Podcasts · Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families
The Best Books We Read in 2025
· 15 min · Episode 1532
Episode The Best Books We Read in 2025
Some books entertain. Some books inform. And then there are books that unsettle you—and quietly change how you see the world, your kids, and the systems shaping their lives.
In this episode, Kylie and I step away from parenting advice (just briefly) to share the books that mattered most to us in 2025. These aren’t light beach reads. They’re confronting, provocative, and deeply relevant for parents raising children in a digital, diagnosed, distracted world.
If you love books—and you care about the future your kids are growing up in—this one stays with you.
Books & Resources Mentioned
• Boys — Dr Justin Coulson (join the waitlist to learn more!) • Careless People — Sarah Wynn-Williams • Searching for Normal — Sami Timimi • Essentialism — Greg McKeown • The Let Them Theory — Mel Robbins • A Thousand Wasted Sundays — Victoria Vanstone • Mumming — Victoria Vanstone • 1984 — George Orwell • Lonesome Dove — Larry McMurtry • A Gentleman in Moscow — Amor Towles • Greenlights — Matthew McConaughey • Parenting ADHD [The Course] • My 8 Favourite Books in 2025 [Article]
ACTION STEPS FOR PARENTS
• Choose one book this year that challenges your assumptions—not just your habits • Notice what makes you uncomfortable while reading—and sit with it • Talk with your partner or teen about what you’re noticing in tech, mental health, and culture • Remember: protecting kids starts with seeing the systems shaping them
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