Evolving Through Bullshit: Getting to a Better Place Despite Obstacles

by Julie Still-Rolin

Ever been stuck in a shitty relationship? Ever been confused about your finances and how to repair them? Ever been living as a straight person although you were gay? Julie Still-Rolin has, and she discusses it in Evolving through Bullshit, a collection of experiences that led her to make many changes in her life. After being stuck in a toxic relationship, hiding her identity, and conforming to ideologies that did not align with her values for way too long, she was pushed to the edge and started making changes. This book is full of short anecdotes that offer perspectives outside of the Southern way of doing things. It also shows the reader a simple tool that the author used to push herself into action. This is self-help meets raw dirty laundry!

131 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 22, 2018

About the author

Julie Still-Rolin is a Pensacola, Florida based writer and speaker. She has a deep affinity for logic, but finds humor to be the greatest means to growth. Her personality makes her think she can change the world one project at a time, which is how her books are born.

https://jewels319.blog/

Reviews

[Stephen Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply put, I laughed out loud, I got a little angry, I felt challenged to not be a negative nelly. She bares her soul and walks you through her finding herself. We may not have the same issues in our life but many of us do have something we need to overcome. You will relate to some of it and you will want your friends to read it so that it can be talked about.

[Ged Cusack · Rating 4 out of 5]

I knew from there intro that this was going to be one of those, no holds barred books in the spirit of Jen Sincero.
I liked that the author chose to use moments of adversity as inspiration rather than a barrier. Struggle sprinkled with the law of attraction.
I can so relate to the early stages of the book, in that when we have spent so long surviving, it's hard to thrive.
There is a lot in this book:
• A tale of ignorance and family trauma mixed with a lesbian love story.
• A story of discovery and the painful process of knowing who you are,
Maybe it’s the schadenfreude in me or the fact that I was looking for humour in some of the despair but I found the mammogram episode made me laugh (I think I was laughing with the author).
I also liked that the book introduced me to the interesting concept of watching time.
One thing I didn’t expect from the book was to learn of “MeetEdgar.com”, a social media scheduler that I didn’t know about.
This is a book where the author’s strength in her struggles shines through.

[edward p. nunes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely wonderful!

This book laid everything out in plain English. No excuses, no what-ifs, no maybes. This is something I'll be reading again and again. Many thanks to the author for being candid and honest. Write more!