Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness

We all have different definitions of what holiday reading means to each of us, but I hope there’s one thing we can agree on: Holiday picture books are the BEST kind of reading. =) Today, I’m sharing three holiday picture books to update my basket of holiday books nestled under my...

As a book-lover and notebook-hoarder, I love all things paper. I love the smell of it. I love the feel of it. I love the way it holds ideas that others have shared with me and that I’m sharing with others. It’s kind of an obsession. That’s why I’m so excited...

It’s the most wonderful reading time of the year.  Reading under a warm blanket, next to a crackling fire that illuminates the twinkling Christmas tree lights is my very favorite place to be.  And reading books that embrace the holiday spirit is the frosting on the Christmas cake.  Today, I’m sharing...

Are you ready to end 2022 strong and start 2023 with a resounding bang? Yes? Well, then you need to start this 30-Day Journaling Challenge with me. Today. Come listen as I share everything related to the challenge: why you need to give it a try, what it’s all about and...

I recently had a wonderful dilemma: my mother took me on a book shopping date to choose my own books as my Christmas presents this year. Think good coffee, a beautiful bookstore and books. Lots of books. =) So, how did I choose which books to make my own? I crowdsourced...

It’s that time of year when the weather turns cooler, the leaves change color and fade away and we start looking forward to the holidays. Here in the United States, we’re getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving and that means food, family, friends, gathering and lots of gratitude. Today, I’m sharing three...

Today I am talking about one of my favorite topics…the topic that sparked the idea for this very podcast: bibliotherapy. I get a lot of emails from listeners asking what exactly bibliotherapy is, what it entails, how to do it and how I can help them get started. This episode starts...

I’ve been choosing one word themes to guide my year for many, many years. Until 2020. My chosen one word no longer applied to the way the world was working.  So, I changed it. And I changed it again and again as the world changed and I changed along with it. ...