50 Books like Bounce

Perspective

by Robert J. Wicks • 2014

Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.

3.86

🧠 Contemplative Psychology 🏋️ Resilience Training 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Perspective 98%

Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.

by Robert J. Wicks 2014

3.86

49 ratings

🧠 Contemplative Psychology 🏋️ Resilience Training 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Resilient

by Rick Hanson • 2018

Twelve inner strengths built through small daily practices: the neuroscience of staying unshakeable.

3.80

3k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌻 Positive Psychology 🏋️ Inner Strengths ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion

Resilient 97%

Twelve inner strengths built through small daily practices: the neuroscience of staying unshakeable.

by Rick Hanson 2018

3.80

3k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌻 Positive Psychology 🏋️ Inner Strengths ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion

Embracing Uncertainty

by Susan Jeffers • 2002

Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.

3.81

637

💪 Resilience Building 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Non-Attachment 🔮 Intuition Development 🧭 Meaning-Making

Embracing Uncertainty 97%

Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.

by Susan Jeffers 2002

3.81

637 ratings

💪 Resilience Building 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Non-Attachment 🔮 Intuition Development 🧭 Meaning-Making

Hardwiring Happiness

by Rick Hanson • 2013

Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.

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🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness 🔄 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Hardwiring Happiness 96%

Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.

by Rick Hanson 2013

3.65

6k+ ratings

🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness 🔄 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Bouncing Back

by Linda Graham • 2013

Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.

4.12

335

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧸 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧬 Somatic Intelligence 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Bouncing Back 96%

Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.

by Linda Graham 2013

4.12

335 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧸 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧬 Somatic Intelligence 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Emotional Energy Factor

by Mira Kirshenbaum • 2003

Seventy percent of your energy is emotional, not physical. The manual for refilling it.

3.88

108

⚡ Energy Management 💪 Emotional Resilience 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 🔄 Process Over Outcome

Emotional Energy Factor 96%

Seventy percent of your energy is emotional, not physical. The manual for refilling it.

by Mira Kirshenbaum 2003

3.88

108 ratings

⚡ Energy Management 💪 Emotional Resilience 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 🔄 Process Over Outcome

The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brené Brown • 2010

Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.

4.24

225k+

🛡️ Emotional Resilience 💗 Self-Compassion 🧹 Perfectionism Recovery 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌌 Spirituality Without Religion

The Gifts of Imperfection 96%

Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.

by Brené Brown 2010

4.24

225k+ ratings

🛡️ Emotional Resilience 💗 Self-Compassion 🧹 Perfectionism Recovery 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌌 Spirituality Without Religion

Emotional Chaos to Clarity

by Phillip Moffitt • 2012

The reactive mind keeps you spinning. Two skills change your default from chaos to clarity.

4.15

382

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧭 Intentional Living 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💡 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

Emotional Chaos to Clarity 96%

The reactive mind keeps you spinning. Two skills change your default from chaos to clarity.

by Phillip Moffitt 2012

4.15

382 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧭 Intentional Living 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💡 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

by Seth J. Gillihan • 2022

Where CBT stops, a mindful path begins: healing through presence, gratitude, and rest.

3.90

426

🧘 Mind-Body-Spirit 🙏 Spiritual Psychology 💖 Self-Compassion 🙌 Gratitude Practice 📵 Digital Detox

Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary

Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 96%

Where CBT stops, a mindful path begins: healing through presence, gratitude, and rest.

by Seth J. Gillihan 2022

3.90

426 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body-Spirit 🙏 Spiritual Psychology 💖 Self-Compassion 🙌 Gratitude Practice 📵 Digital Detox

Mental Toughness Training

by Ian Tuhovsky • 2020

Resilience begins with emotional intelligence, not grit. The training protocol inside.

3.73

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😊 Positive Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Mental Toughness Training 96%

Resilience begins with emotional intelligence, not grit. The training protocol inside.

by Ian Tuhovsky 2020

3.73

30 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😊 Positive Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Comfort Book

by Matt Haig • 2021

Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.

4.05

75k+

🫂 Self-Acceptance 💪 Emotional Resilience 📝 Aphoristic Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Mindfulness Practices

The Comfort Book 96%

Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.

by Matt Haig 2021

4.05

75k+ ratings

🫂 Self-Acceptance 💪 Emotional Resilience 📝 Aphoristic Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Mindfulness Practices

Lighter

by Yung Pueblo • 2022

You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.

