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Life After Suicide
by Jennifer Ashton • 2019
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
3.83
934
Life After Suicide Summary
Life After Suicide 98%
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
by Jennifer Ashton 2019
3.83
934 ratings
Boy Meets Depression
by Kevin Breel • 2015
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
3.82
873
Boy Meets Depression Summary
Boy Meets Depression 95%
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
by Kevin Breel 2015
3.82
873 ratings
When It Is Darkest
by Rory O'Connor • 2022
Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.
4.36
493
When It Is Darkest Summary
When It Is Darkest 95%
Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.
by Rory O'Connor 2022
4.36
493 ratings
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience
by Pauline G. Boss • 2006
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
4.27
99
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience Summary
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience 95%
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
by Pauline G. Boss 2006
4.27
99 ratings
Grief Works
by Julia Samuel • 2018
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
3.98
2k+
Grief Works Summary
Grief Works 95%
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
by Julia Samuel 2018
3.98
2k+ ratings
Finding Meaning
by David Kessler • 2019
Five stages of grief aren't the whole map. The missing sixth that turns pain into purpose.
4.43
3k+
Finding Meaning Summary
Finding Meaning 95%
Five stages of grief aren't the whole map. The missing sixth that turns pain into purpose.
by David Kessler 2019
4.43
3k+ ratings
Darkness Visible
by William Styron • 1990
Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.
3.99
32k+
Darkness Visible Summary
Darkness Visible 95%
Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.
by William Styron 1990
3.99
32k+ ratings
Getting Grief Right
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. • 2017
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
4.45
182
Getting Grief Right Summary
Getting Grief Right 95%
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. 2017
4.45
182 ratings
Peace from Broken Pieces
by Iyanla Vanzant • 2010
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
4.23
3k+
Peace from Broken Pieces Summary
Peace from Broken Pieces 94%
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
by Iyanla Vanzant 2010
4.23
3k+ ratings
The Lessons of Love
by Melody Beattie • 2013
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
4.02
257
The Lessons of Love Summary
The Lessons of Love 94%
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013
4.02
257 ratings
Things in Nature Merely Grow
by Yiyun Li • 2025
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
4.34
15k+
Things in Nature Merely Grow Summary
Things in Nature Merely Grow 94%
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025
4.34
15k+ ratings
Grief Is a Journey
by Kenneth J. Doka • 2015
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
4.04
174
Grief Is a Journey Summary
Grief Is a Journey 94%
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
by Kenneth J. Doka 2015
4.04
174 ratings
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman • 2018
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
3.72
148
Keep Pain in the Past Summary
Keep Pain in the Past 94%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
by Patrick J. Kennedy • 2024
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
4.19
247
Profiles in Mental Health Courage Summary
Profiles in Mental Health Courage 94%
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024
4.19
247 ratings
It's OK That You're Not OK
by Megan Devine • 2017
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
4.35
15k+
It's OK That You're Not OK Summary
It's OK That You're Not OK 94%
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
by Megan Devine 2017
4.35
15k+ ratings
On Grief and Grieving
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 2005
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
4.32
5k+
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving 94%
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005
4.32
5k+ ratings
Grief Is Love
by Marisa Renee Lee • 2022
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
4.15
3k+
Grief Is Love Summary
Grief Is Love 94%
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
by Marisa Renee Lee 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
Any Ordinary Day
by Leigh Sales • 2018
A journalist discovers that the most resilient people do not overcome tragedy: they absorb it.
4.13
17k+
Any Ordinary Day Summary
Any Ordinary Day 94%
A journalist discovers that the most resilient people do not overcome tragedy: they absorb it.
by Leigh Sales 2018
4.13
17k+ ratings
Option B
by Sheryl Sandberg • 2017
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
3.84
57k+
Option B Summary
Option B 94%
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
by Sheryl Sandberg 2017
3.84
57k+ ratings
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 94%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
Grief Is for People
by Sloane Crosley • 2024
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
3.83
18k+
Grief Is for People Summary
Grief Is for People 94%
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
by Sloane Crosley 2024
3.83
18k+ ratings
The Tao of Fully Feeling
by Pete Walker • 1995
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
4.41
1k+
The Tao of Fully Feeling Summary
The Tao of Fully Feeling 94%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Choice
by Edith Eger • 2017
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
4.57
133k+
The Choice Summary
The Choice 94%
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
by Edith Eger 2017
4.57
133k+ ratings
Good Grief
by Theresa Caputo • 2017
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
4.12
943
Good Grief Summary
Good Grief 94%
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
by Theresa Caputo 2017
4.12
943 ratings
A Mother's Reckoning
by Sue Klebold • 2016
She thought her son was a typical teenager. Later she learned he was plotting Columbine.
