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Eh, it was OK.
Mostly positive mindset stuff, and none of it in any particular depth. It's like a big plate of aperitifs to pick and choose from, but with nothing substantial enough to really get your teeth into.
Also, I don't care what her woke credentials are, blithely asking (rhetorically, I presume) "Can you afford NOT to do therapy?" is financially obtuse at best and, arguably, ableist.
Two valuable things I took away from it ?

I‘m so grateful my public library has the Palace app now so I can listen to Audible exclusives without having to give money to Bezos 🙌

Sometimes you really need a self-help book to remind you that you have power over your own life—and no control over others. A fatphobic, diet culture heavy chapter didn‘t work for me, but the rest was really helpful as I‘ve been working through how to move with integrity and wisdom through a hard chapter in life.

A must read anyone with chronic pain.

A phenomenal book about relieving yourself of everyone else‘s problems while empowering you to take control of your own life.

Well, this is quite an impressive trio of blurb-writers! Most of the book is dedicated to the definition and causes of a fear of success, and it's not really until the last chapter that Friedman gets to some of the (rather simple) solutions. Friedman is very Freudian in approach, but her book does give me some things to ponder, and not just the evolution of the self-help genre since the 1980s. A qualified pick.

The pile is a metaphor for my day.

Support & coping strategies that help. Classic for a reason. A resource to visit & revisit. #5stars #support #coping #resilience

And no, I will not elaborate. 😏

#wdncw ##wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe