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Hype Women: Breaking Free from Mean Girls, Patriarchy and Systems Silencing You
In Hype Women, CEO, founder, and entrepreneur, Erin Gallagher, delivers a provocative and practical playbook of transformation. She shares simple shifts to take you from passively existing as a person who accepts what you "get" into actively living as one who demands—and receives—what you deserve. You'll explore the depths of your unlimited potential, equipped with actions to take back your power and realize your collective personal and professional goals.
The author guides you through the process of de-conditioning from the false narratives you've been told about yourself—and women everywhere—at your own pace, meeting you in this moment. You will learn how to stop pouring your energy and effort into building other's social and financial capital and how to start investing in building and healing your own generational health and wealth. She also shows you how to forgive yourself for doing what you needed to in order to survive; how to break free from the people, places, and programming holding you back; and how to stand in the power of knowing who you truly are and what you really want.
Perfect for women everywhere who are done being good girls, kowtowing to mean girls―following rules in a game rigged against them―Hype Women is a transformative and transformational anthem for a rising tide of women who are ready to become who they were always meant to be.
The author guides you through the process of de-conditioning from the false narratives you've been told about yourself—and women everywhere—at your own pace, meeting you in this moment. You will learn how to stop pouring your energy and effort into building other's social and financial capital and how to start investing in building and healing your own generational health and wealth. She also shows you how to forgive yourself for doing what you needed to in order to survive; how to break free from the people, places, and programming holding you back; and how to stand in the power of knowing who you truly are and what you really want.
Perfect for women everywhere who are done being good girls, kowtowing to mean girls―following rules in a game rigged against them―Hype Women is a transformative and transformational anthem for a rising tide of women who are ready to become who they were always meant to be.
288 pages, Hardcover
Published October 14, 2025
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November 26, 2025
Wow...
As a third world woman I classify this as something that will not under any circumstance be of help to you.
I'm sorry to anyone this might offend, but I found this book such a bore, so utterly repetitive, with a very sad pen.
Erin Gallagher, I can't be your hype woman.
It actually scares me that I might be going against everything this book was supposed to teach as I write this review.
From the start I was super excited to read a book that is supposed to pull women out of the ditch, to remind them of their power and to give them a boost forward. I was sadly disappointed.
Yes you can learn certain things from this book. Anything useful? probably not.
I think that as a third world woman, we Iranians learn everything in this book within the first chapter of our lives. we learn all of these because we're faced with so many wrongs on our day to day basis. I genuinely am confused how those in America need to read a forty something year olds perspective on life to realize how many cycles can absolutely do you wrong.
I won't deny that her experiences are valuable. but they are probably more of a "hey my life was awful don't feel awful if yours is too" kind of experience.
We are encumbered by financial, existential, and overall dramatic problems which are so all encompassing that they are borderline frightening when thought of. Not only am I working so hard to be able to live (I live with my parents) and to provide for my mental and physical health, but I also am fearful of rape, sexual assault, every single wave of economic crisis and fluctuation in the market. I am fearful of what I'm going to be in the society. My friends are all dealing with much more than I, being caught without a headscarf or without proper clothing, simply being a woman in a male dominated country and so on...
Sure it's a quick and easy read for someone who might have had hardships and needs someone to relate to, but no I'm sorry relationships are so much more than a couple sentences that explain who is red, flashing red, yellow or green. I'm sorry my relationship with my body is so much more complex than a chapter on America's messed up health care. All of these problems are horrifying if you haven't lived in the constant horror of a country other than America.
I am a hype woman through and through but I don't think everyone deserves Hype. Yes we should support one another but we should be careful what we support. We should hold one another's hands but we should also be mindful that sometimes it's not just us in the equation. I think that this book was meant as an ode to herself, and honestly you go girl Gallagher, I'm sorry that you had so many hardships in your life and I'm happy you turned it around for yourself, I'm so happy you finally learned how to put more value into yourself and to find your way through life. To tell everyone about your struggles and what you think many might be going through.
I also think that PEOPLE as a whole have to realize the world is bigger than just America.
There are so many countries, so many wrongs that are going around all over, that I actually scoffed when a book as thick as this failed to mention almost way too many of them. instead I felt like I was reading a biography not something that is supposed to help me as a woman.
I'm sorry I actually feel like shit not being able to hype up this book, but that's just how I feel.
I needed genuine help, and I came up way too short.
I hope others were able to read this and learn something valuable but if you're from anywhere except America, I don't think you'd find this helpful at all.
As a third world woman I classify this as something that will not under any circumstance be of help to you.
I'm sorry to anyone this might offend, but I found this book such a bore, so utterly repetitive, with a very sad pen.
Erin Gallagher, I can't be your hype woman.
It actually scares me that I might be going against everything this book was supposed to teach as I write this review.
From the start I was super excited to read a book that is supposed to pull women out of the ditch, to remind them of their power and to give them a boost forward. I was sadly disappointed.
Yes you can learn certain things from this book. Anything useful? probably not.
I think that as a third world woman, we Iranians learn everything in this book within the first chapter of our lives. we learn all of these because we're faced with so many wrongs on our day to day basis. I genuinely am confused how those in America need to read a forty something year olds perspective on life to realize how many cycles can absolutely do you wrong.
I won't deny that her experiences are valuable. but they are probably more of a "hey my life was awful don't feel awful if yours is too" kind of experience.
We are encumbered by financial, existential, and overall dramatic problems which are so all encompassing that they are borderline frightening when thought of. Not only am I working so hard to be able to live (I live with my parents) and to provide for my mental and physical health, but I also am fearful of rape, sexual assault, every single wave of economic crisis and fluctuation in the market. I am fearful of what I'm going to be in the society. My friends are all dealing with much more than I, being caught without a headscarf or without proper clothing, simply being a woman in a male dominated country and so on...
Sure it's a quick and easy read for someone who might have had hardships and needs someone to relate to, but no I'm sorry relationships are so much more than a couple sentences that explain who is red, flashing red, yellow or green. I'm sorry my relationship with my body is so much more complex than a chapter on America's messed up health care. All of these problems are horrifying if you haven't lived in the constant horror of a country other than America.
I am a hype woman through and through but I don't think everyone deserves Hype. Yes we should support one another but we should be careful what we support. We should hold one another's hands but we should also be mindful that sometimes it's not just us in the equation. I think that this book was meant as an ode to herself, and honestly you go girl Gallagher, I'm sorry that you had so many hardships in your life and I'm happy you turned it around for yourself, I'm so happy you finally learned how to put more value into yourself and to find your way through life. To tell everyone about your struggles and what you think many might be going through.
I also think that PEOPLE as a whole have to realize the world is bigger than just America.
There are so many countries, so many wrongs that are going around all over, that I actually scoffed when a book as thick as this failed to mention almost way too many of them. instead I felt like I was reading a biography not something that is supposed to help me as a woman.
I'm sorry I actually feel like shit not being able to hype up this book, but that's just how I feel.
I needed genuine help, and I came up way too short.
I hope others were able to read this and learn something valuable but if you're from anywhere except America, I don't think you'd find this helpful at all.
October 17, 2025
There were so many a-ha moments during this book. When I finished it, I was reminded of the start: “It all starts now. LFG.” This book is an overdue call to action. A reminder of who the hell we are. That we can be both: careful and carefree; sensitive and tough; play it safe and take risks; follow the rules and break them; work hard and rest; be empathic and have boundaries; fiercely independent and deeply loyal; a devoted mother and selfish woman…
The author poured her heart and soul into writing this book. It’s provocative in all the right ways. The “5 shifts” (takeaways) at the end of each chapter are a little gift to yourself, a way to step into the next version of who you want to be. A highly engaging worthwhileread.
The author poured her heart and soul into writing this book. It’s provocative in all the right ways. The “5 shifts” (takeaways) at the end of each chapter are a little gift to yourself, a way to step into the next version of who you want to be. A highly engaging worthwhileread.
October 23, 2025
”According to ChatGPT”(c), really?
October 17, 2025
Buy this book for every woman you love.
Erin Gallagher has hit it out the park with this book! It is equal parts comforting and a swift kick in the you know what to remember who we are as women.
Hype Women made me laugh, it made me cry (the story about the closed circle of girls...and then decades later the closed circle of women), and sometimes I did both at once.
