08/31/2026
A Monday Moment with Laura!
What is one book you have read that you absolutely love?
I’m going to answer this one from the perspective of a neurodivergent brain, because choosing one book doesn’t really reflect how I read.
I’ve read many, many parts of wonderful books. I seldom read only one book at a time .
I usually have three or four on the go and I rarely read a book straight from front to back unless it’s a really good fantasy novel.
Instead, I tend to collect pieces: ideas, passages, stories and concepts that stay with me.
So rather than one favourite book, here are pieces of some of the books that have stayed with me most:
• Atlas of the Heart — Brené Brown
• The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog — Bruce D. Perry & Maia Szalavitz
• Man’s Search for Meaning — Viktor E. Frankl
• A Child’s Garden of Verses — Robert Louis Stevenson, particularly “The Swing”
Maybe that’s my answer: I don’t necessarily have a favourite book. I have favourite pieces of books that have found their way into how I understand people, childhood, trauma, connection, resilience and meaning.
What is one of your favourite books and or part of a book?
