Reconnecting with Yourself Through Visual Journaling

Rakefet Hadar’s Layers of Meaning offers a gentle, intuitive guide to visual journaling as a way to explore emotions, release inner blocks, and reconnect with creative self-expression—especially for women navigating stress, burnout, or transition.

Burnout Support for Purpose-Driven Women in Business

Kasia Richter’s Burnout Recovery Guide for Female Entrepreneurs is a steady, compassionate book that helps women reclaim energy without abandoning ambition. Ideal for women navigating burnout while running a business and craving sustainable change.

Creativity as Presence: Lessons from Imagination in Action

Shaun McNiff’s Imagination in Action is a reflective guide to the creative process rooted in movement, presence, and compassionate observation. Perfect for artists, facilitators, and reflective creatives seeking depth and freedom in their practice.

How to Be Productive Without Burnout: Lessons from Feel-Good Productivity

Ali Abdaal’s Feel-Good Productivity offers a science-backed, compassionate guide to getting things done by feeling better—not working harder. Rooted in psychology and real-life experience, it’s a must-read for anyone rethinking what success looks like.

Overcoming Creative Anxiety: Insights from Unleashing the Artist Within

Eric Maisel’s Unleashing the Artist Within offers grounded, compassionate insight for creatives navigating resistance, meaning loss, and anxiety. Ideal for mid-career artists seeking clarity and commitment, it’s a wise guide to the emotional side of artmaking.

What The Art of Aliveness Teaches About Meaningful Living

Flora Bowley’s The Art of Aliveness is a gentle, soulful guide to living creatively every day. Blending story, reflection, and artful wisdom, she invites us to show up fully—on the canvas and in life—with curiosity, courage, and presence.

Austin Kleon on Creative Visibility and Sharing

In Show Your Work!, Austin Kleon offers a warm, practical guide for creatives who want to share their work without losing themselves. With ten simple principles, he invites you to build connection, share your process, and create with generosity.

A Grounded Guide to Mindful Art Therapy Practice

In Mindful Art Therapy, Barbara Jean Davis offers clinicians a grounded, compassionate approach to integrating mindfulness and creative expression. With clear theory, case studies, and practical insights, this book is a valuable guide for therapeutic work.

Why Jerry Saltz Says You Don’t Need Permission to Make Art

In How to Be an Artist, Jerry Saltz delivers 63 punchy, irreverent rules to help creatives push past fear, perfectionism, and inertia. A funny, encouraging, and deeply honest guide for artists who need a reminder to just begin—and keep going.

Invisible Women: What Happens When Women Are Forgotten

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez exposes the hidden ways gender bias in data harms women’s health, safety, and daily life. A compelling, evidence-based look at how systems fail when women are excluded—and what happens when we finally count them.

The Perfect Read When You’re Afraid to Start Creating

In Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk, Danielle Krysa offers a funny, relatable, and deeply validating take on self-doubt. This creative pep talk helps artists move past fear, perfectionism, and procrastination with humour, honesty, and gentle nudges to begin.

Lazy Creativity Helps You Start Without the Pressure

Lazy Creativity by Kyle Bernier is a refreshingly honest and kind guide for anyone feeling too tired, messy, or unsure to make art. It’s about starting small, embracing imperfection, and trusting that even quiet creativity still counts.