Reading this book is like being on a coffee date with a good friend - the one who tells it to you straight, and sees something in you when you can't see it for yourself.
I bought a copy for my mom, my sister, and my daughter. Trust me - you'll do the same!
Erin Gallagher has hit it out the park with this book! It is equal parts comforting and a swift kick in the you know what to remember who we are as women.
Hype Women made me laugh, it made me cry (the story about the closed circle of girls...and then decades later the closed circle of women), and sometimes I did both at once.
Reading this book is like being on a coffee date with a good friend - the one who tells it to you straight, and sees something in you when you can't see it for yourself.
I bought a copy for my mom, my sister, and my daughter. Trust me - you'll do the same!
October 20, 2025
I've followed Erin Gallagher's work for the past few years and admire her candor, energy and passion to utilize the often untapped power we have as women, to improve our happiness, health, wealth and wellbeing by grounding our actions in improving the wellbeing of the community. She describes "hype as a verb" and breaks down in the book, how to not only question but unwind aspects of how we're socialized to develop an expansive view of activism. One that's rooted in improving outcomes for women especially in environments where our voices are often discounted.
November 27, 2025
I listened to Erin Gallagher's book Hype Women this week. Wow I loved it and man, do I relate. I've been following Erin since before the hype women conception and i was so excited to read her book. I loved hearing her voice and passion as she read.
*Some spoilers* - summary and how I relate
She explains that women are going through a metamorphosis in three stages.
- Caterpillar - allowing others to manipulate you while keeping you in your place.
- Cocooning and dissolving - learning to remove the bad apples, healing, and support others while putting yourself first.
- Monarch - emerging as the main character in your story, valuing yourself and your energy.
Her story about breastfeeding hit home. My motherhood journey and experience with breastfeeding started my metaphorphisis. The tipping point being the sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination I experienced when I was pregnant and returned to work a new mother. I'm still healing from this time, but this shifted me into learning about who I am and what I deserve for myself. My cocooning is in full swing.
Where to begin? - If you think you are still a caterpillar, look inward. Hype the person you are. You are worthy and deserve it.
If you are cocooning, learn who those mean girls are who is sucking your energy. They try to bring you down when they are threatened by your brilliance and ideas.
When you emerge as the monarch...
Take. Up. Space! Love yourself. Be the main character in your story while also hyping up others. Forgive yourself for doing what you had to do to survive in the past.
I loved the way she told how her hype women showed up for her. I wish I had an Erin in my life like her Danielle and Jen.
Hyping other women isn't a zero sum game. We all should hype each other. After all, it's both a noun and a verb.
Thank you Erin for putting your thoughts on paper. It was a great read (listen).
*Some spoilers* - summary and how I relate
She explains that women are going through a metamorphosis in three stages.
- Caterpillar - allowing others to manipulate you while keeping you in your place.
- Cocooning and dissolving - learning to remove the bad apples, healing, and support others while putting yourself first.
- Monarch - emerging as the main character in your story, valuing yourself and your energy.
Her story about breastfeeding hit home. My motherhood journey and experience with breastfeeding started my metaphorphisis. The tipping point being the sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination I experienced when I was pregnant and returned to work a new mother. I'm still healing from this time, but this shifted me into learning about who I am and what I deserve for myself. My cocooning is in full swing.
Where to begin? - If you think you are still a caterpillar, look inward. Hype the person you are. You are worthy and deserve it.
If you are cocooning, learn who those mean girls are who is sucking your energy. They try to bring you down when they are threatened by your brilliance and ideas.
When you emerge as the monarch...
Take. Up. Space! Love yourself. Be the main character in your story while also hyping up others. Forgive yourself for doing what you had to do to survive in the past.
I loved the way she told how her hype women showed up for her. I wish I had an Erin in my life like her Danielle and Jen.
Hyping other women isn't a zero sum game. We all should hype each other. After all, it's both a noun and a verb.
Thank you Erin for putting your thoughts on paper. It was a great read (listen).
