28 Books To Read This Year: Some Old, Some New

Inside: The people you spend the most time with determine who you become. Here are 28 books to read as you grow into your True Self. Referral links included.

You know the adage that we become like the 5 people we spend the most time with so choose wisely? I like to apply this idea to the books I read as well.

Books can change us, inspire us, mirror to us our unhealed parts, and companion us as we grow into our True Selves. Or as we quiet the conditioning and noise of life and grow into our bravery, wisdom and strength.

I’ve compiled this list of 28 books that you might read this year. Many are newer while some are older – and some of those I’ve reread several times. I’ve included my referral link and I know that if you do choose to read you’ll borrow/buy from the source that makes sense for your life.

If you’re interested in a list of fiction ideas, this was compiled spring 2024 based on recommendations from readers on my A Life in Progress Facebook page:

BEFRIEND + TRUST YOURSELF

My Body Is Not An Apology: https://amzn.to/3WuQSqM and workbook: https://amzn.to/3WuxcTJ by Sonya Renee Taylor

Take Back Your Brain: How a Sexist Society Gets in Your Head–and How to Get It Out by Kara Lowenthal: https://amzn.to/3zZrxw1

Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Dr. Kristin Neff: https://amzn.to/4bWTjGN

Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer: https://amzn.to/4bSGxco

HONOUR YOUR WIRING AND A SOUL-SUSTAINING WAY OF BEING

You Are the Medicine: 13 Moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection, and Animal Spirit Guidance by Asha Frost: https://amzn.to/46fFIt3

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself: https://amzn.to/4bR9dT2 and the workbook: https://amzn.to/4daW60q by Nedra Glover Tawwab

How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) by Jessica McCabe: https://amzn.to/4ffo90f

Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: https://amzn.to/3WxYZTy

MIDLIFE AND BEYOND // JOYFUL LIVING IN EVERY SEASON

The Well-Lived Life: A 103-Year-Old Doctor’s Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age by Gladys McGarey: https://amzn.to/3A0CwW3

Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging by Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer: https://amzn.to/46gXoVo

Second Spring: The ultimate self-care guide to help you through menopause:  https://amzn.to/4cM66Nv and The Perimenopause Journal (looks beautiful/to be released in September): https://amzn.to/3zQvvam by Kate Codrington

Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life by Sharon Blackie: https://amzn.to/46tGZwZ

MAKE PEACE WITH PARADOX + OPEN TO JOY AND BEAUTY

Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End by Alua Arthur: https://amzn.to/3zTZC0Q

Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution by Brené Brown: https://amzn.to/46cCcj6

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl: https://amzn.to/46hUorB

The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger: https://amzn.to/3YaZnZ2

Listen inward + Mind-body healing

The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It by Kelly McGonigal: https://amzn.to/4f5n23n

Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind by Daniel Z Lieberman: https://amzn.to/3WgcvJU

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with The Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz: https://amzn.to/4dcFMfz

Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good by Kimberly Ann Johnson: https://amzn.to/3LyPPQ4

RECALIBRATE + REENVISION YOUR LIFE

What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill: https://amzn.to/4feKgny

Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day by Kaitlin Curtice: https://amzn.to/4bPl58d 

Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser: https://amzn.to/4daWr3c

Owning Our Struggles: A Path to Healing and Finding Community in a Broken World by Minaa B: https://amzn.to/3Y64M3M

Live creatively and offer Your Gifts

The Creative Doer: A Brave Woman’s Guide from Dreaming to Doing by Anna Lovind: https://amzn.to/4d61DVR

Building a Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller: https://amzn.to/46rKbcs

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (A Memoir of the Craft) by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/4dmfBmu

Write a Must-Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives―Including Your Own by A.J. Harper: https://amzn.to/3yjGXuJ

Enjoy!

Krista xo