Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

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A student and part-time teacher’s aide near Peoria, Illinois, Malson told me she always put herself “last on the list” and put her career on hold for her husband’s. There is a line where the author says (paraphrased) "science shows you need to eat less and move more, the end! No Biblical scholar on Earth would read that passage to suggest what she says, but to Hollis, traditional theology doesn’t seem to matter as much as finding Bible verses that seem to prop up the message she is communicating. In fact, the theme is so pervasive that it shapes how Hollis responds to everything—from hardship to trauma to parenting to working out.

Your life is supposed to be a journey from one unique place to another; it’s not supposed to be a merry-go-round that brings you back to the same spot over and over again. Rather than feel sad because you haven’t achieved enough, put your time and effort into what you have right now and watch it bloom, grow and flourish. Also, as an adult woman named Rachel, I am personally offended by how many times she refers to herself in the third person as "Rach". Washing your face", as Rachel puts it, will not do jack shit to make the most pressing problems in women's lives disappear.

D]iets do not work,” Michael Hobbes wrote in a recent HuffPost article on harmful misperceptions around obesity among medical professionals as well as civilians. This time it was during a romantic getaway and the doctors discovered that her condition was brought about by excessive stress. I would definitely recommend checking out the reviews from Sadie and Danielle if you want more details about the problematic moments in this book.

But the tone of every chapter still implies that taking her advice is all you'll need to succeed, girl - which is just not true.So, she developed a pattern that was eventually ingrained into her subconscious that her self-worth was solely based on her accomplishments. She goes through some lies that she used to believe about herself in hopes to help other women from falling into the same pitfalls.

There’s a lot of talking about how being overweight is hindering you from achieving your dreams, or, ‘If you don’t stick to your diet, then you’re not a person of integrity. Yes, I have a family, a special needs kiddo, a husband who travels internationally, but I can do this.I had never heard of this women in my life, apparently, according to her, she has is an extremely successful entrepreneur. I think the adversity she’s been through gives her a lot of credibility,” said Alex Ethridge, a 27-year-old marketing professional in Missouri.