It Girl Summer Reads: Wealth, Wellness & Wisdom for Summer 2025

Building a life you're obsessed with isn't a random stroke of luck, it's daily habits, strong mindsets, real healing, and smart moves. If you're serious about becoming that girl, you know... the one who has peace and power, dreams and discipline? You're going to want this bookshelf. Here’s my master list of book recommendations that shaped my thinking around wealth, wellness, and wisdom.

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Wealth

1. The Psychology of Money by Morgan House

This book will completely change the way you view wealth-building.Instead of focusing on technical financial tactics, it teaches you that how you behave around money matters way more than how much you know. If you've ever self-sabotaged financially (hi, me too), this book will connect the dots.

2. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham

It's a classic for a reason.If you want to invest smartly, not emotionally, and build long-term wealth (instead of chasing every shiny new crypto coin), this book is essential. Warren Buffett literally credits his success to it.

3. Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Karen Berman and Joe Knight

When you can read a balance sheet or income statement fluently, you stop guessing and start leading.This is a must-read if you’re building a business or managing a brand, I swear it’s like learning a secret language.

4. Wealth Habits by Candy Valentino

This book isn’t about mindset fluff. It's real-world financial habits from someone who actually built wealth.She teaches practical, actionable steps to start moving toward financial freedom (even if you're starting with $0).

5. Rich As Fck by Amanda Frances*

Manifestation, but with edge.If you want to clean up your limiting beliefs around money and step into an unapologetic era of abundance, Amanda’s bold, funny approach will resonate hard.

6. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson

The real secret to wealth (and anything worth having) is small disciplines over time.This book shows why ordinary actions, repeated daily, lead to extraordinary results — and how you can start today.

7. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

This one flips the script on everything you think rich looks like. Based on years of research, it breaks down how most millionaires aren’t flashy — they’re frugal, focused, and flying under the radar.

Wisdom

1. Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Manifestation, but science-backed.If you’ve ever wanted to reprogram your brain, elevate your mindset, or stop falling into old patterns, this is your playbook.

2. 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna Wiest

These essays are short, powerful, and real.Perfect for when you need a hit of perspective-shifting wisdom — you’ll literally see your life differently after this.

3. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

Before "self-help" was trendy, there was this.It’s one of the most practical and powerful blueprints for personal and professional success ever written — if you haven't read it yet, it's time.

4. The Art of War by Sun Tzu Yes, it’s about war. But it’s also about patience, strategy, playing the long game, and mastering emotional control — all skills that quietly separate winners from almosts.

5. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene Love it or hate it, you need to understand the dynamics of power in relationships, business, and life.Greene breaks it down with unapologetic clarity — think of it as learning the rules of the game (so you can decide how you want to play it).

6. Leading Change by John Kotter If you’re serious about building anything bigger than yourself, you need to master change management.This book teaches how to drive real, lasting transformation — whether in your business, your team, or your life.

7. Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke

Life isn’t about being right all the time — it’s about making smart bets with limited information. This book teaches you how to separate decision quality from outcomes, a skill that will literally make you a better entrepreneur, leader, and risk-taker.

Wellness:

1. The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

This is your permission slip to stop overthinking every move.Singer teaches how to separate from the mental noise and live more freely — essential if you're someone chasing big dreams and a peaceful mind at the same time.

2. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

You can’t hustle your way out of unhealed trauma.This powerful book breaks down how trauma physically lives in the body — and how true success includes emotional and physical healing.

3. The Universe Has Your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein

This one is for the moments when fear tries to steer the ship. Gabrielle teaches how to release control and trust that you're being guided toward exactly what you need — something every entrepreneur, creator, or dreamer needs to hear sometimes.

4. How Are You, Really? by Jenna Kutcher

Success means nothing if you lose yourself chasing it. Jenna's book feels like a conversation with a big sister — reminding you to slow down, get honest about your happiness, and create a life you actually love living.

5. Becoming HER by Monica Yates

Healing your feminine and masculine energies isn't just "cute" — it's the foundation for authentic success. Monica's book teaches you to stop outsourcing your happiness, take radical responsibility for your healing, and build a life (and business) from true inner power. It's raw, real, and ridiculously motivating.

You don’t accidentally become the woman you want to be.You build her day by day, thought by thought, book by book.

If you’re serious about leveling up your wealth, wellness, and wisdom, start here.✨

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