captive, and and submitting our minds to Christ, so he can transform us from the inside out. Our circumstances may not change, but by transforming our thoughts, we can change our outlook, emotional reactions, and negative views into something that brings hope, grace, and encouragement.

I will always recommend ANYTHING Jennie Allen writes, and "Get Out of Your Head" is no different. Everyone should read this book!

Classic for a reason! In Get Out of Your Head, Jennie shows us to transform our emotions, our outlook, and even our circumstances by taking control of our thoughts. Because where the mind goes, life follows.

Jennie Allen skillfully shares personal experiences alongside complex neuroscience concepts while turning to scripture for support. I appreciated how she ties the thoughts in our mind to their strong impact on our daily lives and emotions. This book tackles challenging subject matter that many of us deal with on a daily basis, and does so with such grace and understanding, however does occasionally over-simplify between clinical anxiety and negative/nervous thoughts along with being repetitive at times. I would definitely recommend this book to any friend struggling with negative thoughts with interest in a more faith-based approach to empowering ourselves to take control of our thoughts.

Emotion -> Thought -> Decision -> Behavior -> Relationships -> Consequence

"The greatest spiritual battle of our generation is being fought between our ears"

Many thanks to NetGalley and Waterbrook & Multnomah for the free copy in exchange for my honest review.

I've read some of Jennie Allen's other books and while I liked Get out of your head, there's nothing overly ground breaking here. As a chronic overthinker, there's a lot in here, and I've read a lot of overthinking books, and this is fine, but not the best. Anne Bogel's "Don't Overthink It' is a lot more practical and better written.

I had really high hopes for this book based on the title and the description. Sadly, it fell a little flat for me. There was no big lightbulb or AHA! moments for me like I was hoping to get. I kept turning the pages waiting for more depth and for something to spark in me, but it didn't happen. It's not a horrible book and there are definitely some helpful points in there, just not quite as effective as I was hoping.

Thank you, NetGalley, and WaterBrook & Multnomah, for a copy in return for my honest review.

I personally found this book to be very helpful. The kind is a very powerful thing, if you constantly think negatively you will manifest negative energy into your life. I love that she gives some examples of how to shift your mind frame from negative to positive.

Get Out of Your Head is a great read for other thinkers, or any thinkers. Jennie Allen offers insight and strategic ideas for balancing your brain and life.

I’m so sorry but i couldn’t keep on with this book! Some things that were said just didn’t seem true to me. It gave me a little ick.. this is coming from a Christian . I just had a hard time reading this

Get Out of your Head was a great book for anyone who overthinks. The author gives strategies and biblical references to help you change your thinking patterns snd “get out of your head.” I did enjoy the first half of the book more than the second half, but overall I give 4 stars.

This book fell flat for me. I attempted to read this book when it was first released, but I did not make it the whole way through. After receiving this copy, I gave it a second go. I like to read books on anxiety, depression, etc. because of the people in my life. Fortunately, I do not struggle much with any of this, but I do have women in my life who do, and I like to have tools available to help them with this issue.

Weirdly enough, my main issue is Jennie's use of the Enneagram. I wish that Christian's would do more research into this before doing the tests, using their numbers, etc.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book by Jennie.

I loved the purpose of this book, and was really looking forward to reading it, but unfortunately, it did not meet my expectations. I do think there are helpful points in this book and I have been reminded to be more mindful of stopping bad thought spirals through Jesus; however, the points could have been made in more of a pamphlet rather than a book. The core concepts felt more like a reminder rather than a deep-dive to genuinely challenge my way of thinking as someone who has been a Christian for most of my life. There was a lot of repetition and unrelated stories that made me me feel like the chapters were unconcise and dancing around the point. I do really appreciate Jennie Allen's vulnerability in sharing her personal struggles, I just did not relate to them well.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Great book, with some good thoughts on how to change our thinking. We shouldn't be so focused on self. Rather, we need to look for the good in others and in our circumstances.

I know this has been published for some time now, but I was excited to get approved for a copy of this book! I borrowed my friend's copy and thoroughly enjoyed the read, but with Jennie Allen writing it, I'm not surprised! This was a wonderful read!

I was not fully prepared for the amount of religious & God talk. I did not enjoy it. & I had a very hard time finishing it.

This is a great book to read with a group of friends. Whether or not you know the group well this book could be wonderful to bring people together!

This book didn't resonate with me as much as I had hoped. I'm not sure I agree with some of the things that were said, and some of the examples threw me off.

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Get out of your head

Thank you @netgally for a eARC of this book.

I wanted to like this book but it fell short in so many ways. As a psych major going for her doctorate soon as was as a Christian, I was disappointed by a few statements in the book.

People who take anti- (insert here) meds are not outright sinning. Yes they need a strong relationship with God but sometimes you just need extra help til you get there or you may always need it. And making blanket statements saying they are sinning is a big reason there is so much stigma.

I always compare it to a seatbelt in a car.
If your car has airbags why wear a seatbelt. Seems silly right? Of course you still wear a seatbelt.

It is similar to when someone is struggling. Yes they have God and yes unlike a car, God is all you need but when you are struggling it’s more than helpful to “wear your seatbelt” and get additional help, like therapy or meds.

If He didn’t want you to seek help when needed (meds esp) then he wouldn’t have created someone to make them, or therapists.

The one redemption of this book is the chapters on needing community. But that’s about it.

I think this book was helpful. Although, she doesn’t use the King James Bible only. That makes it to where I have to read it along side my Bible firstly. Secondly, the other versions change the verses meaning the way the author would define a verse here a there would be the way the Bible is written. So, doctrinally there are things I get on board with. That being said, I believe we can learn from all men. I believe that the science and the research she described concerning how our brains are transformed by staying in the word is spot on. I really liked how she explained how the process of changing our thoughts changes more than just our thoughts. Overall this was a good book.

This is one of the best books I’ve read. It has helped me used scripture to stop my anxiety right in its tracks it teaches you how to turn to Christ in the moments we spiral the most.