Sometimes, I need a better way to process having HSP and adapting to these changes as become more pronounced. I want to go through this process with grace and in a sound thoughtful manner. I don't want a Pollyanna book, nor a religious book, as those will apply to less people. I've realized that I want a variety of books to inspire hope and awaken different parts of me in their own way. I want to dive into books about how others have dealt with their diversity, and how to think differently and more deeply appreciate my situation.
Books I Recently Enjoyed Reading
Three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life’s curveballs, are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing–and maybe even a second chance–just when they least expect it.
This was an instant NY Times best seller. It's a story of a lady who lives at home confined by health and circumstance and seems destined for a small life. Instead, she is visited by a curious young artist Andrew Wyeth. Christina is his first great inspiration and she the subject of one of the best-known paintings of the twentieth century Christina's World by Wyeth.
It was a NY Times best seller. The author of Self-Compassion follows up her groundbreaking book with new ideas that expand our notion of self-kindness and its capacity to transform our lives, showing women how to balance tender self-acceptance with fierce action to claim their power and change the world.
This was a best seller and an international best seller used by corporations such as Disney, Starbucks, Pfizer, and NASA. A More Beautiful Question argues that asking better, more imaginative questions is a powerful tool for innovation, problem-solving, and personal growth, despite being discouraged in traditional education and business. The book explores how to reignite our natural curiosity, using a framework of "Why," "What if," and "How" questions to move from understanding problems to imagining solutions and taking action, featuring examples from companies like Google and Netflix.
Within these pages, you’ll meet courageous women who answered the call of their own inner knowing and stepped into safely held, soul-centered psilocybin journeys—facilitated by author Heather A. Lee, one of the first certified and licensed psychedelic-assisted psychotherapists in the U.S. Through divorce, devastating loss, illness, and other universal transitions, you’ll learn how these women discovered a deeper clarity, grounded peace, and a wiser, more loving relationship with themselves and the world.