As many did, I found the stress response cycle to be an intriguing idea in Come as You Are. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.Īs a man who first listened to Come as You Are, and who then recommended it to his wife and 15 year-old son, I was excited to move on to Burnout. Truly life-changing.' (Sarah Knight, New York Times best-selling author of Calm the F-k Down) The authors know exactly what’s going on inside your frazzled brain and body, and exactly what you can do to fix it. 'Burnout is the gold standard of self-help books, delivering cutting-edge science with energy, empathy, and wit. Named One of the Best Books of the Year by Book Riot Instead, they tell us that we are enough, just as we are - and that wellness, true wellness, is within our reach. 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”. 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. Why rest, human connection, and befriending your inner critic are keys to recovering and preventing burnout.How the Bikini Industrial Complex makes it difficult for women to love their bodies - and how to defend yourself against it.How to manage the “monitor” in your brain that regulates the emotion of frustration.What you can do to complete the biological stress cycle - and return your body to a state of relaxation.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. Sisters Emily Nagoski, PhD, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA, are here to help end the cycle of feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. 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? 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. Many women in America have experienced it.

This groundbreaking book 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.īurnout.

“This book is a gift! I’ve been practicing their strategies, and it’s a total game-changer.” (Brené Brown, PhD, author of the number one New York Times best seller Dare to Lead )

Burnout by emily nagoski