Book Club

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…

I first read Wired for Love as part of my coaching certification program. Later, I picked it up again, and while it wasn’t a radically different experience the second time, it certainly deepened my understanding. With more knowledge and hands-on experience to draw from, the concepts felt even more grounded and applicable—not only to my personal life, but also to the work I do with clients.

This book gave me so much clarity about how I had shown up in past relationships, how those dynamics had played out, and how I could begin doing things differently moving forward. It was eye-opening in the best way. It also gave me incredibly valuable tools and insights to support the people I work with—especially couples.

In fact, Wired for Love has become a foundational text for how I work with couples. I help them create, understand, and nourish what Dr. Tatkin calls the…