28 Books like Forgiveness is a Choice

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

Unfuck Your Anger

by Faith G. Harper • 2020

Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.

3.70

1k+

🔥 Anger Management 🕊️ Forgiveness Work ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🧠 Neuroscience Of Emotion 🧘 Somatic Regulation

Unfuck Your Anger 96%

Anger that protects you, rage that wrecks you, and the neuroscience that tells them apart.

by Faith G. Harper 2020

3.70

1k+ ratings

🔥 Anger Management 🕊️ Forgiveness Work ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🧠 Neuroscience Of Emotion 🧘 Somatic Regulation

Living Nonviolent Communication

by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 1999

Anger is a message, not a mistake. A framework for reading the need beneath every fight.

4.33

50k+

🗣️ Compassionate Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 👂 Empathic Listening 🧠 Emotional Awareness 🔥 Anger Management

Living Nonviolent Communication 96%

Anger is a message, not a mistake. A framework for reading the need beneath every fight.

by Marshall B. Rosenberg 1999

4.33

50k+ ratings

🗣️ Compassionate Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 👂 Empathic Listening 🧠 Emotional Awareness 🔥 Anger Management

Forgiveness

by Sidney B. Simon • 1990

The person who hurt you isn't waiting for your forgiveness. The one who needs it is you.

4.21

165

🕊️ Forgiveness Work 💚 Emotional Healing 🪞 Self-Forgiveness 🔥 Anger Management 🦋 Victimhood Recovery

Forgiveness 96%

The person who hurt you isn't waiting for your forgiveness. The one who needs it is you.

by Sidney B. Simon 1990

4.21

165 ratings

🕊️ Forgiveness Work 💚 Emotional Healing 🪞 Self-Forgiveness 🔥 Anger Management 🦋 Victimhood Recovery

Relationships

by The School of Life • 2016

What if relationships aren't luck? Ten concrete skills for connections that last a lifetime.

4.19

3k+

💑 Relationship Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Skills ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🚧 Boundary Setting

Relationships 96%

What if relationships aren't luck? Ten concrete skills for connections that last a lifetime.

by The School of Life 2016

4.19

3k+ ratings

💑 Relationship Skills 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Skills ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🚧 Boundary Setting

Unconditional Love

by Jocelyn Moorhouse • 2019

Love without strings: the practices that build connection strong enough to survive disappointment.

4.20

🪞 Self-Love Practices 🤲 Compassion Practice 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🧘 Mindful Relationships 👨‍👩‍👧 Conscious Parenting

Unconditional Love 96%

Love without strings: the practices that build connection strong enough to survive disappointment.

by Jocelyn Moorhouse 2019

4.20

5 ratings

🪞 Self-Love Practices 🤲 Compassion Practice 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🧘 Mindful Relationships 👨‍👩‍👧 Conscious Parenting

Making Great Relationships

by Rick Hanson • 2023

Every relationship has a hidden partner: your relationship with yourself. Fix that one first.

3.70

281

🫂 Self Compassion 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🕊️ Forgiveness

Making Great Relationships 96%

Every relationship has a hidden partner: your relationship with yourself. Fix that one first.

by Rick Hanson 2023

3.70

281 ratings

🫂 Self Compassion 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🕊️ Forgiveness

Authentic Happiness

by Martin E.P. Seligman • 2002

Happiness is half genetic, but the other half can be learned. The science that shows you how.

3.92

13k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Character Strengths 🌞 Optimism 🌊 Flow State 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Authentic Happiness 96%

Happiness is half genetic, but the other half can be learned. The science that shows you how.

by Martin E.P. Seligman 2002

3.92

13k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 💪 Character Strengths 🌞 Optimism 🌊 Flow State 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Emotional Intelligence

by Gill Hasson • 2014

Read your emotions before they run you. Skills for anxiety, anger, disappointment, and being heard.

3.46

966

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 😰 Anxiety Relief

Emotional Intelligence 95%

Read your emotions before they run you. Skills for anxiety, anger, disappointment, and being heard.

by Gill Hasson 2014

3.46

966 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 😰 Anxiety Relief

Anger

by Gary Chapman • 2007

God gave you anger for a purpose. How to use it without letting it use you.