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9k+

💖 Inner Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌱 Emotional Maturity ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Lighter 96%

You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.

by Yung Pueblo 2022

4.05

9k+ ratings

💖 Inner Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌱 Emotional Maturity ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Resilience

by Steven M. Southwick • 2012

What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.

3.87

435

🔬 Resilience Science 🌅 Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral 🎯 Facing Fear

Resilience 96%

What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.

by Steven M. Southwick 2012

3.87

435 ratings

🔬 Resilience Science 🌅 Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral 🎯 Facing Fear

21 Days to Resilience

by Zelana Montminy • 2016

A 21-day program to build the resilience that outlasts happiness: daily practices, not motivation.

3.55

289

🧱 Resilience Building 🔄 Habit Formation ☀️ Positive Psychology 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🙏 Gratitude Practice

21 Days to Resilience 96%

A 21-day program to build the resilience that outlasts happiness: daily practices, not motivation.

by Zelana Montminy 2016

3.55

289 ratings

🧱 Resilience Building 🔄 Habit Formation ☀️ Positive Psychology 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Upside of Stress

by Kelly McGonigal • 2012

Believing stress harms you may be more dangerous than stress itself.

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8k+

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Stress Reframing 🏋️ Resilience Building 🤝 Social Connection 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

The Upside of Stress 96%

Believing stress harms you may be more dangerous than stress itself.

by Kelly McGonigal 2012

4.08

8k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔄 Stress Reframing 🏋️ Resilience Building 🤝 Social Connection 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Real Life

by Sharon Salzberg • 2023

A meditation teacher explains why you feel stuck and what to do that isn't fighting or fixing.

4.21

486

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Western Buddhism 🧘 Insight Meditation 💪 Emotional Resilience 💗 Compassion Practice

Real Life 96%

A meditation teacher explains why you feel stuck and what to do that isn't fighting or fixing.

by Sharon Salzberg 2023

4.21

486 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Western Buddhism 🧘 Insight Meditation 💪 Emotional Resilience 💗 Compassion Practice

Trauma Stewardship

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky • 2007

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

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7k+

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Trauma Stewardship 96%

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky 2007

4.28

7k+ ratings

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

The Stress-Proof Brain

by Melanie Greenberg • 2016

Stress hijacks your brain; these mindfulness and neuroscience tools help you take back control.

3.79

1k+

🧠 Stress Management 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness 🧩 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Self-Compassion

The Stress-Proof Brain 96%

Stress hijacks your brain; these mindfulness and neuroscience tools help you take back control.

by Melanie Greenberg 2016

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧠 Stress Management 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness 🧩 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Self-Compassion

The Resilience Project

by Hugh van Cuylenburg • 2019

A Himalayan boy's daily practice became a happiness program now in 1,400 schools.

4.31

13k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Resilience Building 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💖 Empathy And Kindness 📱 Digital Wellbeing

The Resilience Project 96%

A Himalayan boy's daily practice became a happiness program now in 1,400 schools.

by Hugh van Cuylenburg 2019

4.31

13k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Resilience Building 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💖 Empathy And Kindness 📱 Digital Wellbeing

Energize

by Simon Alexander Ong • 2022

Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.

4.06

274

⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Habit Design 🧠 Mindset Shifts 🌟 Positive Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Energize 96%

Energy, not time, powers focus, resilience, and creativity. A practical system for building more.

by Simon Alexander Ong 2022

4.06

274 ratings

⚡ Energy Management 🔄 Habit Design 🧠 Mindset Shifts 🌟 Positive Psychology 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Five Things We Cannot Change

by David Richo • 2005

Five stubborn facts about life nobody escapes: stop resisting them and suffering loses its grip.

4.01

2k+

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Radical Acceptance 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Loving Kindness 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

The Five Things We Cannot Change Summary

The Five Things We Cannot Change 96%

Five stubborn facts about life nobody escapes: stop resisting them and suffering loses its grip.

by David Richo 2005

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Radical Acceptance 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Loving Kindness 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

The Law of the Garbage Truck

by David J. Pollay • 2010

How to sidestep other people's negativity without ever passing your own along.

