ljepson@maine.rr.com 207.671.8936
Anybody who knows me knows I have an insatiable curiosity and desire to learn. I am forever burying my nose in a book, chasing down a topic on the internet, or scribbling notes in my trusty spiral notebook (it’s pretty worn by now!). I absolutely love passing along and sharing information that I’ve collected along my path – it gives me such a thrill to recommend a great book or CD or website to someone. It’s like passing along a key to unlock a gate or room someone longs to enter. I also love support businesses, writers, and artists who are truly bringing their gifts into this world. So here are some of my favorites finds organized according to a few key topics. If you’ve got more, I’d love to hear from you!
Enjoy.
Finding (and Following) Your Calling
What do I want to do with my life?
by Po BronsonI read this book when I was first considering starting my own business. It's well written and chocked full of stories of real people taking the plunge into the unknown. Very inspiring.
http://www.eightprinciples.com/
This site features an amazing short video that is guaranteed to bring you home to yourself – it should be part of an operating manual for life as far as I’m concerned.
True North: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
by Martha Beck
Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life
by Gregg Michael Levoy
The Best Year of Your Life: Dream It, Plan It, Live it
by Debbie Ford
http://www.barbarababkirk.com/
Barbara is one of the many midwives of my business for whom I will be eternally grateful. As a career counselor, she was incredibly valuable at helping me to clarify my vision and get out of my own way. She also is a dynamite speaker and writer and runs an annual women’s retreat in Provence, France. She’s a gem.
Women’s Wisdom
Calling the Circle
by Christina Baldwin
Urgent Message from Mother: Gather the Women Save the World
by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Circle of Stones
by Judith Duerk
Crossing to Avalon
by Jean Shinoda Bolen
The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and The World
by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Women in the Workplace
In the Company of Women: Turning Workplace Conflict Into Powerful Alliances
by Pat Heim and Susan Murphy
Women’s Inhumanity to Woman
by Phyllis Chesler
Careerpreneurs: Lessons from Leading Women Entrepreneurs on Building a Career Without Borders
by Dorothy Perrin Moore
Midlife Crisis at 30: How the Stakes Have Changed for A New Generation – And What To Do About it
by Lia Macko and Kerry Rubin
Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids & Life in a Half-Changed World
by Peggy Orenstein
The First Sex: The Natural Talents of Women and How They Are Changing The World
by Helen Fisher
Women’s Reality: An Emerging Female System in a White Male Society
by Anne Wilson Schaef
The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership
by Sally Helgesen
A Woman’s Path
edited by Lucy Mccauley, Amy Carlson & Jennifer Leo
Creativity
Inspiration Sandwich by SARK
Change
The Joy Is in the Journey: A Woman’s Guide through Crisis and Change
by Betty Hill Crowson
Eat Mangoes Naked: Finding Pleasure Everywhere and Dancing with the Pits!
by SARK
Transformation Soup: Healing for the Splendidly Imperfect
by SARK
On Matters of Money
http://www.makemineamillion.org/m3/home.php
Prosperity Pie: How to Relax About Money and Everything Else
by SARK
Real Prosperity: Using the Power of Intuition to Create Financial and Spiritual Abundance
by Lynn Robinson
Our Wildest Dreams: Women Entrepreneurs Making Money, Having Fun, Doing Good
by Joline Godfrey
Women’s Health
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
by Christiane Northrup
Creating Heath (tape series)
by Christiane Northrup
Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
http://www.komen.org
Spirituality
Simply Pray
by Eric Wikstrom
Keep Simple Ceremonies
by Eiker & Saphire
http://www.dailyom.com
Women Supporting Girls/Women
http://www.mainewomensfund.org
http://www.hardygirlshealthywomen.org
http://www.makemineamillion.org/m3/home.php
http://www.mainewomensjournal.com
http://womensenews2005.aptinet.com/aboutus.html
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9741
http://www.womenworkandcommunity.org
http://www.nh.gov/csw (NH Commission on the Status of Women)
http://www.dressforsuccess.org
http://yourownrubyslippers.com
Pregnancy & Mothering
Birthing from Within
by Pam England
The Baby Catcher: The Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
by Peggy Vincent
Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting
by Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn
home | who is She? | coaching | consulting | circles | retreats | resources | contact