Best Ever You: A Global Movement for Gratitude, Success, and Peace in 2025 and Beyond

Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino
21 hours ago
6 min read

Hi, I’m Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, founder of Best Ever You. One of the questions I hear most often is: “What exactly is Best Ever You?” As we step into the final months of 2025 and into 2026, I wanted to take a moment to share not only what Best Ever You is, but also what’s new this year and the exciting direction we’re heading.

I launched Best Ever You in 2008 after leaving the corporate world, with four small children at home and a determination to create meaningful work I could build from home. What started as a personal vision quickly grew into a global movement dedicated to helping people live with gratitude, authenticity, and purpose.

Best Ever You isn’t just a website or a podcast — it’s a movement. It’s built on the belief that every person has the capacity to rise into their highest potential when they are given the right tools, inspiration, and community.

Over the years, Best Ever You has grown into something much bigger than I ever imagined back in 2008. What started at my kitchen table has become a worldwide resource for people looking to navigate change, redefine success, and live more peacefully. At its core, Best Ever You offers:

Expert Coaching and Resources → Helping individuals strengthen confidence, embrace change, and align with their authentic best selves. We also provide online life-coaching certification.
The Best Ever You Show → A globally acclaimed podcast featuring thought leaders, athletes, authors, and everyday people with extraordinary stories.
The Guidebook Series → A collection of bestselling books (The Change Guidebook, The Success Guidebook, The Peace Guidebook, and Percolate) that serve as roadmaps for transformation.
Community and Connection → A safe space where people can share, learn, and grow together while practicing gratitude, authenticity, and peace.
The Percolate Peace Project → A global movement inviting one million people to cultivate peace through daily actions, shared stories, and compassionate living.
Workshops & Speaking Engagements → Interactive sessions and keynote talks designed to bring the principles of Best Ever You to life in organizations, conferences, and communities.
Self-Care Tools & Free Resources → Downloadable guides, worksheets, blogs, reflection prompts, and Peace Prints™ that people can use in daily life.
Children’s Books & Family Resources → Award-winning titles like A Lesson for Every Child: Learning About Food Allergies and Blueberry and Jam that extend the message of resilience, gratitude, and awareness to kids and families. Many books have been co-authored by Sally Huss and we highly recommend her books.

What's new in 2025-2026

As Best Ever You continues to expand, I’m excited to share some of the milestones and opportunities ahead. The past few years have been about building strong foundations — now we’re stepping boldly into a new chapter filled with growth, connection, and global impact. From bestselling books and worldwide movements to record-breaking podcast downloads and new ways to engage with our community, here’s a look at what’s on the horizon for 2025 and 2026.

The Peace Guidebook: officially in pre-order, launching in April 2026 with a foreword by Rev. Mpho Tutu van Furth.
Percolate Peace Project: building toward the goal of 1 million participants leaving Peaceprints™.
Podcast Growth: The Best Ever You Show surpassing 10M downloads, plus exciting new guests coming in 2025.
Events & Media: participation in conferences, upcoming workshops, or the new “Ask Elizabeth” column/blog.

Our Impact and Signature Concepts

One of the most exciting parts of building Best Ever You has been watching the community grow and connect around the world. What started as me sharing from my own kitchen table has expanded into a movement reaching millions of people each year. Through my personal social media channels, books, podcast, and events, we’ve been able to inspire conversations about gratitude, success, and peace on a truly global scale. Here’s a snapshot of that reach today:

Social Reach: Instagram 150K+, Facebook 55K+, LinkedIn 22K+, X 87K+, YouTube 10K+, and a mailing list of 60K subscribers.
Podcast: The Best Ever You Show with more than 8M downloads worldwide.
Books: The Change Guidebook featured on Oprah Daily, The Success Guidebook endorsed by Jack Canfield, and The Peace Guidebook aiming for New York Times Bestseller status.
The Gratitude Flip™ → shifting “I have to” into “I get to.”
Peaceprints™ → the personal imprint of peace each of us leaves behind — a reminder that our actions ripple far beyond ourselves.
Percolate Peace → the practice of allowing peace to filter through your choices, actions, and relationships, creating ripples of hope, healing, and harmony in daily life.

Together, these numbers and original practices reflect the heart of Best Ever You — a movement rooted in gratitude, growth, and peace.

