Too Much, Not Enough

A Guide to Decreasing Anxiety and Creating Balance Through Intentional Choices

By: Tara Sanderson

Narrated by: Mary Beth Petersen

Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

Stop me when this sounds familiar...

You are struggling with being an overachiever and perfectionism. You feel like you aren’t good enough, worthy enough, or just not enough, in general. You are looking for ways to decrease anxiety and start rebuilding self-worth. You try so hard to do enough for everyone that you don’t really take care of yourself. And all the while, you just feel like there isn’t enough time in the day. You put yourself on the back burner and make sure everyone else is taken care of. You have a hard time deciding what you want because you are making sure everyone else is getting what they want.

I have been there, too. I have been a chronic apologizer. I have been a black-and-white thinker. I have had to work on defining truth, building boundaries, and learning how to make good decisions in life. I worried all the time that I would fail and that it would be a catastrophe. I worried about what people would think of me and practiced how to respond to things before they would happen. I have struggled with impostor syndrome. I have always needed external rewards for what I do. Gold stars, A+ grades, and people commenting that they couldn’t get along without me.

Over the years, I have learned some valuable lessons. Some from my own life and some from my career as a licensed psychologist. All of these lessons have changed the way that I think, act, and live my life.

I authored this book to show you how to make the intentional choices that will allow you to take control of your life. By recognizing the choices you have and learning to be more intentional in making them, you can reduce the regret that comes with feeling pushed into a decision. I want you to live a life you haven’t even imagined you could. A life of fullness and enoughness. A life of worth. A life lived intentionally with less guilt, shame, and stress. A life of more hope, more success, and more love where you can be your best self.

©2019 Tara Sanderson (P)2019 Tara Sanderson

A great read

Short read, helpful for those struggling with Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, or PCSD, and other mental illnesses. I felt the breathing exercises at the end were extremely informative, helpful and relaxing.
There are a few choice curse words, but, not many.

I would have preferred a narrator without a lisp, and with a, not so sharp, highly Pingy sound. The tone was breathey and immature sounding. Hard to listen to, with an audio platform.

Great practical advice and reframing!

I literally looked up the title because this title is exactly how I often describe myself. I’m no stranger to therapy or many therapeutic models, but I was hoping to find new ones to help me in this specific area and I wasn’t disappointed. Even just the affirmation and understanding of what this feels like was helpful. Definitely a book for everyone, but especially for those who would also describe themselves, as I did, by the phrase of the book’s title.

Underwhelmed

Too vague. Lots of personal examples vs tools to guide the reader to better solutions to help them with their own issues.