Good Reads

currently reading

• personal power through awareness — sanaya roman a channeled guide to developing psychic sensitivity and inner spiritual strength. genre: spirituality / channeled wisdom
• eastern body, western mind — anodea judith maps the chakra system onto western psychology to explain human development and healing. genre: mind-body / energy work
• the artist's way — julia cameron a 12-week program of tools and practices designed to unlock and recover creative confidence. genre: creativity / self-help
• braiding sweetgrass — robin wall kimmerer weaves indigenous ecological wisdom and botanical science into a meditation on reciprocity with the earth. genre: nature / memoir

on the shelf

• the uncommon book of prayer — heidi smith reframes prayer as a secular, personal practice for healing, joy, and connection to the divine. genre: spirituality / self-help
• why zebras don't get ulcers — robert sapolsky explains how chronic stress physically reshapes the body and mind over time. genre: science / health
• the science of self-realization — a.c. bhaktivedanta swami prabhupada a collection of teachings and dialogues on bhakti yoga and the path to self-realization. genre: spirituality / bhakti yoga
• a philosophy of walking — frédéric gros a philosophical wander through history's great thinkers who found clarity through walking. genre: philosophy
• come as you are — emily nagoski a science-backed exploration of women's sexuality and what actually drives desire. genre: science / relationships
• adult children of emotionally immature parents — lindsay c. gibson a guide to recognizing and healing from the lasting effects of emotionally unavailable parenting. genre: psychology / self-help
• the creative act: a way of being — rick rubin a meditation on creativity as a universal, spiritual practice available to everyone, not just artists. genre: creativity
• the healing power of sound — mitchell l. gaynor explores how sound and music can support the body's natural healing processes. genre: sound healing / wellness
• loving-kindness: the revolutionary art of happiness — sharon salzberg a buddhist teacher's guide to metta (loving-kindness) meditation as a path to genuine happiness. genre: buddhism / meditation
• tantra of the yoga sutras — alan finger an accessible, tantra-informed interpretation of patanjali's yoga sutras for modern practitioners. genre: yoga philosophy

read

• the mountain is you — brianna wiest unpacks self-sabotage and how to transform it into self-mastery. genre: self-help
• boundaries + consent for people pleasers workbook — mia schachter a guided workbook for finding your needs, your voice, and your boundaries — and learning to be in consent with yourself before tending to everyone else. genre: self-help / relationships
• pillow thoughts — courtney peppernell a collection of poetry on love, heartbreak, and healing. genre: poetry
• the four agreements — don miguel ruiz a toltec code of conduct offering four simple principles for personal freedom. genre: spirituality
• spark joy — marie kondo an illustrated, room-by-room guide to the konmari tidying method. genre: lifestyle / organizing
• disrupt-her — miki agrawal an unconventional playbook for women who want to build businesses on their own terms. genre: business
• atomic habits — james clear a practical system for building good habits and breaking bad ones through small, consistent changes. genre: productivity / self-help
• the handmaid's tale — margaret atwood a dystopian classic imagining a totalitarian society built on the control of women's bodies. genre: fiction
• the body keeps the score — bessel van der kolk a landmark look at how trauma reshapes the body and brain, and paths toward healing. genre: psychology / trauma
• show your work! — austin kleon a guide to sharing your creative process openly as a way to build an audience and a body of work. genre: creativity / business
• wa: the art of balance — kaki okumura distills japanese wellness philosophy into four pillars — nourish, move, rest, socialize. genre: wellness
• wabi-sabi — an introduction to the japanese aesthetic of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence. genre: philosophy / aesthetics

peaked my interest

• all about love — bell hooks reframes love as an active practice and discipline rather than just a feeling. genre: philosophy / love
• the mastery of love — don miguel ruiz applies toltec wisdom to healing relationship wounds and loving without fear. genre: relationships / spirituality
• the mysterious stranger — mark twain a dark, satirical fable questioning free will, morality, and human nature. genre: classic fiction / philosophy
• the female brain — louann brizendine a neuroscientist's look at how hormones and brain structure shape women's thoughts and behavior. genre: science
• i who have never known men — jacqueline harpman a haunting story of women held captive underground, and one who was never fully socialized among them. genre: fiction
• women who run with the wolves — clarissa pinkola estés uses myths and folktales to reclaim the "wild woman" archetype in the feminine psyche. genre: mythology / psychology
• the male brain — louann brizendine a companion look at the neuroscience behind male development, hormones, and behavior. genre: science
• boy parts — eliza clark a dark, satirical novel following a transgressive photographer unraveling in london. genre: fiction