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This woman is hilarious “I just put a teaspoon of catsuit in your sandwich but you didn’t notice it at all. To my mind a small bit of cat shit equals a car shit sandwich unless I know where the cat shit is and can eat around it,”

In the world today there has been a lot of discourse over simplifying leaving negative relationships. As many of us are told “If it isn’t working just cut ties and move on” what I love about this book is it is just as much for those who have decided they are ready to cut those ties as those who aren’t ready to do so. Instead of casting shame this book does a really good job at casting a light.

“Healing isn’t about crying it out. It’s about grieving and clearing out space, and in the new space, building a new life, finding your voice, and feeling empowered”

Are we turning this ship around? Perhaps this book has a better back half than front half we might be getting somewhere here fellas!

This chapter on boundaries has been one of the most insightful, and most applicable chapters in this book. I remember when I was in university sometimes our professors would hand out copies that they made of a chapter in a book they felt was standout so that it kept the cost of book buying down for students. This chapter feels kind of like that, it is a super great chapter.

This is what I mean when I say what the hell.. “Sometimes when I couldn't sleep, I'd soothe myself (by throwing myself right back into the stress cycle with which I was familiar) by listing all the ways that my family could die-in a fire, in a flood, during a home robbery,” What the heck is this Nicole and why do you think you need to mention this?

And so we keep on trucking through. This book has lead me to engage with some really awesome concepts and terminology, but has also left me thinking what the heck a few times. This wouldn’t be on my recommendation list to someone who doesn’t find themselves reading the self help genre often. But could be really good for the reader who can take what they like and leave the rest.