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HEADTRASH is a self-help book that aims to help readers identify and overcome the negative thoughts and emotions that hold them back from achieving their full potential. The author, Renie Cavallari, is a motivational speaker and business coach who draws from her own experience and research to offer practical and inspiring advice on how to dump the headtrash that plagues our minds.

The book is divided into three parts: The Anatomy of HeadTrash, The Dumping Process, and The Habits of HeadTrash-Free Living. In the first part, Cavallari explains what headtrash is, how it affects our lives, and what are the common sources and types of headtrash. She also introduces the concept of the emotional brain, which is the part of our brain that generates our feelings and reactions, and how it can be influenced by our imprints, ego, and lifeline. In the second part, Cavallari outlines the three steps to dumping our headtrash: awareness, acceptance, and action. She provides tools and techniques to help us recognize our headtrash, accept our emotions, and take positive steps to change our mindset and behavior. In the third part, Cavallari shares 29 habits that can help us maintain a headtrash-free life, such as asking better questions, practicing gratitude, meditating, and seeking feedback.

HEADTRASH is a well-written and engaging book that offers valuable insights and guidance on how to overcome the mental and emotional obstacles that prevent us from living our best lives. Cavallari's style is conversational and humorous, and she uses many examples and stories from her own life and those of her clients to illustrate her points. The book is also full of exercises and questions that encourage the reader to reflect and apply the lessons to their own situation. The book is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their personal or professional performance, happiness, and well-being, and who is willing to take responsibility and action for their own growth and development.

This book is written more like memoir than self help. The book was not cohesive and somethings seemed out of order or scattered through the book without purpose. Overall, it is helpful for tips on how to rid of your own "headtrash." If you battle with your own inner thoughts, you might find this book helpful.

I think this audiobook would be good for people not familiar with CBT and those looking for reinforcement of CBT principles. For me personally, I didn’t learn anything new. So 2 stars for me, and 3 stars for those new to CBT.

This book is more than a 'self help' book, it has such great insight into why we may think and/or behave the ways we do. It also has lots of interesting ways to cope with how we think and behave with practical solutions and guides.

What I really liked about this book was how easy it was to read - sometimes books that talk about the mind can use complex language and long sentences which can be weary on the eye and you almost have to feel like you're in the right head space to read it in the first place, this book, however, doesn't do that. It's easy to read and understand and you find yourself nodding away like "Yes! I do that!"

The tasks and insight are fantastic and I think this will help many people to understand themselves and others and to also find ways in which to enhance their lives too.

Why do people fail to achieve their goals?

Renie Cavallari argues that it's because they have a negative attitude toward their work and life.

HeadTrash is a form of self-sabotage in which a person uses negative thinking as a means of coping with the pressures and stressors of life.

HeadTrash can happen consciously, or unconsciously, and manifest in different ways such as procrastination or negativity toward others.

HeadTrash is the leading killer of human potential.

We all have HeadTrash — little mental habits or patterns that hold us back from being successful in our lives or careers.

Cavallari says that HeadTrash comes from childhood experiences and can be anything from perfectionism to fear to anger issues.

It's not enough just to acknowledge our HeadTrash. We need to deal with it so that it doesn't prevent us from getting where we want to go in life.

The book includes exercises throughout so you can figure out what kind of HeadTrash you have and come up with strategies for dealing with it so that it doesn't get in your way.

The book gives you examples of how people can get stuck in negative patterns, how they affect their lives, and how to break free from them.

The book is full of practical tips on how you can change your mindset so that you become more positive and productive in your work and personal life.

It also gives advice on how to deal with difficult people in the workplace (including yourself).

Do you have HeadTrash? It's time to kick it to the curb.

I was honestly expecting a bit more, but all in all it was pretty nice, maybe a little superficial but some parts were very interesting

Although not a favourite self help audiobook, it did have some valuable points to make. Personally, I would’ve preferred less rambling accounts and more pointers I could take away with me. I felt like I was wishing the stories to finish just so the author could get to the point. The author did a good job of acknowledging how our minds can affect our beliefs and our successes, or lack of, in life, it’s just the presentation that wasn’t for me.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* good read, like many books like this i do feel a i already knew a lot of this but it helps to hear other people say it too lol

I enjoyed the audio version of this book. The narration was superb, making the personal experiences of the author vivid. It provided great pieces of advice on how to manage our headtrash or negative mental chatter.

