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Five books Haven doulas have been reading recently

  • 12 hours ago
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One of the most common self-care tools Haven doulas frequently use is reading. Sometimes, that reading is specifically grief related; other times, it's just fun. In either case, books are a frequent balm for the bereavement doula's soul.


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To help expand your TBR (to be read) list, we've got some great recommendations from different Haven doulas on their recent beloved reads!



#1: Anne of Green Gables



By LM Montgomery

"In the midst of supporting others through grief, it's important to connect with joy. Anne's delight in nature was a beautiful reminder for me to tune into the natural world. At the end of the book, there is a lovely passage about the feelings that can come while reconciling with grief."



#2: Marriage Be Hard


By Kevin and Melissa Fredericks

"It's funny with great insight. He is a comedian. It has a little bit of a Christian bend on it."




#3: William Shakespeare's Star Wars


By Ian Doescher

"My husband and I just listened to this audiobook, which is the Skywalker Saga retold in iambic pentameter, complete with voice actors, stage directors, and the whole shebang. That was fantastic, and listening to the audiobook was really fun. If it sounds interesting to you, you’re probably going to love it."




#4: Ruins

By Lily Brooks-Dalton

"Ruins (2026) by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a page-turning, dystopian novel about the search for a lost empire. Archaeologist professor, Ember Agni, is an unlikable protagonist, but you can't help but get swept away in her obsession with uncovering a past - or future - that the Earth has reclaimed."





#5: Ella Minnow Pea

By Mark Dunn

"I recently devoured the novel Ella Minnow Pea. Premise: in the birthplace of the guy who coined the pangram ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,’ the city council starts outlawing letters of the alphabet as they fall off the inscription of his statue. The novel follows suit, so as the letters are outlawed from usage, they disappear from the book. How do you organize resistance, or tell someone you have fallen in love with them, with fewer and fewer letters? This was a great read and made me reflect on the importance – and unifying nature – of language.”




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