As a woman who had most of her six kids in her 30s, Larson knows what it\u2019s like to be subjected to unsolicited thoughts, ideas, and criticisms from various people in her life. All of their input made her feel like she was \u201cshrinking,\u201d she says, but it also compelled her to explore constructive and innovative new ways to live a satisfying life. Larson shares how she did so in an open, conversational tone that\u2019s both empathetic and authoritative. Over the course of this book, she presents the practice that she devised in a clear and comprehensive fashion. It\u2019s starts with four steps\u2014\u201cNotice,\u201d \u201cName,\u201d \u201cCheck,\u201d and \u201cHand It Back\u201d\u2014and concludes with a rigorous, multipart self-assessment that readers can revisit. Some might find it easy to dismiss a TikTok personality and her self-healing practice if she wasn\u2019t as self-aware as she is in these pages. For example, she\u2019s forthright about her decision to eschew doctors and hire a midwife to help deliver her third son, Clay; the pregnancy did not go well and required the immediate intervention of an obstetrician. \u201cI put myself and Clay at risk by overcorrecting,\u201d she writes with clarity. \u201cI was so determined to hand back the fear and control from my previous births that I threw out the actual medical expertise I needed. I could have cost us both our lives.\u201d Larson further elaborates on themes of shame and accountability, defining the former as being \u201cparalyzing, [and] past-focused\u201d and the latter as \u201cempowering, [and] future-focused.\u201d The author takes a few positions regarding pregnancy and motherhood that some readers will disagree with, but the sober self-interrogation she displays throughout this guide makes it difficult to ignore. Instead, many will no doubt find her daily practice to be liberating. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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