Alright cuddling friends... I know some others of you are bibliophiles, lets share some of our recent favorites!!
Please post the books 📚 full title, Author, and a brief summary of why you recommend it and what its about.
I am reading /have read a few nonfictions lately that are simply amazing! 😀
My Grandmothers Hands, by Resmaa Menakem.
--Mending or hearts and bodies from trauma. Specifically, addressing the metabolization of racialized trauma. Specific activities to do and ways to support our own and communities healing
The Body is Not an Apology, by Sonya Renee Taylor
--Discusses the need for all bodies to be accepted as they are (genders, sizes, melanins, abilities, etc). Powerful!
Atlas of the Heart, by Brené Brown
--Theories around cultivating meaningful connection, and a map of human emotions (if you love this book a d/or BB, lemme know, I'm heading up to facilitate some discussions about these concepts soon..)
Atomic Habits, by James Clear
--"We do not rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems" How to create great habits in life...
When Breath Becomes Air, By Paul Kulanathi
--About the experience of what makes life worth living, memoir of a neurosurgeon.
Together, by Dr.Vivrk Murphy
--The healing power of connection in a sometimes lonely world... Gives scientific support to our need for connection and belonging ❤️.
Permission to Feel, Marc Brackett
--Great book about expanding and experiencing a wider emotional vocabulary.. . RULER is an amazing concept, especially for teaching emotional regulation to others. Image attached is what inspired me to post today.
-This feeling word is often how cuddling makes me feel!! Thanks to cuddle friends past and future for sharing coziness!