Women Like Us: A Memoir

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Amanda Prowse opens up and lets it flow. I hope this was a cathartic exercise in her recovery from food addiction. It reads very well. It is a memoir, but reads very much like one of her novels, studded with snark and personality, which helped with the flow of the book. It touches on mental illness, motherhood, womanhood, uncooperative bodies, food addiction and recovery, and relationships.

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I have only read one of Amanda's novels before but her style in this makes me want to go and read everything she's ever written. Across the week of International Women’s Day, our This Girl Can Essex ambassadors will be hosting a range of free open sessions across the county, for one big Women Like Us festival! Each session will be delivered in a non-judgemental, fun and friendly environment, empowering women of all ages and abilities to move their way! Move it or Lose it classes for older adults . I run fun , low impact exercise classes aimed at over 50s and are suitable for those with limited mobility due to health conditions or returning to exercise . They can be performed seated or supported . We cover the normal cardio, strength but include balance , flexibility and fun reaction/ coordination: memory games often using props like balls, beanbags etc. I’m not going to summarize her life or the book, just read it. There are four primary areas that the impact is felt: Mental Health, Self Love, Physical Illness/Medical Conditions, and Having a Plan B. Excitement occurs at the Women Like Us Center in Nakuru, Kenya, as teachers and directors, including the women and teen girls, are thrilled to graduate with sewing skills, computer skills, hairdressing, and farming. It was a successful graduation that was attended by several organizations and government representatives, too.

Amanda also shares the joys in her life. Actually having a baby against all the odds. Finding her soul mate despite being convinced she wouldn’t bother with another partner. The difficult journey to getting her first book published in her forties. From her childhood, where there was no blueprint for success, to building a career as a bestselling novelist against all odds, Amanda Prowse explores what it means to be a woman in a world where popularity, slimness, beauty and youth are currency—and how she overcame all of that to forge her own path to happiness. The author has battled many health concerns with courage. Also, the author describes her disappointments and how she reflects and learns from them. Amanda Browse also mentions how society portrays how women should look. After some attempts at “following” what is expected, the author does what is best for her. As the author ages, she mentions the pressures placed on women to look younger. The author uses wit to describe how she spent hours getting human hair extensions. When she and her husband started to think about who the hair belonged to, she spent hours having them removed. For a long time I have been a fan of the books written by Amanda Prowse, so I grabbed this opportunity to read her biography and find out more about the person behind the books.

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The health struggles she dealt with growing up were horrible. Thankfully, she had a loving family to help her through that. It was sweet how she talked about her parents and grandparents. Her life in this book is a "no holds barred" book. She is brutally honest, says it as it is and discloses what she has gone through, warts and all. Individuals tell me that they come for ‘the chat’ (social element), exercise, being able to walk in isolated locations with company, and to make good friendships – amongst other reasons. Individuals come with a variety of life experiences and ages (22 – 79 years!).Women Like Us is a comedy show that delivers. A Glamadelaide reviewer said ‘the audience barely had time to draw breath between hearty laughs!’ And it’s not just women who love this hilarious crowd pleaser. Men are wetting themselves too. And women that came with the girls echo the same sentiment ‘Next time I am bringing my husband! He would love this!’ Best known for writing about fictional women, I wasn't too sure what to expect from Amanda Prowse's new book, her own memoir. So many things hit hard when reading this book, I would need a day to write them all into this review.

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Introduction to open water swimming session (sea or river) suitable for all abilities. Includes a 60 minute theory lesson where participants will learn everything that they need to know to swim safely in open water. Followed by a full supervised and lifeguarded open water swim/dip. Please note that all participants must be able to swim a minimum of 25m.From her early years with her numerous operations in hospital. Her school days to her leaving home. Her relationship with food, friends, and moving homes, to her marrying the love of her life, and the trauma of helping her beloved son suffering with depression...this woman has suffered so much, but has painted on a smile, and carried on for her public / readers!

Women Like Us: A Memoir - Amanda Prowse

This was such a refreshing, heartwarming, uplifting and emotive read that is both utterly relatable and completely believable as I have often found myself feeling how the author feels and I love her for not sugar coating anything.However, there have been events and situations that have tested her and almost broken her at times. I absolutely love Amanda Prowse and was over the moon to receive her memoir and what an amazing woman and inspiration she is. Straight-talking independent women who shoot straight from the lip and keep the stories coming, the kind of sparkly, charismatic women who, if you met at a dinner party you would be enthralled, chin in hands as they deliver one funny, entertaining tale after the other. In 2004, Emma Stewart and Karen Mattison, two friends and former colleagues both found themselves in the same position. Both were mums to young families, who had tried and failed to balance full time work with family. I have never read any books by this author before so I didn’t know anything about her before I started reading this memoir. I was going in blind, which for me, is always exciting! Plus, I love reading about other people's lives and experiences, their ups and downs, the lessons they have learned so far and how their lives have shaped them into the person that they are today.