Some of my most popular episodes on this podcast have been on the power and possibility of bringing a consistent notebooking and journaling habit into our lives.

We might think we are too busy, too overwhelmed and too tired to journal daily…and we might be. But honestly, we cannot afford not to and I’ll tell you why.

Today, I’m exploring the power of journaling and notebooking to support our mental health.

I’ll share powerful research on why journaling is important to our physical, mental and emotional health and share three specific journal techniques to support your model and mindset.

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There’s nothing better than bookish conversation with bookish friends, is there?!

Join me as I talk all things book challenges with Allison of Mind Joggle. Her blog has been a favorite of mine for some time and when I saw that she was looking at reading challenges in a new way in 2023 too, I knew we had to chat.

Allison and I talk about reading, reading challenges, books and everything in between.

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Each month inside my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community, we explore a one-word theme in our reading and writing lives to make our actual lives better.

This month, our theme is WINTERING.

The idea of wintering is simple and incredibly appealing: wintering means we give ourselves the space to rest and recover alongside Mother Nature.

Today, I’m sharing the episode from inside my Patreon community so you can explore 28 new books perfect for this time of year, too.

Then, if you like what you hear, you can join my community for FREE for 7 days to try it out and see if it’s something your reading and writing life needs next.

Love the books and want a printable calendar of them all? Just click here!

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Love is in the air!

Chocolate is being eaten, roses are being given and it’s time to think about what sets our reading hearts on fire.

For me, that’s an easy one: children’s literature!

I love all things children’s literature. I devoured books when I was a kid, read them like it was my job as an educator (it was!) and choose to intentionally bring them into my adult reading life today.

So today on the podcast, we are celebrating children’s literature. And there is no better guest to help me do that than James Preller.

James is author of the Jigsaw Jones series, The Courage Test, Bystander, Six Innings, Blood Mountain and many, many more.

Come listen as we talk about his journey to writing, his MANY books and what’s coming next.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

To celebrate, I’ve got a fun episode that dives deep into the world of notebooking.

Today, we are diving deep into our notebook love languages.

Yes, notebook love languages.

First, I’ll talk about The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman and how it can be a game-changer for our relationships.

Then, I’ll talk about the 5 Notebook Love Languages, what they mean for your writing life and the perfect notebooking supplies for you.

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So, I figured out something about my reading life that I did not know I needed:

Hyper-local books.

Hyper local books are books that have a strong sense of place and take place in an actual setting with actual references of local points of interest.

I had no idea how much this truly enhanced the reading experience until I read a few books set in my upstate New York location by JD Spero.

These books captivated me in a way that other books could not because I felt like I was truly there inside the book, not just imagining the setting, but recalling it from when I was there last.

It’s the best.

So, I sat down with JD Spero to talk about her books and the process of writing hyper-local books for readers. We talked about all that and much more and I cannot wait to have her back on so we can continue our bookish conversations.

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Do you know what day it is? It’s National Send a Card to a Friend Day!

To celebrate, I’m sharing a collection of books that celebrate friendship AND letter-writing that are sure to remind you of the power of having both in your life. Then, I’m issuing you a challenge to celebrate this whimsical holiday in your own life.

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If you are reading this, then chances are you love reading (and writing!). You make time in your busy life to read and enjoy the benefits.

But why?

In today’s episode, we think about WHY we read. For me, it comes down to one simple theme:

I read to grow.

I purposefully grow my reading life so my actual life can grow, too, and so I’m sharing three books that made me literally stop and yell to the air: What the H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks is going on?

Now, I’m not talking about what’s going on with the plot, I’m talking about what I learned about the world as a result of reading these books.

I’m still reeling from them and therefore, you need to read them, too.

Today, I’m sharing three books (and a bunch more from my Patreon community) that will stop you in your tracks and question everything you know about how the world worked and still does.

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There are some pretty grim statistics surrounding our abilities to keep our new year’s resolutions all year long.

It turns out that almost half of us do not keep our new resolutions past February. Can you believe it?!

That’s why I’m here today with a collection of books to help you set AND keep your goals going strong, just in case you need the motivation.

Today, I’m sharing a collection of books with a special request AND a few additional books that will help you think differently about goals when you need to change gears or rethink their purpose all together.

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