The Balance Project Book Club
The Balance Project offers book club guides designed for individuals, groups, and organizations across the country. These guides provide structure and inspiration to help book clubs—formal or informal—dive into meaningful conversations about balance, technology, and well-being.
Book #1: How To Break Up With Your Phone
Starting off with a bang — this one is for US!
In this engaging, eye-opening read from Catherine Price, we will learn how to regain control of our digital lives, establish healthier habits, and perhaps most important, model mindful phone usage for our kids.
Let’s come together, discuss realistic strategies, and support one another on a mission toward better balance. It’s time to put down the phone and pick up a book—your mind (and your relationships) will thank you!
Book #2: Free Range Kids
In this thought-provoking read, Lenore Skenazy provides her perspective on the importance of childhood independence — how giving children freedom to explore, take risks, make mistakes and encounter "struggles with a small s" will help them grow into confident, capable, resilient adults. A parent's dream!
We'll work through how to strike the right balance between independence and safety to set our sweet kiddos up for success (and to calm our personal parental anxieties around this!)
Book #3: Never Enough
In this eye-opening read, Jennifer Wallace dives into the hidden costs of today’s “toxic achievement culture” — how the constant pressure to do more, earn more, and be more leaves kids (and parents!) feeling exhausted, anxious, and never quite good enough. Through research and real-life stories, Wallace shows us how this culture takes root and, more importantly, what we can do to resist it.
Together, we’ll explore how to shift our focus from relentless achievement to cultivating connection, resilience, and a healthier sense of self-worth — for our children and ourselves. A refreshing reminder that success is about balance, not burnout!