3.73

862

🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌻 Positive Psychology 🤝 Forgiveness Practice

The Law of the Garbage Truck 96%

How to sidestep other people's negativity without ever passing your own along.

by David J. Pollay 2010

3.73

862 ratings

🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌻 Positive Psychology 🤝 Forgiveness Practice

The Science of Mindfulness

by Ronald D. Siegel • 2014

Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.

4.24

995

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Contemplative Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 😌 Stress Reduction 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

The Science of Mindfulness 96%

Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.

by Ronald D. Siegel 2014

4.24

995 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Contemplative Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 😌 Stress Reduction 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

Calm Within the Storm

by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe • 2021

Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.

4.25

285

🧠 Resilience Training 🔄 Stress Reframing 🦁 Facing Fear 💖 Self-Acceptance 🤝 Belonging

Calm Within the Storm 96%

Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.

by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 2021

4.25

285 ratings

🧠 Resilience Training 🔄 Stress Reframing 🦁 Facing Fear 💖 Self-Acceptance 🤝 Belonging

The Pursuit of Perfect

by Tal Ben-Shahar • 2009

Perfectionism is not high standards. It's a refusal of reality, and it can be unlearned.

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2k+

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔧 Perfectionism Recovery 🌱 Growth Mindset 💗 Self-Compassion ⚖️ Work Life Balance

The Pursuit of Perfect 96%

Perfectionism is not high standards. It's a refusal of reality, and it can be unlearned.

by Tal Ben-Shahar 2009

4.01

2k+ ratings

🧪 Positive Psychology 🔧 Perfectionism Recovery 🌱 Growth Mindset 💗 Self-Compassion ⚖️ Work Life Balance

Burnout to Breakthrough

by Eileen McDargh • 2020

Resilience isn't recovery, it's emerging stronger: the five energy drains and how to close them.

3.26

284

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧱 Resilience Building 🔋 Energy Management 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 😂 Play And Humor

Burnout to Breakthrough 96%

Resilience isn't recovery, it's emerging stronger: the five energy drains and how to close them.

by Eileen McDargh 2020

3.26

284 ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧱 Resilience Building 🔋 Energy Management 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 😂 Play And Humor

Stress Wisely

by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe • 2023

Stress itself does no harm. How to put it to work across every corner of your life.

3.86

181

🧘 Stress Management 🌿 Integrative Health 🔄 Stress Reframing 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌲 Nature Therapy

Stress Wisely 96%

Stress itself does no harm. How to put it to work across every corner of your life.

by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 2023

3.86

181 ratings

🧘 Stress Management 🌿 Integrative Health 🔄 Stress Reframing 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌲 Nature Therapy

A Fearless Heart

by Thupten Jinpa • 2015

Compassion is our default; fear hijacks it. The practices that reclaim it.

4.34

995

🧘 Compassion Training 🤲 Self Compassion 🌱 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Contemplative Science

A Fearless Heart 96%

Compassion is our default; fear hijacks it. The practices that reclaim it.

by Thupten Jinpa 2015

4.34

995 ratings

🧘 Compassion Training 🤲 Self Compassion 🌱 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Contemplative Science

Upside

by Jim Rendon • 2015

Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.

3.89

298

🩹 Trauma Recovery 📈 Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱 Positive Psychology 💡 Meaning Making 📖 Narrative Identity

Upside 96%

Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.

by Jim Rendon 2015

3.89

298 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 📈 Post-Traumatic Growth 🌱 Positive Psychology 💡 Meaning Making 📖 Narrative Identity

The Attitude Book

by Simon Tyler • 2018

A conscious choice: fifty ways to select your attitude on purpose, breath by breath.

3.38

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🙏 Gratitude Practices ⚡ Energy Management 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

The Attitude Book 96%

A conscious choice: fifty ways to select your attitude on purpose, breath by breath.

by Simon Tyler 2018

3.38

21 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🙏 Gratitude Practices ⚡ Energy Management 🧘 Mindfulness At Work

Search Inside Yourself

by Chade-Meng Tan • 2012

Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.

4.04

9k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💼 Workplace Mindfulness 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🤲 Compassion

Search Inside Yourself 96%

Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.

by Chade-Meng Tan 2012

4.04

9k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💼 Workplace Mindfulness 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🤲 Compassion

Mindfulness

by J. Mark G. Williams • 2011

An 8-week program of micro-meditations to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and burnout.

