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Burnout: Solve Your Stress Cycle
by Amelia Nagoski, Emily Nagoski
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I gifted four copies of Burnout: the Secrets to Solving the Stress Cycle this holiday season, which is an indication of my evangelical zeal for this book.
Why do so many of us feel like we are barely able to do and be everything we feel obliged to do and be for everyone who needs us? Emily and Amelia Nagoski are endlessly gracious in acknowledging that feeling burnt out is neither a badge of honour nor a personal failing.
The basic thesis is this: we hold stress in our bodies. Even once we have dealt with the cause of the stress (the stressor), our lizard brains havenโt registered that weโre safe yet. This book is about dealing with the stress held in your body, as well as the stressors. This is a frequent reread for me, and my go-to gift for teachers, caring professionals and parents.
Reading this book feels like having a vulnerable, edifying conversation with two super smart and compassionate friends (who can site scientific studies to support their very sensible advice!)
Read it, gift it. This book is a guidebook to a better, kinder world.
๐TO TEACH? ๐
This isnโt one for your classroom library, but my colleagues are for real getting sick of me talking about how every teacher needs to read it. I have also recommended it to particular senior students who exhibit signs of burnout.
๐๐๐๐๐ 5 stars (and all my gratitude ๐ )
If youโre thinking, โHow indulgent! I donโt have time to read an entire self help book! I have things to do, people to care for!โ - a) for real, I think the book will really help you, b) Emily and Amelia have got you! The Feminist Survival Project 2020 podcast breaks down the main ideas from the book in bite-sized snippets for people for whom finding time to read a whole book (not for work!) a bit overwhelming.
Why do so many of us feel like we are barely able to do and be everything we feel obliged to do and be for everyone who needs us? Emily and Amelia Nagoski are endlessly gracious in acknowledging that feeling burnt out is neither a badge of honour nor a personal failing.
The basic thesis is this: we hold stress in our bodies. Even once we have dealt with the cause of the stress (the stressor), our lizard brains havenโt registered that weโre safe yet. This book is about dealing with the stress held in your body, as well as the stressors. This is a frequent reread for me, and my go-to gift for teachers, caring professionals and parents.
Reading this book feels like having a vulnerable, edifying conversation with two super smart and compassionate friends (who can site scientific studies to support their very sensible advice!)
Read it, gift it. This book is a guidebook to a better, kinder world.
๐TO TEACH? ๐
This isnโt one for your classroom library, but my colleagues are for real getting sick of me talking about how every teacher needs to read it. I have also recommended it to particular senior students who exhibit signs of burnout.
๐๐๐๐๐ 5 stars (and all my gratitude ๐ )
If youโre thinking, โHow indulgent! I donโt have time to read an entire self help book! I have things to do, people to care for!โ - a) for real, I think the book will really help you, b) Emily and Amelia have got you! The Feminist Survival Project 2020 podcast breaks down the main ideas from the book in bite-sized snippets for people for whom finding time to read a whole book (not for work!) a bit overwhelming.