Beware the Mad Woman in the Attic — Then Befriend Her (Sort Of)
“Each person’s madwoman is different. For you, maybe she’s more like a shadow, following you around, a perpetual reminder of what you’re not.”
– Emily & Amelia Nagoski, “Burnout”
Have you read the “Burnout” book yet?
If not, I am giving you another friendly nudge to do so!
“Burnout; The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski does an outstanding job of explaining how to effectively handle stress. It also does a brilliant job of explaining where much of that stress originates from — for women in particular.
In a previous blog about the “Burnout” book, I wrote about what happens in our body when we experience stress, and what we can do to complete the biological stress cycle. Because if we don’t complete the cycle, the stress remains stuck in our body — and that’s dangerous.
In this blog, I’m writing about a different aspect of stress: the importance of constructive and useful self talk…versus…
