Like everyone else, Kate Hudson is constantly on the move, with a life full of work, family, responsibilities and relationships. In Pretty Happy, Kate shows how she honors her relationship with herself through exercise, making the right choices about what she eats, and constantly going back to the drawing board and starting fresh, instead of holding herself to unrealistic standards of perfection and giving up when she falls short.
In almost every interview she gives, Kate is asked the same questions: What do you eat? How do you stay so fit? What workout do you do? The key to living well, and healthy, is to plug into what your body needs, understanding that one size does not fit all, all the time, and being truly honest with yourself about your goals and desires.
I could just buy carrots and eat like a rabbit. Pillar 3 : Awaken your body. But, I will hire a personal masseur, go to spas, on retreats, pay a babysitter to take care of my kids for a couple of hours so I can relax, and all that shit that wake your body up. Pillar 4 : The miracle of mindfulness. This book comes with "an authentic plan from a woman who truly lives what she speaks. Yes, my live would be pretty. Jun 22, Mira rated it it was ok Shelves: biographies-autobiographies-memoirs.
I'm giving this book 2 stars, and I'm being kind. The thing is: I appreciate Kate Hudson's effort to make a positive impact. The problem is not in her message, it's that her approach is extremely shallow. As someone who has benefited from Ayurveda, I'm happy to see she is promoting it.
However, anyone with any interest in it should get their information elsewhere. Kate's body-type questionnaires aren't detailed enough, her idea of an Ayurvedic cleanse is insufficient, and her recommendation of a I'm giving this book 2 stars, and I'm being kind.
Kate's body-type questionnaires aren't detailed enough, her idea of an Ayurvedic cleanse is insufficient, and her recommendation of a lemon-ginger "detox" tea is not suitable for Pitta types. It's nice to see someone in the public eye trying to promote a positive message, but Kate Hudson is someone with the resources to seek out the best help in the world.
She could have researched and interviewed top health experts and relayed some serious and useful information on physical and mental well-being. Instead, she chose to write this book much like I'd imagine a teenage girl would complete a school project on How To Make A Positive Impact. Great effort! View all 3 comments. Feb 28, Rachael rated it did not like it.
I read some of this, and ended up skimming the rest. I had high hopes for this book, but it just wasn't anything I haven't read before. It seemed to be a book I've read before that has exercise tips, food tips, etc. Perhaps if she had written about more personal details from her own life, and how it really applies to what she was writing about, it would have felt more personal.
Reading it felt like she or her co-author-which always makes I read some of this, and ended up skimming the rest. Reading it felt like she or her co-author-which always makes me wonder how much the celebrity actually wrote was trying to force a personal connection to the reader. At least that's how it felt to me. The book also had some questionnaires to take inside the book, and had a section for a 'drawing board' to record your feeling of what you ate, or how you feel during the day, which I just think was a little too I'm not sure.
Just not for me. Overall I was disappointed. I think Kate Hudson's overall message for this book is good, it just could have been more than it is.
Apr 21, Kristinita rated it it was amazing Shelves: I absolutely loved this book. A bookclub I'm a part of chose it, and I'm so glad they did because I hadn't heard about it before. This book really spoke to me, and there's aspects of it which I plan to use daily, like the Drawing Board. This book was the perfect book for me to read at this time in my life, and I'm so happy I found it. That book was a bit too scientific for me — which is fine, I love science — I just wanted I absolutely loved this book.
That book was a bit too scientific for me — which is fine, I love science — I just wanted it to be more personal and something I could identify with. I'd recommend this book to any woman who is wanting to be pretty happy in life. Feb 29, Lauren Berg rated it liked it. There was a bit of pseudoscience bullshit in here, but I generally enjoyed it.
It was engaging and interactive, and I learned some new ways to balance exercise and clean eating in my life. Mar 08, Jennifer rated it it was amazing. Really good and basic intro to ayurvedic types.
Also great inspiration to start journaling again and starting to meditate. Would recommend. Oct 18, Rachel Fortin rated it it was amazing. Such a simple yet inspiring self help book. Started only because I needed an audio book to listen to driving home and Hoopla put it under "similar to what you've just read" after I read Carrie Fisher's wishful drinking - but this is not a celebrity memoir in the slightest. Kept listening only because I have this personal inability to put a book aside after i've started it, even if I'm really disliking it.
