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Books that left their mark
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items These are the books that left a mark on me.
The ones I still think about long after the last page.
Each of them helped me in one way or another, whether I needed comfort, clarity, healing, or hope.
I hope one of them finds you at just the right ti...
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Books That Told Me to Get Out of My Own Way
The Books That Opened My Heart and Blew My Mind
Books That Told Me to Get Out of My Own Way
These are the books that helped me sort my head out when life felt like one giant meltdown. I read them when I was running on empty, juggling too much, and questioning everything including myself. Some gave me a loving kick up the backside, others fe...
This book turned gratitude into a daily practice for me. It’s simple, powerful, and practical. If you're stuck in a cycle of burnout, stress, or lack this book teaches you how to shift into abundance with one small step each day.
The Magic: Rhonda Byrne - Books
This book helped me reconnect with my own strength during one of the hardest times in my life. If you're learning to believe in yourself again, and want to harness the power of gratitude and mindset this is a must read. It reminded me that I still ha...
The Power (The Secret): Rhonda Byrne - Books
This is where it all began for me. The Secret introduces the Law of Attraction in a way that’s simple and powerful. It planted the seed that maybe, just maybe, I could shape my life with my thoughts, energy, and intention.
The Secret By Rhonda Byrne (June 01,2007)
A spiritual approach to manifesting. She mixes energy work, surrender, and divine timing, perfect for beginners.
It taught me that chasing isn’t the answer, alignment is.
Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting Life
A mix of trust, spiritual surrender, and turning fear into faith.
It helped me stop trying to control everything and start trusting life again
The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear
More science meets spirituality. Great if you want to understand how thought and energy rewire your life.
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
This one’s like having a best mate who won’t let you moan for too long. It’s bold, funny, and gives you the reality check you didn’t know you needed with love, obviously.
Perfect if your confidence’s taken a beating and you need someone to remind yo...
You Are a Badass: Stop Doubting & Live Awesome
This book helped me unclutter my brain when life felt like one long to-do list and I couldn’t remember the last time I breathed properly.
Jay takes all that deep monk wisdom and breaks it down into stuff that actually makes sense in real life,you kn...
Think Like a Monk: Harness Positivity & Happiness
This one hit me right in the truth. It’s all about the sneaky ways we hold ourselves back, procrastinating, overthinking, people-pleasing, doubting ourselves to death.
It helped me realise the mountain I kept trying to climb was me. Brutal? Yes. But...
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage
This book taught me that big life changes don’t have to mean giant leaps or more failed New Year’s resolutions. It’s all about tiny tweaks that add up, like swapping doom scrolling for a quick walk.
Why i love it, Turns out, small habits are like sn...
Atomic Habits: Easy Way to Build & Break Habits
Imagine your fiercest, funniest mate telling you to stop shrinking and start owning your space, no excuses, no guilt trips. That’s this book.
It basically gave me permission to stop saying sorry for wanting more even if I still say sorry way too muc...
Girl Stop Apologising - Target Exclusive
Courage and vulnerability? Sounds scary, right? This book makes it less like a horror movie and more like a heart-to-heart with your brave self.
It reminded me bravery isn’t about not being scared, it’s about doing stuff anyway, even when my knees a...
Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Talks
Who knew life could be simplified to four rules? This book helped me stop overthinking every little thing and gave me a handy 'life stress off' button.
My takeaway: Most of my stress? Yeah, it was just me agreeing to nonsense I never signed up for.
The Four Agreements: Practical Guide to Freedom
When your inner critic is louder than a toddler on a sugar rush, this book teaches you to calm the noise and cut yourself some slack It helped me stop trying to be perfect and finally make peace with the me...
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Life with Buddha
This book gave me permission to stop pretending I had it all together newsflash: none of us do. It’s like a gentle nudge to drop the masks and just show up as yourself, flaws, stretch marks, meltdowns and all.
Why I love it - It helped me realise th...
The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition
This one’s for when you’ve had enough of being polite, broke, and burnt out. It’s sharp, sweary, and exactly the permission slip you didn’t know you needed to stop settling and start owning your life even if you’re still winging it.
Gave me the guts ...
The Middle Finger Project: Trash Imposter Syndrome
Less think positive and more let’s actually understand why your brain freaks out when someone sends a passive-aggressive text. Deep, gentle, and finally explains why you react the way you do and how to stop spiralling.
It helped me swap What’s wrong ...
What Happened to You?: Trauma, Resilience, Healing
A mindset book for women who want to make more money without burning out or becoming someone they’re not. Feels like talking to your calm, wealthy mate who sips tea while manifesting clients.
Now I know I don’t have to hustle 24/7, I just need to sto...
Chill and Prosper: Grow Business & Make Millions
When your life feels off and you’re not sure why this is the book that gently calls you out and then walks you home. It’s about living in alignment, not faking it to please the world.
