How To Read Your Way To Feminine Empowerment

As women, we have a unique history of folklore, myths, wisdom, and education about our bodies and psyche. For me, empowerment has come with education. When I know more about my lineage, my bodily systems, and the societal influences of my ideas, I can make more informed decisions about my health, relationships, desires, and path in life. I put together a mix of books below to start you on the path of inspiration to know more, question more, and move forward with confidence.

1. Disrupt-Her: A Manifesto for the Modern Woman by Miki Agrawal

For the entrepreneur at heart, this daring book about navigating the business and social world as a determined woman will have you fired up and ready to take action.

2. The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

If you've ever struggled with body image issues and find yourself frustrated by your wavering mind to love yourself one moment and judge and compare yourself the next, this quick read will flip all the ideas you've had about body image on its head. Take this one in with care.

3. Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés.

This collection of myths is full of mind blowing stories to make your heart pump and feel a confusing longing to return to yourself. I get something different every time I read a story from this collection. Some times in my life one story will really speak to me and change the way I'm seeing an entire situation in my life. Read this book slowly and with care, and let your mind wander with possibilities.

4. Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power by Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer and Alexandra Pope.

If you are in the menstruating years of your life, this read is an invaluable tool for knowing how to read your body through your cycles. Packed with information, practices, and personal stories, this book will show you a whole new way to organize your life.

5. Untamed by Glennon Doyle

This book gained fire in early 2020 because of the author's stark honesty about living in a culture that expected her to be labeled and put in boxes and what it meant to her to break free.

Happy reading!