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"...essential guidance to anyone dreaming big dreams" sums this book up nicely. I enjoyed this and learned a lot more than I expected to, both about Alexi and about myself. And I feel more inspired to show up and put in the hard and mundane work to chase some of my dreams that I've decided are real.

#bravey #running #marathon #travel #adventure #maybe

The memoir starts off strong then devolves into reflections as in a diary and not the stories that we saw at the start. And the stories were not an easy subject matter, to boot.

Still a worthwhile read and some life learned lessons or wisdom found.

Love the library. I'm late to the party but hoping this book lives up to the hype!

#bravey #running #mentalhealth

Alexi Pappas is seriously inspiring. I loved this book and had definitely given me some things to think about relating to my own dreams and goals! Plus, #bookspinbingo 😁

My daughter-in-law is so inspired by Alexi Pappas that I had to read this. Alexi is California born and bred and Dartmouth educated. She has dual citizenship and represented Greece in the 2016 Olympics. Her running and sponsorship story is fascinating. Her ability to battle depression following concerns of her own mother‘s death by suicide is truly worth the read.

I loved the honesty and emotion in Bravey. Pappas discusses her struggles with depression in an open way that is easy to relate to. She shows that even someone that appears to have everything going for her still struggles. Pappas inspires readers to chase their dreams and not to let anything get them down.

Thank you Random House for gifting me this book.

Full Review: https://justreadingjess.wordpress.com/2021/01/28/book-review-bravey/

This book was not on my radar until my DIL was telling me how inspired she is by Pappas‘s words. This weekend, Alexi Pappas added Brittany‘s Instagram story to her own and superimposed ‘DREAMY‘ on the pic. Now I really need to check out this memoir!

This book was amazing. I could so relate to Alexis as she struggled with having a mom who had a mental illness , dealing growing up without a mom, struggling with her own mental illness but overcoming and becoming her own women. So many quotes saved and footnotes!

Book 10 of 150.

I am loving this book!

Love this quote!

“ 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒“
“𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡, 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑤, 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡“
“𝐼𝑓 𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑠, 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔“

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I am usually not really big on Memoirs, but let me tell you this book is wonderful for anyone who is looking for more, strength, resilience and confidence! It is filled with so many motivational quotes!
It was a fast and easy read and would be perfect for young women! #bookreview