1244: 6 Books You're Going to Want to Buy, Read, and Take Seriously in 2026
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Hosted by Heather Chauvin | Insights inspired by Mel Robbins, Bréne Brown, Danielle Laporte, Elizab
4.6 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
"I'm a fan of quality versus quantity and reading one book all year, but mastering everything that you have learned in that book."
In this episode, Heather shares her top six books for growing as a parent, business owner, and person in 2026. But these aren't just any old books to add to your stack; they're the books she keeps on hand to read and reread because they're a wealth of knowledge and insight that can change your life, if you integrate their wisdom. The big takeaway from this episode that will transform your life if you follow it? That you don't need to read more. You need to commit to taking action around what you learn until you've mastered it.
What to listen for:
✨ Why Heather recommends reading only 10 books a year, no more
✨ The importance of quality vs. quantity when it comes to books
✨ Focus on integration over endless consumption
"So many people are addicted to information and personal development. They don't realize that part of the challenge of why they're not attracting or receiving what they want and desire in their lives is because they are blocking themselves from receiving."
✨ The art of learning how to receive and why most women can't
✨ Getting out of your head and into your heart, because we need both
✨ Why you should be changing your identity at least once a year
"If you're actually doing the work, even if it's just tiny, tiny, tiny habits, you're going to become a different person. Your identity is going to change. And when your identity changes, you need to change your habits."
✨ Essential conversations that parents need to have
✨ Addressing brain imbalances to help your children thrive
✨ Building rich relationships and embodying generosity as a value
Grab copies of these books now:
✨ Abundant Ever After by Cathy Heller
✨ Dying to Be a Good Mother by Heather Chauvin
✨ Atomic Habits by James Clear
✨ A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
✨ Rich Relationships by Selena Soo
✨ Disconnected Kids by Dr. Robert Melillo
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| 0:00.0 | I tell people this a lot. When you're in my world, you should be changing your identity at least |
| 0:05.7 | once a year. And what I mean by that is if you are actually integrating these habits, okay? |
| 0:12.2 | So if you are actually doing the work, even if it's just tiny, tiny, tiny habits, you are |
| 0:17.8 | going to become a different person. Your identity is going to change. |
| 0:22.1 | And when your identity changes, you need to change your habits. |
| 0:47.9 | Six books, you are going to want to buy, read, and gift, and you need to take seriously in 26. So before I dive into today's episode, I want to make it very clear that I would probably |
| 0:57.1 | tell you to read maybe 10 books only. And the reason why I'm going to say that is because |
| 1:05.1 | everyone always asks me for book recommendations and I don't often have a lot of books for them to recommend |
| 1:12.3 | because 90% of the books that I read are shit. I remember, I think it was Alex Hermosey saying |
| 1:19.2 | that, like everyone advocates for reading, but if it's a shitty book, I just like stop reading |
| 1:26.2 | it and put it down. And because people can write |
| 1:29.3 | books quicker and quicker these days, I am not a huge fan of reading a lot of books. I'm also a fan |
| 1:36.9 | of quality versus quantity and reading one book all year, but mastering everything that you have learned in that book. |
| 1:48.4 | And so instead of just acquiring more information, I am really a fan of integration. |
| 1:56.0 | I mean, I've always been a fan of integration, but I can just see that so many people are crippled with |
| 2:02.4 | information. So that's kind of like a stake that I am putting in the ground, especially next |
| 2:07.9 | year, which is integration. So I'm going to talk about these six books and let's dive in. So the first |
| 2:15.9 | book that I want to talk about is Abundant Ever After. So this book is in |
| 2:22.0 | paperback. It is hard copy. It was written by a friend and colleague Kathy Heller. And the reason why I'm |
| 2:30.0 | actually even have her in my list is because for whatever reason, when I actually read this book, |
| 2:37.4 | I was like, Kathy, you are hitting a pain point. And that pain point is the art of receiving. |
| 2:45.2 | And so many people are addicted to information and personal development. and they do not realize that part of the |
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