Take Back Your Brain: How a Sexist Society Gets in Your Head--And How to Get It Out

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Your mind is your most powerful tool--but what happens when it's working against you?
If you've ever thought:

"I'll never be good enough.""I'm too old to find love.""I can't ask for a raise--they'll think I'm greedy,"

...then you've been hijacked by patriarchy's greatest weapon: the inner critic it planted in your brain.

Enter Kara Loewentheil, Master Certified Coach, recovering lawyer, and host of the wildly popular UnF*ck Your Brain podcast. In Take Back Your Brain, she unpacks how society's relentless messages about women's worth--based on looks, productivity, and caregiving--worm their way into our thoughts, leaving us feeling anxious, unworthy, and stuck.

But here's the thing: your thoughts aren't facts. Loewentheil shows you how to identify the sexist programming running your brain, hit "delete," and replace it with beliefs that actually serve you.

Loewentheil unveils the insidious ways sexism infiltrates women's thoughts, leading to self-doubt and anxiety. Using tools from cognitive psychology, feminist theory, and her neuroplasticity-based coaching practice, she makes rewiring your brain accessible, actionable, and even fun. Through practical exercises and profound insights, readers will learn to:

Identify and challenge self-critical thoughts rooted in patriarchal conditioning.Develop resilience and confidence by reshaping mental habits.Enhance personal and professional relationships through improved self-perception.Achieve greater fulfillment and joy by aligning thoughts with true potential.Build confidence that actually lasts.

Loewentheil has been where you are--burned out, self-critical, and stuck in an endless loop of "not enough"--and she knows the way out.

This book is for you if:

You're ready to stop overthinking every decision and start living with purpose.You want confidence that doesn't crumble at the first sign of criticism.You're tired of playing small and know you're meant for more.

Loewentheil doesn't just teach you how to think differently--she shows you how to feel differently, make bold moves, and create a life that feels as good as it looks. Discover why Mel Robbins, Tori Dunlap, and more love this book!

Author: Kara Loewentheil
Publisher: Penguin Life
Published: 05/21/2024
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.82w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780593493953

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/12/2024
BookPage 06/01/2024

About the Author
After graduating Harvard Law School, Kara Loewentheil did what every Ivy League feminist lawyer should do: quit a prestigious academic career to become a life coach! Less than a decade after leaving the law, Kara has taught millions of of women how to close the "Brain Gap" that keeps them feeling anxious and disempowered. Her work enables women to identify the ways that sexist social messages impact their brains and how to rewire their thought patterns to create true, authentic confidence from within.

Kara is the founder of The New School of Feminist Thought. Her internationally top-ranked podcast UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone, with 48 million downloads, has been recommended everywhere from The New York Times to Glennon Doyle's podcast We Can Do Hard Things. This is her first book.