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My thoughts

4/5 stars There’s no hierarchy of pain. Suffering shouldn’t be ranked, because pain is not a contest. Non-fiction books are generally a miss for me but this book hit all the right spots. I know this was like the author's journal which they published later in life, but the stories are so poignant and I feel so invested plus I went through it as an audiobook [CANNOT RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH!!] the narrator has done a fantastic job in this one. It's almost like you are talking to the therapist face-to-face. In this book, the author explains and verbalizes what their thought process is, how they think and feel. And it resonated a lot with me. Some of the examples the narrator gives just gave me a reality check I didn't know I needed. Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. I did take my sweet time reading this book because I didn't want to fly through it just for the sake of it. I enjoyed each and every chapter and almost treated it as a weekly session (haha). This part memoir, part self-help wisdom, and part psychotherapy primer is something I would suggest everyone give a go because you might end up realizing a lot of things about yourself/your behavior which you didn't know up until then. There are a few weak spots obviously, the author's personal storyline was not as strong (it felt absurd the sudden breakup and the likes) but the other aspects more than made up for it. Highly recommend it, especially the audiobook!! Book Trigger Warnings- Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident (past), Child death (past), Death of parent (past), Domestic violence (mentioned), Grief, Mental health, Miscarriage (mentioned), Profanity, Suicidal ideation