• Author: Molly Donlan
• Artist/Illustrator: Alexis Flynn and Alaina Borst
• Publisher: Hay House
• Publishing Date: 17 February 2026
• RRP: £16.99 (Currently £10 – Hay House UK)
• ISBN: 978-1-83782-694-0
• Reviewed by: Beth Rees (@neurodivergenttarot on Instagram)
   

As a neurodivergent person, trying to do the ‘mundane’ or the ‘boring’ things in life is a real chore. Cooking a meal feels like a military operation, putting clean clothes away takes around 3-5 business days, and circumnavigating clutter causes me to have a mini meltdown. In short, unless I do a strong 7-hour house blitz once every two months, I don’t do it.

So, when I found out that fellow neurodivergent, Molly Donlan, had written ‘Mundane Magic – A Lazy Witch’s Guide to Hacking your Brain, Building a Daily Practice and Getting Stuff Done’, I was excited. Molly is a crystal healer, trauma informed Reiki Master Teacher, yoga and meditation guide, and lives with ADHD, OCD and anxiety. She is a co-host on Demystify Magic: The Podcast with ‘born-and-raised witch’ Madison Lillian.

From seeing that Molly experienced some of the same things as I, it was reassuring and felt like these suggestions would be something I could actually do. I couldn’t wait to get stuck into Molly’s tips, tricks and magic for making life tasks more magical and less mundane.

The key concept of the book is to help make everyday tasks feel easier, magical and fun so you feel more motivated to do them. Molly writes ‘no matter who you are, you inevitably struggle with doing “the thing” and Mundane Magic is a life hack for making “the thing” more doable…’. To help the reader, Molly very helpfully gives an introduction to Mundane Magic, why it works so well, and tools for getting started. She then sections the book according to the rooms in your house that need a bit of magical intervention. This means (if your brain doesn’t work in a linear fashion like mine) you can select which room you want to start in and begin there. The ‘Appendix’ is also rich with ‘Chore Charts’, ‘Ritual Bath Recipes’ and ‘Easy Food Spells’.

I decided to start with some of the techniques and ideas Molly has for the bedroom, as she writes ‘Caring for your bedroom is critical for energetic maintenance and hygiene’. Struggling to sleep is one ‘perk’ of a very wired brain so I’m always looking for ways to make sure my sleeping space is working with me, not against me. And that I’m not doing the old ‘revenge bedtime procrastination’ where I’m doom-scrolling, hunting for tarot cards online, or looking at dog videos (however adorable they might be). I used some of Molly’s ‘Two-minute evening routine ideas’ to try and combat this and get better quality sleep. For example, I cleansed the room with incense and lavender, had a cup of lavender and lemon balm tea, and pulled a tarot and oracle card to reflect on my day. I love Molly’s suggestion about creating a ‘Night Time Altar’ so I think I’ll be having a look at this next. I’m also interested in ‘Decluttering Sentimental Items’ and how these things hold onto stagnant energies, so again, another thing to try.

As an avid reader and creative writer, the tone of a book is always important and instrumental as to whether it will keep my interest. I really enjoyed Molly’s tone of voice throughout which was full of personality and exactly as she sounds on her podcast. The approachable, friendly and comical nature of the writing made me feel positive and encouraged about trying some of her suggestions.

The chapters were split into easy-to-read and understand sections, great for minds like mine but also for busy people. If something is elaborate and takes ages to do or create, I probably won’t do it. It acts as a barrier and then I beat myself up for not seeing something through. Breaking things down, I’m learning, is a much better way of tackling anything and good for the old self-esteem too!

Molly begins many of the sections with a meditation to help focus the mind and ground the body into the designated space. These read like they’d be really lovely so I then wondered if they were available as a download or a playlist somewhere that people with the book could access, but couldn’t find one. I feel like this would have been a lovely addition. I have since been listening to a few of the meditations on the Hay House app but if I didn’t have it, I wouldn’t have been able to listen.

This book has definitely changed the way I think about the things I avoid doing because they seem like big tasks. Making each task a mini event and finding the fun in doing it has made things more achievable. Molly’s knowledge and insight is so reassuring and I really enjoyed how she incorporated magic into the everyday, as well as insight into her story too.

In terms of target audience, Molly describes it as being ‘For the burned out, neurodivergent or spiritually curious – this is witchcraft that works with your brain, not against it.’ I think it is so useful if you do struggle to do ‘the things’ and need an extra bit of motivation or guidance to do them.

Finally, this book is described as offering ‘deeply empathetic support and joyful permission to do less – but with more magic. You don’t have to believe in magic to try it. But once you do, you might discover it’s been inside you all along.’ And I couldn’t agree more.

To find out more about Molly Donlan, visit her website here.

If you’re in the UK and want to buy Mundane Magic, you can purchase it from Hay House UK, Amazon and Waterstones. If you’re in the US and want to buy Mundane Magic, you can purchase it from Barnes & Noble, Amazon US, as well as many more listed on Molly’s website here