On Monday 6th June 2022 PropelHer’s Book Club discussed Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski.

In this summary of Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski I’ll be briefly summarising the book to help you to make a decision about whether you should buy a copy of the book for yourself.

Burnout is broken up into 3 parts

Introduction
Part I: What You Take with You
Part II: The Real Enemy
Part III: Wax On, Wax Off

Part I: What You Take with You goes into detail about what stress is, how it impacts your body and how vital it is that you complete the stress cycle. In this section of the book you learn about how to separate stress from stressors. You are given tips on how to deal with stress and how to deal with stressors. Finally this chapter looks at the importance of having a meaning and having a connection to something larger.

In Part II: The Real Enemy the focus is on the patriarchy and how women are playing in a rigged game. It talks about learned helplessness and gaslighting, and what you can do in your own way to smash the patriarchy. This part of the book also delves into the ‘Bikini Industrial Complex’, which is where women are being shown an unachievable aspirational ideal in order for companies to profit. It looks at the unhealthy obsession with thinness and gives you strategies to love your body more exactly as it is.

Finally in Part III: Wax On, Wax Off the book focuses on connection and how important it is to have good relationships with other human beings. The reader is introduced to the bubble of love concept and given clear signs to look out for, which indicate that recharging, through connection, is required. This section also talks about the importance of rest, and rest beyond just sleeping. Finally the section ends with some advice on how to befriend your madwoman, heal and grow mighty.

 

That’s it! You now have an idea about what you can expect to find inside of Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski.

 

Like the sound of Burnout? Why not buy a copy of the book and read it yourself?

 

Buy your copy of Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (and support local bookshops) or Amazon.

Burnout was read as part of PropelHer’s Book Club. PropelHer’s Book Club is an online non-fiction book club for ambitious women that meet monthly. Every month PropelHer’s Book Club reads a different book to help ambitious women concentrate on their personal development and professional success. You can see what else we have read so far here. If you would like to join PropelHer’s Book Club you can find full details here.

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