Welcome to this month’s Aspire Magazine Top 10 Inspirational Books list! You’ll discover inspirational and empowering books, written by women and for women, each dedicated to sharing a universal message of love, hope and self-empowerment. Through their wisdom-filled books, these visionary female authors are illuminating the path for women on the journey of healing and self-discovery. Add these transformational books to your inspired living resource library.
The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less by Tanya Dalton
"This book is two things. It’s an eye-opener to the fact that we don’t have to do a million things to be productive (or successful). And it’s a coach that helps us trim the fat, get real with our purpose, and start living more intentionally"-Goop. Overwhelmed. Do you wake up in the morning already feeling behind? Does the pressure of keeping it all together make you feel anxious and irritable? Tanya Dalton, CEO and productivity expert, offers you liberating shift in perspective: feeling overwhelmed isn't the result of having too much to do -- it's from not knowing where to start.
Doing less might seem counterintuitive, but doing less is more productive, because you’re concentrating on the work you actually want to be doing. Through this book, you can learn how to: * Identify what is important to you and clarify your priorities; * Develop ways to streamline your specific workflow; * Discover your purpose. The Joy of Missing Out is chock-full of resources and printables. This is a legitimate action plan for change. Once you reject the pressure to do more, something amazing happens: you discover you can finally live a guilt-free, abundant life.
Brave, Not Perfect: How Celebrating Imperfection Helps You Live Your Best, Most Joyful Life by Reshma Saujani
Imagine if you lived without the fear of not being good enough. If you didn’t care how your life looked on Instagram. If you could let go of the guilt and stop beating yourself up for making human mistakes. Imagine if, in every decision you faced, you took the bolder path? As women, too many of us feel crushed under the weight of our own expectations. We run ourselves ragged trying to please everyone, pass up opportunities that scare us, and avoid rejection at all costs. There’s a reason we act this way, Saujani says. As girls, we were taught to play it safe. It’s time to stop letting our fears drown out our dreams and narrow our world, along with our chance at happiness. By choosing bravery over perfection, we can find the power to claim our voice, to leave behind what makes us unhappy, and to go for the things we genuinely, passionately want. Perfection may set us on a path that feels safe, but bravery leads us to the one we’re authentically meant to follow. In Brave, Not Perfect,Saujani shares powerful insights and practices to help us let go of our need for perfection and make bravery a lifelong habit. By being brave, not perfect, we can all become the authors of our best and most joyful life.
Perimenopause Power: Navigating Your Hormones on the Journey to Menopause by Maisie Hill
From the author of Period Power comes the empowering guide to menopause that all women need, packed with advice on dealing with symptoms and understanding the most effective treatment options.Three-quarters of women reaching menopause experience symptoms such as mood changes, insomnia, hot flushes, and night sweats, but there is little in the way of evidence-based information out there to help them presented in a way that's engaging and helpful. Perimenopause Power is here to change that: finally, this is a book for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause who want to understand what's going on with their bodies and how to deal with troublesome symptoms, but also gain valuable insights into making menopause a positive and powerful experience--yes, it's possible! Perimenopause Power is a handbook that exudes calm positivity and makes sense of complex physiological processes in an easy-to-understand manner, helping women to understand what the hell's going on with them and provide instruction on what can be done to improve their experience of the dreaded "change."
The Highly Sensitive: How to Find Inner Peace, Develop Your Gifts, and Thrive by Judy Dyer
Do you feel too sensitive for this world? Are you at the mercy of your emotions, overwhelmed by your environment, and easily triggered by other people’s feelings? You aren’t alone. Millions of Highly Sensitive People (HSP) feel exactly the same way. If you’ve always felt more delicate, more easily overwhelmed by sensory input, and more empathetic than those around you, you are probably an HSP. In The Highly Sensitive: How to Find Inner Peace, Develop Your Gifts, and Thrive, you will realize why high sensitivity is a gift that requires careful management. You will discover how to solve the common problems faced by HSPs the world over and how to live a happy, fulfilling life that lets you use your abilities to the fullest. Specifically, you will discover: *What it means to be an HSP, and what sets HSPs apart from the general population; *How to cope with emotional overwhelm; *How to protect yourself from the negative energy of other people; * How to cleanse yourself of toxic energy and live in harmony with your environment: *How to form healthy relationships; *How to set boundaries and say “no” to people and situations that are not right for you. Empower yourself by downloading this invaluable guide to living as an HSP. Within just a few hours, you will develop an in-depth understanding of your true self and begin to realize your full potential.
Show Up For Yourself: A Guide to Inner Growth and Awareness by Janet Philbin, LCSW
(Foreword by Dr. Shefali Tsabary, bestselling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family). If you are afraid of your deepest pain, I am here to reassure you that—while it may feel as though you’ve been alone for a long time, suffering in silence--you are not alone. Healing is an inside-out job. In Show Up for Yourself, licensed social worker and hypnotherapist Janet Philbin combines Eastern philosophy with Western psychology to gently guide you as you give your inner child a voice you can finally hear. You will be able to observe the faulty thoughts, lies, stories, and fears that you’ve held dear for so long. In so doing, you will be placed at the start of a rewarding journey to healing. As a result of that journey, you will be the one with the power. This thought-provoking and old-story-breaking book will help you discover:
*What a trigger really is and how to understand it from a new vantage point. * How you carry and store emotions in your physical body (and how to intentionally and permanently release them). * The Spiral of Healing, and the ways it beautifully allows you to tap into your own ability to heal at a cellular level Have the stories of the past ruled your life and made your decisions for long enough? It’s time to set yourself free by getting to the root of your discomfort in order to deeply know your true self. If you’re willing to do that, this book is exactly what your soul is ready for.
