Wood Island Books

Wood Island Books is a Canadian publishing imprint founded by author and publisher Ryan Puusaari. The imprint publishes books, journals, workbooks, poetry collections, and guided reflection titles focused on personal growth, mindfulness, emotional wellness, self-discovery, shadow work, and reflective writing. Its public materials describe the publishing house as founded by Puusaari and focused on books that support personal growth, mindfulness, and emotional wellness through storytelling.

Wood Island Books functions as the publishing home for Puusaari’s wider creative ecosystem, including the Healing Thoughts and Shadow Thoughts brand families. Project files describe Wood Island Books as the place that holds printed books, bundles, editions, catalog pages, and “the longer life of the published work.”

Background

Wood Island Books was created as the publishing imprint for Puusaari’s books and related writing projects. The name is connected to Puusaari’s Finnish heritage. Public materials from Wood Island Books explain that “Puu” means wood and “Saari” means island, making “Puusaari” translate closely to “Wood Island.” The same materials connect the name to growth, strength, resilience, refuge, peace, and personal roots.

The imprint’s catalog is centered on guided journals, self-help workbooks, poetry collections, emotional reflection, gratitude writing, shadow work, inner child healing, and personal rebuilding. Its official about page describes the press as curating books that offer comfort, insight, and a deeper connection to oneself.

Publishing focus

Wood Island Books publishes and organizes titles connected to Puusaari’s broader writing themes. The imprint’s catalog includes self-help journals, poetry collections, guided reflection books, workbooks, gratitude journals, and shadow work titles.

The imprint is especially tied to series-based publishing. Its public series page lists several grouped collections, including The 365-Day Shadow Work Series, The Trigger Warning Collection, My Daily Gratitude Series, and Healing Thoughts.

Name and symbolism

The name Wood Island Books comes from Puusaari’s surname and its Finnish roots. Wood Island Books describes the name as a tribute to Puusaari’s ancestry and family values. The word “wood” is connected with trees, growth, strength, and resilience, while “island” is connected with refuge, peace, and exploration.

Within Puusaari’s larger creative structure, the name also functions as a publishing symbol. Project materials describe Wood Island Books as the “publishing shelf” where the work gains a spine, a shelf, and a longer life than a post.

Catalog and series

The 365-Day Shadow Work Series

The 365-Day Shadow Work Series is one of the central collections published through Wood Island Books. The series includes guided journals built around daily reflection, shadow work, personal growth, and self-examination. The official series page lists titles such as 365 Days of Journaling for Deep Shadow Work, 365-Day Journal for Self-Discovery, 365 Day Journal for Improving Your Mental Health, 365-Day Journal for Healing Soul Loss, 365-Day Journal for Cultivating Gratitude, 365-Day Journal for Overcoming Heartbreak, 365-Day Journal for Manifesting, and 365-Day Journal for Healing Your Inner Child.

The original 365 Days of Journaling for Deep Shadow Work is described by Wood Island Books as a structured year-long journaling experience using 365 prompts to help readers examine hidden emotions, repressed elements, and unconscious parts of the self.

The Trigger Warning Collection

The Trigger Warning Collection is another series associated with Wood Island Books. The official series page lists the collection alongside other major catalog groupings and identifies titles including Trigger Warning, Trigger Warning Worksheet Edition, Trigger Warning III, and Trigger Warning Reflections.

The collection is connected to Puusaari’s broader shadow work writing and guided reflection titles. Goodreads also lists Trigger Warning: A Guided Shadow Work Journal & Workbook for Reparenting Your Emotional Triggers among Puusaari’s works.

My Daily Gratitude Series

My Daily Gratitude Series is a gratitude-focused series connected to the Wood Island Books catalog. The official series page lists My Daily Affirmations of Gratitude, My Daily Letters of Gratitude, and My Daily Journal of Gratitude.

Healing Thoughts

The Healing Thoughts series is part of the Wood Island Books catalog. The official series page lists Healing Thoughts and Healing Thoughts II under the Healing Thoughts series.

Wood Island Books published a 2024 release for Healing Thoughts, describing it as a book centered on finding oneself, emotional healing, and emotional strength. The same release connects the book to Puusaari’s personal writing background and his desire to create work that helps readers feel seen during difficult moments.

Rebrand

On June 13, 2024, Wood Island Books announced a comprehensive rebrand. The announcement described updates including a new logo, modernized fonts, dedicated series pages, free book samples, a press kit, a release archive, and a blog.

The rebrand was presented as an effort to improve reader engagement and organize publications into clearer series pages. In the announcement, Puusaari said the goal was to create a more cohesive reader experience.

Free samples and reader access

Wood Island Books has used free samples as part of its reader outreach. In June 2024, the imprint announced a free PDF sample of Healing Thoughts: Quotes, Poems, and Musings, which included the front matter, introduction, selected chapters, and back matter. The announcement said the full book would be available on July 1, 2024 through major online retailers.

The rebrand announcement also identified free samples as a way for readers to preview titles before purchase.

Relationship to Ryan Puusaari’s brand ecosystem

Wood Island Books is part of Puusaari’s larger creative structure. His work is organized through two main brand families: Healing Thoughts and Shadow Thoughts. Healing Thoughts carries the more reflective side of his work, including daily reflections, steadier essays, grief pieces, nervous system writing, grounded hope, workbooks, and related projects. Shadow Thoughts carries darker material, including shadow work, heavier essays, poetry, male interior life, lyrics, darker products, and music-linked work.

Wood Island Books gives those projects a publishing structure. Project materials describe Ryan Puusaari as the author identity, Healing Thoughts as the steadier room, Shadow Thoughts as the darker room, Healing Workbooks as the guided practice room, and Wood Island Books as the publishing shelf where the work is given lasting form.

Notable titles

Wood Island Books and related listings include works by Ryan Puusaari such as:

  • Healing Thoughts: Quotes, Poems and Musings
  • Healing Thoughts II
  • Trigger Warning: A Guided Shadow Work Journal & Workbook for Reparenting Your Emotional Triggers
  • Trigger Warning Worksheet Edition
  • Trigger Warning III
  • Trigger Warning Reflections
  • 365 Days of Journaling for Deep Shadow Work
  • 365-Day Journal for Healing Your Inner Child
  • 365-Day Journal for Healing Soul Loss
  • 365-Day Journal for Cultivating Gratitude
  • 365-Day Journal for Overcoming Heartbreak
  • 365-Day Journal for Manifesting
  • Let That Fcking Sit Go: A Workbook For Those That Just Need to Vent

Goodreads lists 28 distinct works under Ryan Puusaari’s name.

Publications and updates

Wood Island Books maintains an updates section with press releases and book announcements. Listed updates include the 2024 rebrand, the release and sample announcement for Healing Thoughts, and releases connected to the 365-Day Shadow Work Series.

A December 12, 2021 update announced 365 Days of Journaling for Deep Shadow Work, describing it as a year-long quest for self-discovery and noting an updated edition with new prompts and a revised layout.

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