Twenty years ago, I pressed play on an audiobook, laced up my sneakers, and started moving.
I had no idea what it would become.
What started as a way to support my son through dyslexia — movement and audiobooks, together — grew into The Walking Book Club®: a community that has explored hundreds of audiobooks, connected with authors and narrators, built real friendships, and raised more than $15,000 for causes from literacy and food insecurity to autism awareness, refugee support, and housing for vulnerable youth.
And now, it's evolving.
For 2026–27, The Walking Book Club® is organized around the five elements of the SAVOR Method — three audiobook selections, each paired with a free Walk & Discuss Guide and a virtual member discussion.
The SAVOR Method is the framework I use as a health coach to help women thrive in mind, body, and spirit:
S — Sustenance
our relationship with food and nourishment
A — Activity
exercise and movement
V — Variables
medical, hormonal, and genetic influences
O — Organization
stress, habits, and the realities of life
R — Refuelment
meaning, purpose, relationships, and positive emotions
Here's what members are listening to and discussing this year:
Summer 2026
The Art & Science of Connection
The "R," for Refuelment — Kasley Killam on how connection and community shape our health, our happiness, and even how long we live.
Fall 2026
Food Intelligence.
The "S," for Sustenance — two scientists cut through decades of diet noise to explain what the science actually says about what, and why, we eat. Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, a past guest on our Heart & Soul Book Chats.
WInter 2027
Grown Woman Talk
The "V," for Variables — honest, expert guidance on women's health, hormones, and the midlife questions we don't always ask out loud.
How it works: choose a selection, download its free Walk & Discuss Guide to move and reflect through the audiobook, then join the virtual discussion to gather, share, and connect.
Download your free guide and register for a virtual discussion on our home page here →
My website also has resources to inspire thriving, past Heart & Soul Book Chats, and our latest audiobook reviews.
See you on the path,
With warmth,
Julie