4.02

2k+

🧯 Anger Management ✝️ Christian Counseling 💚 Emotional Health 🗣️ Constructive Conflict 🕊️ Forgiveness

Anger 95%

God gave you anger for a purpose. How to use it without letting it use you.

by Gary Chapman 2007

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧯 Anger Management ✝️ Christian Counseling 💚 Emotional Health 🗣️ Constructive Conflict 🕊️ Forgiveness

Real Love

by Sharon Salzberg • 2017

Before you can love others well, learn to stop being cruel to yourself.

4.12

3k+

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Self-Compassion 💚 Emotional Healing 🌱 Conscious Relationships ☸️ Western Buddhism

Real Love 95%

Before you can love others well, learn to stop being cruel to yourself.

by Sharon Salzberg 2017

4.12

3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Self-Compassion 💚 Emotional Healing 🌱 Conscious Relationships ☸️ Western Buddhism

The Gift of Forgiveness

by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt • 2020

The worst harms can be forgiven. The reason has nothing to do with who hurt you.

3.70

4k+

🕊️ Forgiveness Practice ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🪞 Self-Forgiveness 🎙️ Interview Collection 🌿 Modern Spirituality

The Gift of Forgiveness 95%

The worst harms can be forgiven. The reason has nothing to do with who hurt you.

by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt 2020

3.70

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Forgiveness Practice ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🪞 Self-Forgiveness 🎙️ Interview Collection 🌿 Modern Spirituality

Emotional Intelligence

by Ian Tuhovsky • 2015

Over 80% of life outcomes trace to emotional skills, not IQ. The training starts within.

3.88

234

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👁️ Self-Awareness 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💬 Internal Dialogue 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Emotional Intelligence 95%

Over 80% of life outcomes trace to emotional skills, not IQ. The training starts within.

by Ian Tuhovsky 2015

3.88

234 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👁️ Self-Awareness 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💬 Internal Dialogue 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

10 Mindful Minutes

by Goldie Hawn • 2011

The emotional toolkit schools skip: how to quiet a reactive brain, one breath at a time.

3.86

2k+

🧠 Social Emotional Learning 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧒 Brain-Based Parenting 🌞 Positive Psychology 😤 Anger Management

10 Mindful Minutes 95%

The emotional toolkit schools skip: how to quiet a reactive brain, one breath at a time.

by Goldie Hawn 2011

3.86

2k+ ratings

🧠 Social Emotional Learning 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧒 Brain-Based Parenting 🌞 Positive Psychology 😤 Anger Management

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 95%

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

Mindfulness for Anger Management

by Stephen Dansiger • 2018

Anger is a messenger, not a monster. Mindfulness practices to read its signals before you react.

4.03

120

😤 Anger Management 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Somatic Awareness

Mindfulness for Anger Management Summary

Mindfulness for Anger Management 95%

Anger is a messenger, not a monster. Mindfulness practices to read its signals before you react.

by Stephen Dansiger 2018

4.03

120 ratings

😤 Anger Management 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Somatic Awareness

Everything Is Workable

by Diane Musho Hamilton • 2013

A Zen teacher reveals why your worst conflicts, met with awareness, become your best growth.

3.78

279

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌑 Shadow Work 🌐 Integral Theory 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Everything Is Workable 95%

A Zen teacher reveals why your worst conflicts, met with awareness, become your best growth.

by Diane Musho Hamilton 2013

3.78

279 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌑 Shadow Work 🌐 Integral Theory 🤝 Negotiation Skills

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

Change Your Life in Seven Days

by Paul McKenna • 2004

A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.

3.71

1k+

🧠 Happiness Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🧘 Mindfulness 💖 Self-Acceptance

Change Your Life in Seven Days 95%

A hypnotist's seven-day method for rewiring your mind so happiness becomes automatic.

by Paul McKenna 2004

3.71

1k+ ratings

🧠 Happiness Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🧘 Mindfulness 💖 Self-Acceptance

A Complaint Free World

by Will Bowen • 2007

A three-week challenge and a simple wristband method that rewires the complaining habit for good.