Not really personal at all so it's more like Kate Hudson reads a text book and If a less charismatic person had been reading it I'd have turned it off immediately, and even so it was a struggle what is with this trend of straight up nutrition guidelines and anatomy textbooks being read by celebrities and marketed as fabulous books? Looking at Cameron Diaz here as well I want some fun anecdotes at least!
But my biggest problem with it is the touch of woo slipped in there - specifically the chapter on Cleanses. At least Kate Hudson wasn't recommending people put rocks up and steam their vaginas like Gwyneth Paltrow - but her chapter on cleansing went on wayyyy too long with all that bs about "sludge" building up in your GI tract and how cleansing will remove this cuh-razy toxic build up that your liver and kidneys can't eliminate but um if your liver and kidneys aren't eliminating waste you are dying or very ill and no amount of lemon ginger water is going to fix that and oh by the way steam baths with essential oils are greatly helpful if you have kidney problems, so try that!
I can't stand it. Maybe some people can - but not me. Dec 30, Nele rated it it was ok Shelves: for-sale. Like 2. However, I am already a pretty happy person. I'm fit, I run a lot. I try to manage my stress levels, I look inward, I meditate. I eat pretty healthy, could be better, no doubt. So, that being said, I didn't find that many new things in this book. Lots of stuff I already know. I'm glad to have read about my dosha type, that was interesting Like 2.
I'm glad to have read about my dosha type, that was interesting. The thing that bugged me the most, is that one of the questionnaires was totally set up wrong. It was the one about stress levels, and the way it was set up, it basically said: 'hey, you're biting people's heads off.
You are dealing with your stress levels so efficiently' And if you took the answer 'I'm calm in almost every situation, I don't get irritated quickly', the result is: your stress levels are through the roof How isn't that noticed before printing? So yeah, that got me irritated AF and I only skimmed the pages after that.
So, conclusion: this has some good tips and tricks if you're starting from scratch, but don't buy this when you're already well on your way to a better you. Nevertheless, I do want to thank my secret Santa again for getting me this book. Nov 28, Brienna rated it it was amazing. Its a joy to hear her, the daughter of the "laugh-in" silly girl Goldie Hawn , find such wisdom with grace. I loved this. PS I never review books, that's how much I loved it.
How does this one compare? Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Yes it was, and I got through it in two. Why don't they sell an affordable package of an audio book and the paperback so while I listen I can have reference and note potential? No need for me to buy the book twice, now really. Smarter marketing would package the deal. I'd buy it. Ok , I enjoyed the book but where are the enhanced portion of this book???
So gooood! Insightful, helpful, motivating, encouraging and educational. I loved Late Hudson before, but now I just think she's pretty amazing. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but I was pretty concerned that a celebrity telling me to be mindful was going to be eye-roll-worthy experience.
Instead, I was pleasantly surprised. Hudson provides just enough information to ground what she says, but balances it with a lightness that feels more a casual chat with a friend than a new age lecture. It focuses on her own experience, so some of the personality traits won't apply to all of us, but the bigger concepts still ring true. Thought provoking and enjoyable.
It's so refreshing to actually get insight from a person whom you can tell it actually worked for them. As from a content point of view? Add to Cart failed. Please try again later. Add to Wish List failed. Remove from wishlist failed. Adding to library failed. Please try again. Follow podcast failed. Unfollow podcast failed. Stream or download thousands of included titles. Pretty Happy By: Kate Hudson. Narrated by: Kate Hudson. But Hudson swears she's figured out the secret to not burning out: embracing "selfishness" and focusing on herself.
For many, especially us parents, this may seem totally selfish. We are programmed to put our families first—our culture tells us that we need to sacrifice in order to show love," says Hudson. After all, as the actress points out, "Not much in an average day is a life-or-death situation; other people and their needs are going to wait until you finish your exercise or meditation. Putting others before ourselves time and time again actually puts stress on our bodies and minds, and we may become ill.
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