June Book to Live By

by on June 1, 2026

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.

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February Book to Live By

by on February 2, 2026

Splinters

by Leslie Jamison

Jamison turns her unrivaled powers of perception to the most intimate relationships of her life: her consuming love for her young daughter, a ruptured marriage once swollen with hope, and the shaping legacy of her parents’ complicated bond. This book grieves the departure of one love even as it celebrates the arrival of another. Examining what it means for a woman, a mother, an artist, a teacher, and a lover, she places the magical and the mundane side by side in surprising ways resulting in a work of nonfiction like no other.

 

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January Book to Live By

by on January 6, 2026

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!

And for some additional self care strategies: https://bit.ly/4ahiwid

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November Book to Live By

by on November 4, 2025

The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brene Brown

For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts by showing us the way to choose authenticity and worthiness, and it all started with The Gifts of Imperfection. What transforms this book from words on a page to effective daily practices are the ten guideposts to wholehearted living. The guideposts walk us through the unattainable and sabotaging expectations getting in the way of change, and allow us to accept our mistakes, find compassion for ourselves, and push ahead to become a better person. This is one of those books that gets better with every read.

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September Book to Live By

by on September 2, 2025

Enchantment by Katherine May

Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change leaving us fearful and tired. The low hum of fatigue and anxiety had Katherine May wondering if there was a way she could feel more rested and at ease. Enchantment invites the reader on a journey to reawaken our sense of wonder and awe. With humor, candor, and warmth, the author shares stories of her own struggles and feelings of overwhelm. Craving a different way to live, May explores the elements of earth, water, fire, and air identifying their quiet traces of magic that can be found only when we look for them. Through attention and ritual, she unearths the potency and nourishment that come from quiet reconnection with our environment.

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August Book to Live By

by on August 1, 2025

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.

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June Book to Live By

by on June 3, 2025

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.

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April Book to Live By

by on April 2, 2025

Get Good with Money

10 Steps to Becoming Financially Whole

By Tiffany Aliche

Tiffany Aliche was a successful pre-school teacher with a healthy nest egg when a recession and advice from a shady advisor put her out of a job and into a huge financial hole. Get Good with Money reveals her practical steps to financial recovery and introduces the powerful concept of building wealth through financial wholeness: an alternative to get-rich-quick and over-complicated money management systems. With helpful checklists, worksheets, and a tool kit of resources, this book gets crystal clear on the short-term actions that lead to long-term goals, including:

•A simple technique to determine your baseline or “noodle budget,” examine and systemize your expenses, and lay out a plan that allows you to say yes to your dreams.
•An assessment tool that helps you understand whether you have a “don’t make enough” problem or a “spend too much” issue—as well as ways to fix both.
•Best practices for saving for a rainy day (aka job loss), a big-ticket item (a house, a trip, a car), and money that can be invested for your future.
•Detailed advice and action steps for taking charge of your credit score, maximizing bill-paying automation, savings and investing, and calculating your life, disability, and property insurance needs.
•Ways to protect your beneficiaries’ future, and ensure that your financial wishes will stand the test of time.
 
A NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, this book provides a plan for finding peace, safety, and harmony with your money—no matter how big or small your goals and no matter how rocky the market might be. Find it wherever you buy books!

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January Book to Live By

by on January 2, 2025

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!

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December Book to Live By

by on December 4, 2024

7 Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay

by Nancy Slonim Aronie

Women on Fire favorite Nancy Aronie celebrates her lifelong mission to help people tell their stories in her latest book. Filled with warmth and humor, Nancy’s prompts, inspiration, and hard-won wisdom empower you to write an unforgettable narrative. You’ll begin with an irresistible hook, employ compelling direct quotes, add drama, and use self-reflection to get readers into your corner. In a culture increasingly inundated with generic AI-generated text, a well-crafted personal narrative is more important than ever. Use Nancy’s secrets to stand out from the crowd to put your one-of-a-kind story onto the page.

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