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Wellness Mama » Blog » Reviews » Make Shi(f)t Happen Book Review

Make Shi(f)t Happen Book Review

April 22, 2012 (Updated: July 29, 2019)   —  by Katie Wells

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I recently read the book Making Shi(f)t Happen by Dean Dwyer from BeingPrimal.com.

I’ve read Dean’s blog in the past, and I like his no-holds-barred approach to health and nutrition. To give a little background, Dean was a former Vegan/Vegetarian who, at age 45, decided to try a new approach.

He re-introduced meat into his diet and adopted a paleo way of eating, but more importantly, he addressed the often missed mental and emotional aspects of health and weight loss.

Dean breaks his own journey and his advice to others into a series of 20 Shi(f)ts that helped him (and will help others) change their weight and their lives.

Though it does address the health and nutrition aspects of weight loss, I liked that the majority of Make Shi(f)t Happen focuses on the mental and emotional side. I’m hopeful that we will see these aspects being addressed more often in the next few years, but Dean is ahead of the curve on this one.

Make Shi(f)t Happen is an easy read, and Dean’s writing style is very enjoyable. I finished the book within a few hours of starting it and I’ve made a list of several mental shifts I am going to work on myself. I especially like his suggestions to:

  • Run your body like you’d run a business by having actionable steps to accomplish a goal, rather than just setting an abstract goal and trying to reach it.
  • Focus on exercise for its functional aspects rather than weight loss. It is true that your physique is made in the kitchen, and yet, many people still trudge away on the treadmill in hopes of losing weight.
  • Make a list of the thing that you could do that would make your life great and review this list often to make sure you are making progress toward them.

So many health and nutrition books are geared toward women, and Dean does a great job of reaching out to men and women in his book. I thoroughly enjoyed Make Shi(f)t Happen, but I think it would be especially effective at reaching men as well. Dean’s straightforward writing style and sense of humor might be able to get through to teenagers or spouses who are resistant to or struggling to make health changes.

I think this book would also be very effective for those who know they need to make a change, and perhaps even know what nutrition changes they need to make but are struggling to stick to the changes.

Make Shi(f)t Happen is now available on Amazon. You can also check out Dean’s writing at DeanDwyer.com.

Have you read Make Shi(f)t Happen? What did you think? Share below!

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder and CEO of Wellness Mama and Co-Founder of Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (2 Comments)

  1. Alma

    December 31, 2017 at 8:52 AM

    I also appreciate the Amazon link to Dean Dwyer’s “Making Shift Happen.” Between your review & the many positive Amazon reviews, I’m convinced this is a book that can help me reach my goals of a healthier body & a healthier weight.

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  2. Alma

    December 31, 2017 at 8:42 AM

    I appreciate your reviewing this book–thank you, it sounds like a must-read!

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