Wow, Ellen Hendriksen knocked it out of the park with this one! I wasn't familiar with her work before, but she is a fantastic writer. I've read a lot of mental health books, both nonfiction and memoir, but the way Hendriksen explains information, utilizes examples from her work, and weaves in her own personal connections was excellent and far better than most mental health/psychology/self help books I've read. I initially picked this up because I thought it sounded relevant for my husband and some past versions of myself, but I found more of it relevant to me than I expected.

There were a lot of great concepts in here and super actionable advice. All of it is presented in a thoughtful and engaging way. It really feels like Hendriksen understands you and is cheering you on. This was great. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who identifies as a perfectionist or who is overly rigid (me!) but thinks they've gotten over their perfectionism (lol). So grateful Hendriksen wrote this book.

The only thing I didn't always like about it was the incessant similes that were punny/cheesy--they were a bit much at times, but I'm sure that's just the author's personality. Eventually they just made me chuckle and roll my eyes haha.

I really needed this book. It’s been a rough year and I’ve thought of seeking out therapy for exactly the topics covered in this book, it was like it was written for me!

Since I listened to the audiobook, I don’t have the exact quote, but she said something along the lines of
This book isn’t going to tell you everything you are doing is wrong, you already do that enough yourself. If that resonates with you, or you are constantly disappointed in yourself, feel you are a disappointment to others etc. this is worth the read.

I don’t read self help books very often because they reiterate the same concepts over and over, well not this one! I also love when the author of nonfiction books narrates the audiobook.

How to Be Enough take a deep dive of what perfectionism looks like and how those various characteristics can show up for people. It then takes a look at how we can shift our perspectives about ourselves and start to approach our self-worth with an acceptance mindset. I find these mind shift reminders helpful when it comes to working on self acceptance, the ability to shift a paradigm and view our characteristics as a way of what is, and without judgement is so helpful.

While the overall concepts within this book are not new for me, the little anecdotes help to view the concepts in a new way. I appreciated the stories and talking points as another informative learning in my self acceptance journey.

I will be reading this one again! Dr. Hendrickson shares so much insight on managing perfectionism from her practice as a therapist and from her own personal experience.

If you’ve ever struggled to feel authentic or been stuck feeling like you “should” do something you don’t want, then this is for you.

I’ve had social anxiety my entire life. Because of this, I’ve always felt the need to mask with my “best self”. It’s exhausting. This book said, “I see you and you’re enough.” We’re all just trying to figure this life out — even when we don’t act like it. So let’s just drop the act and be real with each other and ourselves.

How to be enough was a great read and listen. I liked the different strategies to help with self-esteem as well as procrastination. The stories of real patients helped too.

Engaging, accessible, and well-narrated. A recommended purchase for collections where self-help and pop psych are popular.

First off, LOVE, love, love when narrators are the authors themselves. I didn't know that going into this but it the reading experience even better.

The book focuses on perfectionism—what it is and how it may look in different people. It’s packed with studies and data on the subject, and I was pleasantly surprised by the levity Hendriksen brings to such an information-heavy topic. While I found the content incredibly informative, listening to it as an audiobook made it a bit challenging to absorb everything she was saying. There was so much practical advice that I kept thinking, "I need to bookmark this to come back to later," but that’s tricky with an audiobook.

One of the sections I particularly enjoyed was when Hendriksen asked reflective questions for the listener to consider in the moment, followed by explanations of the potential thoughts behind them. Her thorough approach and expertise on the subject made me feel like I was learning so much. If I had read this physically, I would definitely give it four stars.

I’m on a bit of a self-help/books about anxiety kick and this one is perfect. I’m an academic so I loved the research based approach and I thought the anecdotes were great. The narrator does a great job being relatable yet knowledgeable. This book seems less tools/prompts based but more about education. I really like it.