Super You: Release Your Inner Superhero

This book is an incredibly powerful read. Emily Gordon walks a fine line of personalizing the stories so they resonate, but always keeping the focus on the reader's process and the reader's reflection on the material. There's a healthy amount of individuality to her writing and absolutely no ego.

Self-Help books can be tough to read. They can be cloying or patronizing. The worst ones are both. What comes through from "Super You" is empathy and understanding. Emily Gordon's caring for her fellow humans is on every page. Her compassion is on every page. Her genuine wish for a world of wonderful and healthy people is on every page. Hearing the book in her voice just accentuates these things. Her main goal is to get her readers to live their lives with intention, to become the best versions of themselves through self-actualization, and claiming power over their lives, their experiences, and their view of themselves and the world they navigate. "Super You" was written with staggering intention. The plans and goals she lays out in "Super You" are attainable and able to be mastered, if you're willing to put in the work. The book is a wonderful tool, and a testament to the beauty of Emily Gordon's humanity.

Find this book. It meant the world to me, and I believe it will mean the same to you.

As far as self help books go I quickly realized that adult males were not Emily Gordon's target audience. I did gain some good takeaways from this book. There is a lot of practical advice to be found.

I like how she suggests to turn YOU into a superhero. There is you and a super you. There are many versions of you.

Book is definitely targeted to a younger female audience. Should of guessed with the Super Hero theme.

Lots of feminist undertones. Also, there are lots and lots of assumptions made about the differences between men and women. For example, "Men are taught everything they do is golden." This does not ring true in my experience. This is just one example, but there were many more. Felt many of the generalizations reflected more on the author's insecurities than actual truth.

Predicted the Super Hero tie in might be gimmicky, but it genuinely made the book more interesting.

I loved her down to earth style. It was like having a therapist as a friend. Good shit in this book!

I really enjoyed the super you concept. Explaining self-exploration and self-care through super hero concepts was really interesting and useful.

Such a great book! Just wished there was a .pdf workbook accompaniment to go along with it!

Love this book! Loved the content, context, delivery -- every thing.

Unlike many other self help books, this one didn't make me feel ashamed for being who I am -- an overly emotional feminine woman who works her but off instead of mingling to get ahead. Given that I go through at least one self help book a quarter, I am well aware that I have many things to work on and thanks to reading those other books I've learned different ways of coping. Usually, after finishing these types of books, I feel defeated and exhausted. As a result, I usually don't read them a second time.

Unlike the type of book I just described, this book will not make you feel ashamed for being who you are. Emily Gordon has written this book to help us look within, work within and eventually grow into our super-you. It will definitely be a reread, times infinity, as I'm certain I'll get something more each time.

Highly recommend!

This was the funniest and most appropriate self help book I have read. Emily V. Gordon is not only a poignant author but an awesome narrator to boot!

This is the first negative review I have written. Profanity and vulgarity ruined this book.

If your into sit-com therapy this book is for you. While I felt like the author was creative in her sentiments, much of her objectives towards therapy were 101. I wasn't moved nor did I learn anything beyond common sense googling.

A mix of autobiography and self help. they are some good birds here and there but I felt the presentation is a bit disjointed.