Burnout
by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
The Nagoski sisters explain the stress cycle, the body needs to complete it through movement, breathing, connection, laughter, crying, creativity, and why so many people, especially women, are stuck mid-cycle. It is funny, scientific and kind, and the distinction between dealing with stressors and dealing with stress is genuinely useful.
Read it if…
you are chronically stressed and have handled the problems but still feel wrecked.
Skip it if…
you want a corporate productivity angle; the book is bodily and personal.
Three things you will actually use
- Complete the cycle daily; the stressor ending is not enough.
- Connect with people; it is a physiological need.
- Rest forty-two percent of your time; the body requires it.
Do this first
Tonight, do twenty minutes of any physical movement with the intention of completing the stress cycle.
Our verdict
Warm, funny and scientifically grounded; an important book on stress.
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