Carlie Pracht
Lantern Staff
The book “Girl,Wash Your Face” by Rachel Hollis is a self help book that tells the story of facing struggles in life but being able to love yourself and find who you truly are. The main focus of the book is to stop believing what people tell you to do or how to act and simply be who you want to be.
Sophomore Mo Rutledge found this book to be inspirational and a conversation worth having, and formed a book club, “Elevate”, to discuss the book.
“My purpose for [the] ‘Elevate’ book club is to bring students together to discuss the New York’s best time seller ‘Girl, Wash Your Face,’ and converse about the challenges that Rachel Hollis dealt with within her own life and relating these challenges to our very own,” Rutledge said.
“Elevate” takes place Friday evenings from 4 to 5 p.m. in the El Dorado Student Union Room, Room 142. The group discusses the book while having snacks and drinks provided for them.
“Throughout each meeting, we will have meaningful conversations including the importance of self love, knowing our worth, combating fear, goal setting and embracing our true selves,” Rutledge said. “Rachel Hollis says in her book ‘Stop believing the lies about who you are, so you can become who you were meant to be.’ And that’s what I want students to take from Elevate.”
While the book club is still developing and changes could still be made as the group figures out what works best, “Elevate” is currently formatted as reading a chapter on your own and coming to book club ready to discuss what you have read. If someone cannot purchase the book, they can still participate in the discussions and those who have read it will inform them on what the book included. At the end of each meeting, the group will have a goal for the week. The goal for the week includes challenges in order to be the best version of oneself, including practicing not comparing oneself to others and instead looking at how far they have come as an individual.
Sophomore Jaedn Cooper has read the book many times and attends the “Elevate” meetings.
“I love ‘Girl, Wash Your Face’ because it helps life slow down for a bit,” Cooper said. “The novel truly helps you press pause and reflect on yourself. It helps remind you how to be better, but also encourages and applauds you for your success. I think everyone should own this book!”
