Restorative Reading & Writing for Wellness

I am continually curious and am constantly seeking out new ideas, perspectives, words and concepts. So when I first heard about The Timeline Theory, I was intrigued.  I just love the idea that there are thousands of parallel versions of ourselves based on the decisions we make each day: the version...

I just finished Book Lovers by Emily Henry and when I closed the final page, I sent a wish out into the universe for Emily Henry to write another book. Immediately. I LOVED the characters, the banter, the rom-com nature and the family drama, too.  I immediately went to her website...

As a parent of three children (now 17, 15 and 15), I’ve read my share of parenting books. I started with the iconic What to Expect When You’re Expecting, moved into Dr. Sears’ Attachment Parenting series and lately, have explored books to support teenage development, parenting through a pandemic and navigating...

Every week on the podcast, I share three books that you need to know about. Books that make us laugh, make us cry, help us learn and broaden our perspectives, too. But what about our writing lives? That was the top question I was asked after releasing Episode 5 where I...

I have a special affinity for reading non-fiction. As a literacy teacher educator, I read a lot of professional research and books for educators. I take that same spirit of non-fiction into my personal life, too, and devour personal development books like they are candy. Today, I’m sharing three books that...

I vividly remember one particular book from my childhood reading life: The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone. It’s highly immersive, interactive nature set the foundation for all books to come in my reading life, especially picture books.  But I realized that I do not celebrate the...

Life is hard. And making space for our reading life can be even harder. Today, I’m sharing three books sure to inspire your reading life when you need a little lift. Books with bookish settings, bookish plots and books that mention MORE books are just the things you need to get...

Books have the potential to transport us to another time and place. We can literally get lost in the pages to escape our own lives for a short time. But what if we intentionally curated our TBR stacks to literally take us places we have never, could never or would never...

I have a special page in my notebook that I treasure: Books I’ve Hugged. Yes. These are the books that I’ve loved so much that I did not want to let go of them when I turned the last page…so I didn’t. I hugged them instead. Today, I’m sharing three of...