October 20, 2025
Hype Women hit me in a way few books do. Erin Gallagher doesn’t just talk about supporting other women — she shows what it actually looks like, and what gets in the way when we don’t. It’s equal parts wake-up call and playbook, written with honesty, humor, and just the right amount of fire. Gallagher writes with the kind of clarity and candor that cuts through all the noise of “girlboss” culture and gets to something far more real: how women can actively dismantle the systems that keep us small, and instead build networks of genuine amplification. It’s not just theory — it’s a practical, sometimes uncomfortable roadmap for what true advocacy looks like in real life. Celebrating you, and you, and you and even me is the most radical thing we can do. This book made me pause and be more honest about how I hype the women around. A must-read for anyone ready to step into community-driven success instead of performative empowerment. Which is what men have actually been doing for centuries.
December 5, 2025
Not really what I was expecting.
This reads as a cringey, repetitive, ‘rah rah!’ self-help book on steroids much of the time and a memoir of someone I frankly don’t care to know the life story of the rest of the time
The book didn’t even treat the reader as intelligent enough to understand a few of the core points…. multiple times the author uses a metaphor to make a point, which could have been more powerful if left at that….but she couldn’t leave it at that and often then repeats herself in plain language without the metaphor in case you were too dumb to get it the first time.
Some of the ideas were good but I think the author is sometimes way too sensitive to comments or actions from those she terms ‘mean girls’ and is over-reactionary to them.
This reads as a cringey, repetitive, ‘rah rah!’ self-help book on steroids much of the time and a memoir of someone I frankly don’t care to know the life story of the rest of the time
The book didn’t even treat the reader as intelligent enough to understand a few of the core points…. multiple times the author uses a metaphor to make a point, which could have been more powerful if left at that….but she couldn’t leave it at that and often then repeats herself in plain language without the metaphor in case you were too dumb to get it the first time.
Some of the ideas were good but I think the author is sometimes way too sensitive to comments or actions from those she terms ‘mean girls’ and is over-reactionary to them.
October 22, 2025
Erin Gallagher's riveting, exquisite writing captures your brain and soul on a journey of freedom! When you are ready to blow open the cages that have kept you silent and frustrated, READ HYPE WOMEN!! When you are ready for Erin's insight into her passion for HYPING herself and others, READ HYPE WOMEN! When you are ready to be enthralled with Erin's stories and tools to reward yourself and those you care about, READ HYPE WOMEN! And listen to Erin's voice on the audible version - even better!!
October 16, 2025
Amazing. Raw. Emotional. Transformative. Rooted in real experience. This book is part roadmap, part memoir, and fully awesome.
I love how Erin shares countless stories from her career—from corporate America to her entrepreneurship—and life.
Read it as a daily manual to life your best life or re-wire how you think of your daily work and life. 10/10!
I love how Erin shares countless stories from her career—from corporate America to her entrepreneurship—and life.
Read it as a daily manual to life your best life or re-wire how you think of your daily work and life. 10/10!
October 23, 2025
Simply awesome. Vulnerable, raw, real. And plenty of F words. I feel so seen!!! Read it. I promise you won't regret it.
November 10, 2025
Hype Women is an important read for women everywhere. Written by Erin Gallagher, it’s a manifesto for standing in your power, your truth and living your life your way. It’s about releasing what no longer serves you. Erin shares what “I Was” “What I Am” and “What I Will Be.” And then asks you to do the same. I felt like her journey and mine had so many similarities, it was eerie at times. But in a good way. Erin wants you to embrace main character energy, serve yourself, take care of yourself and of course hype other women. I am here for all of it!
October 27, 2025
An intriguing, powerful book that challenges me to consider the influences of my upbringing and maturation and how they shaped my life choices. The white space at the end of each chapter is appreciated as it is where I could write down my thoughts, answer the 5 shift questions and hype myself! Looking forward to Erin Gallagher's upcoming writings as she is a word weaver.
October 26, 2025
Heartfelt, powerful, and inspiring.
November 5, 2025
As a women-centered leadership coach, I'm always looking for resources that give my clients both the "why" and the "how" when it comes to transforming their leadership. Erin Gallagher's Hype Women delivers on both fronts... and then some.
What started as a viral moment about celebrating other women has become a practical manual for dismantling the competitive, scarcity-driven narratives I see holding so many women back. Gallagher gets real about the work it takes to unlearn decades of conditioning, something I experienced first hand and witness daily in my coaching practice.
