Books That Shape Us

Join Nikki and me as we discuss The Seven Decisions by Andy Andrews. Nikki shares how this book helped her step up in her adult life and gave her permission to choose how she wants to be in the world. We talk about procrastination, joy and how the simple act of making a decision can be a small step that makes a profound difference.

We also share our love for our local libraries where the wide range of books, physical, digital & audio versions are at your fingertips.

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Hey Friends! Today I’m sharing about how I go about finding my next book to read. There are so many good books out there! How does one choose?  I’m sharing an embodiment practice I use to tap into my intuition and follow my inspiration to my next book. Want to find out more? Join me!

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Join Mckenzie and me as we discuss The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. Mckenzie shares how she fell in love with reading because of Harry Potter.  Since then, her love of reading has continued to grow, but Harry Potter sparked it all. We chat about how epic adventure books are a great escape, and how returning to them again and again can be comforting like a warm blanket. 

We also share our fascination with creativity & world building, our favorite characters and generally geek out about the series. If you’re curious about what we think makes Harry Potter so great, join us!

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McKenzie Merges:  www.puravidabodymind.com    visit her website to learn about her amazing retreat in Costa Rica!!!

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Hey Friends! Today I’m sharing about my on again, off again, on again relationship with poetry. Can you relate? I used to think I just didn’t “get” poetry. I always felt like I was missing something. That is until a few poems stopped me in my tracks. I GOT them! I felt them! I just needed to find MY poets. Now I believe in the power of poetry and share a couple of those poems that caught my imagination. Want to find out more? Join me! 

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Join Kelly and me as we discuss The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben. Kelly shares how the revelations in this book opened her eyes to see trees & nature in a new way. PLUS it opened her eyes to see how interconnected we humans are to each other, to our surroundings, to nature and within ourselves. 

She also lets me geek out about nature shows, otters and my background in outdoor education & farming! 😉

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Kelly Schott:  @kellyschott.wellness

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Hey Everyone! Today I’m sharing how books can be a form of medicine! Stories have to power to open us up and sometimes that means helping us name our wounds that we didn’t even know were there. Stories can also bring the healing salve to those same wounds. In this episode I share a few books that were/are medicine to me. Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George, and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho to name a few. Want to find out more? Join me! 

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**Special Disclaimer- In this episode Lori & I talk openly about genitals, sex, sexuality, arousal, porn, and menstrual cups all in a nonjudgmental and welcoming way. If that’s not something you’re comfortable with please skip this episode**

Lori Hoffer returns!!! And we are getting into it!! This time Lori is sharing the book Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski. We are open about all the things mentioned in the disclaimer above and have a ton of fun doing it. We also chat about not liking reading, how our relationship to sex is very much tied to our relationship to our body, and how talking about taboo subjects can set us free.. Join us for Books That Shape Us, the After Dark version!😉

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Lori Hoffer https://www.lorinehoffer.com/

Want to learn more about BodyMind Living for yourself? 

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Hey Everyone! Today I’m sharing about looking at books as food, or as nourishment. Sometimes I notice I’m reading just one kind of book (psychology, personal growth often) and eventually reading starts to feel like a burden, a should, a have to. That’s usually when I realize I’ve gotten into a book rut. That’s when I ask myself what kind of book do I feel like reading? Just like asking myself what kind of food am I craving?  (By the way, the murder mystery book that changed my whole perspective on that kind of book is Still Life by Louise Penny.) Want to find out more? Join me! 

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Join Fidel and me as we discuss Wild at Heart by John Eldredge. Fidel shares how this book found him as a young man and broke him open, helped him realize the kind of man he wanted to be, and how reading helped him integrate these new ideas. We chat about how reading gives us space to hear new ideas, wrestle with them, to see our wounds and gives space for those wounds to heal. We also laugh how uncertainty about words can get lodged into our brains so that we’re never sure we’re saying or spelling them right. Sometimes you just gotta go for it and hope for the best! Join us!

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Fidel Forde https://www.fidelforde.com/

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Hey Everyone! Today I’m sharing about what we can learn when we put ourselves in the story. What if you see all the characters in a story as different aspects of you? It can be quite illuminating! Join me! 

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