Books And Words That Nurture
We believe in the quiet power of language—the way words shape how we think, feel, and make sense of our lives. The words we read, the ideas we take in, the messages we absorb, and the way we speak to ourselves and one another all leave an imprint.
“Words that nurture” speaks not only to what we consume from the world around us, but to how we meet ourselves internally. Language can foster connection, understanding, and care—and when it misses the mark, it can just as easily create distance. This space is an invitation to attend to the words that help us feel more human, more connected, and more at home in ourselves.
Winter in the Prairies takes more than grit.
For many, the long, dark months bring changes in mood, energy, and motivation that go beyond the “winter blues.” In this post, we explore Seasonal Affective Disorder, why it’s more common in northern climates, and what research shows can actually help. Read More.
Old Man Winter Is a Real Mood
Beneath the Surface: The Enneagram as a Path of Deep Self-Discovery
In this reflection on the Enneagram, we explore how this ancient and modern framework can help us move beyond personality labels into deeper self-understanding. Rather than asking us to fix ourselves, the Enneagram invites us to wake up to our inner patterns, hold our stories with compassion, and discover who we are beneath the surface. Read More.
A Selection of Some of Our Favourite Books
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Stolen Focus
Crucially, Hari learned how we can reclaim our focus—as individuals, and as a society—if we are determined to fight for it. Stolen Focus will transform the debate about attention and finally show us how to get it back.
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The Myth of Normal
From our most trusted and compassionate authority on stress, trauma, and mental well-being—a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
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The Road Back to You
Witty and filled with stories, this book allows you to peek inside each of the nine Enneagram types. Not only will you learn more about yourself, but you will also start to see the world through other people's eyes, understanding how and why people think, feel, and act the way they do.
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Lost Connections
There was a mystery haunting award-winning investigative journalist Johann Hari. By age thirty-nine, he had watched depression and anxiety rise almost every year across Britain and the Western world. Why?
He also had a personal reason for asking. As a teenager, he told his doctor it felt like pain was leaking out of him — something he couldn’t control or understand. Some treatments brought partial relief, but the deep pain remained.
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The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up
This is a personal transformation book rooted in the wisdom of the Enneagram system of personality types. It is a book about waking up and growing into the best version of yourself. It is a book that shows you how to discover who you are and what you can be. It is a book about finding your path, facing your shadow, and discovering your true self.
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Beyond Anxiety
We live in an epidemic of anxiety. Most of us assume that the key to overcoming it is to think our way out. And for a while it works. But there is always something that sends us back into the anxious spiral we’ve been trying to climb out of.
In Beyond Anxiety, Dr. Martha Beck explains why anxiety is skyrocketing around you, and likely within you. She also tells you how to not only reduce your anxiety but use it to propel you into a life filled with peace, meaning, and joy. -

See No Stranger
Valarie Kaur calls revolutionary love the practice our time requires — a radical, joyful way of loving others, our opponents, and ourselves. It invites us to see no stranger, but to meet each person with wonder: You are part of me I do not yet know. From that place, relationships, communities, and even cultures can begin to change.
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The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion delivers a searing portrait of a marriage and a life – in good times and bad – that will speak to anyone who has ever loved and lost a husband or wife or child. In a work of electric honesty and passion, Didion explores how we all, somehow, will ourselves to survive. “An utterly shattering portrait of loss and grief.” –The New York Times
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How Far You Have Come
In the midst of the hurt and the mundane, the questions and the not yets, you can forget just how far you have come. This illustrated collection of poetry and essays invites you to reclaim moments of brokenness, division, and pain and re-envision them as experiences of reconciliation, unity, and hope.
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Peace is a Practice
When you breathe in all the grace available to you and release everything that is outside of your control, you'll discover peace that surpasses your circumstances. All it takes is practice.
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It Didn't Start with You
This groundbreaking book offers a compelling understanding of inherited trauma and fresh, powerful tools for relieving its suffering. Mark Wolynn is a wise and trustworthy guide on the journey toward healing.” —Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge.
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all about love
A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and workplaces.
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