When You’re Not OK: A Toolkit for Tough Times By Jill Stark
Jill Stark Í 5 Free read
A quick and helpful tool kit for when you feel like you’re losing an uphill battle. When you buy books like this, you kind of know what you’re in for. But this one avoids being patronising by not hiding behind toxic positivity. There are tips and tricks that you can really use, and benefit from, without all the fluff. An uplifting but realistic read that you can go back to when you need it. Hardcover This is a great 'beginning' book if you are someone who has is in the beginning stages of finding coping mechanisms for their anxiety or dealing with treating themselves better. I was excited to read this book after reading the beginning forward/introduction that Jill Stark included. I was expecting a more unique approach and advice, and while it is different than what you hear in a lot of self-help books, it was mostly all advice I had heard before. Again, I've spent years trying to hone in on methods that help me cope with my anxiety, so I'm not surprised that this was not as impactful for me, but I do think it's a great book for a beginner. I also realized that I'm not a huge fan of the small snippet of advice/words format. I feel like I wanted to know more and delve deeper into the concepts. But, that did make me want to read more from this author! Hardcover Not a single person on this planet can escape tough times.
This book offers to help us find the path back to ourselves and advice on how to be OK, when we're not. The author has struggled with chronic anxiety and periods of depression, and she shares with us the things that she found helpful when times are tough on her.
This book has been divided into few self-explanatory sections to suit different moods and circumstances such as acceptance, love your body, slow down and be kind to yourself. It is brilliant to divide a chapter like this so that we can read it from the start or can read what we need at the moment. I've read this book from the start and might reread this book based on the mood/situations in the future.
The author emphasizes on let ourselves feel whatever we're feeling. Never deny our feelings or fake it till you make it. Always be kind to ourselves by not neglecting to take care of our bodies. Even though we are not feeling our best, in depression, anxiety, we must take care of ourselves. The author has suggested some actions to do when handling these situations in the chapter love your body and the basics.
I truly liked all of the contents in this book. I also admired the simple sentence but conveyed a considerable meaning in the Remember part at the end of each chapter.
Remember... It's possible to struggle and still be strong.
Remember... The only approval you need is your own.
Some tips also provided in this book such as:
1. Lessons in how to take back control of our life.
2. How to drop the comparisons and have the courage to celebrate ourselves in our way.
3. How to live more kindly and compassionately.
My most favorite chapter is You Do You. I can see myself finding my way back to this chapter at any time in the future. A reminder from this book as well, please don't suffer alone in silence. If you're not okay, please talk to people around you. If you feel like you could not trust/share the feeling with them, please reach out to a specialist. Please.
In summary, this book is practical and hopeful to me. Practical because of the book's small size so that we can bring this book anywhere we go. Hopeful because it contains useful advice for us to read again when the time comes. This book is undoubted will put under the list of books I can read in one sitting. Highly recommend it to all, especially for those having tough times, as this book provides a guide through that situation.
Accepting the feelings, even the tough ones.
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Hardcover Short, sweet, quick tidbits to help get yourself out of a rut. I liked how REAL it felt. Like a friend was giving you really great advice. Hardcover My brain races. A lot. I can't remember a time when my head wasn't filled with a rapid-fire stream of thoughts... Anxiety is fun like that.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This little purple 'toolkit for tough times' arrived in the mail last week, & when I opened to the quote above I had to read the whole book - because it's such an accurate description of my mind.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When You're Not OK is quite literally a toolkit, it's a series of tips and coping techniques to help manage anxiety. None of it is revolutionary or particularly surprising, but it was comforting & affirming to see so many things I use organised into categories for easy reference. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Fellow anxious-minded friends might find something of value here too, just don't expect a narrative or memoir.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And remember, this is definitely not a substitute for professional advice! Hardcover
From Jill Stark, bestselling author of Happy Never After, comes this warm and practical book of tips and wisdom to help guide you through the tough times.
Whether you’re having a bad day, or a run of bad days that seems never-ending, Jill offers signposts to help you find the path back to yourself.
When You’re Not OK is an emotional first-aid kit for your body, mind, and soul, written by someone who’s been there too. When You’re Not OK: A Toolkit for Tough Times
كتاب مسلي و خفيف و لطيف استمتعت بقرائته 👍🏽 Hardcover خفيف 💗💗. Hardcover Wonderful! Hardcover Helpful, calm, and occasionally silly. A big help so far. 😊 Hardcover I am so sorry but how did this make it through a publishers office and get printed?
How it starts: it’s ok to cry...
In the middle: don’t do drugs...
The end: don’t be perfect, just be you...
Absolutely nothing tangible or insightful in this gas station advice booklet.
Book #41 of 2021 Hardcover