we have big, brilliant, beautiful brains

Let’s give them some nourishment.

books, podcasts, and such

I love learning.

Being introduced to new information is so fun (and sometimes very challenging) and I am all for it!

A friend’s insight, podcast episode, book recommendation, new sport or activity—I have grown immensely as a human, by being open and curious to new ideas and new ways of thinking.

Here are some of my favorite discoveries. They are centered around learning and allowing the belief that you and your interests are worth investing in.

If you have a favorite book, or podcast, or resource that you would recommend, send me an email, and I would love to check it out!

books

  • play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Dr. Stuart Brown, with Christopher Vaughan Annie Bloom's Books

  • Untamed by Glennon Doyle Powell's Books

  • Salt Water by Brianna Wiest

  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Powell's Books

  • The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy Powell's Books

  • The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

  • You Better be Lightening by Andrea Gibson Powell's Books

*Whenever you are able, please consider buying from your local bookstore or borrowing a copy from the library.

podcasts

  • FUN: What the hell is it and why do we need it? by We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle

  • Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain by Huberman Lab

  • Stuart Brown—Play, Spirit, and Character by On Being with Krista Tippett

  • The Happiness Expert That Made 51 Million People Happier: Mo Gawdat by The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett

  • Zach Bush, MD’s Beautiful Vision for Human & Planetary Evolution by The Rich Roll Podcast

 

other resources

“play is the portal to neuroplasticity.”

— Huberman Lab