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matsushimaI finished reading Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle this morning. Unsure what to read next (because Unmasking for Life isn't out for another two days…), I opened up the Boston Public Library page with the plan to check out any staff lists; the "Similar to…" feature on Libby is… well, let's say it could be better.
Anyway, another BPL patron, Genera1America said, "The first chapter was the only useful chapter for me: explanation that there is a difference between stress and the stressor and the importance of completing the cycle of stress your body metabolizes." I agree with them on that, and the general criticism of the book that the audience seemed… young? even tho a lot of it was about career and co-parenting and romantic/sexual relationships with long term partners. Genera1America was nicer than me about what what I felt while reading it, that it was kind of patronizing? I don't need you to make Hunger Games references, especially since the science seemed good?
Here is a handout on the Oregon Health & Science University that pretty much sums it up; honestly, it seems like good advice and I am going to put it into practice but you can probably skip the rest of the book.
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I never did decide on my next book, so if you've got a suggestion for what to read while I wait for The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically to come out and/or for my library(ies) to get an ebook edition of Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide For Late Discovered Autistic Women (and Their Allies), leave 'em in the comments.
If Burnout was "self help 101," I'm looking for 200- or 300-level readings.
Anyway, another BPL patron, Genera1America said, "The first chapter was the only useful chapter for me: explanation that there is a difference between stress and the stressor and the importance of completing the cycle of stress your body metabolizes." I agree with them on that, and the general criticism of the book that the audience seemed… young? even tho a lot of it was about career and co-parenting and romantic/sexual relationships with long term partners. Genera1America was nicer than me about what what I felt while reading it, that it was kind of patronizing? I don't need you to make Hunger Games references, especially since the science seemed good?
Here is a handout on the Oregon Health & Science University that pretty much sums it up; honestly, it seems like good advice and I am going to put it into practice but you can probably skip the rest of the book.
( ✂️ )
I never did decide on my next book, so if you've got a suggestion for what to read while I wait for The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically to come out and/or for my library(ies) to get an ebook edition of Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide For Late Discovered Autistic Women (and Their Allies), leave 'em in the comments.
If Burnout was "self help 101," I'm looking for 200- or 300-level readings.
