Don't Eat Your Vomit! is an autobiographical account of author Carolyn L. Austin's life. Carolyn relates her romantic relationships, alongside her professional career, and how some wisdom bestowed by her mother helped her navigate heartbreak and hardships. She terms this book as a precursor to her much-acclaimed debut, Prayers of My Mother. The book recounts momentous events in Carolyn's life since the early 80s when she graduated with an associate degree and married her high school sweetheart, Danny. However, the marriage doesn't last as Danny turns out to be abusive and a neglectful father. After a string of bad relationships, Carolyn realizes that the key to leading a fulfilling life is recognizing unhealthy relationships and patterns of destructive behaviors and avoiding them in their entirety.

Author Carolyn L. Austin lays bare her life story unflinchingly without restraints. Don't Eat Your Vomit! is an insightful and authentic look at the complex life of the author, which showcases how associating yourself with the wrong person can affect your personal and professional life. Despite her struggles, Carolyn never gives up and keeps a positive attitude through the hard times. Each chapter incorporates a different stage of Carolyn's life. Sprinkled throughout the pages are prayers that helped her navigate some of the rough times. This is an inspirational story that anyone who feels trapped in their relationships or professional career should find immensely helpful. Carolyn's tale is full of heartbreak and struggles, but there's also plenty of humor, and you can't help but feel a bit optimistic after finishing the book. Highly recommended.

Don't Eat Your Vomit by Carolyn L. Austin is a unique look at Proverbs 26:11 - “As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.” This story precedes Prayers of My Mother where we follow Carolyn as she is building a career and a life. This is a powerful story of how a woman gets away from abuse and discrimination, sabotage and loss. This book can be used as a handbook for life lessons, inspiration, and above all, motivation. The book breaks after every chapter to offer a small piece to discuss and think over. The scripture used throughout reminds the reader that they are not alone and that scripture can be used in everyday life, still as valuable now as it was then. The power of prayer is a strong message that carries with it a sense of responsibility, to be a prayer warrior for someone who might need you. Carolyn does not hold back and shares all. She grows closer to her God as she grows older, coming of age in The Spirit. We could all do with such a dose of honesty; the world would be a better place.

I liked Don’t Eat Your Vomit by Carolyn L. Austin because it can be used as a manual to purge your own demons. Be it love, pain, loss, or anger, we all need to find a way to walk away from it in a healthy way. This book allows you to do that, by the author telling you her story. How she suffered from discrimination, found her love with the NOBLE foundation, and dealt with motherhood while she was silently suffering from loneliness. The title puts you off at first, but in all honesty, the title suits the book perfectly. I feel this book will help a lot of people, especially those already familiar with her work. I loved her honesty and her way of talking to you as if you are a trusted friend. It sets the mood for a good read, and you want to know if she gets her happy ending. For the Christian genre reader, this book is one to look out for.