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Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
Super(You)Man by Nicole San Mateo offers a fully fleshed-out approach to self-transformation, focusing on authenticity, mindset shifts, and collective empowerment. Drawing from Carl Jung’s shadow work, she encourages working through repressed fears to achieve emotional balance and self-awareness. San Mateo champions a growth mindset, opposing limiting beliefs to develop empowering habits and purpose. She redefines sobriety as a path to mental clarity and focus, beyond mere abstinence. In her framework, emotional intelligence aids in managing relationships and emotions. The author views trauma as an opportunity to flourish, supported by self-care and mindfulness practices. She leans into non-attachment as a way to sow peace from within by letting go of the need to control outcomes. Her strategies inspire personal and collective growth through authentic influence and connection.
Nicole San Mateo's Super(You)Man: Unlock Your Superpowers, Become Limitless is a wonderfully refreshing book that I felt moved past the typical, recycled self-help fare. Her writing is clear, engaging, and surprisingly energetic, and I found the conversational tone she uses easy to connect with on a very human level. Even better, she accomplishes this with a unique perspective but without oversimplifying. I love, love, love that San Mateo avoids the all-too-common emphasis on perfection and instead speaks on the beauty of progress, resilience, and harnessing “imperfection” as a power. The book's approach might demand more of its readers, but by asking us to genuinely engage, the author motivates readers to take inspired action. Super(You)Man is a book that I read myself and then recommended to my eldest daughter, and I am incredibly selective in what I put into the laps and lives of my girls. Very highly recommended.
