Restorative Reading and Writing for Wellness

Today, I’m sharing a new journaling technique that I’m trying in my notebook: a journal tip-in. It’s a fun way to add function AND beauty to your notebook and I wish I tried it sooner. 

I talk about what tip-ins are, how they can serve our notebooks and how we can create one. Then, I’ll get personal and talk about how I’m currently experimenting with tip-ins in my own stack of notebooks and ask for special requests, too. 

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Let’s celebrate National Book Lovers Day!

I love all things books and reading: books, bookstores, bookshelves, book bins, book covers, book sleeves, bookmarks, bookish culture, bookish fun and more. 

That’s why I have a special place in my reading heart for books about books. Not only do they indulge my bookish heart, but they place me square into the lives of other bookish people, too.  

We are not alone. =)

Today, I’m sharing a collection of books that embrace bookish culture.

You’ll find three of my all-time favorites, one book I love to hate, three books on my personal TBR and a couple of middle grade books I think all book lovers need to read, too.

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I love all kinds of notebooking and journaling, but there’s one kind that I have not yet tried: junk journaling. 

So, I’ve brought on a special guest to help me think through what junk journaling is, why we should all give it a try and how to get started.

Jenn Begin is the perfect guest to share her passion for junk journaling and spark that magic in each of us, too. Join us as we talk about junk journaling, how we can bring our reading life inside the pages of our journals and what you need to get started. It’s easier than I thought and look at the results!

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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 am talking about a particular bookish problem I often have: reading the books on my tall TBR stack in the season I intentionally wanted to read them in. 

I have many books that I wanted to read this summer IN the summer season because they have all the summertime vibes: they take place in the summer in warm and beachy locations and give off the summertime vibes: fun, sun and romance.

But summer is HALFWAY over and I have not read any of them. None.

So today, I’m sharing three books that I WILL read this summer, but they are NOT your typical beach read. Yes, they take place in summer in warm and beachy locations, but they are not rom-coms and instead, they focus on real characters going through real transformations in the summer season. 

Come help me choose which of the three I should read first and which you might add to your TBR stack, too!

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Ever since I read The Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin, I’ve been thinking about my days a bit differently. I’m noticing things more. I’m attempting to listen more. I’m striving to stay present in the moment, to really experience it. 

I’m trying to choose a bigger life and this book is helping me do it. 

Today, I’m revealing a new side to my professional life, one I’ve been thinking about for YEARS and this book has finally helped me make the leap to bring it to life. 

I’ll share my exciting new concept, claim a new identity and explore how we can turn reading and writing into a ritual that can help you choose a bigger life, too. 

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Today, I’m talking with Kara Infante of the Bookish Flights podcast. What started as a chance to talk about hyperlocal books from the Midwest to broaden my own reading life turned into another chance to talk about the power of books. 

Together, we explore how we can use books as tools to take us places AND to prepare us for life moves to those places, too. We’ll uncover the themes present in Kara’s book flight, think about how they relate to our own life values and add even more books to our TBR stacks. 

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I always love a good literate backstory: how an author decided to write, the way a book came to life, why a writer shares specific stories on the page. 

Knowing the backstory, connecting to the backstory and truly understanding ‘all the things’ connects me to authors and books in new ways.

And I LOVE that.

Today, I’ve decided to share my own backstory with you, but with a twist. My very first Get Lit(erate). Patreon member flipped the script and interviewed ME for the podcast. Together, we talk about our love of books, how and why Get Lit(erate) came to be, our favorite book club selections and bookish experiences and much more.

Come listen as I spill the beans on Get Lit(erate) and then join in the fun!

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It’s time to share a little bit of literate love for June of 2023!

Today, I share what I’ve been reading, writing, learning and loving in the month of June in hopes that it inspires your own reading and writing, too.

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This summer, I’ve set a goal to really lean into my writing life. I want to write more regularly, tackle some writing projects, write outside the box and boost my writing communities, too. 

So, I’ve joined two very different writing groups and have been reflecting on what I like about each, what I’ve learned about the process and what really works for me. 

Surprisingly, I’ve realized how much I like writing to a prompt…tiny clips of song lyrics, to be exact. These nuggets of inspiration are shockingly helpful in showing up to the page and this got me thinking: book quotes can do the same. 

I LOVE collecting compelling quotes from the books I read. I have multiple quote notebooks, a Google Doc collection and even digital Keep notes and a Padlet wall full of them. 

Today, I am bringing you five book quotes that are sure to send you straight to your notebook. I’ll share the quote, the book it's from and what it might spark for you. This just might be my favorite episode yet!

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Do you remember the hobbies and passions you had as a child? Do you make time and space for them in your adult life? I knew I could seriously improve in this department in my own life, so I turned to books. 

Books that remind me how important it is to make time for things we enjoy and care about. Books that spark a flame to get back to the things that make us happy. Books that show us what can happen to the trajectory of our lives if we do. 

Those are the kinds of books I am talking about on today’s episode: books that spark a passion. 

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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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