Satisfied by Alyssa Bethke

This is a NetGalley only read, but the publisher is a little different than others I've worked with, and they request blog reviews as well! So you another review quickly on the heels of the last one!

Stop focusing on what you lack and start feeling grateful and satisfied with what you have!

Touching on topics like fear, worry, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and body image, Alyssa Bethke walks you through issues that rob you of your joy and helps you recognize them for what they are: distractions.

With all of its expectations and contradictions, this world can take a major toll on us. Be skinny, but not too skinny. Work and hustle but stay home and be a good mom. Be wild and free while tidy and pure. Love your husband but be independent.

In Satisfied, Alyssa Bethke shares a compelling collection of relatable essays that will help you stop focusing on what you lack and start feeling grateful for what you have. Along with healthy recipes and cozy home images, Satisfied will provide you with the knowledge that you are not alone in your fight to be fulfilled. Alyssa shows you the ways in which you are enough-not only for those around you, but for yourself.

My Review

This book was not what I expected. I went into it thinking it was going to be practical tips to find contentment in whatever stage of life you’re in but it was more like a series of short essays on a wide array of life topics. Think Shauna Niequist but without the sketchy theology.

Some chapters seemed fluffy and a little shallow while others were very deep. That may be a case of some chapters being more relatable to me than others.

Alyssa is very real about her own struggles with satisfaction and contentment while also sharing hope. When she has seen improvement, she shares from the other side or at least further down the road. Where she is still struggling, she shares the small victories but she doesn’t sugar coat things.

The writing is beautiful and the book is stunning. It’s a book but also a piece of art.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book. All options are my own and a favorable review was not required.