Book Review: What it Means to be a Woman, and yes Women do Poop!
A Book By Jacqueline Partial
The Author
I don’t know Jacqueline Pirtle personally. But after reading her first book, 365 Days of Happiness book, I felt like I got to know a happy, inspiring, genuine person. You can find out more about her on her website. www.freakyhealer.com.
In her Parenting in the Eyes of Lollipop book, she starts off with an introduction of herself. She references her role as a mom to both young-adult humans and furry ones as “Pirtle Kids University.”
She writes about herself with a sense of awe and whimsy and clearly states that her intentions in writing the book are to help other parents shift their perspective and see the whole parenting thing as soul lessons in love and expansion.
To date, I believe the author has four books out now and seems to really enjoy her time as a writer.
The Book
This book was written to address, what I would call, the energetic perspective of what being a woman means in this physical experience. Similar to her other books each chapter is a quick, easy read and you can read a chapter at a time when you have time or you can get through a whole bunch of chapters in one sitting. This is not a novel, but more of a pep talk through the journey of being a woman.
The topics she covers include female and masculine energy, releasing the need to compare yourself to a man, Feeling belittled and powerless, equal pay from an energetic perspective, and more. You would read this book if you are trying to embrace more of your feminine side and want a little more lightness to the topic.
My Take
“Overall, this book has a gentle and pushy side all at once. Asking you to embrace yourself as a woman.”
Jacqueline’s books, in my opinion, also make great gifts at certain stages of someone’s life. This would be a good book to gift a young woman on her graduation day or a friend feeling being beaten up by the world in need of a pick-me-up.
This book, as all of her books, are perspective-shifting and asking you to think differently about your world. I struggled to get through this more than the others. But perhaps it was because I was busy juggling my own business during the time of a pandemic, life shifts, and frankly just the chaos of 2020.
When I told her I was struggling she replied with “It is a polarizing book—it was intended as that. I’m aware. 😁♥️😁”
I didn’t find the book polarize for myself really. Actually very much in alignment with how I think, but then again, I am aware I don’t think like everyone else.
Overall, this book has a gentle and pushy side all at once. Asking you to embrace yourself as a woman. She even addresses women who decide for themselves to be women and weren’t born in this gender. It offers simple, direct advice on how to shift your perspective and own your energy and power.
My Favorite Parts
The author talks about her writing as a way to “open up to these portals that are filled with wisdom, let words flow through me, and on they go…” Which I think is such a lovely way to put it.
I also loved it when she says “…women are not here in this physical life to impress or bless anyone besides themselves…” while addressing the stigmas and expectations often put upon women. This is also where gos on to talk about the poop in her title.
Another enjoyable section for me what were she says we are all angels, but some of us are “ass-angels, showing you how far off you are of your path of alignment.” I love this sense of humor really and can help us all shift.
Pick up the book, see what you think. Feel free to share your thought in the comments.
I hope you found this review helpful and you are finding yourself connected to your inner wisdom and authentic self.
