Sarah Ditum reviews Sophie Hagan's new book in The Times

[Abeona]

The Times is free to read all weekend this week. I came across this. The adult part of me sees just how messed-up SH is. The rest of me thinks that this is what you get when you're supported to think the entire world revolves around you:

https://www.thetimes.com/article/e93c210f-19a9-4db1-874f-1c3155d54150?shareToken=6d401fc2f2decccf557d241885138a8a

She sounds completely boring and self obsessed and therefore, unattractive.

I think expecting a book written by a person specifically about themselves and analysing their own experiences to be anything other than in-depth talking about themselves is a bit misguided. And sounds like SH needed to write it with regards to the traumatic experience mentioned.

The review is good; I can't imagine a book about not doing something is going to be very interesting to me but the questions it asks/could have asked are worth asking.

I follow SH on SM and she used to be quite funny but obviously promoting the book it's all been a lot of 'I'm fat' and 'I'm not having sex' and I know there is far more to Sophie than that. But I guess sex sells even if you're not having it.

"Since she is a sex positive person, albeit sexlessly sex-positive, there’s no room in Hagen’s philosophy to ask whether part of the problem is the commodification of intimacy." This would have been interesting!

Sarah Ditum took one for the team there reading that book.
I find Sofie Hagen very boring and low on insight. But then, that’s what self obsession will do.

I listened to a podcast SH was on and she came across as extremely judgemental and sneery towards the girls she went to school with just because they presented in a standard feminine way and wore make up. She called them air heads and clearly looked down on them despite there being nothing bad about them ( from what she was saying)

It all sounded like she really struggled with body image and this is how she deals with it. I don’t think any of her coping methods are very good.

Publishing this book is continuing Sopie's trauma rather than helping her.

I used to follow her on socials but she's not 'happy fat', she sometimes can't even get out of bed or make a meal and clearly has some very deep seated trauma to deal with. Honestly I'm done with all of these 'body positive' influencers bleating on about how great and happy their lives are, when they are clearly suffering with mental and physical health issues which overcome them regularly. Same as all the wellbeing influencers who seem to have a breakdown every few months. Why would I take life advice from these people ? I'll just plod along with my average content life thank you very much.