Natalie Nava's guest submission caught our team's eye as a particularly timely topic for January: she was eager to talk to Anne about reading as it relates to wintering, burnout, and recovery.
After a decade of working in social advocacy, Natalie realized back in 2020 that she was dealing with serious burnout. One of the clues that something needed to change was Natalie's realization that, despite being an avid reader, she'd barely read any books in a few years.
Natalie decided it was time to act: she quit her job and moved to Portland, and since then, she's reclaimed reading as one of her favorite pastimes.
We know many readers might see themselves in Natalie's story, and today she and Anne are talking about the techniques that Natalie used to recover from her serious burnout. Anne also adds titles to Natalie's winter reading queue, including suggestions for the genres Natalie's excited to explore in the year ahead.
Find the full list of titles mentioned today and connect with Natalie on Goodreads. We have all of those links on our show notes page at whatshouldireadnextpodcast.com/415, where we'd love to see your recommendations for Natalie in our comments section.
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Ep 392: Insightful and entertaining memoirs
Ep 391: Habits of a happy reader
Ep 390: Audiobooks for the longest flight of your life
Ep 389: Anne and Will’s European reading adventures
Ep 388: Books that take you off the beaten path
Ep 387: Books that feel like a vacation for your brain
Ep 386: Your ticket to unexplored genres
Ep 385: A summer of European reading
Ep 384: Reading for pleasure, not productivity
Ep 383: Juicy, big-hearted family novels
Ep 382: How your favorite books become shows and movies
Ep 381: Past and Present Summer Reading Guide favorites
Ep 380: Behind the Scenes of the Summer Reading Guide
Ep 379: An "impossible" travel reading project
Ep 378: (Mostly) YA books that surprise and stretch me
Ep 377: What NOT to read next
Ep 376: Bookstore confidential
Ep 375: Short novels that contain whole worlds
Ep 374: Gripping, page-turny narrative nonfiction
Ep 373: Intentional steps for unlimited lifelong learning
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