Books That Have Impacted Me Lately

I think one of the greatest gifts of my sobriety is the time and energy I have to challenge myself and my worldview through books and discourse. After burn out from college, I was able to rediscover my love for reading thanks to Libby in 2022. Nothing beats an audiobook and a nice walk. I have learned so much about myself and encountered so much healing and insight thanks to these books. These books have sparked meaningful conversations with those around me and many are recommendations that I have collected from the people that matter most to me. Compiling this list made me realize how many books I have been reading and how deeply impacted I have been by the voices of those around me. This list includes nonfiction, autobiographies, high school reading, and all sorts of fictional books, in no particular order. 

My favorite CD this week is none other than the Tarzan soundtrack. Would love if you commented book or album recommendations, or if you want to chat about any of these books :) Thanks for reading friends!

• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson

• Unmasking Autism by Devon Price

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessell van der Kolk

• What Happened to You by Oprah Winfrey

• All About Love by Bell Hooks

• I Might Regret This by Abbi Jacobson

• Atomic Habits by James Clear

• Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergast

• Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

• The Ethical Slut by Janet Hardy and Dossie Eaton

• Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given

• Cosy by Laura Weir

• Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

• The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson 

• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

• The Way Forward by Yung Pueblo

• Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

• Polysecure by Jessica Fern

• Unreasonable hospitality by Will Guidara

• Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

• Animal Farm by George Orwell

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

• To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 

• The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins 

• Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings

• The Hilarious World of Depression by John Moe

• I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy

• Down the Drain by Julia Fox

• One Piece by Eiichiro Oda :3

Till next time,

Ken and Cerb