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Why Burnout Is the Book Every Overwhelmed Woman Should Read
Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski offers a science-backed, compassionate guide to completing the stress cycle and reclaiming wellness. Rooted in research and real-life experience, it’s especially powerful for women who feel overextended and emotionally drained.
Feeling Creatively Stuck? Creative Block Offers Insight, Prompts, and Hope
Creative Block by Danielle Krysa is a beautifully curated collection of interviews with 50 artists who share how they face resistance, doubt, and the messiness of making. Honest, visual, and inspiring, it’s a reminder that creativity is worth returning to.
How The Artist’s Way Helps You Reclaim Joy Through Creative Practice
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron is a 12-week journey to reconnect with your creativity through gentle structure, daily writing, and weekly artist dates. It’s a supportive guide for anyone feeling creatively blocked, burnt out, or ready to begin again.
Simplify Your Life: How Essentialism Can Help You Stop Overcommitting
Essentialism by Greg McKeown is a clear, thoughtful guide to doing less—more intentionally. It invites readers to reclaim their time and energy by focusing on what truly matters, offering practical tools for setting boundaries and living with purpose.
Healing Through Creativity: Lessons from Art Heals by Shaun McNiff
Art Heals by Shaun McNiff is a lyrical, thoughtful collection of essays on how creative expression supports healing. Blending story, philosophy, and practice, it invites readers to meet themselves through art—not to fix, but to witness, reconnect, and restore.
Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy Activities: A Creative Path to Emotional Calm
Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy Activities by Jennie Powe Runde offers a calming, creative way to process emotions and reconnect with yourself. With over 90 gentle prompts, it blends art and mindfulness into a supportive, trauma-informed companion for self-care.
Why Thinking, Fast and Slow Is Essential Reading for Better Decisions
In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman explores how we think, decide, and misjudge—revealing the two systems behind every choice we make. Clear, insightful, and deeply human, this book invites readers to slow down and understand their own minds better.
Creative Thinking Takes Time: Lessons from John Cleese’s Creativity
In Creativity, John Cleese offers a short, thoughtful guide to creative thinking that’s grounded in humour, experience, and honesty. He reminds us that creativity isn’t forced—it grows when we slow down, make space, and trust the process to unfold.
Your Brain on Art: How Creativity Supports Mental Health and Healing
Your Brain on Art explores how everyday creative experiences—like music, drawing, or colour—can support emotional well-being and brain health. Grounded in neuroscience and full of real-life stories, it’s a calming, insightful guide to living more artfully.
Rethinking Originality: What Steal Like an Artist Gets Right About Creativity
Feeling stuck or unsure where to start? Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon is a refreshing reminder that creativity begins with influence, not isolation. With humour and clarity, it encourages you to stop overthinking and start making what feels honest.
A Mindful Approach to Making Art: Insights from Creative Strength Training
If your creative practice feels stalled or disconnected, Creative Strength Training by Jane Dunnewold offers a grounded, honest path back. With writing prompts, studio insights, and deep reflection, it helps artists create with more clarity, trust, and meaning.
Living Out of Alignment? Martha Beck’s Finding Your Own North Star Offers a Path Back
If life looks fine on the outside but feels misaligned inside, Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck offers a gentle, insightful path back to your true self. This book blends humour, reflection, and guidance to help you realign with what really fits.
I acknowledge and thank the W̱SÁNEĆ people on whose traditional and unceded territory I live, learn, and teach. The W̱SÁNEĆ people have lived and worked on this land since time immemorial.