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A collection of reads that have cultivated inspiration, joy, curiosity, insight, discovery, and self reflection. Take what resonates with you — leave what doesn’t. Click on the titles of interest to learn more.
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a universally resonant tale of Eddie, a maintenance worker whose afterlife journey through five revealing encounters proves that every life, regardless of how ordinary it seems, is profoundly connected to others and filled with hidden purpose.
I Who Have Never Known Men
I Who Have Never Known Men follows a young woman raised in captivity who must make sense of existence without history, memory, or human connection. The novel is a stark meditation on isolation, freedom, and what it means to be human.
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation argues that a shift from play-based childhoods to phone-centered lives has fueled rising anxiety and emotional fragility in young people.
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate
The Myth of Normal argues that many behaviors and illnesses we consider “normal” are actually adaptations to trauma, stress, and disconnection in modern society. Gabor Maté contends that healing requires compassion, authenticity, and addressing both personal and societal conditions that undermine well-being.
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
My Grandmother’s Hands explores how trauma lives in the body across racial lines and invites readers into somatic healing practices to break cycles of pain and build resilient, compassionate communities.
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman invites us to accept our limits, prioritize what matters, and live with presence over efficiency.
Are You Mad at Me by Meg Josephson
Meg Josephson explores people-pleasing as a trauma response and offers tools to break free from fawning patterns to live more authentically.
Good Morning Monster by Catherine Gildiner
Good Morning, Monster by Catherine Gildiner shares the healing journeys of five trauma survivors, highlighting both the weight of suffering and the strength of resilience.
The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope
An inspiring guide to finding your life’s purpose—what spiritual teachers call dharma—through mindfulness and self-exploration.
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
From bestselling author Blake Crouch, Dark Matter is a mind-bending thriller about choices, alternate paths, and the lengths we’ll go to pursue our dreams.
The Essential Rumi translated by Coleman Barks
Coleman Barks’ lyrical translations have brought the ecstatic poetry of 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi to a wide modern audience.
Principles for Dealing with The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio
In this timely addition to his Principles series, Dalio explores the “Big Cycle” behind the rise and fall of major empires—including the Dutch, British, and American.
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
No Bad Parts shows how IFS heals trauma, addiction, and depression—and offers a powerful new view of consciousness that can transform your life.
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
The Courage to Be Disliked presents a dialogue revealing that we each control our life’s path, free from past burdens and others' expectations.
All About Love by Bell Hooks
Bell hooks redefines love as sacred and healing, challenging the notion that it must be rooted in sex and desire.
Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari
Nexus traces how information shapes humanity, linking truth, power, mythology, and bureaucracy from prehistory to today.
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus explores the absurdity of life and urges resilience through Sisyphus’ endless, defiant struggle for meaning.