4.00

14k+

🧠 Clinical Mindfulness 🧘 Structured Meditation 😌 Stress Reduction 💭 Thought Awareness ❤️ Self-Compassion

Mindfulness 96%

An 8-week program of micro-meditations to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and burnout.

by J. Mark G. Williams 2011

4.00

14k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Mindfulness 🧘 Structured Meditation 😌 Stress Reduction 💭 Thought Awareness ❤️ Self-Compassion

The 5 Resets

by Aditi Nerurkar • 2024

A Harvard physician's rule for beating stress: never change more than two things at once.

4.09

2k+

🧘 Stress Management 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Behavior Change 🧠 Neuroscience Of Stress 🤝 Mind-Body Connection

The 5 Resets 96%

A Harvard physician's rule for beating stress: never change more than two things at once.

by Aditi Nerurkar 2024

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧘 Stress Management 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Behavior Change 🧠 Neuroscience Of Stress 🤝 Mind-Body Connection

Emotional Alchemy

by T Bennett-Goelman • 1998

Your emotional overreactions follow childhood scripts. Mindfulness breaks the loop.

3.92

1k+

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🔍 Schema Therapy 💚 Emotional Healing 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Cognitive-Behavioral

Emotional Alchemy 96%

Your emotional overreactions follow childhood scripts. Mindfulness breaks the loop.

by T Bennett-Goelman 1998

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🔍 Schema Therapy 💚 Emotional Healing 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Cognitive-Behavioral

Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem

by Marie Hartwell-Walker EdD • 2015

Stop chasing the feeling; start earning it. A values-driven plan for real self-esteem.

3.89

💪 Self-Esteem 🧭 Values-Based Living 🌟 Character Strengths 😊 Positive Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness

Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem Summary

Unlocking the Secrets of Self-Esteem 95%

Stop chasing the feeling; start earning it. A values-driven plan for real self-esteem.

by Marie Hartwell-Walker EdD 2015

3.89

19 ratings

💪 Self-Esteem 🧭 Values-Based Living 🌟 Character Strengths 😊 Positive Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness

Supersurvivors

by David B. Feldman • 2014

Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.

3.53

593

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧠 Realistic Optimism 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧭 Meaning Making

Supersurvivors 95%

Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.

by David B. Feldman 2014

3.53

593 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧠 Realistic Optimism 💀 Mortality Awareness 🧭 Meaning Making

Resilience

by Eric Greitens • 2015

Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.

4.22

4k+

🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💪 Resilience Training 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚔️ Warrior Philosophy 🧱 Character Building

Resilience 95%

Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.

by Eric Greitens 2015

4.22

4k+ ratings

🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💪 Resilience Training 🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚔️ Warrior Philosophy 🧱 Character Building

The Trauma of Everyday Life

by Mark Epstein • 2013

Trauma lives in ordinary loss, not just catastrophe. The Buddha's own wound shows the way through.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🫨 Emotional Processing 🛋️ Psychoanalysis

The Trauma of Everyday Life 95%

Trauma lives in ordinary loss, not just catastrophe. The Buddha's own wound shows the way through.

by Mark Epstein 2013

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🫨 Emotional Processing 🛋️ Psychoanalysis

You Can't Ruin My Day

by Allen Klein • 2015

Fifty-two short chapters that teach you to stop handing your emotional keys to everyone else.

3.80

175

💪 Emotional Resilience 🔄 Reframing Thoughts 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😂 Humor As Healing 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment

You Can't Ruin My Day 95%

Fifty-two short chapters that teach you to stop handing your emotional keys to everyone else.

by Allen Klein 2015

3.80

175 ratings

💪 Emotional Resilience 🔄 Reframing Thoughts 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😂 Humor As Healing 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment

Happiness Is an Inside Job

by Sylvia Boorstein • 2007

Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.

3.90

968

☸️ Buddhist Teachings 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Lovingkindness 👁️ Insight Meditation

Happiness Is an Inside Job 95%

Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.

by Sylvia Boorstein 2007

3.90

968 ratings

☸️ Buddhist Teachings 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Lovingkindness 👁️ Insight Meditation

Positive Energy

by Judith Orloff • 2004

Some people drain your energy on contact. How to spot them and keep your vitality intact.