Why i loved it- It helped me admit where I was lying to myself an...
The Way of Integrity: Finding Your True Self
A bit deep and mystical, but if you’ve ever felt like you lost yourself in motherhood, work, or being good this one’s your wild woman awakening. Best read slowly, preferably with wine and candles.
A good reminder I’m not crazy, I’m just wild, wise, a...
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths & Stories
The Books That Opened My Heart and Blew My Mind
These are the books I picked up when I was searching for something more, more peace, more answers, more why. They found me in my messiest moments and reminded me there’s more going on than we can always explain. If you’ve ever looked up and whispered...
This book opened my heart, A brother dies, then starts communicating from the other side. Sounds far-fetched until you read it. It’s raw, comforting, and weirdly funny in places. Why I loved it - It made death feel less like an ending and more like a...
The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: Life Proof
This one gave me chills, in a good way. A sceptical psychiatrist accidentally uncovers past lives in a client’s hypnosis session. If you're curious about reincarnation, this one's a classic. Takeaway - It made me wonder if my fears and patterns didn’t start with me, I have read it a few times and deffo one of my favourites
Many Lives, Many Masters: True Story
It’s a true story about loss, connection, and the messages that come from beyond when we’re ready to listen. If you’ve ever felt like there’s more to this life than what we can see, this one will stay with you long after you finish it. Reminded me th...
Wolf's Message by Suzanne Giesemann
This one had me questioning everything, in a good way. What if your soul chose your biggest challenges on purpose? Not to punish you, but to grow, heal, and evolve? Sounds wild… until it makes sense.
It helped me stop feeling cursed and start feelin...
Your Soul's Plan: Discovering Life's Meaning
If The Soul’s Plan cracked the door open, this one blew it off the hinges. It goes deeper into the soul contracts we make, especially the ones that involve deep emotional pain. Not easy, but healing. It made me cry, then breathe easier. Like maybe th...
Your Soul's Gift: Healing Power of Life
If you’ve ever thought, Why did I fall for that person? this book gives you soul level answers. It helped me stop blaming and start healing. I stopped replaying the past and start honouring what I learned from it.
Your Soul's Love: Living the Love You Planned
Betty was tuning into people’s higher selves before it was cool. This book is packed with channeled wisdom from souls mid healing. Calming, real, and surprisingly grounded. It made me trust my gut moreand realise we all have access to this stuff. I w...
Mind To Mind
Think science class... but with chakras, frequencies, and actual goosebumps. Science meets spirit, and somehow it makes total sense. She measured the human energy field before it was trendy, and proved that your vibe really does matter. Gave me evide...
Infinite Mind The Science of Human Vibrations
What happens between lives? This book maps it all out with real life regressions. Wildly specific and strangely soothing.
It made death feel less scaryand life feel a lot more intentional.
Journey of Souls: Life Between Lives
It’s Oprah’s favourite for a reason. Soul growth, emotional awareness, karma this is deep wisdom for the woman who’s tired of surface level healing.
it helped me stop reacting and start responding from the soul, not the ego.
The Seat of the Soul: 25th Anniv Edition
Feels like a love note from the other side one friend telling another that life doesn’t end, it just changes stories.
Why I loved it - It reminded me that losing someone didn’t mean losing them forever it just meant they were on a different kind of a...
Testimony of Light: Message of Life After Death
Suzanne went from Navy officer to medium yep, talk about a plot twist, and now she shares the most beautiful, mind blowing stories from people who passed… and still show up.
It’s for anyone who’s ever looked up and said, If you’re still with me, give...
Still Right Here: A True Story of Healing and Hope
This one feels like a pep talk from your wisest, calmest granddad who also happens to manifest things like magic. It’s about stepping into your divine self, owning your desires, and dropping the guilt that says you shouldn’t want more.
It reminded me...
Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting
I loved this one. It’s like permission to stop pretending you didn’t just get a sign from the universe, you did. Butterflies, feathers, that weirdly perfect song? Yeah, your people are still around and they’re trying to chat.
It made me stop brushing...
Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe
Ever tried letting go of control without having a full-blown meltdown? Same. This book shows what happens when you stop forcing life and start flowing with it and spoiler, it’s usually better than your plan.
It helped me stop white-knuckling my way t...
The Surrender Experiment: My Journey
Written by a journalist, not a psychic but still full of eerie, beautiful, no-way-that’s-a-coincidence moments around death, signs, and connection. Quietly powerful. It made me realise that maybe death isn’t the end just a really strange, beautiful b...
Opening Heaven's Door: What the Dying Say
Past lives? Yup. Soul healing? Definitely. This one made me rethink every relationship, fear, and weird pattern like, Ohhh... maybe this didn’t start with me.
It helped me stop judging myself for my baggage and start unpacking it from lifetimes ago.
Beyond Past Lives: Parallel Realities & Healing