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.
Invisible Loss: Recognizing and Healing the Unacknowledged Heartbreak of Everyday Grief by Christina Rasmussen
In Invisible Loss, Rasmussen shines a light on this unrecognized form of grief. Because we avoid invisible loss, we don’t process it; instead, we seek the protection of an endless “waiting room” in the hope that time will heal our wounds. Here, Rasmussen helps you meet your loss, free from shame or guilt, to explore:
• The origin of your invisible loss and how you’ve coped along the way
• The five life reentry phases based on the Life Reentry® Model
• Exercises to help you find your way out of the waiting room
• Guidance in reframing your thoughts toward your original self
“The entire world is silently grieving, attempting to process a form of heartbreak unlike anything we’ve ever experienced. We need a new language and road map for our invisible losses,” says Rasmussen. This guide gives you the tools you need in order to heal, move forward, and embrace the life you were meant to lead.
Anxiety to Empowerment: Exercises & Meditations to Stop Stressing & Start Engaging by Amanda Huggins
Living in an age of heightened anxiety and stress, it is crucial to understand the physical, mental, and emotional effects these negative forces have on us so that we can take control of our lives. Anxiety and mindfulness coach Amanda Huggins presents a comprehensive guide that enables you to fully understand your own patterns and break free of these harmful cycles.
Spirit Allies & Healing Guides Create Your Divine Support System by Dawn McLaughlin
Dawn McLaughlin teaches you the essential skills for collaborating with your allies, from grounding your energy to awakening your psychic senses. Discover different types of spirits and explore techniques for communicating with them. Learn how to cultivate relationships with your divine team and study the seven keys that ensure the best results with them. She introduces you to angels, saints, ancestors, ascended masters, and celestials, all of them ready to become part of your divine support system. Dawn also provides encyclopedic listings of nearly one hundred divine beings who could potentially join your support system!
Pendulums & Intuition: Practical Advice for Trusting Your Inner Wisdom by Karina Muller & Lana Gendlin
Pendulums are the perfect personal assistants for making important decisions. Karina Muller and Lana Gendlin help you access your intuition quickly and effectively through these portable tools. Pendulums translate your intuitive wisdom into yes-or-no movements that can solve problems and get you unstuck from any situation. This book shows you how to ask your heart for guidance, whether your goals are for business, relationships, money, or health. Discover various uses for pendulums, learn how to troubleshoot any uncertainties, and enjoy insightful stories from Karina and Lana.
Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry by Catherine M. Pittman, PhD and Elizabeth M. Karla, MLIS
Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a unique, evidence-based solution to overcoming anxiety based in cutting-edge neuroscience and research.As you read, you’ll gain a greater understanding how anxiety is created in the brain, and as a result, you will feel empowered and motivated to overcome it. The brain is a powerful tool, and the more you work to change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you will become. Using the practical self-assessments and proven-effective techniques in this book, you will learn to literally “rewire” the brain processes that lie at the root of your fears.
The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts by Mary Claire Haver, MD
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not! This is the empowering approach to self-advocacy that pioneering women’s health advocate Dr. Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of hormonal change in The New Menopause. A comprehensive, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience, it covers every woman's needs. Arming women with the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of their lives, The New Menopause is sure to become the bible of midlife wellness for present and future generations.
How Much is Enough?: Getting More by Living With Less by Claire Berger
Acclaimed writer and comedian Claire Berger is asking out loud the question you've been silently pondering for years, "How Much Is Enough?" Claire wrote this book to start a long overdue conversation. Her innovative mashup of memoir and self-help genres invites readers to join her in the search of "enough" in all aspects of our lives. Health, money, family, success, food and sex are just a smattering of the topics up for discussion in a touching, highly relatable, often hilarious conversation that features thought-provoking questions and creative prompts for deeper personal reflection. Readers find renewed appreciation for all that they are and all that they have, which is often more than enough.
Stop People Pleasing: And Find Your Power by Hailey Magee
A viral life coach offers a practical, empathetic, and inspiring guide to breaking people-pleasing patterns that can harm our careers, relationships, physical, and psychic health. Stop People Pleasing explains how anyone can break the pattern by learning their own feelings, needs, values, and desires; ending cycles of enmeshment and codependency; overcoming guilt; developing physical and sexual agency; and more. It is a refreshingly nuanced guide, exploring fundamental questions like: How can I tell when my genuine kindness veers into people-pleasing? -How can I set boundaries while maintaining my empathy and generosity?-When is it appropriate to compromise on my needs, and when is it not?.
With fresh insight, heartfelt empathy, and a keen personal understanding of the pitfalls of people-pleasing, Magee helps you say what you need and get what you deserve.
Rise Above the Story: Free Yourself from Past Trauma and Create the Life You Want by Karena Kilcoyne
What do we do when the pain of the past is too much to bear? When trauma and shame overwhelm us? When we feel empty and worthless despite our success and daily triumphs? We rise above our story.
In the USA Today Bestseller, Rise Above the Story, Karena shares with raw vulnerability how she rose above her stories of abandonment, worthlessness, and shame. She’ll help you let go of your own past by embracing every beautiful, imperfect piece of yourself—no matter what your story looks like. Rising above your story will empower you to live the life of your dreams. Karena’s beautifully simple, yet powerful, formula offers emotional freedom and unfettered joy when you’re ready to embrace the vibrant, worthy, and lovable person you truly are. Your past doesn’t define you—you do. It’s time to rise above your story and live the authentic life you deserve.
New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That's Got It Wrong by Stephanie Harrison
We all want to be happy, but happiness always seems to be out of reach — until now. In New Happy, happiness expert Stephanie Harrison draws upon hundreds of studies to offer a life-changing guide to finding the happiness you have been looking for, all based on a decade of research and brought to life with beautiful artwork.
Through an inspiring blend of art and science, New Happy will forever change the way that you see yourself and the world. Whether you’re wondering what career you should choose, navigating a life transition, going through a difficult time, teaching your kids what matters most, or simply hoping to experience more joy every day, New Happy offers the proven path to a happier life and a better world.
