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About Progress

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Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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I love learning and talking about books, and I've found that getting back into reading—starting with just one or two books a month—is a key daily habit for my own personal development and learning how to be happier. That's why I dedicate a whole episode of More Personal to sharing my favorite reads every month! Today I'm sharing the best books I read in 2024 to give you a taste of what you get—it’s packed with recommendations across genres like historical fiction, romance, and non-fiction. Whether you're working on self-compassion, figuring out how to stop being a perfectionist, or looking for self-care-for-busy-moms ideas, joining the Supporters Club will get you exclusive access to all my book reviews and behind-the-scenes content! Celebrate 9 years of About Progress by submitting to our annual Favorite Things Giveaway! Simply leave a rating/review on Apple Podcasts. Favorite things + details on who won ⁠HERE⁠. Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal, including my upcoming 2025 Best Books Read Review! More for Moms Conference use code “LISTENER” for $20 off Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee Free DSL Training Full Show Notes This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth. Get up to 40% off at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Cozy Earth⁠⁠⁠⁠ with code "COZYPROGRESS" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to a special bonus episode
0:10.0	For About Progress, where we are about progress made practical.
0:14.6	I love to read. This is something that I did all growing up and into my adulthood,
0:20.7	but I largely stopped reading after my
0:23.4	second kid was born. Getting back into reading, starting with reading just one to two books a month
0:29.1	thanks to my first do-something list, gradually upticked to a major hobby and outlet. I love
0:36.3	learning about books. I love talking about books. I love
0:39.1	recommending books. So that's why the first episode of every single month on More Personal is
0:44.5	the book report, where I report in on the books I read the month prior. At the end of last year,
0:50.6	our first year of More Personal, I took a lot of time to create a year in review
0:56.9	where I reported on the best books I read in 2024. Right now I'm in the middle of prepping
1:03.2	that same kind of episode for 2025. But here on the public feed with About Progress, I wanted to
1:09.8	share 2024's book review as good book
1:14.1	recommendations are timeless and listening in shows you what you'll get in the upcoming one I'm
1:20.4	going to be doing for 2025. More personal, if you don't know, is my private premium always afree
1:26.9	podcast where I lean into the personal side of personal development.
1:31.0	It's one of the exclusive benefits for members of the Supporters Club, starting at the Bestie and then the ride or die levels.
1:39.0	The Supporters Club is what has made my work with About Progress even possible.
1:43.9	There's a whole episode in January of
1:46.5	24 that details why we need a financial net for the show. But the nutshell is, is we need it.
1:54.9	And because we have one now, we're able to stick around about progress as a podcast, is able to still be here and be free,
2:03.0	and it's largely what has helped us outlast the ad apocalypse. That was 2023 through 2024.
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