As the year winds down, I love slowing things down a bit, opening my 2026 Thriving in Motherhood Planner, working through the vision section, and taking time to reflect on what actually stayed with me this year. One of my favorite parts of that process is reviewing the books I read. This year, I read over 60 books. When I sat down to reflect, I narrowed that list first to the ones that truly stood out, and then distilled it even further to my top favorites across fiction, memoir, nonfiction, and a small handful of self-help books that genuinely impacted how I live day to day. In this episode, I'm sharing: <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> The fiction series that gave me deep, genuine belly laughs at the end of long days </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> The nonfiction and memoirs that expanded how I think about resilience, perspective, history, and human experience </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> The self-help books that actually changed my habits, not just my ideas </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> How I choose what to read in different seasons of life (especially as a homeschooling mom of five) </li> </ul> These are the books that shaped how I think, how I rest, how I parent, and how I move into a new year with intention, without pressure to read more, faster, or "better." Resources: Previous Book Lists Top Books of 2023: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLMNVWoyWxQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLMNVWoyWxQ</a> Top Books of 2024: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDU1QwZm0rM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDU1QwZm0rM</a> Books I Read During My Tech Fast 2025: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI7v_2DmlP8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI7v_2DmlP8</a> Designing Your Personal Curriculum For 2025: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyc-YCDjtfQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyc-YCDjtfQ</a> Deep Dive Book Club: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK0Nd4dbVRA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK0Nd4dbVRA</a> Non-Fiction Books An Immense World: <a href= "https://amzn.to/3Mwtman">https://amzn.to/3Mwtman</a> American Nations: <a href= "https://amzn.to/4pFAUpR">https://amzn.to/4pFAUpR</a> Brave the Wild River: <a href= "https://amzn.to/48TWI9Z">https://amzn.to/48TWI9Z</a> Empire of Pain: <a href= "https://amzn.to/4s0S6aG">https://amzn.to/4s0S6aG</a> Memoir Solito: <a href= "https://amzn.to/4rWGJ3A">https://amzn.to/4rWGJ3A</a> The House of My Mother: <a href= "https://amzn.to/4s0RYIe">https://amzn.to/4s0RYIe</a> The Happiest Man On Earth: <a href= "https://amzn.to/4oZxNrM">https://amzn.to/4oZxNrM</a> Semi Well Adjusted Despite Absolutely Everything: <a href="https://amzn.to/3XZrUzH">https://amzn.to/3XZrUzH</a> Self-Help Books The Glucose Revolution: <a href= "https://amzn.to/4j04dkf">https://amzn.to/4j04dkf</a> The Power of Now: <a href= "https://amzn.to/3YB8Ckd">https://amzn.to/3YB8Ckd</a> Thrivers: <a href= "https://amzn.to/4oQnmGF">https://amzn.to/4oQnmGF</a> Fiction Books The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lions: <a href= "https://amzn.to/3L21cn6">https://amzn.to/3L21cn6</a>

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