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I don’t know about you guys, but I’m all about reading articles, blogs and books regarding self-improvement. Who wouldn’t want to keep improving themselves and reach their full potential throughout their life? Not only that, having books like these will always allow you to read back through things you might have forgotten. They will always be there to give you that punch of inspiration, motivation and reflection about your life and yourself at any point in time. Like my Grandma has always said, “books have always been there for me, when no one else has.” So, with that in mind, here are some books I think any woman should read to encourage self-love.

1. “Adventures for your Soul”: Shannon Kaiser

This book is all about self-reflection in regards to figuring out what your passions are, what motivates you and what is going to make YOU happy overall. Shannon Kaiser gives a bit of personal experiences from her life, mentioning how she quit her big-time corporate job at an advertising agency to become a travel writer. She goes in depth about how she was at a loss with her life and unsatisfied with her career, herself and her living situation. She explains how she had no idea how to start, but knew enough to stop everything that was unsatisfying in her life and take a chance to do something different. It’s about starting over and taking the risks because you never know how they might play out.

2.     BIG MAGIC: Elizabeth Gilbert

 

If the title hasn’t already explained enough, this book is all about embracing your creativity in life. Whether it’s wanting to become a writer like Elizabeth Gilbert did or going with your gut in terms of ideas with full force, this book tells you to keep going until you get there. Gilbert mentions how a lot of the time people hold back on ideas, creativity and doing things a certain way or the way they really want to because of fear. It can be because there’s a fear of change, a fear of not being good enough or creative enough and so on. She tells people in her book to stop listening to your own negativity and fear because if you don’t, you’re going to continue living your life that way.

3.    Radical Self-Love: Gala Darling

 

This book has an interesting twist on self-love. Gala Darling discusses a variety of topics in regards to loving yourself, loving others, and how to incorporate self-love strategies into your daily life. She talks about anything from style to working out and career aspirations to cutting out toxic people in your life and self-loathing. Gala Darling motivates her readers to do anything that is going to get them one step closer to self-love. This book demonstrates that in order for someone to be happy in life, relationships with others and really anything else, they have to love themselves first.

4. “Bella Grace”

 

Okay, so this isn’t a book, it’s actually a literary magazine titled “Bella Grace.” I absolutely love this magazine; it’s not like any other one I’ve come across before. The cool thing about it is that you can keep it forever because it’s a magazine and personal journal all in one. The magazine has a variety of self-reflection activities to do such as lists, calendars and pages to write journal entries. The magazine has beautiful photography inside along with personal stories from its readers. “Bella Grace” is a magazine about embracing the small things and appreciating beauty in the every day.

 

 

 

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Hilary Lindell

U Wyoming '18

Hilary is a graduate from the University of Wyoming where she got her degree in Communications with a minor in Marketing. She is an avid coffee and tea drinker, enjoys fall, reading, traveling, golfing, fashion and random adventures. Originally a Wyoming native, she has always had a love for the ocean and wished she was a mermaid living near the sea.
Abbey Williams

U Wyoming '19

Abbey is a senior at the University of Wyoming and is currently majoring in Journalism. She couldn't imagine a world without Jesus, coffee, The 1975, Twitter or her family. You'll usually find her at a concert or cafe somewhere, which is where she spends majority of her free-time. Talking to band members after their shows is a hobby, along with thrifting & indulging in all aspects of pop culture. After college, she plans to spend more time at concerts, getting paid to write about music and bands.