Book & Podcast Recommendations to Survive #COVID19 According to 8 Female Business Owners

Looking for book or podcast recommendations to survive COVID19? I’ve collected favorites from 8 intelligent, resourceful, and entrepreneurial business-owning women and compiled their answers below. Save this blog post for next time you need a book or podcast recommendation!

Tricia Snyder, Owner of Trish

Book Recommendation(s):

• Educated by Tara Westover

• Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

• Wild by Cheryl Strayed

• The tender bar by j.r. Moehringer

• shataram by gregory david roberts

• a house in the sky by amanda lindhout & sara corbett

• the art forger by shapiro

Must reads that will make anyone feel better, happier, grateful and even educated. Very cool 😎 grouping of my favorites! Some old and some new but all an experience worth the adventure and time!

Xoxo 😘 TRISH

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Sara Andrews, Owner of Wanderful Boxes

Book Recommendation:

• Shoe Dog by Phil Night

Shoe Dog is like an autobiography, business book and economics book all rolled into one. Obviously we know Nike’s success but I like getting a look at the turbulence they endured and how they adapted and overcame.

Podcast Recommendation:

• How I Built This with Guy Raz

How I Built This gives a look at the challenges people faced early on and I like the questions they ask as far as how founders overcame them. I appreciate the authenticity and how they include the losses as well as the wins. 

- Sara

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Kristin Joslin, Owner of Cocoa Nouveau

Podcast Recommendation(s):

• The Box of Oddities with Katrina Walls & Jethro Toth

• Intentional Conversations with Melanie scott

I am addicted to The Box of Oddities podcast! I started from the very beginning and you never know what you will learn. I love Intentional Conversations and Shots of Inspiration from Melanie Scott, it just depends on my mood. Right now I am all in on box of oddities. It is addicting and so much fun. The couple is awesome.

- Kristin

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Sarah Blehm, Owner of Method Wellness

Book Recommendation:

• The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho

I feel like I get something new out of it every time I read it!

Podcast Recommendation:

• How I Built This with Guy Raz

I am obsessed with How I Built This (basic, I know, but still I love it).

- Sarah

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Perry Orourke, Owner of Purely Elderberry and Wellness

Book Recommendation:

• Boundless: Upgrade your brain, optimize your body and defy aging by Ben Greenfield

I got Ben Greenfield’s new book, Boundless: Upgrade Your Brain, OptimizeYour Body and Defy Aging, as a gift a couple months ago and have really enjoyed reading it.

Podcast Recommendation:

• Ben Greenfield Fitness

Any podcast from him are great, too. This episode,Healthy Drinking 101: How To Make Feel-Good, Alcohol-Free Cocktails Chock Full of Nootropics, Adaptogens & Botanicals! is cool.

- Perry

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Jacqueline Weisberg, Owner of Empowered Mind Wellness

Book Recommendation(s):

I’m incredibly passionate about personal empowerment, healing, and transformation, and therefore it’s no surprise that the book genres I love fall in the same categories. Some of my many faves include:

• Awakening Shakti by sally kempton

  A book about how embodying aspects of the Divine feminine can potentize and transform your life. 

• The Universe Has Your Back by gabrielle bernstein, Outrageous Openness by tosha silver, CreatIng a Life You Love by Swami shankarananda, and Conversations with Grace by (my friend) julianne haycox

  Faith-based books for inspiration & intentionality with personal accounts of spiritual transformation.

• The Book of Awakening by mark nepo, A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield, The Book of Joy by dalai lama, The Five Invitations by frank ostaseski

  Buddhist and spiritually based books with practical applications for healing, living life fully and appreciating the preciousness of your beautiful human life.

• The Body Keeps the Score by bessel van der kolk

  A  neuroscience based book written by a foremost expert on healing trauma through adjunctive modalities including mindfulness, breath, movement, and others.

I hope you enjoy and love these as much as I do!

- Jacqueline

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Mia Byrd, Owner of Byrdhouse Creative + Byrdhouse Bridal

Book Recommendation:

• If You Have to Cry, Go Outside by Kelly Cutrone

• Normal gets you nowhere by Kelly Cutrone

Both books by Kelly Cutrone- ‘If You Have to Cry, Go Outside’ and ‘Normal Gets You Nowhere’ are two faves. They inspire women to speak up, be bold while being professional, and work hard to perfect their crafts and reach life goals.

Podcast Recommendation:

• The Daily by The new york times

I’m generally immersed in the creative world, but I want to stay in tune with the world around me and current events. It’s a 20 minute daily podcast featuring important current events.

- Mia

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Brittany Tilley, Owner of Tilley’s Social Threads

Book Recommendation:

• The Big leap by Gay Hendricks

This book is good for creatives/entrepreneurs or anyone really.

Podcast Recommendation

• The Science of social media by Buffer

I also like The Science of Social Media by Buffer. I always tell people to take everything with a grain of salt. You don’t have to do everything they say, just glean tidbits to start new projects or ideas!

- Brittany

What about you? What have you been reading or listening to lately? Comment below! I’d love to hear.

Cheers,

Emily