Book Club

I absolutely loved this book. It’s such a simple, step-by-step guide to creating conscious relationships, and it offers a framework that’s both practical and deeply rooted in psychology. I’ve read a lot about romantic relationships—partly because of my passion for understanding love and partly because I’m currently working on my Vita Major for Relationship Coaching—and this book has become one of my all-time favorites.

What makes it so special is how well-structured it is. The authors base their approach on Imago Therapy, which focuses on the unconscious patterns we develop in childhood and how they shape our adult relationships. It’s an eye-opener to see how much our early experiences influence how we love and communicate as adults. The book is filled with actionable exercises and tools that help couples identify their patterns and work toward healthier, more fulfilling connections.

One concept that really stood out to me from this book is…

I really loved this book.

It felt like sitting down with a friend and having a fun, meaningful, honest conversation—light at times, but also deliciously deep.

As I was reading it, I kept reflecting on my own relationship with creativity, and especially on the environment I grew up in. I come from a very creative family, and not just in a casual sense, but in a very real, almost overwhelming way. My great-grandfather was a published writer, and my great-uncle was also a prolific writer who received one of the highest recognitions in Spain for his lifetime work. My uncle, Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, is one of the most widely read authors in the Spanish-speaking world, with more than one hundred published novels, many of which have been adapted into films. My brother is an internationally recognized plastic artist whose work lives in some of the most important art collections in the world…

After reading The Untethered Soul, I didn't think I would love Michael Singer's second book just as much. I thought nothing about his professional life could top all the concepts I had learned from The Untethered Soul. However, reading about his life story and how he lived from that state of flow, witnessing the synchronicities, was beautiful. It was like seeing everyday magic and miracles in action. This book reaffirmed that all is possible when you surrender to life, allowing life to experience itself through you.

I loved this book.

The Surrender Experiment is a personal account of Singer's journey towards inner peace and fulfillment through the practice of surrender. He shares his experiences of overcoming personal challenges, including addiction and relationship difficulties, by letting go of control and trusting in a higher power. The book explores surrender as a path to freedom from suffering and a deeper connection to the…

This month, instead of choosing a book about renewal directly, I wanted to share something that feels like renewal in a different way.

I’m recommending Nelson Mandela’s My African Stories, a collection of traditional African short stories gathered from across the continent—South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Congo, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, and more. The stories are illustrated by African artists, and each one carries the tone, texture, and imagination of its place of origin.

Mandela compiled this book with a simple and powerful intention: that African children would grow up listening to the stories of their own ancestors, their own cultures, their own lands. There is something deeply meaningful about that—to preserve voice, imagination, and history through storytelling.

I inherited this book from my father. He was a thirsty reader and had a unique instinct for choosing books that carried substance.

He loved this one—not only because of the beauty…