3.94

4k+

💔 Habit Breaking 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ✨ New Thought 😤 Anger Management 🙏 Gratitude Practice

A Complaint Free World 95%

A three-week challenge and a simple wristband method that rewires the complaining habit for good.

by Will Bowen 2007

3.94

4k+ ratings

💔 Habit Breaking 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ✨ New Thought 😤 Anger Management 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Stoic Wisdom

by Nancy Sherman • 2021

Stoicism promises self-mastery. Its most overlooked teaching: resilience depends on other people.

3.36

277

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 💭 Practical Philosophy ⚡ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Moral Injury

Stoic Wisdom 95%

Stoicism promises self-mastery. Its most overlooked teaching: resilience depends on other people.

by Nancy Sherman 2021

3.36

277 ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 💭 Practical Philosophy ⚡ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Moral Injury

The Book of Forgiving

by Desmond Tutu • 2013

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

4.26

6k+

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

The Book of Forgiving 95%

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

by Desmond Tutu 2013

4.26

6k+ ratings

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Men

by Richard Carlson • 2001

Most things won't matter in a year. Learn to stop burning energy on them today.

3.88

200

🧘 Stress Management 👤 Men's Self-Help 🧠 Everyday Mindfulness 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🔄 Perspective Shifts

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Men Summary

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Men 95%

Most things won't matter in a year. Learn to stop burning energy on them today.

by Richard Carlson 2001

3.88

200 ratings

🧘 Stress Management 👤 Men's Self-Help 🧠 Everyday Mindfulness 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🔄 Perspective Shifts

Perfect Love

by John Welwood • 2005

Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.

4.26

803

💑 Relationship Psychology 🧘 Spiritual Psychology 🩹 Healing Core Wounds 💗 Self-Compassion Practice ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Perfect Love 95%

Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.

by John Welwood 2005

4.26

803 ratings

💑 Relationship Psychology 🧘 Spiritual Psychology 🩹 Healing Core Wounds 💗 Self-Compassion Practice ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Rage

by Ronald T. Potter-Efron • 2007

Rage isn't one emotion but six, and each type has its own way out. Find yours.

3.93

281

😤 Anger Management 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😞 Shame And Guilt 🔗 Attachment Theory

Rage 95%

Rage isn't one emotion but six, and each type has its own way out. Find yours.

by Ronald T. Potter-Efron 2007

3.93

281 ratings

😤 Anger Management 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😞 Shame And Guilt 🔗 Attachment Theory

Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People

by Mark Westmoquette • 2021

Your most difficult person is a hidden teacher. Zen practices for transforming conflict into growth.

3.66

159

🧘 Zen Practice 😤 Difficult People 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Regulation ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People Summary

Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People 95%

Your most difficult person is a hidden teacher. Zen practices for transforming conflict into growth.

by Mark Westmoquette 2021

3.66

159 ratings

🧘 Zen Practice 😤 Difficult People 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Emotional Regulation ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

by Donald J. Robertson • 2010

Cognitive therapy did not begin with Beck; it started two thousand years ago in Athens.

4.21

321

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🛋️ Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤲 Acceptance Practices 📜 Practical Philosophy

The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Summary

The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 95%

Cognitive therapy did not begin with Beck; it started two thousand years ago in Athens.

by Donald J. Robertson 2010

4.21

321 ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🛋️ Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤲 Acceptance Practices 📜 Practical Philosophy

Instant Anger Management

by Aaron Karmin LCPC • 2021

Anger floods your body in seconds. The CBT countermove that works just as fast.

3.75

164

😤 Anger Management 🧠 Cbt Techniques 🌡️ Emotional Regulation 🛁 Self-Care Practices 😮‍💨 Stress Reduction

Instant Anger Management 95%

Anger floods your body in seconds. The CBT countermove that works just as fast.

by Aaron Karmin LCPC 2021

3.75

164 ratings

😤 Anger Management 🧠 Cbt Techniques 🌡️ Emotional Regulation 🛁 Self-Care Practices 😮‍💨 Stress Reduction

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