NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This book is a gift! I ve been practicing their strategies and it s a total game changer. --Brené Brown PhD author of Dare to Lead A primer on how to stop letting the world dictate how you live and what we think of ourselves Burnout is essential reading [and] . . . excels in its intersectionality. -- Bustle This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men--and provides a roadmap to minimizing stress managing emotions and living more joyfully. Burnout. You like most American women have probably experienced it. What s expected of women and what it s really like to exist as a woman in today s world are two different things--and we exhaust ourselves trying to close the gap. Sisters Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski DMA are here to help end the all-too-familiar cycle of feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. They compassionately explain the obstacles and societal pressures we face--and how we can fight back. You ll learn - what you can do to complete the biological stress cycle - how to manage the monitor in your brain that regulates the emotion of frustration - how the Bikini Industrial Complex makes it difficult for women to love their bodies--and how to defend yourself against it - why rest human connection and befriending your inner critic are keys to recovering from and preventing burnout With the help of eye-opening science prescriptive advice and helpful worksheets and exercises all women will find something transformative in Burnout --and will be empowered to create positive change. A BOOKRIOT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR