{"id":55058,"date":"2021-11-20T13:50:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T17:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=55058"},"modified":"2021-12-02T19:32:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:32:47","slug":"girl-stop-apologizing-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/girl-stop-apologizing-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl, Stop Apologizing: Review, Context, and Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you thinking of reading Rachel Hollis&#8217;s book <em>Girl, Stop Apologizing<\/em>? Does the book live up to all of the hype?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her book <em>Girl, Stop Apologizing,<\/em> Hollis takes you one by one through all of the excuses that are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/whats-holding-you-back\/\">holding you back<\/a>. She lists the behaviors that you must be willing to change in order to succeed, and the skills that will help you along the way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue for our <em>Girl, Stop Apologizing<\/em> review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shortform Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Girl, Stop Apologizing review begins with a brief overview of the book. <em>Girl, Stop Apologizing<\/em> is a call to action\u2014Rachel Hollis wants you to stop apologizing for wanting more out of your life. Society expects women to take care of everyone else but looks down upon the woman who prioritizes herself. This book is a guide to overcoming the guilt, shame, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-fear-of-failure\/\">fear of failure<\/a> that women face whenever they dare to dream big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Hollis is an author, motivational speaker, and founder of The Hollis Company.<strong> <\/strong>Her debut self-help book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/girl-wash-your-face\"><em>Girl, Wash Your Face<\/em><\/a> spent more than 46 straight weeks on <em>The New York Times<\/em> bestseller list and has sold over 4.5 million copies to date. Hollis has since written two more self-help books: <em>Girl, Stop Apologizing<\/em> (a 2019 follow-up to her famous debut) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/didnt-see-that-coming-rachel-hollis?variant=32231891370018\"><em>Didn\u2019t See That Coming<\/em><\/a> in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before she was an author and businesswoman, Hollis was an event planner and a food blogger. She grew up in a rural California town in a lower-income family and always dreamed of having a glamorous and abundant life. After graduating high school, Hollis moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career in Hollywood. She found herself working for production companies instead, which led to celebrity event planning. For about a decade, Hollis ran her own event planning business before transitioning into blogging and book writing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollis connects with her audience by using casual language, personal anecdotes, and tales of failure and triumph. She is a divorced mother of four children and she uses her successes and challenges at home for context in her writing. Hollis reminds her readers frequently that she is an ordinary person accomplishing extraordinary things, and they can too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollis\u2019s work is primarily centered around female empowerment with a rags-to-riches backdrop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hollis\u2019s Other Self-Help Books Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Girl, Wash Your Face <\/em>(2018)<\/li><li><em>Didn\u2019t See That Coming <\/em>(2020)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>She has also written four novels and two cookbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connect with Rachel Hollis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/msrachelhollis.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thechicsite\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/msrachelhollis\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/msrachelhollis\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Book\u2019s Publication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollinsleadership.com\/\">HarperCollins Leadership<\/a>, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus, LLC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Published in March of 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollinsfocus.com\/9781400209613\/girl-stop-apologizing\/\"><em>Girl, Stop Apologizing<\/em><\/a> is the sequel to Hollis\u2019s <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller <em>Girl, Wash Your Face.<\/em> In Hollis\u2019s words, the first book inspires her readers to take ownership of their lives and their dreams, and this book teaches them how to do that<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Historical Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Girl, Stop Apologizing <\/em>came out in March of 2019 amidst a major cultural shift in the U.S. During this time, women\u2019s marches were happening all over the country in protest of sexual violence and discrimination\u2014most notably as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/when-was-the-me-too-movement-founded\/\">the Me Too Movement<\/a>. Female empowerment and the highlighting of women\u2019s voices serve as the backdrop to the release of this book, in which Hollis encourages women to fight patriarchal expectations and pursue their dreams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The timing of the female empowerment movement and her book release worked in Hollis\u2019s favor. However, at the same time in the U.S., cultural and racial minorities were rising up in protest of inequalities, and a rags-to-riches story coming from Hollis (a white woman) was not well received by marginalized groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Intellectual Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Hollis\u2019s citations at the end of her book, she pulls some of her ideas about shame and guilt from Bren\u00e9 Brown\u2019s TED Talk, \u201cListening to Shame,\u201d and advice about efficiency from Gary Keller\u2019s book, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-one-thing\"><em>The One Thing<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>Although she doesn\u2019t cite them, her advice echoes other works, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-miracle-morning\"><em>The Miracle Morning<\/em><\/a> by Hal Elrod (regarding morning routine), as well as several other ideas from her contemporaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Book\u2019s Impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This book (in combination with <em>Girl, Wash Your Face<\/em>) sparked a cultural debate about \u201ctoxic positivity\u201d and \u201cbootstrap mentality\u201d\u2014two themes that get strong emphasis in Hollis\u2019s works. Hollis\u2019s position that \u201cif you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/have-faith-in-yourself\/\">believe in yourself<\/a> and work hard enough, you can do anything,\u201d resonates with many people and draws ire in others, particularly as it relates to racial and cultural inequalities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Critical Reception<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Girl, Stop Apologizing <\/em>was a <em>Publishers Weekly<\/em> #1 bestseller. Many praise Hollis for writing a book that is easy to read and understand, as opposed to the overly intellectual and lecturing tone of other self-help books. Readers enjoy Rachel\u2019s casual voice and feel as if they are receiving advice from a friend. Positive reviewers claim that the book is highly motivational and gave them the push they needed to start on their dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, some criticize the book for having too many personal stories and not enough practical advice. A common complaint among her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/people-who-dont-support-you\/\">detractors<\/a> is that she recycled advice from her previous book, <em>Girl, Wash Your Face. <\/em>Some even go so far as to say that<em> <\/em>she plagiarized guidance from other motivational speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While most Amazon and GoodReads reviews are positive, some criticize specific sections of the book as being tone-deaf\u2014specifically in regard to body image and eating habits.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Commentary on the Book\u2019s Approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollis approaches this book in the same way she speaks: casually and conversationally, but with an energetic fervor. She fluctuates between self-deprecating humor and seriousness, often poking fun at her past self while praising her current self. Hollis uses personal anecdotes to illustrate her points, and this book is part-memoir because of it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this book, Hollis refers to herself often as \u201cyour friend Rachel\u201d and depicts herself as the buddy who is willing to give you tough love. In terms of content, she focuses on the themes of hard work, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-self-reflect\/\">self-reflection<\/a>, and positivity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollis\u2019s approach isn\u2019t for everyone; some will find her tone judgmental and others might balk at the heavy use of exclamation points. However, others may find her demeanor down to earth, approachable, and easy to digest. In part because Hollis did not attend college or come from a wealthy family, her \u201ceverywoman\u201d advice is readily received by a general audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you thinking of reading Rachel Hollis&#8217;s book Girl, Stop Apologizing? 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