Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Written by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
Narrated by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
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About this audiobook
This groundbreaking audiobook explains why women experience burnout differently than men — and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life.
Burnout. Many women in America have experienced it. What’s expected of women and what it’s really like to be a woman in today’s world are two very different things — and women exhaust themselves trying to close the gap between them. How can you “love your body” when every magazine cover has 10 diet tips for becoming “your best self”? How do you “lean in” at work when you’re already operating at 110 percent and aren’t recognized for it? How can you live happily and healthily in a sexist world that is constantly telling you you’re too fat, too needy, too noisy, and too selfish?
Sisters Emily Nagoski, PhD, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA, are here to help end the cycle of feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Instead of asking us to ignore the very real obstacles and societal pressures that stand between women and well-being, they explain with compassion and optimism what we’re up against — and show us how to fight back.
In this audiobook, you’ll learn:
- What you can do to complete the biological stress cycle — and return your body to a state of relaxation
- How to manage the “monitor” in your brain that regulates the emotion of frustration
- How the bikini industrial complex makes it difficult for women to love their bodies — and how to defend yourself against it
- Why rest, human connection, and befriending your inner critic are keys to recovering and preventing burnout
With the help of eye-opening science, prescriptive advice, and helpful exercises, all women will find something transformative in this audiobook — and will be empowered to create positive change. Emily and Amelia aren’t here to preach the broad platitudes of expensive self-care or insist that we strive for the impossible goal of “having it all”. Instead, they tell us that we are enough, just as we are — and that wellness, true wellness, is within our reach.
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Reviews for Burnout
38 ratings6 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I've listened to this audio book twice now, and I think that I will continue to listen about every four months or so to ensure that I am not forgetting the incredibly valuable lessons in this book. Extremely entertaining and witty.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Emily and Amelia Nagoski are talented enough in their chosen fields but they missed their calling as professional audiobook narrators. They pack a lot of info and wisdom into their "Burnout" book but, very importantly, they are *really* fun to listen to.
This book is basically for any and every woman making their way through life and shoveling the shit that comes with it. I wouldn't say I'm burnt out but stressed? Hell, yes. This, along with Emily Nagoski's "Come As You Are" should be required reading. The world would be a happier place.
For those looking for a no nonsense, shoot from the hip self-help book specifically aimed at women and the extra challenges we face you've found it. The Nagoskis tackle topics such as stress and how to process it, body awareness and acceptance, gender discrimination, racial discrimination, finding meaning in life, and overall making you a better you. It's inclusive (they acknowledge the gender spectrum and transwomen), real, empowering, and they bring the science and studies to back it up.
On a side note, the other day I picked up a self-help book that happened to be written by a man. By chapter two I was like, "Nope. Done reading." The book, not meaning to, came from the viewpoint of a male privileged status and I just couldn't deal with another, "the world is so hard and here's how you win" because the guy was already 3/4 the way up the mountain. In contrast, this book was singing to me on high and was a refreshing oasis from all that blather.
Do yourself a favor and listen to these ladies. Your self will thank you.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Practical suggestions with easy to understand reasons/explanations and easy to relate to situations.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5First self help book I've wanted to read again - I loved it and have bought copies for friends and family members. It is authentic and practical.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was a poignant tale of women today. It described EVERYTHING I have been thinking, dealing with, and swimming in emotionally! I wish I could put it in the hands of every woman!!!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5awesome, useful book. must read for all women.
thanks nagoskis!??1 person found this helpful