4.00

1k+

🪫 Energy Management 🛡️ Energy Protection 💪 Emotional Resilience 🧖 Self-Care Practices 🎨 Creativity And Healing

Positive Energy 95%

Some people drain your energy on contact. How to spot them and keep your vitality intact.

by Judith Orloff 2004

4.00

1k+ ratings

🪫 Energy Management 🛡️ Energy Protection 💪 Emotional Resilience 🧖 Self-Care Practices 🎨 Creativity And Healing

When Things Don't Go Your Way

by Haemin Sunim • 2018

A Zen teacher publicly shamed: his hard-won practices for when your world comes apart.

4.12

3k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Acceptance Practice 💪 Emotional Resilience 🙏 Gratitude Practice

When Things Don't Go Your Way 95%

A Zen teacher publicly shamed: his hard-won practices for when your world comes apart.

by Haemin Sunim 2018

4.12

3k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Acceptance Practice 💪 Emotional Resilience 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Power of Patience

by M.J. Ryan • 2003

Patience is a skill, not a trait. Practical exercises to retrain your reactions and reclaim calm.

3.84

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness 💗 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Power of Patience 95%

Patience is a skill, not a trait. Practical exercises to retrain your reactions and reclaim calm.

by M.J. Ryan 2003

3.84

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness 💗 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Life That's Waiting

by Brianna Wiest • 2025

Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.

4.02

2k+

🌱 Meaning Cultivation 🩹 Emotional Healing ☮️ Inner Peace 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Incremental Change

The Life That's Waiting 95%

Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.

by Brianna Wiest 2025

4.02

2k+ ratings

🌱 Meaning Cultivation 🩹 Emotional Healing ☮️ Inner Peace 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Incremental Change

The Woman's Comfort Book

by Jennifer Louden • 1992

Self-nurture for depleted women: how to build rituals, set boundaries, and stop giving from nothing.

3.97

1k+

📗 Self-Care Guides 🧠 Inner Critic Work 🕯️ Comfort Rituals 🍽️ Mindful Eating 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Woman's Comfort Book 95%

Self-nurture for depleted women: how to build rituals, set boundaries, and stop giving from nothing.

by Jennifer Louden 1992

3.97

1k+ ratings

📗 Self-Care Guides 🧠 Inner Critic Work 🕯️ Comfort Rituals 🍽️ Mindful Eating 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Joy Diet

by Martha N. Beck • 2003

Most joy strategies skip the first step: fifteen minutes of utter stillness before anything else.

3.96

2k+

🧭 Daily Practices ✨ Joy Cultivation 🧘 Stillness Meditation 💎 Radical Honesty 🎨 Creative Living

The Joy Diet 95%

Most joy strategies skip the first step: fifteen minutes of utter stillness before anything else.

by Martha N. Beck 2003

3.96

2k+ ratings

🧭 Daily Practices ✨ Joy Cultivation 🧘 Stillness Meditation 💎 Radical Honesty 🎨 Creative Living

Being Happy!

by Andrew Matthews • 1988

Happiness isn't a feeling you catch. It's a skill. The tools, from self-image to goals.

4.19

4k+

🧱 Self-Help Fundamentals 🪞 Self-Image ☀️ Positive Thinking 🧲 Law Of Attraction 🎯 Goal Setting

Being Happy! 95%

Happiness isn't a feeling you catch. It's a skill. The tools, from self-image to goals.

by Andrew Matthews 1988

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧱 Self-Help Fundamentals 🪞 Self-Image ☀️ Positive Thinking 🧲 Law Of Attraction 🎯 Goal Setting

Surviving Survival

by Laurence Gonzales • 2012

Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.

4.22

714

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💪 Resilience Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Somatic Healing 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Surviving Survival 95%

Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.

by Laurence Gonzales 2012

4.22

714 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💪 Resilience Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Somatic Healing 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Homecoming

by Thema Bryant • 2022

Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.

4.32

1k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌱 Authentic Living ✊ Liberation Psychology 💔 Grief And Loss

Homecoming 95%

Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.

by Thema Bryant 2022

4.32

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌱 Authentic Living ✊ Liberation Psychology 💔 Grief And Loss

How We Grow Through What We Go Through

by Christopher Willard • 2022

Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

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🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

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Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

by Christopher Willard 2022

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🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

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