10 books to empower your personal strength

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Have you ever described another woman as being “so strong”? What does that mean to you? Are there things she possesses that you wish you had inside you? Do you feel like those characteristics may benefit your life in meaningful ways? What does that look like?

Being strong isn’t just an innate ability. With present awareness, it can be cultivated. Staying in observance of choices and patterns. It may not happen overnight, but with self-awareness and consistent practice, making the feeling of strength your own is possible.

This is a list of books to help you identify and strengthen your inner strength, narrow in on the voice of power, and fine-tune your inner badass.

1. This is for the women who don’t give a fuck by Janne Robinson

2. Women Who Run With Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

3. Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light by Nikita Gill

4. “A Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson

5. “You can heal your life” by Louise Hay

6. Untamed by Glennon Doyle

7. The Authenticity Principle: Resist Conformity, Embrace Differences, and Transform How You Live, Work, and Lead by Ritu Bhasin

8. I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brené Brown

9. Girl On Fire: How to Choose Yourself, Burn the Rule Book, and Blaze Your Own Trail in Life and Business by Cara Alwill Leyba

10. If Women Rose Rooted: A Life-changing Journey to Authenticity and Belonging by Sharon Blackie

11. Embracing Your Darkness: An Intuitive Woman's Guide to Empowerment, Holistic Healing & Spiritual Growth Through Shadow Work by Y.D. Gardens