Communion
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Settle in with your warm drink: what is one small act of love, given or received lately, that made you feel truly cared for?
Which passage felt like a soft hand on your shoulder, the kind you wanted to reread and sit with?
hooks writes about learning to love ourselves first. What did reading that stir in you, and where in your own life did it land?
The book explores friendship as a form of deep love. Did it make you think of a friend you want to hold closer, and why?
When hooks talks about the difference between being needed and being loved, did anything feel comforting or gently challenging to you?
Which of hooks's ideas about care and honesty made you feel most seen, and how did it move you?
By the final pages, what did this book leave you wanting to nurture in your own relationships, without giving anything away for others still reading?
hooks invites women to keep evolving in how they love. As you closed the book, what quiet shift did you feel taking root in you?