The Bookish Bunch discussion

I read The Mountain Is You a while back, but a couple of things from it have really stuck with me, and I still think about them whenever I’m dealing with confidence or self-growth stuff.

One line I always come back to is:
“You are not a problem to be solved. You are a person to be met.”
I remember reading that and thinking, okay wow, that’s exactly what I needed to hear. It kind of changed the way I talk to myself — less fixing, more understanding.

Another quote that stayed with me was:
“Self-sabotage is the shadow of your healing.”
At the time I didn’t fully get it, but now it makes so much sense. Those moments when you feel stuck or slide back into an old habit… it doesn’t always mean you’re failing. Sometimes it’s just the old version of you trying to hang on.

Even though it’s been a bit since I read it, the book still pops into my mind when I’m trying to make changes or figure myself out again. It definitely had a lasting impact.

Curious if anyone else read it a while ago — what quotes or ideas stuck with you? Did anything hit differently later on?

I’ve not read it, but that quote about self sabotage hits home. Wow.

What stuck with me was “other people are under no obligation to live up to our ideas of them” (pg. 77). This helped me to stop expecting me from other people and also to stop doling out unsolicited advice. Another one is that “we cannot live governed by how we feel. Our emotions are temporary and not always reflective of reality” (pg. 110). This book has many gems in it. Perhaps the biggest one is the idea that I am allowed to take up space. I had an abusive childhood and this book was one of many to help me on my healing journey.