Imane's Reviews > The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery

I really had high hopes for this book but quite frankly...it was riddled with empty platitudes. Don’t get me wrong Wiest included some insightful reminders and interesting "future self" exercises,  but for the most part it felt like a surface level observation and continuous simplification of many important, complex and deep topics such as trauma.

There is quite a bit of redundancy throughout this book which eventually becomes tautological, especially when there are generic quotations and ideas mentioned.

It did at times feel vague and painful to read and kind of reminded me of what a Pinterest page would look like… It doesn't convey a lot of value (some chapter titles felt like a collection of empty Instagram slogans).

A few parts of the book were captivating and resonated with me but then drifted off into a massive mountain (no pun intended) of self help cliches... Some quotes I found to be disappointing and degrading as well : “self sabotage is ultimately just a product of low emotional intelligence” p.103 (I mean…really ?!)

« The Mountain Is You » reminded me of a recycled version of ‘101 essays that will change the way you think’ with some concepts and morals being hammered over and over again..

Overall, there’s some solid wisdom within the book, but I think it’s really more of an introduction to growth and self-help rather than a deep dive into concrete actions the reader can put to practice. You could definitely enjoy it if you’re new to self development, but if you’ve been reading about it for some time already, you may not get what you need from this book specifically.