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.
Permission to Put Yourself First: Questions, Exercises, and Advice to Transform All Your Relationships by Nancy Levin
Worthy author Nancy Levin shows you how to turn the old model of relationship on its head and build something better and more fulfilling than you've had before. Are you ready to turn the spotlight on your love life and move to the next level--something more fulfilling than you've had before?The New Relationship Blueprint takes a truly fresh look at relationships, showing you how to build them better from the ground up--or perform some skillful renovations. This book is for you if you're ready for something more in relationship than what the old models have offered. It's based on the essential truth that relationship is first and foremost where we learn to love ourselves. Drawing on many of the same exercises she uses with her clients, Nancy walks you through a 10-step process to work through your emotional and psychological roadblocks to self-love and the relationship you truly desire.
Thriving as an Empath: 365 Days of Self-Care for Sensitive People by Judith Orloff, MD
365 days of inspiration, guidance, self-care strategies, and meditative practices created especially for empaths. Empaths have so much to offer as healers, creatives, friends, lovers, and caregivers―yet highly sensitive and empathic people often give too much at the expense of their own well-being. “To stay healthy and happy as an empath,” writes Judith Orloff, MD, “you must be ready with self-care practices that work.” Dr. Orloff offers a full year’s worth of meditations, reflections, and journaling prompts to help you grow and thrive as an empath. You’ll learn the art of keeping yourself balanced and centered by breaking the momentum of sensory overload, setting boundaries, and protecting your energy. As you progress, you’ll discover secrets for drawing on new and empowering resources―with practices to help you tap into the energy of each season, the four elements, sacred time, and much more.
Own Your Everyday: Overcome the Pressure to Prove and Show Up for What You Were Made to Do by Jordan Lee Dooley
Does it ever seem like you still have to find your purpose or that you’re stuck with “unfigured-out dreams”? Do you feel the pressure to prove yourself or worry about what others will think?
You are not the only one.
From accidentally starting a small business instead of using her college degree, to embarrassing herself onstage in front of thousands, to wasting time worrying about what others think or say, Jordan Lee Dooley knows exactly how that feels—and she’s learned some important lessons about living a purposeful life along the way.
An influential millennial widely recognized for her tagline turned international movement, “Your Brokenness is Welcome Here,” Jordan has become a go-to source that women around the world look to for inspiration in their faith, work, relationships, and everyday life.
The Stepmom's Book of Boundaries: How and Where to Draw the Line for a Happier, Healthier Stepfamily by Claudette Chenevert
You Are a Goddess: Working with the Sacred Feminine to Awaken, Heal and Transform by Sophie Bashford
Discover the goddess energies that lie within you and are guiding your life, with the ten goddess archetypes in this book. You know 'the Goddess' as a divine feminine figure of myth, art and faith - but are you aware that, in truth, the Goddess is a life force that lives in you? Did you know that your multi-faceted experiences of life as a woman are influenced by Goddess consciousness? Do you sense that you have a hidden feminine energy that longs to be seen, accepted, valued - and used for a healing purpose? In this highly engaging and stirring book, leading intuitive Sophie Bashford takes you on a journey to meet nine Goddess archetypes.
Chakras Made Easy: Seven Keys to Awakening and Healing the Energy Body by Anodea Judith
An accessible, authoritative guide on balancing your energetic body to heal both body and mind. Chakras Made Easy is the ideal book for readers who are new to, or curious about, energy healing systems. Written by Anodea Judith, world-renowned energy healing expert, it offers a complete range of practical tools on using chakras to balance, heal and take charge of your wellbeing.
Love on Every Breath: Tonglen Meditation for Transforming Pain into Joy by Lama Palden Drolma
Today, when our human family is facing so many challenges, it is more important than ever that we find peace and sustenance in our hearts. Love on Every Breath, or Tonglen, is a seven-step meditation for anyone who wants to nourish and open their heart. An ancient meditation that has been practiced in isolated mountain retreats in the Himalayas for centuries, it is now available to us in the modern world. Lama Palden Drolma, a Western teacher trained by Tibetan Buddhist masters and also schooled in contemporary psychotherapy, walks readers step-by-step through the meditation, from beginning issues of sitting with awareness and focusing on the breath to taking in and extending love.
Soulpreneurs: Live Your Purpose, Lift Your Platform and Leap into Prosperity by Yvette Luciano
Whether you wish to start up (or supercharge) your business, create your blog or book, attract abundance as an artist, or transition from your day job to your dream career, Soulpreneurs is your instant life and business coach. Filled with inspirational stories, lessons, practical tips, action steps and easy exercises for developing your clarity, courage and platform. Discover how to confidently serve your audience, heal the world and flourish financially. Step in to your true purpose, power and potential.Create a thriving career and life that feels good on the inside. Soulpreneurs is the ultimate guidebook to living your purpose, lifting your platform and leaping into prosperity.
Lucky Bitch: A Guide for Exceptional Women to Create Outrageous Success by Denise Duffield-Thomas
Can you learn to be lucky? Self-made millionaire Denise Duffield-Thomas not only believes this is possible, she knows it’s possible. Whether you’re already lucky and want to attract even more into your life, or you feel like your luck is just about to run out, Lucky Bitch will show you how to take action in areas of your life that are lacking in magic. With her trademark humour and encouragement, Denise gives clear and effective instructions based on the principles of the Law of Attraction to get you closer to living your dream life. You’ll also learn the ‘Ten Lucky Bitch Commandments’ and how to use them to create luck in all areas of life, including business and money.This book has already changed the lives of tens of thousands of women. Now it has the potential to change yours. If you’ve been asking for an answer or a miracle, this book is it!
She Means Business: Turn Your Ideas into Reality and Become a Wildly Successful Entrepreneur by Carrie Green
Are you ready to turn your ideas into reality and build a wildly successful business? There has never been a better time to say yes! In this book, Carrie Green shows you how. Carrie started her first online business at the age of 20—she knows what it’s like to be an ambitious and creative woman with big dreams and huge determination . . . but she also knows the challenges of starting and running a business, including the fears, overwhelm, confusion, and blocks that entrepreneurs face. Based on her personal, tried-and-tested experience, she offers valuable guidance and powerful exercises to help you: •Get clear on your business vision •Move past the fears and doubts that can get in the way •Understand your audience, so you can truly connect with them •Create your brand and build a tribe of raving fans, subscribers, and customers •Manage your time, maintain focus, and keep going in the right direction •Condition yourself for success . . . and so much more!If you’re a creative and ambitious female entrepreneur, or are contemplating the entrepreneurial path, this book will provide the honest, realistic, and practical tools you need to follow your heart and bring your vision to life.
