Deb Benfield

I was disappointed in the lack of understanding and willingness to consider complex and nuanced human experiences, specifically body weight and size and diet culture. Trite comments such as “it is never too late to slim down” left me feeling frustrated. The author comes across as being out of touch with the current reality of weight stigma within our culture, especially in our healthcare systems. I am not comfortable recommending this book to my clients, colleagues, and community.

I read this book when it was first published and decided to listen to the author read the audiobook a couple of weeks ago, which I highly recommend. Hearing Jessica's voice allowed the many lessons to land more deeply for me as a white, straight-sized, hetero-, cis, able-bodies old woman who works as an RD in the eating disorder field. I've learned countless lessons about how I mess up both personally and professionally from Jessica's podcast and social media presence and this book continued my unlearning and learning. As Jessica says, she speaks her truth clear and concisely and I appreciate that greatly. I highly recommend this book to all of us.

It is my opinion that reading books from perspectives that are far from your own is important for us as individuals and for our community. Angie Cruz made Cara's life and life force so accessible in this novel. I absolutely adored and enjoyed every word. I feel like a different human being walking around on this planet after reading this. Highly recommend it!

I consumed I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself with great pleasure! I've also jotted down several phrases from Glynnis to use as prompts for my own writing around body judgment, the single life, and, of course, pleasures of all kinds. I've recommended this book to my clients who feel challenged by the changes in their midlife bodies, relevance, and feeling seen (or not). I highly recommend this book as another way to feel less alone in the world as a woman in midlife and beyond.