The Age of Overwhelm
Strategies for the Long Haul
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Whether you are overwhelmed by work, school or your personal life, just a few subtle shifts can help sustain you, suggests Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, bestselling author of Trauma Stewardship. She offers concrete strategies to help mitigate harm, cultivate decency and act with integrity. This book aims to help ease the feeling of being overwhelmed and offers ways to navigate what is yet to come.
Author: Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Year of Publishing: 2018
Number of Pages: 200
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Reviews
Carol Evans (verified owner) –
I love it. I had a good cry from the very beginning. I couldn’t set it down once I started.
Ashley Flowers (verified owner) –
Very insightful, inspiring for young readers
hmeck (verified owner) –
There were some great parts in the book, and several parts really resonated with me. However, I felt that a lot of the advice given for dealing with overwhelm was generic, the type of advice that nearly everyone gives for self-care tips. Overall I’d say that this book is well-written and worth checking out if you are curious. However, if you are already fairly self-reflective and looking for deeper advice then this book may not provide what you are looking for.
michlindawright92 (verified owner) –
A good helpful read
Kaylabolnick (verified owner) –
Incredible book! Super helpful!
Kaylabolnick (verified owner) –
Incredible book!! Super helpful!
Kaylabolnick (verified owner) –
Incredible book!! Super helpful! I would reread this book in seconds!
TSanderson (verified owner) –
Super helpful! Would read again!
Cheryl Frances (verified owner) –
I appreciated the fact this book cautioned readers who may already be overwhelmed not to let the reading of the book become yet another factor! It took me a while to go through, but I did find its advice, although much of it not new to me, reassuring. A helpful reminder on maintaining perspective and assessing priorities.
Hilary Mankofsky (verified owner) –
Not the most specific book. There’s some great information here for sure and worth a read! However, like another reviewer talked about, if you self reflect and have done some research on this topic then you won’t get a lot more information out of this book. I wish it was a longer book and got more specific.
Celiarn (verified owner) –
Thought provoking read. It made reflect on what in my life is causing the feeling of being overwhelmed and how should go about to change to be in the present.
nonirose (verified owner) –
I’m an overthinker, over worrier and always thinking the what ifs. The age of Overwhelm has been helpful for me to take steps and break things down, keep my integrity when I can’t control what is going on around me (and to me!) and has turned my focus around. The author brings in examples that hit home to me. It makes the book feel it was personally written for me.
Brandy Hess (verified owner) –
A very good overall perspective about life and moving forward
Cdillard (verified owner) –
As someone who is chronically overwhelmed, I really enjoyed this book.
JK (verified owner) –
It’s very insightful and brings you hope when you work in trauma stewardship. I really enjoyed it.
ttmartin76 (verified owner) –
Good reminders throughout.
ttmartin76 (verified owner) –
Felt it gave me reassurance that I was not alone.
Kristan Beckwith (verified owner) –
Great book for teachers!
Eduardo Sanabria (verified owner) –
Great book!
Kathy Franson (verified owner) –
Found the book to be very helpful with a lot of good advice.
yesimajensen (verified owner) –
Very helpful and inspiring read!
aburdett (verified owner) –
Great Read!
Nicole Kieffer (verified owner) –
This book contained a lot of practical advice on how to deal with the overwhelm that comes with our modern life. I recommend this book!
Nicole Moody (verified owner) –
A poor book. While the idea is a good one, the profane language and jokes about drug use detract from the book and leave it less than uplifting. The author also makes incorrect assumptions – i.e. that I am overwhelmed because I’m addicted to caffeine. While those may be the case for some, it’s not the case for me. I don’t consume caffeine.
There are so many other better books that offer helpful, clear advice about mindfulness. This book adds to the problem of overwhelm by burying its message among profanity, tangents, and incorrect assumptions.
Kristine Kjarval (verified owner) –
Other than pulling up the race card through out the book, I should have paid more attention to the author’s last statement in her introduction:
“So, the book itself is guided by a less is more framework. For all that’s omitted… I apologize. I also acknowledge that most, if not all, of the contents of this book may be know to you already. Expression is not revelation”. Laura van Dernoot
So there it is. Save yourself time and read something else.
christinalynnhead (verified owner) –
this book gave a good view on looking at things in a different perspective of your own. Takes the taboo away from being overwhelmed, as we are only human.
Ryanon Medeiros (verified owner) –
This was a great, easy read. Great tips and reminders about how things and ways of being contribute to these stages and patterns of overwhelm. Will definitely reference again.
justareader (verified owner) –
Just what I needed to put things into perspective
Candice (verified owner) –
This book really hit home for me. It’s a fantastic read with great reassurance.
DeAnna Pickett (verified owner) –
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is an amazing presenter and writer. This book was validating and helpful for how to not get sucked into the darkness and hopelessness.
kerricoldren (verified owner) –
I am eagerly awaiting to read this and look forward to doing so when it’s available again.
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