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'What's Wrong with Me?' from Unravelling to Reinvention: A Midlife Memoir
272 pages, Paperback
Published February 15, 2024
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April 23, 2024
A memoir of a midlife journey but also promoted as helpful/informative.
This was not for me, and was not informative in the way I thought it was advertised to be...
I was pretty much irritated throughout. It came across very self satisfied and written from a place of privilege (to be fair she admits this). It is peppered with irritating bragging such as emphasising that Oprah told her something personally or highlighting that she still has items of clothing in her wardrobe from designer friends...irritating and unnecessary to the storytelling for the most part.
While it is claimed that this book was written so that other women do not feel alone, I did not feel that this actually came from an authentic or genuine place. This is not helped by her pointing out her own cynicism and says as a reader you may find some bits trite (indeed I did).
Other than the cliché and commonly cited platitudes and self-help advice I did not find it particularly informative about midlife. Overall (and unsurprisingly given her pretty fantastic career) the whole book reads as an opinion piece in a magazine.
I think if you are interested in hearing and learning about midlife, perimenopause and menopause from diverse women abd clinicians, you would be better reading Menopausing by Davina McCall.
This was not for me, and was not informative in the way I thought it was advertised to be...
I was pretty much irritated throughout. It came across very self satisfied and written from a place of privilege (to be fair she admits this). It is peppered with irritating bragging such as emphasising that Oprah told her something personally or highlighting that she still has items of clothing in her wardrobe from designer friends...irritating and unnecessary to the storytelling for the most part.
While it is claimed that this book was written so that other women do not feel alone, I did not feel that this actually came from an authentic or genuine place. This is not helped by her pointing out her own cynicism and says as a reader you may find some bits trite (indeed I did).
Other than the cliché and commonly cited platitudes and self-help advice I did not find it particularly informative about midlife. Overall (and unsurprisingly given her pretty fantastic career) the whole book reads as an opinion piece in a magazine.
I think if you are interested in hearing and learning about midlife, perimenopause and menopause from diverse women abd clinicians, you would be better reading Menopausing by Davina McCall.
December 12, 2024
This book is a must read for any woman approaching the awful U bend of life when everything seems to get thrown at you all at once - teenagers, the empty nest, elderly parents, and of course the dreaded menopause. Makes you realise you are not alone when you feel as if your life is falling apart - with lots of useful tips on how to cope with some of the problems. Have already started recommending this book to all my friends - will be buying them copies for Christmas!
December 2, 2025
Listened to his book just a t the right time 7/10 for me. Some of it really resonated and I needed to hear it wasnt going mad!
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