Tired of Being Tired

Title: Tired of Being Tired: Receive God's Realist Rest For Your Soul-Deep Exhaustion

Author: Jess Connolly

Publisher: Baker Books

Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living, Mental Health,

Source: Own

My Review:

As someone who is tired of being tired, when I saw Jess Connolly's book, Tired of Being Tired: Receive God's Realist Rest For Your Soul-Deep Exhaustion, I knew I had to read it.

We are soul-tired because we're coming against a culture of reactive defeat, one that assumes exhaustion is inevitable instead of fighting for rest. We idolize busyness over a sustainable pace and reward women for pushing through rather than blessing our God-given boundaries.

We need more books like this one. We are not meant to live life so far beyond exhaustion that we are hanging on by a thread. While this is a Christian book, the answers are not overtly Christian (life you need more Jesus). The answers are more like, you need better boundaries. You need to rest. You need to learn to say no. 

Jess teaches us how to find our fatigue, and then gives us examples of how we can practice a "low power mode." She also lists things that help us to determine if our fatigue is mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual. 

I highlighted and tabbed quite a bit of this book. I have been fatigued for quite a while and have been fighting to get rest and get my body back on track (with a doctor). This book is a balm to my weary soul and gives me hope beyond the exhaustion.

★★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

If you're a woman, chances are you know the You start the day already exhausted and end it defeated, all the while telling yourself things will get better if you can just power through this week. But then the weeks turn into months, and you start to believe you'll never be able to stop, slow down, or catch your breath. You wouldn't even know how if you tried. And yet God has made you for a life of abundance, not a life of exhaustion. It's time to quit the unsustainable pace and receive God's gift of realistic rest.

With relatable stories and eye-opening insights, bestselling author and speaker Jess Connolly offers good news to soul-weary There is a better way, and it is yours for the taking. She shows you

· how to find the source of your fatigue
· scripts for saying no and strategies for protecting your peace
· practices for bringing realistic rest into your daily and weekly rhythms

You can break the cycle of living like you're constantly on the hook and come to Jesus to find rest for your weary and burdened soul. This book will show you how to find new rhythms so that you can experience the abundant life God intended for you.