There are seasons in life when your heart feels too heavy, your mind too tired, and your dreams too far away.

I lived through those seasons — as a foreigner trying to build a life in Japan, as a mother learning to be strong for her children, and as a woman silently fighting to find her worth again.

During those moments, I discovered something precious:

Books can become lifelines.

Companions.

Healing hands.

Quiet voices that remind you not to give up.

The books on this page are the very ones that carried me through my hardest chapters.

They are the pages that held my tears, lifted my faith, softened my fears, and reminded me that even broken hearts can rise again… and again.

These aren’t just “book recommendations.”

They are pieces of my journey.

The lessons I lived.

The wisdom I needed.

The strength I borrowed when I had none left.

Every book here shaped who I am as:

✨ a mother,

✨ a foreigner in Japan,

✨ a dreamer rebuilding her life,

✨ and a woman learning to love herself again.

I share them with you in the hope that even one story, one message, or one chapter becomes the light you need in your own journey.

💛 WHY THIS PAGE EXISTS

This page is for the woman who feels tired…

for the dreamer who feels lost…

for the mother carrying everything alone…

for the foreigner searching for belonging…

for the soul that needs permission to heal, to grow, to start again.

I created this space so you don’t have to search endlessly for guidance.

These books already helped me find my way — and now I hope they help you find yours.

📚 WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE

This page gathers the books I’ve shared across my blog —

from mindset-changing guides

to deeply healing reads

to empowering stories that helped me rediscover hope.

Here, you’ll find:

✨ Books for healing

✨ Books for confidence

✨ Books for self-worth

✨ Books that help you shift your mindset

✨ Books that remind you of your strength

✨ Books that open your heart to bigger dreams

✨ Books for navigating life as a foreigner

Under each book, I will place my Amazon affiliate link —

So you can easily explore the same pages that guided me.

But before you look through the books, I want to tell you this:

No matter what you’re going through right now, you are not alone.

You are not behind.

And you are not done becoming the person you’re meant to be.

Some of these books held me when I felt like breaking.

Some lifted me when I didn’t believe in myself.

Some helped me forgive — others helped me dream again.

If even one book speaks to your heart, then this page has done its purpose.

💛 A Warm Invitation to Explore

Whenever your heart feels ready, I invite you to wander through the books below.

Take your time.

Follow what speaks to you.

One of these stories might become the companion you need in this chapter of your life —

the one that reminds you that you can rise, rebuild, and believe again.

✨ May the right book find you at the right moment.

From My Heart to Yours

But before you leave this page, I want you to take a deep breath and remember something important:

You are allowed to be a work in progress and still be worthy of love, healing, and growth.

You are allowed to rebuild your life,

to rediscover your dreams,

to rise after every fall,

and to choose a future that feels right for you.

If you find a book here that comforts you,

inspires you,

or gives you courage for tomorrow,

Then sharing these pages has already fulfilled its purpose in my life.

Because your healing matters.

Your dreams matter.

And You matter — more than you know.

Before you explore the books, I want to be transparent with you. Some of the links on this page are Amazon affiliate links. This means that at no extra cost to you, I may earn a small commission if you choose to purchase through them. These little earnings help support my blog, my journey as a creator, and my dreams as a mother rebuilding a life here in Japan. Thank you, truly, for being part of this path with me.