EP 177 - "The Shelf Help Club" With Toni Jones

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In this episode of finding Grace I’m joined Toni Jones is a “bibliotherapist”, a recovering journalist and a community leader as the founder of The Shelf Help Club, the world's first dedicated self-help book club and platform.

I connected with Toni on SubStack, and Toni is my first SubStack podcast guest.

In this episode you’ll discover:

  • Toni reflects on what finding grace means to her and how she connects with it.

  • She shares pivotal moments that shaped her journey to where she is today.

  • We explore the concept of radical responsibility—how embracing it sparked transformation for Toni, with books playing a key role in that shift.

  • We discuss the duality of the self-help journey and its complexities.

  • Toni talks about why she started her book club and how it has become a source of inspiration and support for many.

  • We dive into the power of books to ignite change and personal growth.

  • She shares why she still values in-person gatherings, despite the global connectivity of online spaces.

  • We discuss the magic of bringing together people from different generations in the same room.

  • Toni reflects on how certain books arrive in our lives at just the right moment and how she has revisited books when they resonated deeply.

  • She shares some of her favourite books.

  • We talk about the serendipity of discovering the books we need when we need them and how we sometimes come back to them.

  • We explore the process of self-forgiveness, its challenges, and its transformative power.

  • Toni opens up about her drive to make an impact and how she is stepping into that purpose now.

  • She shares what’s bringing her joy at this moment and how she is nurturing herself.

Do reach out to me to continue this conversation.

If you want to find out what Toni is up to, join the book club, read her SubStack you can find her at:

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