JillDiaz

I am a writer, a college counselor, an entrepreneur, momma and a wife. And man do I love to read. The most common question I get asked on the daily is "Can you recommend a book for me?".  I love sharing books that are changing my life and have had a deep impact on me, browse below for my favorites all while supporting independent bookstores, win-win! Happy Reading! 

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
The Happiness Project, Tenth Anniversary Edition: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and
The Secret
You Are a Badass(r): How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
A Return to Love CD
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
The Alchemist
The Celestine Prophecy
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
Untamed
The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less
Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women
The Happiness Project, Tenth Anniversary Edition: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and
Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday Life
Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Untamed
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Bossypants
The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.
More Myself: A Journey
The Duke and I: Bridgerton
City of Girls
The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.
Water for Elephants
The Help
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
The Awakened Family: How to Raise Empowered, Resilient, and Conscious Children
The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge)
Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children
When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God Is Speaking (Revised, Updated)
The Shack
Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life
For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards
Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind
The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions
The Book of Longings
My Heart and Other Black Holes
A Wish in the Dark
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner
Wonder
Here We Are Now
Other Words for Home: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus: Volume 1
Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus: Volume 2
Outside in: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
Through Your Eyes: My Child's Gift to Me
Tomorrow I'll Be Brave
When I Pray for You
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings (Anniversary)
Giraffes Can't Dance (Board Book)
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree
We Are Together
Tomorrow I'll Be Kind
I Am a Promise
Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z
On the Night You Were Born
The Organic Artist for Kids: A DIY Guide to Making Your Own Eco-Friendly Art Supplies from Nature
Red: A Crayon's Story
The Princess in Black, Books 1-3: The Princess in Black; The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party; The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunn
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition (Anniversary)
Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic (Art Book for Artists, Creative Self-Help Book)
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
The Next Right Thing Guided Journal: A Decision-Making Companion
Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul
Breathe, Mama, Breathe: 5-Minute Mindfulness for Busy Moms
Blessings: Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life