Probably my favourite book of all time. Counterintuitive life advice that resonates and redefines a lot of standard self-development advice.

Hope disguises the uncomfortable truth - that nothing in our lives really matter. This book takes on hope and the meaning of life in a whole new way.

Brown shares her push for wholehearted living: seeing ourselves as lovable and worthy of belonging. We should embrace our imperfections, and engage with them.

The way of the Essentialist is the relentless pursuit of less but better. The way of the Essentialist rejects the idea that we can fit it all in, instead it’s about making real trade-offs and tough decisions.

The science and philosophy of meditation and enlightenment and getting to Buddhist truths about more critically viewing feelings abstaining from less judgement