paige

Okay the book was excellent, but also... depressing... and I say that as someone who was [gladly] emotionally wrecked by Sunrise on the Reaping.
I think this just felt too real. Too much of what our future could hold with our very unserious approach to climate change and the gen ai-ification of literally everything (despite the environmental impact.)

Do i like this book? Yes. Can I recommend it? Idk maybe not in good conscience. lol

What in the cinnamon toast f*ck was this? Why does this book have such a high rating??????
Things I hated:
- main character who seems to be okay with all of the red flags happening around her
- main character calling the wife ugly
- main character being fatphobic
- the sheer predictability of this entire book.

This book and the rating are giving me trust issues tbh.

It's not that I don't recommend this book, it's that you could probably get what you needed off of her website instead.
Also, it's not a great look to go on and on and on for chapters about how this is very real and backed by science, but then bring up The Body Keeps the Score and Bessel van der Kolk to liken what you're doing to his work. It's not that I don't agree with the overall message that we store trauma in our body, it's the problematic views of the author outside of that. (He also misrepresented research findings, so I wouldn't call him particularly credible... Once again, maybe don't hitch your horse to that particular wagon if you want people to view you as credible.)

Also, I saw another reviewer say that they agreed with the content of the book and believed in it, but it was pushed so hard it began to feel scammy. And I fully agree with that. I feel like I'm being sold some MLM product or something. Even though I actually believe what the author is saying.

My advice? Skip this book and check out the authors website instead for the journaling and meditation information. If you want to better understand your nervous system and trauma and its complexities, please also skip The Body Keeps the Score and read literally anything else on the subject matter. (Some recommendations though: Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker, What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo, The Deepest Well by Dr Nadine Burke, My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem)

TLDR: the actual message/what she is offering is fine, but god I hated reading this book.

Cozy and heart warming

I didn't think I would immediately need the next book.