The Best Ever You Show: Inspiring Voices, Real Stories

At the heart of Best Ever You is its flagship podcast, The Best Ever You Show, which first aired in 2010. With more than 5 million downloads, the show has become a trusted platform for authentic conversations about life, success, and peace. Guests range from bestselling authors and entrepreneurs to athletes, musicians, and everyday heroes. Listeners tune in because the conversations are not about quick fixes or surface-level inspiration — they are about real stories, resilience, and practical wisdom that can be applied to everyday life.

Books That Anchor the Movement

Best Ever You is rooted in Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino’s bestselling Guidebook Series, books that have inspired thousands to embrace change, redefine success, and cultivate peace. Several of the books were co-authored with or authored by Dr. Katie Eastman, whose expertise in grief, change, and human development deepens everything we do at Best Ever You with practical wisdom and heart. Her voice ensures the series balances lived experience with clinical wisdom, making each book both practical and deeply compassionate.

The Change Guidebook — featured on Good Housekeeping, Forbes, and more, it teaches readers how to embrace change with clarity and courage.
The Success Guidebook — endorsed by Jack Canfield, it redefines success beyond achievement and status.
The Peace Guidebook — a groundbreaking work that introduces the Ten Principles of Peace and the global Percolate Peace Project. Foreword by Rev. Mpho Tutu van Furth
Percolate: Let Your Best Self Filter Through — published by Hay House, this coffee-themed self-help book introduces The Gratitude Flip and the Percolate Process™.
Uplifting: Inspiring Stories of Loss, Change, and Growth — inspired by the groundbreaking work of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, this collection offers heartfelt stories and practical wisdom for navigating grief, transformation, and resilience with compassion and hope.

Together, these books form the foundation of Best Ever You’s mission: to help individuals navigate change, succeed with authenticity, and cultivate peace in all aspects of life.

Why People Around the World Are Joining Best Ever You

People are discovering Best Ever You for different reasons, but the results are the same: they find tools, inspiration, and community that help them rise into their best lives. Here’s why the movement resonates globally:

It’s Authentic → Best Ever You is not about perfection — it’s about presence, purpose, and progress.
It’s Inclusive → Whether you’re 25 or 75, a professional leader or a parent navigating transitions, there’s a place for you here.
It’s Practical → The books, podcasts, and coaching provide actionable steps you can apply immediately.
It’s Peace-Driven → The connection to the Percolate Peace Project means this is more than self-help — it’s about making the world better for all.

My goal has always been simple: to give people the tools and courage to live authentically, and to remind them that peace, success, and change are possible at any stage of life

Best Ever You for the AARP Audience

For AARP readers and anyone navigating midlife and beyond, Best Ever You offers something unique: guidance that doesn’t shy away from real-life transitions. Whether it’s career reinvention, retirement, caregiving, health changes, or rediscovering purpose, the resources here meet people right where they are.

Elizabeth, herself over 50, and Dr. Katie Eastman, 65, bring the wisdom of experience and the clarity of lived resilience — proof that it’s never too late to start living as your best self. Best Ever You is also featured on Baby Boomer at: https://babyboomer.org/contributors/elizabethhamilton-guarino/

The Future of Best Ever You

Best Ever You continues to expand its global reach with:

New podcasts and live events featuring inspiring voices from around the world.
Expanded book series — with The Peace Guidebook set to launch in 2026.
The Percolate Peace Project — a mission to engage one million people in leaving positive “peaceprints” worldwide.

It’s more than a platform. It’s a movement. And it’s helping people everywhere live authentically, succeed with purpose, and create ripples of peace.

As we step into the final months of 2025, Best Ever You continues to grow in ways I could never have imagined back in 2008. With The Peace Guidebook on its way, the Percolate Peace Project uniting people worldwide, and millions tuning in to The Best Ever You Show, the movement is stronger than ever. At its heart are simple but powerful practices like the Gratitude Flip™ and Peaceprints™, reminding us that each of us can create ripples of change, success, and peace. My invitation to you is simple: join us. Subscribe to the podcast, explore the Guidebook Series, and connect with us at BestEverYou.com and PercolatePeace.com. Together, we can rise into our best selves — and help the world rise with us.