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I love a good "hey can everyone get off their high horse and calm down" book.
I listened to this book, starting it while running on a treadmill. I was immediately called out: I'm someone who owns many a wellness thing. I have two yoga mats, three fitness subscriptions, a smart watch that tracks my stress and sleep, a weighted blanket, "superfoods" I eat every day (I just really like Chia seeds, ok?)... It gets worse: I own a box of essential oils that rests next to my diffuser, many lavender roller ball perfumes (and candles!), various self help books, and have paid for meditation apps.
You get the idea. I even own a tarot deck, but that's (usually) just a party trick.
I really appreciated the measured way with which the author tackled the wellness industry. It's presented as both a well-meaning beast and a fertile ground for every swindler and self aggrandized "healer" to do real (financial, emotional, physical) harm to their clientele. It tackles current limitations of the north American health care system, MLMs, medical disinformation online, doing your own "research", alternative health care providers, diet culture, confirmation bias, and a myriad of other things.
To put it another way: the book provides a well-needed sanity check around all things wellness culture. I appreciated how grounded it was in both factual info and in laying out how many "truths" touted in these circles are nothing but. The author was also very open and upfront about her own biases.
All that said, nothing can rip my weighted blanket from my cold, anemic hands.
Recommended if you, like me, have sought a myriad of things to cure your Ailments, are fascinated by quacks and snake oil salesmen, and look forward to biting your tongue next time someone brings up adrenal fatigue. 3.5 stars on Sg rounded up to 4 on GR.
I listened to this book, starting it while running on a treadmill. I was immediately called out: I'm someone who owns many a wellness thing. I have two yoga mats, three fitness subscriptions, a smart watch that tracks my stress and sleep, a weighted blanket, "superfoods" I eat every day (I just really like Chia seeds, ok?)... It gets worse: I own a box of essential oils that rests next to my diffuser, many lavender roller ball perfumes (and candles!), various self help books, and have paid for meditation apps.
You get the idea. I even own a tarot deck, but that's (usually) just a party trick.
I really appreciated the measured way with which the author tackled the wellness industry. It's presented as both a well-meaning beast and a fertile ground for every swindler and self aggrandized "healer" to do real (financial, emotional, physical) harm to their clientele. It tackles current limitations of the north American health care system, MLMs, medical disinformation online, doing your own "research", alternative health care providers, diet culture, confirmation bias, and a myriad of other things.
To put it another way: the book provides a well-needed sanity check around all things wellness culture. I appreciated how grounded it was in both factual info and in laying out how many "truths" touted in these circles are nothing but. The author was also very open and upfront about her own biases.
All that said, nothing can rip my weighted blanket from my cold, anemic hands.
Recommended if you, like me, have sought a myriad of things to cure your Ailments, are fascinated by quacks and snake oil salesmen, and look forward to biting your tongue next time someone brings up adrenal fatigue. 3.5 stars on Sg rounded up to 4 on GR.