| International Standard Book Number |
9780593493960 (ebook)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780593493953 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
0593493958 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Loewentheil, Kara, author.
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| Title Statement |
Take back your brain : how a sexist society gets in your head -- and how to get it out / Kara Loewentheil.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
[New York] : Penguin Life, 2024.
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| Physical Description |
xxxiv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction: Patriarchy, feminism, & your brain -- Part I: Reclaim your brain. Take back your brain -- Take back your feelings -- Take back your thoughts -- Take back your power -- Part II: Reclaim your life. Take back your body image -- Take back your self-esteem -- Take back your love (& sex!) life -- Take back your money mindset -- Take back your time -- Take back the world.
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| Summary, Etc. |
What if every time you had a self-critical thought, you heard it in a man’s voice? The truth is not far off. Living in a patriarchy, women absorb a lifetime of messages that say your worth is defined by your looks, your accomplishments, and how well you take care of everyone around you. In fact, these messages are so pervasive that, even knowing they exist, they still manage to program themselves into our brains. The result is that women end up feeling anxious, guilty, and vaguely ashamed of themselves no matter how much they do for others or achieve for themselves. So how do we deprogram our thoughts from patriarchy’s corrosive influence? And once we do, how can we create new, self-empowering beliefs? Master Certified Life Coach and host of the UnF*ck Your Brain podcast Kara Loewentheil knows how. Despite graduating from Harvard Law School and getting her dream job, Kara spent her twenties and thirties feeling insecure and anxious, until she learned how to change her thoughts—which led her to become a coach. In Take Back Your Brain, she draws on cognitive psychology, feminist theory, and years of experience as a neuroplasticity-focused coach to break down how the patriarchy hijacks women’s brains, and how women can get free. To bridge the gap between your inner voice and your true potential, she says, you must begin with your thoughts. By using the skills in this book to literally rewire your brain, you can create new thought patterns that will directly transform outcomes in your life. Ultimately, Take Back Your Brain invites you to replace the thoughts that no longer serve you and make room for a kind of confidence you never thought possible. Because when women unleash their true power, they awaken new possibilities for the world.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Negativism.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Self-confidence.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Criticism, Personal.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Self-esteem in women.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Change (Psychology)
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Self-help publications.
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