Restorative Reading and Writing for Wellness

Every week, I send a bit of bookish snail mail into the world to a fellow reader.

Recently, a reader requested a book around adult friendship and it took me down a rabbit hole of books and notebooking in the most wonderful way. 

On this episode, I’ll share a bit about adult friendship statistics, offer a list of books I’ve already mentioned previously on the podcast that embrace adult friendships and discuss three books in more depth that I think you’ll love, too.

Oh…and I’ll share the notebooking prompts I used as I went back and forth from these books to my notebook, too. 

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

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Today, I’m revealing a literate experiment I’ve been working on for a while. Yes, it was inspired by a book and yes, I think you should start experimenting, too. =)

Come listen as I talk about the project and walk you through the 6 steps it takes to make it your own. 

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

Get your own Get Lit(erate). notebook to take notes on the books you want to read and notebook ideas you want to try!

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On the very last day of every month, I share a bonus episode of what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the last month.

Today, I’m sharing the highlights on my literate life in March: three VERY different books, the power of affirmations, learning about an accidental icon and loving my new, beautiful notecards.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

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Today, we are exploring the power of reading and writing to make life feel better through Up Lit. 

Up Lit is a particular genre of reading that makes us feel good. The stories are hopeful and inspiring, even if the characters are going through hard things. 

Today, I’ll take a deep dive into this micro-genre, quickly mention a list of books you’re likely already familiar with that characterize this genre, take a deeper dive into three books I think you should add to your Spring TBR and end with 5 notebook prompts perfect for some uplifting writing experiences, too.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

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Books make me happy. 

Notebooks make me happy. 

That’s why guided journals make me VERY happy: they contain the very best elements of both. =)

Today, I’m talking with Carol Pearson, author of 10 Little Rules for a Blissy Life, a guided journal to help you reflect on the real or imagined rules you’ve set for your life and decide if they’re keeping you from profound happiness. 

Carol and I talked about all the things: what it means to have a blissy life, how to create and recreate your life rules in different seasons of life and what is really means to create a life you love.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

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It has been said that we are the average of the five people we surround ourselves with. But what if I said you were the average of the last 5 books you read? What would your book stack say about you if it could talk?

Today, I’m sharing a collection of books that would say you LOVE to read books about books, bookstores, libraries, authors and bookish people. It’s perfect timing to celebrate National Reading Month, but any time is a good time to read about books…and spark us to read more of them.

You’ll find a few mentions of my favorite, a deeper dive into three books I’ve never shared and a couple books about books on my own personal TBR, too. 

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

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March is National Reading month and we are kicking off the month with a special guest who has a rather radical reading agenda: Amanda Spencer.

Amanda is a Get Lit(erate). listener who is reading to change the way she thinks about the world and is inviting all of us along with her to do the same. 

Today, she talks about her reading life, her radical agenda, both figuratively and literally, and recommends a few books she thinks we all need to know about to help us read with a radical agenda, too. 

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

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Happy Leap Day!

On the very last day of every month, I share a bonus episode of what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving throughout the last 30 or so days…or 29 for this special month.

Today, I’m spelling the beans on my literate life in February. I read THIRTEEN BOOKS (most of this was children’s literature), failed miserably in the writing department, learned A LOT about yoga for our reading eyes and baked 72 cupcakes for a very fun reason (and then the naughty doodle slobbered on about 18 of them). 

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

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The reading life is full of ups and downs. From time to time, you might find yourself stuck in a reading slump and reading slump can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

You might find yourself stuck in a genre, reading the same one over and over. You might find yourself stuck in a format, reading or listening exclusively. Or, you might find yourself stuck in general, struggling to find the time to read or get started after finishing a book a long while ago. 

So, what’s a reader to do?

Join me in today’s episode to find out. We’ll explore what a reading slump is, how to decide if you’re actually in one and how to get out of reading slumps, too. I’ll share my favorite tips and tricks AND crowdsourced favorites from my Get Lit(erate). community, too.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

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If you love notebooking or journaling, then you’re in for a treat inside today’s episode.

Today, I’m chatting with Michelle Haseltine. Michelle is a lifelong notebooker (with 99 completed notebooks and counting!) and leader of the 100 Days of Notebooking Facebook Group. Her work has brought so much inspiration to my own notebooking over the years and I’m thrilled to finally have her on the podcast.

We talk about what notebooking is, how to get started, why the perfect notebook matters (and doesn’t!), how to show up to the page when time is crunched or things feel hard and much, much more.

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. 

Love this podcast and want more? Consider this your invitation to join my Get Lit(erate) Patreon community! Each month, we take a deep dive into one bookish theme and work to bring it to life in our own lives. You’ll get bonus episodes, book calendars, live book club and notebook sessions, special events and much more. Learn more at www.getliterate.co. 

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