Overwhelmed and over It

Embrace Your Power to Stay Centered and Sustained in a Chaotic World

De: Christine Arylo

Narrado por: Christine Arylo

Ask any woman if she feels overwhelmed, and you'll likely get an eye roll and a "duh". Adding to her sense of overload may be books hectoring her to "Lean In", "Lean Out", "Dare to Lead", and "Work It". Even advice aimed to soothe - urging meditation, yoga, and unplugged weekends - can increase a sense of inadequacy when one can't find the time or money for these worthy suggestions. And if one does, asserts Christine Arylo, she is often treating the symptoms, rather than the root cause, which is why she can't seem to end the burnout cycle of overwork and over-giving. First and foremost, Arylo assures women that if all their leaning, logging off, and downward-dogging aren't doing the trick, "It's not your fault"! She replaces outdated bits of "conventional wisdom" with elevated versions and offers intensely practical and realistic solutions, including her "Five Points of Liberation". Her approach takes women out of the shoulds that surround them and into their inner wisdom in ways that allow them to authentically live, love, and lead while making self-supportive choices.

©2020 Christine Arylo (P)2020 Tantor

It got overwhelming to try to finish it

The book started strong and was really good at the beginning. However, like many self-help books, it suffered from saying the least with the most possible words and stories. The whole book is summarized in the first appendix, and that was all the book without the extra repetition. I know I'm in the minority here as everyone seems to like the book. It just felt too long and became a chore to read, and I had to skim read it to get it over with.