August Book to Live By

Inheritance

by Dani Shapiro

In the spring of 2016, through a genealogy website, Dani Shapiro received the stunning news that her beloved deceased father was not her biological father. Over the course of a single day, her entire history—the life she had lived—crumbled beneath her.  Inheritance is a book about secrets and about the extraordinary moment we live in where science and technology have outpaced not only medical ethics but also the capacities of the human heart to contend with the consequences of what we discover. Part mystery, part real-time investigation, part rumination on the ineffable combination of memory, history, biology, and experience, Inheritance is a devastating and haunting interrogation of the meaning of kinship and identity.

June Book to Live By

Strangers

by Belle Burden

In March 2020, Belle Burden was safe and secure with her family navigating the early days of the pandemic together—Then, without warning or explanation, her husband of 20 years announced that he was leaving. Overnight, her partner became a man she hardly recognized. In Strangers, Burden revisits her marriage, searching for clues. As she begins to see through a new lens, she reckons with the lessons about how a woman is expected to behave in the face of betrayal and transforms from a discreet, compliant woman to someone braver, and determined to use her voice.

March Book to Live By

The Comfort Book

by Matt Haig

THE COMFORT BOOK is a collection of notes, lists, and stories written over a span of several years that originally served as reminders to the author’s future self that things are not always as dark as they seem. Incorporating a diverse array of sources from across the world, history, science, and his own experiences, Haig offers warmth and reassurance, reminding us to slow down and appreciate the beauty and unpredictability of existence.

January Book to Live By

A Year of Self-Care

by Dr. Zoe Shaw

A Year of Self-Care will jump-start your self-care practice in just fifteen minutes every morning helping you to feel stronger, happier, and healthier. The full year of research backed exercises inspire gratitude, positive thinking and self-love. Discover a fresh outlook on life and improve your confidence and well-being with this guided journal and spend 2026 focusing on what matters- YOU!

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August Book to Live By

Mind Your Body

by Nicole Sachs

Do you suffer from chronic pain? Have medical treatments proved disappointing? Psychotherapist Nicole Sachs offers another way to tackle chronic pain by nurturing the mind-body connection. Based on the work of Dr. John Sarno, she believes pain is an invitation to explore our emotional depths by acknowledging common traumas such as shame, grief, suppressed emotions and unresolved issues. Using practical tools, journal prompts and self-inquiry, she offers deeply healing ways to truly understand our body-mind connection and to get to the bottom of chronic conditions in order to live life to the fullest.

June Book to Live By

The Stress RX

By Trupti Gokani, MD

Neurologist (and Woman on Fire) Dr. Trupti Gokani wants you to know that how your brain perceives stress causes 80 to 90 percent of your struggles. Most people have no idea stress is the culprit that has thrown their lives off-balance. The Stress Rx will show you how to use the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and Dr. Gokani’s Three Brain Model(TM) to find true, holistic health, reduce your risk of disease and improve your longevity far more than any dietary change, pill, or exercise routine.

May Book to Live By

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

by Dr. Julie Smith

Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Julie Smith provides the skills you need to navigate common life challenges and take charge of your emotional and mental health. Her debut book is filled with secrets from a therapist’s toolkit, teaching you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times. The expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient, whether you want to manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, or learn to forgive yourself. 

March Book to Live By

Eat That Frog

by Brian Tracy

There’s an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is eat a live frog, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’re done with the worst thing you’ll have to do all day. For Brian Tracy, eating a frog is a metaphor for tackling your most challenging task—but also the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life. Eat That Frog! shows you how to organize each day so you can zero in on these critical tasks and accomplish them efficiently and effectively. Buy it on Amazon.

 

 

February Book to Live By

Super Communicators by Charles Duhigg

In Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to identify and leverage the hidden layers that lurk beneath every conversation. Communication is a superpower and the best communicators understand that whenever we speak, we’re actually participating in one of three conversations: practical (What’s this really about?), emotional (How do we feel?), and social (Who are we?). If you don’t know what kind of conversation you’re having, you’re unlikely to connect. Taking us from the writers’ room of The Big Bang Theory to the couches of leading marriage counselors, Duhigg shows you how to recognize these conversations—and teaches us the skills we need to navigate them. In the end, he delivers a simple but powerful lesson: With the right tools, we can connect with anyone.

January Book to Live By

Trust Your Vibes

by Sonia Choquette

As Women on Fire, we know the importance of self-care. But do you know the #1 way to take care of yourself? Learn to trust your vibes! We are kicking off the new year with a book designed to strengthen your intuition for an easier, more energetically uplifting, and satisfying way of life. Intuition supports your creativity, helps heal emotional wounds, and calms your anxious and uncertain heart. This book guides you through exercises to help bring positive change and peace of mind showing you how to live in a higher, more harmonious place.  Find it on Amazon!