A message to all of our Co-Love Clients,

Happy holidays. I hope this week off from school is giving you the time you need to rest, breathe, sleep in, and enjoy being with your families. If you are looking for something comforting and fun to do during the break, this is the perfect moment to curl up with a book and get lost in a story you love.

This year, with help from some of my clients who are devoted readers, I put together our first Co-Love Reading List. These books are the ones so many of you bring into sessions, rave about to each other, and return to for comfort, inspiration, and escape. It felt only right to gather them in one place and let this community’s creativity shape what we read next.

We also have something big to celebrate. This has been a milestone year for Co-Love, and I can feel the energy rising for everything that is coming. We graduated our very first cohort of Co-Love Certified Coaches, a group of women who have poured their hearts into learning how to support you with compassion and skill. We also moved another step closer to opening our first Co-Love headquarters in South Austin, a dream that has been growing for years. This space would allow us to host gatherings, classes & workshops, book clubs, self care socials, coaching sessions, and celebrations all under one warm and welcoming roof. It feels exciting and hopeful and very real.

As we head into the holidays, I want us to feel all of that. The joy of what we are creating together. The warmth of belonging to something bigger than ourselves. The sweetness of knowing we are part of a village that truly cares.

And now, something brand new…

We are launching the very first Co-Love Teen Book Club, and it makes me so happy to say that! 

You are invited. Our first gathering will be on 

Monday December 15 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm

in the group room at my South Austin office.

We will be reading Heartless by Marissa Meyer

This is a beautifully imaginative winter book filled with charm, longing, and a sense of wonder. It follows Cath, a girl with a creative dream and a kind heart, living in a kingdom where everyone else seems to have plans for her life. When she meets Jest, the court joker, her world slowly becomes brighter, stranger, and more complicated than she expected. It is a story about desire, courage, possibility, and the moment you begin to trust what your heart is asking for.

As you read, I would love for you to write two to four journal entries reflecting on the characters, the moments that stand out, and any parts of the story that feel familiar in your own life. Bring your thoughts with you. We will sit in a circle, sip something warm, and talk about what the book opened up for us. I want this to feel cozy, grounding, and full of connection.

A message to our parents and coaches

To the parents and coaches who make up the heart of this village, I am so grateful to be building this community with you. This has been a year filled with growth, courage, and meaningful milestones for all of us. Parents, thank you for trusting us with your girls and for showing up with so much love and support. Coaches, thank you for stepping into this work with integrity, creativity, and commitment. I Can not wait to celebrate your graduation next month!

Together, you create the foundation that makes Co-Love possible. You help cultivate a space where teens feel seen, supported, inspired, and encouraged to become who they are meant to be. As we move closer to opening our Co-Love headquarters, I feel energized by what this collective can continue to create.

I am thankful, excited, and honored to be doing this with you.

 Your Co-Love Reading List

If you want something beautiful to read over the holidays, here is our full list. These titles reflect the stories you love most and the ones you recommend to each other again and again.

Fantasy Romance

The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black

Caraval trilogy by Stephanie Garber

Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy by Stephanie Garber

Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard

Powerless trilogy by Lauren Roberts

Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

The Young Elites trilogy by Marie Lu

The Selection series by Kiera Cass

Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo

King of Scars duology by Leigh Bardugo

Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

Sci Fi and Dystopian

Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi

Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld

Scythe series by Neal Shusterman

Renegades trilogy by Marissa Meyer

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Mystery and Adventure

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Historical Fiction and Realistic Fiction

Words on Fire by Jennifer A Nielsen

Stateless by Elizabeth Wein

  Looking ahead

This year has given us so much to feel proud of and excited about. From our first coaching graduates, and first published author, to the possibility of opening our headquarters, Co-Love is growing into something beautiful, grounded, and lasting. Most of all, it is growing because of all of you. I am celebrating this season with a full heart and so much anticipation for what we will create together next.

I hope your holidays are restful, meaningful, bright, and full of moments that make you feel connected to yourself and the people you love. And I hope the books you read this season bring you magic in all the best ways.

I cannot wait to see you on December 15.

With gratitude,

Miranda Dawn