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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.

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A Selection of Some of Our Favourite Books

  • Cover of the book titled 'Stolen Focus' by Johann Hari, with the subtitle 'Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again'

    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.

  • Cover of the book titled "The Myth of Normal" by Gabor Maté, M.D., with Daniel Maté, featuring a yellow background with abstract figures.

    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.

  • Book cover titled 'The Road Back to You' by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stable, with a silhouette of a person in profile on an orange background.

    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.

  • The book cover for 'Lost Connections' by Johann Hari features a black background with multiple hands holding sparklers, creating a festive scene at the bottom. The title and author name are prominently displayed with additional quotes and details about the book.

    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.

  • Book cover titled 'The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up' by Beatrice Chestnut. Features colorful abstract watercolor background with a white geometric enneagram symbol in the center.

    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.

  • Book cover of 'Beyond Anxiety' by Martha Beck with pink and orange brushstrokes on a blue and white cloud background.

    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.

  • Book cover titled "See No Strange" by Valare Kaur, featuring an illustrated portrait of a woman with long dark hair, and bold graphic design elements in blue, red, and beige.

    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.

  • Book cover of 'The Year of Magical Thinking' by Joan Didion with gold seal in upper right corner

    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

  • Book cover titled 'How Far You Have Come' by Morgan Harper Nichols, featuring a scenic landscape with mountains and a clear sky.

    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.

  • Cover of a book titled 'Peace is a Practice' with a blue mountain and river landscape background.

    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.

  • The cover of the book titled 'It Didn't Start With You' by Mark Wolynn, with the subtitle 'How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle.' The cover features two interlinked profile outlines, one pink and one blue, against a white background.

    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.

  • all about love by bell hooks

    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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