Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be
Written by Rachel Hollis
Narrated by Rachel Hollis
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Do you ever suspect that everyone else has life figured out and you don’t have a clue? If so, Rachel Hollis has something to tell you: that’s a lie.
If you have ever said any of these things to yourself . . .
- Something else will make me happy.
- I’m not a good mom.
- I will never get past this.
- I am defined by my weight.
- I should be further along by now.
. . . then you could benefit from the unflinching faith and rock-hard tenacity Rachel Hollis has in store for you. In this challenging but conversational book, Rachel exposes the twenty lies and misconceptions that too often hold us back from living joyfully and productively, lies we’ve told ourselves so often we don’t even hear them anymore.
Rachel is real and talks about real issues. More than that, she reveals the specific practical strategies that helped her move past them. In the process, she encourages, entertains, and even kicks a little butt, all to convince you to do whatever it takes to get real and become the joyous, confident woman you were meant to be. Because you really can live with passion and hustle – and give yourself grace without giving up.
Editor's Note
Embrace imperfections…
Rachel Hollis has built a wonderful, successful life by showing those who love her company, podcast, and books just how un-put together everything is behind the scenes. She begins this book by telling you about a time when she peed her pants. And then she breaks down all the misconceptions of perfection we have about our lives and other’s so you can be set free from those expectations.
Rachel Hollis
Rachel laid the foundation for her lifestyle brand and media company with the same unfiltered honesty and staunch inclusivity that made her a three-time New York Times bestselling author. Hollis connects with a highly engaged and growing global audience of women who treasure her transparency and optimism. She is one of the most sought-after motivational speakers, plays host to some of today’s top podcasts, and is a proud mama of four who uses her platform to empower and embolden women around the world. Rachel calls Texas home; more specifically, the Hill Country just outside of Austin.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Mediocre at best. Too self-absorbed, repetitive, contradictory, and scattered. While trying to sound real and raw, the author comes across more righteous and judgmental. Sprinkled with a few nuggets of regurgitated wisdom. Reads as if written by someone still embarking on their journey to grace.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5i absoultely recommend this book to any woman/mother/business owner and anyone who needs a regular person with regular life issuss to help them realize they are enough and to stop making excuses
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I think it was ok and had some good points.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not as good as her first book. She makes a lot of good points, without a doubt. But also a lot of her sweeping generalizations about how simple it is to achieve your goals come from such a place of privilege.... If you’re absolutely determined to achieve your goals and you do not care about whose head you have to step on to get there and you have all the resources you need to get there, this book is for you.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This is so vapid, it made me want to wash my face- with acid.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5** spoiler alert ** This is your common "motivational speaker wrote a book" kind of books.
The first few chapters were okay however, as I kept reading I either found myself skipping chapters that don't apply to my life, or skimming chapters.
What I liked:
The author listed things that helped her and what they entailed at the end of each chapter.
She discussed how her brothers mental illness and suicide affected her and how she handled it then and how she has learned to handle it now, as well as what it taught her.
Things I disliked:
The sentence "I also believe humans were not made to be out of shape and severely overweight"
Comparing having a drinking problem to having the flu that your body is having trouble fighting off
I also felt like it wasn't well organized. Some chapters would be about things that took place before chapters before them so I felt like I was rereading things1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This book is awful. What a bunch of garbage. Extremely judgmental and preachy. Entirely too much God and religion talk.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Awful. So full of unaddressed privilege and it’s all just so shallow. Like hey, here’s an idea, lose weight. Ok cool, thanks for the insight.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Didn’t realize this was categorized under religion. I was under the assumption this was solely a self help type book so the amount of religious context really threw me off and distracted me from the actual advice she has.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing. Touch love is exactly what this book is, I would recommend this to both women AND men too! Rachel talks about the topics that people are too afraid or embarrassed to address. She talks about it with confidence and truth.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5First book I ever finished, the author and the voice actor are perfect
Beautifully written1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This was not a book for me. There were a few nuggets of wisdom, but I felt that the book preached a gospel of self, not the gospel of grace. While there were frequent references to God and to faith, this was not a book that teaches about God and His character. It was all about the author and her personal struggles and how she has overcome them in her own strength.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I am not a parent nor am I a Christian but I still enjoyed what she had to say and her outlook was very appreciated. She is also very conversational so it was very easy to listen to.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Raw and honest. If you've dealt with any trauma in your life then listen to AND read this book!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was an interesting, funny, and relatable audiobook experience! I appreciated the Goodreads mention and the current popular cultural references. The author narrating the book made it feel more personal.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Some good nuggets. The book came to me as a suggestion in Christian books, but I would characterize it as written by a Christian, but not Christian writing. Some content is not conservative.
Author has a great writing style. It was an easy listen that I was eager to get through. I enjoyed it.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a very good read. Inspiring to those who have things to overcome. Validating to all women.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I really wanted to like it. With all the religious talk it was really hard to get through. I only made it halfway through the book.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seriously such a good book! I cant thank the author enough for her words:)
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This woman is into fat shaming. I had to stop listening.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I found parts of it were harder to relate to as I'm not a mom nor am I religious. But the overall message was so powerful. A must read for everyone.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This is a horrible book with dismal advice. Don't ever let a man treat you like hers.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The book was just okay . She mainly talked about herself and her life
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book, like some have said it does cover her experiences, but I think that lends a reality to what she is trying to help the reader with. I think all of us can see a part of us in almost all of what she covers. I definitely reccomend this book to anyone looking for growth.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Quite an annoying read that provides relatively little practical advice. Hollis spends much of her time devoted to sharing her own struggles instead of providing tangible ways to help her readers get out of their own.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It was hard to relate to some first world problems but overall it was like listening to a friend.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Rachel Hollis is the creator of lifestyle website The Chic Site. In this book she gives advice to women, much as she does on her website. She is plainspoken and writes as though writing to friends or at least to those familiar with her work. Each chapter breaks down a lie that she believed about herself (and that many other women likely believe about themselves as well) and shows the lie for what it is and how she overcame it. On the whole, the advice is good, particularly if you are looking for a Christian self-help book that isn’t preachy.If you are familiar with Hollis’ work, you will probably enjoy this book. She doesn’t hold back and shares honest and sometimes painful stories from her own life to illustrate how she learned to improve. She also shares the embarrassing and funny stories that will surely appeal to a lot of women.Unfortunately, I am not the target audience for this book. I’m not married or a mother or someone with an interest in lifestyle websites. I also don’t read self-help books very often, preferring to figure things out on my own. While, sure, the parenting advice isn’t for me, there were still chapters on general life advice or on work life that would be applicable to me. Yet, I found the tone of the book off-putting. The thesis appears to be “You are completely messing up your life and here’s how to fix it” which just makes me want to set the book down and never pick it up again. I only finished it because it was a book club selection, so I felt obligated.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Vulnerable but gives tough love. Every Woman should listen to the audiobook to feel her Truth!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book really helped me! I would recommend this to anyone who needed uplifting in life!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I’ve heard about this book for Years and for some reason I never read it because I just thought I have been in the self-help, positive mindset space for so long, and I thought it was gonna be very “beginner” and honestly annoying lol but I was wrong and I’m so happy I was. There were some chapters, actually a lot of chapters that I was yelling out loud like yes, lady, yes!!! Highly recommend! So glad you didn’t give up your dream of writing lady. It was a good one. Don’t believe that two star ?Now excuse me while I run to the gram to go check out this infamous, Rachel that I supposedly have been under a rock and haven’t been following