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My Favorite Non-Fiction Books
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items A collection of my favorite books broken down by area of interest. Here you can find books to become a more resilient person, propel your passion for luxury marketing forward, and birthing/parenting books.
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To Build Resilience
If you are passionate about luxury marketing
Birthing/Parenting
To Build Resilience
My therapist told me that I'm one of the most resilient person she has ever counseled. When I thought about it, I think it came from my love of reading psychology books because they often applied to my marketing passion for human behavior. These re...
This is probably one of the most powerful books you will ever read! This book is the ultimate guide on how to create a life full of compassion, joy, and gratitude. Looking back on it, it may have been a major player in the creation of my gratitude project.
Start Where You Are: Guide to Compassionate Living
This book does such an incredible job of explaining how normal people can snap after being pushed to their personal limit. It is an excellent read if you are at your limit or know someone who is. It not only explains how the limit is breeched, but al...
Was That Really Me?: Stress and Personality
As we move away from religions as a society, we are loosing some practices that benefit our mental health. This book does an incredible job of breaking down which practices we should keep or try to replace when living a life outside of formal religio...
How God Works: Science of Religion's Benefits
A really great read on the mind body connection!
Eastern Body, Western Mind: Chakras & Self
This book is so helpful to understanding difficult/toxic people. I read it after the issue with the toxic couple and it helped explain so much!
Don't You Know Who I Am?: Staying Sane
Narcissism gets a lot of press since most have experienced someone who leans towards narcissistic tendencies in their workplace, but a very close cousin in the Cluster B personality disorders is borderline personality disorder. This book helped me to...
I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: 3rd Edition
An incredible read on the power of perseverance. Cheryl is probably one of the best authors of our time and her story is life changing.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the PCT
A must read for women in their 20's. This book will make you cry and understand yourself on a deeper level while coming to terms with the challenges we face in adulthood.
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Probably the best breakdown of how to create effective habits to accomplish your life goals!
Atomic Habits: Build Good & Break Bad Ones
If you are passionate about luxury marketing
Books to read if you are interested in a career in luxury marketing
Such a great read on the future of the fashion industry and why we should be moving away from fast fashion as fast as possible!
Fashionopolis: Fast Fashion's Future
This is a must read for any woman working in the marketing industry. Fran is an absolutely amazing woman with an incredible career.
The Myth Of The Nice Girl: Career Success
This is a fascinating look at the 2000's hay-day of marketing to teenagers. It takes a look at some crazy theories, both the good and destructive.
Branded: The Buying And Selling Of Teenagers
A spectacular read on the power of language to drive loyalty
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
A great read for how to harness aesthetics to build a luxury brand.
Aesthetic Intelligence: Boost It for Business
A great read on how to create a memorable brand.
Seduction: Neuroscience for Memorable Brands
A must read for anyone looking to work in the fashion industry.
Normal Gets You Nowhere
This may be my favorite book ever! It reads like a novel, is actually a history book, and is an incredible reflection on how fashion influences the world.
Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History
Birthing/Parenting
I read a ton of birthing/parenting books and few truly struck a cord. These, however, were absolutely my favorite!
This was one of the first books I bought when I found out I was pregnant, and I think it was my absolute favorite. It put me in the right mindset for the whole journey and taught me the art of hypnobirthing which helped so much during those moments ...
Mindful Pregnancy: Yoga, Meditation & Remedies
An absolute must read for the third trimester! You will feel the pain before they give you the epidural so even if you plan to be medicated, it is best to have these techniques in your back pocket.
HypnoBirthing
This was probably my favorite book on parenting! Getting back to the roots of how to raise happy and helpful little humans. Rory is only 18 months old but the techniques have proven true and he already loves to help us around the house!
Hunt, Gather, Parent: Raising Happy Kids