7 Best Books of 2025: Stories of Resilience, History, Home & Becoming
Bri Books
Welcome to Bri Books podcast! In this episode, we explore six captivating books from 2025 that span memoir, history, culture, and personal growth. From surviving illness abroad to uncovering hidden royal power plays, from the quiet history of our homes to the question of who we’re meant to become, these books invite us to see the world, and ourselves, more clearly. If you’re new to the show, leave a of Bri Books on and listen to Bri Books on Please tell me where you’re traveling to by using on Instagram and subscribe to the Bri...
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Manifestation Journaling 101: A Complete Guide to Starting a Manifestation Journal in 2026
Bri Books
Welcome to Bri Books! In this episode, I'm covering how to start a manifestation journal, and sharing my favorite manifestation journaling tips. Consider this your guide to manifestation journaling and morning pages. This episode will be a crash course on what exactly manifestation journaling is, where to start with manifestation journaling, scripting, and how to make manifestation journaling less overwhelming. If you’re new to the show, leave a of Bri Books on and listen to Bri Books on Please tell me where you’re traveling to by...
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How to Lock-In on Your Goals: A Gentle Framework For Goal-Setting in 2026
Bri Books
Welcome back to Bri Books!This episode of Bri Books is about locking in. Not chasing. Not manifesting yet. Not reinventing your entire life. We talk a lot about goals, but rarely about how to choose direction before movement. Lock-in means deciding where you’re headed before you start rowing. If you listened to the , this is the natural next step. Softness created space. Now we decide what fills it. If you’re new to the show, leave a of Bri Books on and listen to Bri Books on and .Please tell me where you’re traveling to by using on Instagram and subscribe to the Bri Books ...
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How to Do a Year in Review: What to Keep, What to Release, What to Sow
Bri Books
Welcome back to Bri Books! Today, we’re doing an in-depth personal year-in-review. Spoiler alert: a year in review does not need to be dramatic or emotional to be useful. It needs to be honest and practical. This approach is about looking at the year clearly, deciding what is actually working, and making intentional choices about what you are carrying forward. Not everything needs to be turned into a goal. Some things just need to be named so you can stop dragging them with you. If you’re new to the show, leave a of Bri Books on and listen to Bri Books on and .Please tell me where...
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Soft Hobbies & Cozy Rituals to Carry Into 2026: Winter Lifestyle Favorites
Bri Books
Welcome back to Bri Books — the podcast that educates, encourages, and inspires by exploring ideas both on and off the page. Today’s episode is about winter lixfestyle favorites: the soft hobbies, rituals, and everyday comforts that carried me through 2025 and that I’m intentionally bringing with me into 2026. You’ve heard a lot about the “soft life” and the “soft girl era.” I want to offer a reframing: your grandmother may be the softest woman you know. Softness isn’t new. It’s inherited. It’s practiced. It’s slow. If you’re new to the show, leave a of Bri Books on ...
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Winter Beauty Favorites 2026: The 2025 Products I’m Still Using All Season
Bri Books
Welcome back to Bri Books, the podcast (and corner of the internet) where we educate, entertain, and feel our way through ideas both on and off the page. As we head toward the end of 2025 and look ahead to 2026, I’m sharing my best-of beauty and skincare favorites — the products I’ve loved all year and continue to reach for during the colder months. These are my true winter staples: products that prioritize hydration, warmth, glow, and comfort when the weather (and life) feels a little harsher. If you’re new to the show, leave a of Bri Books on and listen to Bri Books on and .Please...
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How to Go Softly into 2026: Your Goal-Setting Guide
Bri Books
Ready to set your goals for 2026 and go softly into the new year? In this episode of Bri Books, we're breaking down how to. create foundational goals, mindset, and changes in your thinking, to help you start 2026 on a strong (yet soft) note. Here's how to enter your soft era and how to execute your winter arc. I’m talking about how to go softly into the end of the year. This is a Winter Reset episode focused on gentleness, language shifts, and reassessing your life without urgency or self-judgment. We’re talking about how to go softly into the end of the year. We explore what it means to: ...
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Grieving the Holidays After Loss: Reflections on Christmas, Memory, and Making New Traditions
Bri Books
Merry Christmas! Today's episode of Bri Books 'BriCember' is an honest and loving reflection on the holiday season, grief, and where we meet in the middle. In this episode, we reflect on the experiences of people who are sitting with parental loss (or any loss TBH) during the holiday season. I'll be sharing my own reflections on my holiday memories with my mother, the feeling of an invisible missing 'seat at the table' that we may notice during this time of year, the power of reliving and remaking traditions, grieving the holidays and fantasies that never were, and the glimmer of light that's...
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Madeira Wine: How It’s Made & Three Bottles Worth Knowing
Bri Books
Episode Summary: Madeira wine is fortified, heat-aged, and famously long-lived. In this episode of Bri Books, we break down how Madeira is made, why it tastes the way it does, and explore tasting notes from three standout producers: Justino’s, Henriques & Henriques, and D’Oliveiras. Subscribe to Bri Books on and . In This Episode: What Madeira wine is and how it’s made Why heat and oxidation are intentional Tasting notes from three Madeira producers How to drink and pair Madeira wine Producers Discussed: Subscribe to Bri Books on and .
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The Magical World of Swiss Wine: Best Swiss Wines to Try
Bri Books
Welcome back to Bri Books 'BriCember' as we explore Switzerland’s secretive yet spectacular wine scene. From the herbaceous Chasselas grape to elegant Pinot Noir blends, discover the best , top wine regions, and NYC hotspots like for tasting Swiss wine. In this episode: Why 98% of Swiss wine stays in the country The six major Swiss wine regions: Geneva, Three Lakes, German Switzerland, Ticino, Vaud, Valais Spotlight on the Chasselas grape and why it pairs perfectly with raclette and fondue Swiss wines worth tasting: My NYC favorite: L, home of Swiss wine flights and...
info_outlineIt's time for the Sephora VIB Sale--everyone gets $15 off $75 until 12/17, and VIB Insiders earn $20 of $75, and VIB Rouge members earn $25 off $75. Here's what I'd stock up on if I were you:
MAKEUP
- Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer natural skin perfector SPF 30 in shade Mocha, $47
- Ilia limitless lash mascara, $28
- Sephora cream lip stain 01 Rouge, $14
- YSL Rouge Volupte shine lipstick, $38
SKINCARE
FRAGRANCE
- Maison Margiela “Replica” (I recommend “Lipstick On,” “Whispers in the Library”), $126
- Clean Reserve, “Solar Bloom” $98
GIFT SETS
TRIAL SIZES