We are what we eat – and read! These are books on my bookshelf that have informed me, inspired me, are full of highlighting or notes, and that I return to for reference, and recommend regularly.

I think this book helped me appreciate being a woman properly for the first time when I read it. What a gift to be a woman – I return to it again and again, and the stories take on new meanings with every year lived. It is inspiring, moving, triggering.

Just like I think "Women Who Run with the Wolves" should be required reading for every man and woman, "Iron John" is a great counterpart that is very helpful if you want to understand more about men and the different kind of journey they go on as a male human.

Yugler explains different archetypes that can show up within psychedelic/ecstatic/mystical experiences (both as a facilitator and a journeyer) and I recognise all of this from quantum healing hypnosis sessions as well. The myths and stories he chose are beautiful, and he weaves his thoughts and experience as a facilitator together beautifully.

Helps you as a woman to identify which goddess archetypes you have a connection with, and how that plays out in your psychology – both in the light and shadow, now or in other phases of your life.

This book really shows how plants work with your whole being in multi-faceted ways. Cowan gives many real-life client examples and case studies. I remember reading it and it changed my understanding of plant energies and what working as a herbalist could look like.

Kimmerer's writing is absolutely beautiful, as is her voice, and this book is really a bridge between worlds. Zooming in on certain plants and ecosystems, as well as chapters in her life, blended the messages on multiple levels.

Simard blends her life story with her scientific tree discoveries in such a beautiful way that helps the information really land. It completely changes the way you think about how forests work, and helps you gain more insight and compassion for anyone working in science or activism.

Not only is Humboldt's life incredibly interesting, his life as an example also shows how science's role became more inflexible and separated in our times, and also how big a role the imagination has always played in making scientific discoveries.

This is a great book as an overview of the Ayurvedic approach to herbalism. You can dive into the background and the basic concepts without feeling like you're getting lost, and they keep it clear and succinct. Full of a long list of plants used in Ayurveda and how they are applied in healing.

A great one for looking up different herbs and also getting a very short and precise overview of concepts in Ayurveda or Traditional Chinese Medicine – seeking to share and show the commonalities between those and western herbalism traditions.

This book is a well-spring of information and also seeks to unify lots of different systems and find the patterns between them. I love how Popham brings in the astrological perspective as well, and his materia medica descriptions of certain plants are really helpful. This is dense, in a way, but amazing. Helps with pattern recognition.

A great, straightforward, well-organised book that somehow made the information more easily available to me and my pattern-loving brain.

Wood's work is grounded in tons of clinical herbalism practice and working with clients. When he writes about a certain plant, he always writes about the body and about example clients as well. This helps tremendously with recognising the different levels that plants work on. His writing style is down-to-earth and relatable.

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A deep dive into seven different plants, their personalities, and how they work on the different levels of a person: energetically, emotionally, physically. Sometimes learning from a few very clear examples is more helpful than a book attempting to cover everything.

Buhner's writing style is very intellectual or philosophical, but when you read his words you also feel like you're getting some kind of transmission. I had tons of ideas and thoughts connect while reading certain passages in this book, like it was hooking up different concepts that previously were just sat next to each other.

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Alison's work truly helped me foster better relationships with men and understand better how men and women think differently. I credit her work as having the biggest impact on my communication with the opposite sex.

This book goes deeper into detail after "Keys to the Kingdom" and gives more insight how to move through the world as a woman and communicate better with men for more enjoyment and collaboration for all.

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