This could be entirely because I’m not quite in the same stage of life as who the projected audience is.

The patriarchal tentacle that snared young Shefali was India’s infatuation with light-colored skin and eyes. The patriarchy conditions people, especially women, to assume predetermined roles – subservient wife, obedient daughter, silent victim – or it scares them into false roles, like Shefali’s ninja, and prevents them from discovering their true nature on their own. Like the patriarchy, these institutions want individuals to seek their identity through something external – church, marriage, an educational legacy, and so on – rather than internal. I was so excited to read this book and I am beyond disappointed that yet another woman doesn't have the fortitude to talk about women without proper analysis of male behaviour, and the absolute egoism inherent in genderism.She didn’t just “protect” her parents from the truth about her sexual abuse – she also went beyond healthy boundaries to care for her family, friends, and even strangers. I felt the jolt energy reading through every single concept covered in the book, be it the deconstruction of our cultural conditioning or the deconstruction of male and female biology and psychology. Both Apple and Google state that they ensure that only users who have actually downloaded the app can submit a review.

It's highly addictive to get core insights on personally relevant topics without repetition or triviality. Nu mi se întâmplă des cu cărțile de dezvoltare personală să simt că sunt life changing, însă aceasta este. There were so many contradictions that it was really mind-boggling that she could get the work published.Shefali challenges a lot of what we've been conditioned to believe; about ourselves, others, society, religion - all the things.