The Mystic Woman's Compass: Pathways for Ultimate Transformation by Mariangela Parrodi
Has life been nudging you for more? Are you ready to live on purpose so you can change the world? If this book called out to you, you’re likely ready for a profound change so that you can experience your life differently. You may even be at a turning point, standing at a crossroads where you can choose to become your most fabulous self rather than continuing on the same old predictable path. What would it look like to choose something different? How would it feel? What else
is possible?
In The Mystic Woman’s Compass, you will discover: Learn to trust your intuition to confidently guide your decisions; The positive impact of setting boundaries in all parts of your life; Sacred spaces - how to create one to help with your healing journey ; A simple yet effective way to step into your superpower as an empath; Discover how to clear in inherited beliefs that keep you trapped; Transform your struggles and liberate your greatest gifts; Forever shift your relationship with yourself and others; The soul-fueled steps to being a force for change and peace; The most important techniques you need during this evolutionary time, and much more.
Mind Over Menopause: Lose Weight, Love Your Body, and Embrace Life After 50 with a Powerful New Mindset by Pahla Bowers
Welcome to menopause, where everything you thought you knew about your body changed overnight. You’re always hot (unless of course you’re freezing cold), you’re moodier than ever, sleep seems like a distant memory, and your skin is forming “age spots.” . . . You can’t help but wonder, Is this it? Thankfully, no. Weight-loss life coach Pahla Bowers is here to help with a radically simple and powerful method to flip the script on menopause—by adjusting how you think. Pahla teaches how to target Really Unhelpful Thoughts (RUTs), to shed extra pounds and stay healthy. Combining exercise science, cognitive and behavioral psychology, and an inspiring, pragmatic perspective, Mind Over Menopause equips you with the tools and confidence to achieve your goals.
Selfish: Step Into a Journey of Self-Discovery to Revive Confidence, Joy, and Meaning by Stephanie Szostak
Create your inspirational playbook for life. Self!sh | adj. | taking time for oneself every day. Some might call that selfish. We say own it. This is your personal playbook for your mindset. Your tool kit to cope and grow. It’s unique to you. It gets you back to the best of You. Yes, it’s a good thing to take care of yourself. You’ll bring more of what you cherish and value to the world and those around you. That's self!sh. Chances are, if you’ve picked up this workbook, you are looking for a mind shift. You want more out of life. You are self-motivated to “do the work” to heal, grow, and thrive. Take a journey inward with humility and compassion. Forget the roles you play, the job title or the status symbol. Surrender. Make space for all of you, the bold and the vulnerable. This isn’t about proving anything to yourself or anyone else. There is no audience here. Quiet down your inner critic. Follow your heart. Surprise yourself! Built around eight self-reflection exercises, this workbook will guide you every step of the way through prompts, questions and examples that will culminate in you creating your personal Playbook. You will be empowered to cultivate a sense of worth tied to your intrinsic value, your character, and your principles. You will gain clarity on what is truly important to you, what motivates you, and what gets you emotionally charged to live the life you want.
The Loving Yourself Book For Women: A Practical Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Heal Your Inner Child, and Celebrate the Woman You Are by Diana Rachel Bletter
A must-read for any woman seeking self-discovery and the path to true happiness! Written by prize-winning author Diana Rachel Bletter, this comprehensive guide will provide you with the tools and insights you need to build self-compassion, increase your self-worth, and transform your life. In this book, you'll find: *A self-love checklist to assess your current level of self-love and identify areas for growth; * Daily practices and practical tips for incorporating self-love into your routine; *An understanding of the importance of self-care and how to prioritize it in your life; * Strategies for building self-esteem and letting go of expectations that hold you back; * Tools for overcoming fear, self-doubt, and limiting beliefs that hinder your potential; * Confidence-boosting tips for making decisions with ease and clarity; * An examination of the impact of family history on self-worth and relationships and practical steps for healing past wounds; * A deep dive into the power of self acceptance and how to practice it in your daily life; * A comprehensive list of resources and references for additional support and growth and a whole lot more!
More than just a self-help book, this is a roadmap to the life you've always dreamed of.
Belonging: Overcome Your Inner Critic and Reclaim Your Joy by Catherine A. Wood
Accepting ourselves requires less work, less achieving and less doing than one might think. The path to greater happiness, greater contentment, and greater self-love is the basis for Catherine A. Wood’s debut book, Belonging: Overcome Your Inner Critic and Reclaim Your Joy. Believing that we are unique in our thoughts of unhappiness or dissatisfaction is one of the greatest barriers to the change that will result in experiencing belonging. This book appeals to readers who may ask: When will I be enough? How do I overcome feeling like an imposter? How can I fall in love with myself? What would it be like to feel a deep sense of joy and contentment with myself and my life? Through stories and practical exercises, Belonging shares Wood’s journey and process, and shows us how to reclaim both our experience of happiness and sense of belonging in the world. This book is for fans of Marianne Williamson, Debbie Ford, and Brene Brown. Belonging is your invitation to experience a personal transformation, become more self-aware, and gain a sense of satisfaction and contentment with your experience of your life.
