BOOKS THAT HAVE INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED ME
WRITING & STORYTELLING
Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel by Lisa Cron
Your Brain on Ink: A Workbook on Neuroplasticity and the Journal Ladder by Kathleen Adams
The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition by Julia Cameron
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond (Artist's Way) by Julia Cameron
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life by Natalie Goldberg
Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America by Natalie Goldberg
Coyote Wisdom: The Power of Story in Healing by Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Remapping Your Mind: The Neuroscience of Self-Transformation through Story by Lewis Mehl-Madrona
The Heroine's Journey by Maureen Murdock
The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler
The Byline Bible: Get Published in Five Weeks by Susan Shapiro
Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story by Christina Baldwin
Writing to Change the World: An Inspiring Guide for Transforming the World with Words by Mary Pipher
REMINISCENCE, LIFE REVIEW, GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR:
Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir by Natalie Goldberg
The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life by Marion Roach Smith
Your Life as Story: Discovering the "New Autobiography" and Writing Memoir as Literature by Tristine Rainer
Journey of Memoir: The Three Stages of Memoir Writing by Linda Joy Myers
Writing Your Legacy: The Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Life Story by Richard Campbell & Cheryl Svensson
Where To Go From Here by Dr. James Birren
Telling the Stories of Life through Guided Autobiography Groups by Dr. James Birren
Reminiscence and Life Story Work: A Practice Guide by Faith Gibson
The Art and Science of Reminiscing by Jeffrey Webster
Writing Works: A Resource Handbook for Therapeutic Writing Workshops and Activities by Victoria Field
THE FEMININE, MIDLIFE & OTHER FUN STUFF
She: Understanding Feminine Psychology by Robert Johnson
The Grail Legend by Emma Jung
The Feminine in Fairytales by Marie-Louise von Franz
The Cat (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts) by Marie-Louise von Franz
MISCELLANEOUS
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Recollections: An Autobiography by Viktor Frankl
Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing by Jamie Holmes
Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen
Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It by Ian Leslie
Way of the Winding Path: A Map for the Labyrinth of Life by M.A. Hogan & Eve Eschne