What resonates most is how Gallagher doesn't sugarcoat the discomfort of setting boundaries or renegotiating relationships with people who've benefited from your burnout. These are the exact conversations I have in coaching sessions. She makes it clear: reclaiming your time, energy, and worth isn't selfish, it's revolutionary leadership. It's sustainable.
If you're a woman leader exhausted from people-pleasing, ready to stop gatekeeping your own success, or figuring out how to show up powerfully for yourself and other women, this book is essential.
What started as a viral moment about celebrating other women has become a practical manual for dismantling the competitive, scarcity-driven narratives I see holding so many women back. Gallagher gets real about the work it takes to unlearn decades of conditioning, something I experienced first hand and witness daily in my coaching practice.
What resonates most is how Gallagher doesn't sugarcoat the discomfort of setting boundaries or renegotiating relationships with people who've benefited from your burnout. These are the exact conversations I have in coaching sessions. She makes it clear: reclaiming your time, energy, and worth isn't selfish, it's revolutionary leadership. It's sustainable.
If you're a woman leader exhausted from people-pleasing, ready to stop gatekeeping your own success, or figuring out how to show up powerfully for yourself and other women, this book is essential.
October 22, 2025
An important topic addressed in a counterproductively black and white tone where anyone who doesnt agree or who might have legit feedback, a different take, or who is in anyway imperfect, is an 'other', the enemy. Perhaps with some additional nuance, one could see that the author's responses to and attitudes about events are reasonable. Unfortunately all the absolute statements where her enemies are 'foot soldiers to the patriarchy' result in the tone of the book coming off as fairly hostile and unreasonable.
The central premise that we should support each other and amplify other women is easy to agree with, and the book and (so far, half way in) contributes nothing significant to this existing philosophy for women other than opening itself to critique that might spark more constrictive conversations about how we should treat each other.
I dont think I will read the last half. I was hoping for something empowering and constructive. This book is just a cheap rant. Maybe it was healing for the author to write it, but it was certainly not for me to read it.
The central premise that we should support each other and amplify other women is easy to agree with, and the book and (so far, half way in) contributes nothing significant to this existing philosophy for women other than opening itself to critique that might spark more constrictive conversations about how we should treat each other.
I dont think I will read the last half. I was hoping for something empowering and constructive. This book is just a cheap rant. Maybe it was healing for the author to write it, but it was certainly not for me to read it.
December 5, 2025
I really enjoyed listening to this while in the car. There are a lot of really great ideas in this book, as well as some entertaining stories. I really admired the author's honesty and bravery in telling her stories and letting the readers in on her life, her thoughts, and her feelings, even when they didn't paint her in the sunniest of pictures. There are many points in the book where she makes statements or shares stories about things I'm sure many women experience but wouldn't think of sharing out of fear of what others might think or say.
I did find the mean girl parts a little off-putting in their intensity, but not enough to nullify the many positives to be found within. (Plus, she's not wrong. There are mean girls out there. I just think that maybe we need to hold a little compassion for them and their stories, too. Who starts out thinking they want to be a mean girl?)
In any case, I'm glad I found this book on audible.
I did find the mean girl parts a little off-putting in their intensity, but not enough to nullify the many positives to be found within. (Plus, she's not wrong. There are mean girls out there. I just think that maybe we need to hold a little compassion for them and their stories, too. Who starts out thinking they want to be a mean girl?)
In any case, I'm glad I found this book on audible.
November 5, 2025
I just finished reading my copy, and I already want to read through it again!
I'm tempted to order copies for every woman in my family and for several friends, because I want so much for them to feel the way I felt as I read this book: seen. Validated. Encouraged and enraged in the best possible ways. And deeply desiring more time with women who share Erin's compassion and hype for other women.
What makes her book so powerful is the way she shares herself in each chapter. She's vulnerable in ways you don't always see in empowerment books; you feel like you're sitting on the couch with your best friend, having one of those talks where you're getting fired up with each other, feeling seen, and doing some deeply cathartic venting. Her insights aren't preachy or woo woo, they're raw, real, and very easy to see yourself in.
It's not just a book, though, it's a rallying cry; you don't finish this book and just move on with your life. You're joining a movement to hype and be hyped. Get in the game.
