27/10/2026
⚘.⋆˚࿔ Love, happiness & being human ⚘.⋆˚࿔
Books that make us think, feel, question things and maybe understand ourselves a little better.
I especially love the idea that a book can outlive the person we were when we first picked it up. We leave little pieces of ourselves in the pages.. underlined sentences, scribbled notes, the things that made sense to us at a particular moment in time. 🌱
Finding my mum’s old underlinings felt a bit like meeting a younger version of her. A reminder that our mums had whole lives, questions, heartbreaks and becoming of their own before we came along.
What books have stayed with you over the years? 🌙
The books:
1. Know About Love - Dolly Alderton
For the messy, funny, complicated business of love. The romantic kind, the friendship kind, and the kind we have to learn to give ourselves.
2. Secrets About Life Every Woman Should Know - Barbara De Angelis
Spiritual wisdom on love, self-worth and living a more fulfilling life. My mum bought this book years ago, I think around the time she and my dad split up. Some of it feels a little dated now, but the heart of it still holds true.
What I love most is seeing all the bits she highlighted, the passages that spoke to her, the words she wanted to hold onto. It feels like finding little traces of her past self tucked between the pages. A version of her who was figuring things out, too. And there’s something quite beautiful about that.
3. Creating Happiness and Health - Barbara Fredrickson
A little reminder that happiness isn’t just something we stumble upon. There’s so much to learn about positive emotions, connection and the small things that help us feel more alive.
