Powerful: Be the Expert in Your Own Life

by Maisie Hill

Bestselling author, life coach and hormone expert Maisie Hill shows you how to take back control of your life through harnessing your stress hormones. Are you a people pleaser? Do you have difficulty with procrastination or react to situations defensively? Are you stuck in a vicious circle of prioritising others leaving you feeling irritated, worked up or just completely overwhelmed? Then this book is for you. Powerful distils the essence of all Maisie teaches and the insights gained from her extensive coaching experience into an empowering guide to take control of your life.

Genres: Nonfiction, Audiobook, Self Help

240 pages, Paperback

Published July 16, 2024

About the author

Maisie Hill is a menstrual health expert with over 15 years of experience as a practitioner, coach, and birth doula. Maisie knows the power of working with the menstrual cycle and believes that our hormones are there to serve us and help us get what we want out of life.

In the growing trend for women to get a handle on their menstrual cycle and hormones, Maisie is a go-to authority and is quoted in publications from The Guardian to Grazia. Her first book, Period Power, came out May 2nd 2019 and became an instant bestseller, reaching the Top 50 of all books on Amazon. Her much-anticipated second book, Perimenopause Power, was published March 4th, 2020.

Reviews

[Ellie Ramsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting book on the interplay between mind, body and emotion. Hill ruminates on the effects of hormones, habits and stigmas that can both positively and negatively alter our thoughts and our actions. Hill offers practical approaches and strategies to cultivate healthy relationships, foster agency and communicate effectively. Would definitely recommend this book it offers a lot of insight whilst being relatively easy to read! :)

[Daisy Rolt · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️

[Els · Rating 4 out of 5]

Powerfull Zet jezelf op één. Door: Maisie Hill.

Maisie Hill kennen we van haar geweldig boeiende boeken De Cyclus Strategie, De Hormoon Revolutie en Project perimenopauze. Nu is er het (voor mij) logische vervolg Powerful.

De interessesfeer van Hill wordt mede bepaald door haar leven, de evolutie die ze lichamelijk en geestelijk doormaakt. Eenzelfde evolutie maak ik door, dat hoort natuurlijk bij onze leeftijdsfase, en dat is een fijn pluspuntje voor mij.

Net als in haar vorige boeken deed Hill grondig research en biedt ze ons lezers wetenschappelijke inzichten op een leesbare manier. Ik schrijf bewust niet: vlot leesbare. Want haar boeken zijn geen cosy reads, je moet er wel je hoofd bijhouden.

Als je soms gefrustreerd raakt door je eigen reacties, of het gebrek eraan dan zit dit boek vol handige tips én uitleg over waarom je zo reageert of net niet. Met de hulp van voorbeelden van cliënten van Hill leer je bij over het stellen van grenzen, het voeren van moeilijke gesprekken, je uitstelgedrag begrijpen en zo veel meer.

Je kan de hoofdstukken lezen die jou aanspreken, in een willekeurig volgorde, maar begin zeker met het eerste want daarin leer je hoe jouw zenuwstelsel werkt; de basis van alles.

Benieuwd waar het leven Maisie Hill zal, en ons lezers, zal brengen.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will admit, I had higher hopes for this book. I absolutely love Maisie, and period power remains one of the best books I have ever read, but this didn't cut it for me. There were many helpful pieces and bits and bobs that I would recommend the read for, like how she always starts her books with in depth biology so you understand the processes behind your thoughts, without jumping into gobbledy goop, but unfortunately I think there was a bit too much advertisement throughout for me, and it felt a bit "I know what I'm talking about, and you'll learn how to do this if you buy my membership" and her membership isn't cheap!

[Rachel Gorman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved Period Power and continue to recommend it whenever I can! But this book wasn’t quite as effective for me. The content has a lot of potential and there’s plenty of wisdom in this book. For me it feels like it’s covering an overview of a big range of topics without going in depth, and that format doesn’t work as well. I’m also not clear on who the audience is meant to be. It’s a bit repetitive for people who follow Maisie Hill’s other work and podcast. I hope others disagree with me and love this book because I want to support this author!

[Nicola Pennell · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first Maisie Hill book and I found it pretty powerful - excuse the pun! The chapter on procrastination hit hard as I was listening to the audiobook TO procrastinate! Then I ended up having a huge spring clean whilst listening to it and really enjoyed the easy approaches and learnings!
The hormone information was pretty interesting for me and I am keen to read Maisie’s period power book now too.

[Sarah Hart · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fairly basic self-help book on understanding emotions, but what sets it apart is its focus on the female experience. The real strength lies in its exploration of the science behind women’s emotional patterns — particularly how hormonal cycles can influence mood, reactions, and overall wellbeing. While the core advice may feel familiar, the biological context adds a thoughtful and validating dimension.

[Pilar · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5. Some good tips and insights, easy to read and relate. Not groundbreaking, but helpful if it’s your first time thinking about how to approach your life and your relationships with others.

[Kelly Garratt · Rating 3 out of 5]

This started great. I loved the chapter on procrastination. As it went on I found it less interesting however I've read a couple of self help books recently and the all ultimately say the same thing!

[Ana Carrión · Rating 5 out of 5]

First time listening to Maisie Hill. I absolutely loved the book and find her approachs very helpful.

[Nel's Lit Corner · Rating 4 out of 5]

useful

[Myrthe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Something I needed was Maisie relating about the nervous system and how to tackle life.

[L Y D I A 🥂 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is brilliant and I feel so seen but haven’t finished it yet but will do!

[Liv Broadhurst · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well written but quite wordy and hard to follow. Lots of informative stuff in there but I got bored and had to call it quits