I thought it was an interesting listen that included some practical steps to try and identify the causes of those inner gremlins and to find a different approach and mindset.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was not a fan of this one. It was very repetitive, boring and there was not really much data to back up the anecdotal stories she told. The assignments weren't inspiring and didn't really feel like they would do much.

I didn't know I need to listen to this audiobook until I did!
It reads quite differently from your typical self-help book. It's part memoir, part self-help, part textbook. It grows on you as it goes. If anxiety or self doubt is something you struggle with, add this book to your list of must-reads.

I didn't know I need to listen to this audiobook until I did!
It reads quite differently from your typical self-help book. It's part memoir, part self-help, part textbook. It grows on you as it goes. If anxiety or self doubt is something you struggle with, add this book to your list of must-reads.

At an important job interview, you told yourself you probably weren’t qualified. There were several other candidates you knew who possessed the skills you didn’t have for the job. You most likely wouldn’t get it. This is Headtrash. We all do it now and then and it is detrimental to your ability to move ahead and to your mental health. Cavallari, the author, writes about that little creature in the back of your mind, who is always nagging you about not being able to do something; being afraid of what you can’t or can see; how someone else is better than you. In many ways, you are your own worst enemy with this kind of thinking. Although there are repetitive instances in the book and overemphasized points, Cavallari does a good job of why we have “headtrash” and what you need to do to stop it. It may seem strange that people don’t realize how harmful “headtrash” thinking is but this book brings that point back to you, again and again, because maybe, it’s so easy to fall into that trap and we need reminding again and again.

We all have what Cavallari calls headtrash. It prevents us from being our best selves and serves as a great distraction. Personally, I can get so complacent that I don’t even realize what my thoughts are and how negative I can be. This audiobook caused me to be introspective and do some habit shifting. I liked the modern information and the way it was presented.

Definitely a lot of food for thought there. I feel I'm more aware of the conversation that goes on in my head now and the book gives you ideas on how to turn those thoughts into positive ones.
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC.

Overall, this is a well done read or listen with quite a few pearls sprinkled through to help readers refocus, reframe, and clear negativity bias and mindset. My bottom line take away is the author shares ways to help keep a growth mindset, and avoid and refocusing from a fixed mindset.

There were quite a few awesome lessons and key points shared here. The main strength is ability to connect with readers, well organized, and balanced blend of anecdotes and discussion points. The main weakness I see is the author, while humble in many areas, enjoys discussing herself, her successes, and hard company. My opinion is at times, this seems a bit narcissistic and takes value away from the read. Regardless, I learned a lot, with some key points below:

(Spoiler alert) - key lessons:
-patience can see opportunities in waiting
-the biggest factor in success is mindset
-mindset is your choice!
-situations don't define you - responses to them do
-Thoughts→feelings → focus→clarity→drives actions→results
-"life is what happens while you are making other plans"
-ways to intentionally dump your head trash
-own it, shift it, dump it
-discussion of ego vs. Style confidence
-the four big lies of our head trash: I must be right, I must never lose, I must be loved, I must be comfortable
-indecision is a decision
-what will you laugh about in 5 years?
-write when you need to exhale

After much consideration, I give this 4 stars. Most of the content is 5 star worthy, but with the elements of self-centeredness described above by the author, I have downgraded to 4. I still think it's a strong work and worth reading!

This is not usually the type of the book that I would normally read, but I’ve decided to give it a try. And in that sense it was worth reading it. Indeed, we all have our Headtrash, and in that sense, this is a good reminder that other people are having it, not just us. This is the main thing that left me this book with. There are techniques and examples for each and every type of Headtrash, according to your personality. So if you are trying to deal with the self-sabotage, this can be good choice for you.

This is a great book that talks about the mind body connection. We speak something like 4,000 words to ourselves in our heads daily. This book digs into how those words impact our ability to be in our day to day. Loved it!

I found many things to implement in my life to help me succeed I highly recommend this book and narrator