I'm tempted to order copies for every woman in my family and for several friends, because I want so much for them to feel the way I felt as I read this book: seen. Validated. Encouraged and enraged in the best possible ways. And deeply desiring more time with women who share Erin's compassion and hype for other women.
What makes her book so powerful is the way she shares herself in each chapter. She's vulnerable in ways you don't always see in empowerment books; you feel like you're sitting on the couch with your best friend, having one of those talks where you're getting fired up with each other, feeling seen, and doing some deeply cathartic venting. Her insights aren't preachy or woo woo, they're raw, real, and very easy to see yourself in.
It's not just a book, though, it's a rallying cry; you don't finish this book and just move on with your life. You're joining a movement to hype and be hyped. Get in the game.
October 16, 2025
I poured my heart into writing this book. I shared personal stories about my life, hard-earned lessons, hard-won achievements and the journey I’ve made from a crawling caterpillar to a brave butterfly over and over and over again.
In the book, I am not here to tell you what to do, where to go or who to be.
I am here to invite you to ask yourself the question: is it still working?
Your relationships, your friendships, your ways of working, your daily habits, your traditions, your rituals.
If they are, keep doing them.
But if not, are you ready to make a different choice?
I’m here to have your back every step of the way.
In the book, I am not here to tell you what to do, where to go or who to be.
I am here to invite you to ask yourself the question: is it still working?
Your relationships, your friendships, your ways of working, your daily habits, your traditions, your rituals.
If they are, keep doing them.
But if not, are you ready to make a different choice?
I’m here to have your back every step of the way.
November 11, 2025
The realness of the topic and the powerful way to raise up yourself and other women spoke to me on a higher level. Learning to put yourself first in multiple areas of your life. Being real all the time and to everyone. I liked what you wanted to stay to the women at yoga class that crowded your space, made me think of the question I recently learned and will be asking others that are condicending "did you mean for it to sound like that?" Being able to question those that are only thinking of themselves can be very freeing. Embrace yourself and be the best version of yourself. P.S. The audiobook was awesome!
October 17, 2025
This book is exactly the medicine I needed right now. Erin's beautiful writing, honesty, and willingness to speak the truth make Hype Women a delightful read that is also hard in the best way -- because it forces you to confront some major truths about society and yourself. This is a must-read for everyone, but particularly for women in mid-life who are experiencing the very challenging time of trying to please everyone while remembering who you are. Read the book. You'll be better for it.
October 17, 2025
This is an incredible book! She genuinely wants every woman to dig deep into herself and do what is good for herself. When we do that we can come from the most loving place of all - honoring what we see and wanting best for each other! Hype Women is a movement only Erin Gallagher can pull off the way she does. You can *feel* it when you meet her; the genuine care seeps into your heart as she shares her story and her wisdom in these special pages. READ IT for yourselves!
October 19, 2025
Through personal stories, author Erin Gallagher highlights injustices she experienced and honest reflections we can learn from.
She psychologically breaks down mean girls and gives advice on how to shut them down rendering them ineffective. Her adventures in starting a business and the words behind her movement (while hyping many women explicitly in her chapters) are inspiring, cut straight to your soul, and make you feel seen.
She psychologically breaks down mean girls and gives advice on how to shut them down rendering them ineffective. Her adventures in starting a business and the words behind her movement (while hyping many women explicitly in her chapters) are inspiring, cut straight to your soul, and make you feel seen.
October 23, 2025
This book is fierce, funny, and deeply validating, like Erin herself. She exposes how patriarchy and “mean girl” culture silence women and then gives practical tools to break free and hype yourself and others without apology. It’s the wake-up call and empowerment manual we all need. I finished it feeling seen, fired up, and ready to support others. Erin walks the talk of lifting others up.
October 21, 2025
And here I thought the patriarchy was why women resort to classifying each other and our relative worth in terms of "mean" (bad) and "nice" (good).
Reads like a burn book in a feminist disguise.
0 out of 10 do not recommend.
Reads like a burn book in a feminist disguise.
0 out of 10 do not recommend.
October 20, 2025
A much needed book in today’s ever increasingly misogynistic culture. Brave, clear, inspiring, and practical.
December 20, 2025
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