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I‘m so grateful my public library has the Palace app now so I can listen to Audible exclusives without having to give money to Bezos 🙌

Sometimes you really need a self-help book to remind you that you have power over your own life—and no control over others. A fatphobic, diet culture heavy chapter didn‘t work for me, but the rest was really helpful as I‘ve been working through how to move with integrity and wisdom through a hard chapter in life.

A bittersweet account of one manchild dealing with a breakup he didn‘t want and didn‘t see coming.

A mother, her two daughters, and an ex-husband of one of the daughters are struggling: one coping with an end of life issue and the others dealing with an infidelity and a reckoning. I appreciated the writing and, honestly, I related strongly with all the characters. There should have been a ‘bad guy‘ but I found myself able to empathize with all of them. Not sure who decided this cover though. Thanks to @Jeg and @Centique for the recommendation.

A phenomenal book about relieving yourself of everyone else‘s problems while empowering you to take control of your own life.

And no, I will not elaborate. 😏

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Thanks for reviewing this book @Jeg encouraging me to read it. I havent read a book about estranged family members for a long time, and this was just written so well. Hillary is the widowed mother of two daughters who are no longer speaking to each other. We have her POV, Esther and April, the two middle aged daughters, and Lawrence, Esther‘s ex-husband. Each of them are at a crossroads. ⬇️

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Good advice, though most of it wasn‘t really applicable to me. Helpful to have it broken down into work, family come on friend, etc.

“You can‘t control how you feel. But you can always choose how you act.”

“Focusing on what you can‘t control makes you stressed. Focusing on what you can control makes you powerful.”

“That‘s the problem w/so many adults we‘re all focused on getting it perfect, instead of trying. What ever happened to good enough?”