4.14
47k+
A Mother's Reckoning Summary
A Mother's Reckoning 94%
She thought her son was a typical teenager. Later she learned he was plotting Columbine.
by Sue Klebold 2016
4.14
47k+ ratings
Men Have Called Her Crazy
by Anna Marie Tendler • 2024
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
3.43
23k+
Men Have Called Her Crazy Summary
Men Have Called Her Crazy 93%
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
by Anna Marie Tendler 2024
3.43
23k+ ratings
The Grieving Brain
by Mary-Frances O'Connor • 2022
Your brain's maps for finding loved ones never stop looking after they die.
4.17
4k+
The Grieving Brain Summary
The Grieving Brain 93%
Your brain's maps for finding loved ones never stop looking after they die.
by Mary-Frances O'Connor 2022
4.17
4k+ ratings
The Beauty of What Remains
by Steve Leder • 2021
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
4.44
3k+
The Beauty of What Remains Summary
The Beauty of What Remains 93%
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
Recovering from Losses in Life
by H. Norman Wright • 1991
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
4.25
197
Recovering from Losses in Life Summary
Recovering from Losses in Life 93%
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
by H. Norman Wright 1991
4.25
197 ratings
The Wild Edge of Sorrow
by Francis Weller • 2015
Grief avoided deadens us; met with ritual, it opens a door to aliveness.
4.36
4k+
The Wild Edge of Sorrow Summary
The Wild Edge of Sorrow 93%
Grief avoided deadens us; met with ritual, it opens a door to aliveness.
by Francis Weller 2015
4.36
4k+ ratings
The Tell
by Amy Griffin • 2025
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
3.92
56k+
The Tell Summary
The Tell 93%
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
by Amy Griffin 2025
3.92
56k+ ratings
Night Falls Fast
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1999
Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.
4.12
7k+
Night Falls Fast Summary
Night Falls Fast 93%
Mental illness drives nine in ten suicides. One existing treatment cuts that risk nearly ninefold.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1999
4.12
7k+ ratings
Journey through Trauma
by Gretchen Schmelzer • 2018
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
4.50
452
Journey through Trauma Summary
Journey through Trauma 93%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
The Psychology of Grief
by Richard Gross • 2018
Grief has no stages, no timeline, no closure. What actually shapes how we adapt to loss.
3.66
38
The Psychology of Grief Summary
The Psychology of Grief 93%
Grief has no stages, no timeline, no closure. What actually shapes how we adapt to loss.
by Richard Gross 2018
3.66
38 ratings
Building a Life Worth Living
by Marsha M. Linehan • 2020
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
4.10
6k+
Building a Life Worth Living Summary
Building a Life Worth Living 93%
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
by Marsha M. Linehan 2020
4.10
6k+ ratings
The Story You Need to Tell
by Sandra Marinella • 2017
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
4.40
238
The Story You Need to Tell Summary
The Story You Need to Tell 93%
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
by Sandra Marinella 2017
4.40
238 ratings
Nothing Holds Back the Night
by Delphine de Vigan • 2011
After her mother died, a daughter unpacks the delusions and the family secrets that fueled them.
4.35
25k+
Nothing Holds Back the Night Summary
Nothing Holds Back the Night 93%
After her mother died, a daughter unpacks the delusions and the family secrets that fueled them.
by Delphine de Vigan 2011
4.35
25k+ ratings
Grief One Day at a Time
by Alan D. Wolfelt • 2016
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
4.61
203
Grief One Day at a Time Summary
Grief One Day at a Time 93%
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
by Alan D. Wolfelt 2016
4.61
203 ratings
Soulbriety
by Elisa Hallerman • 2022
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
4.01
242
Soulbriety Summary
Soulbriety 93%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
593
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors 93%
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014
3.53
593 ratings
EMDR
by Francine Shapiro • 1997
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
4.10
957
EMDR Summary
EMDR 93%
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
by Francine Shapiro 1997
4.10
957 ratings
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes 93%
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023
4.17
500 ratings
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch • 2011
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
3.48
7k+
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 93%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ ratings
The Reality Slap
by Russ Harris • 2011
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
4.08
2k+
The Reality Slap Summary
The Reality Slap 93%
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
by Russ Harris 2011
4.08
2k+ ratings
On Being Human
by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
3.91
4k+
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human 93%
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019
3.91
4k+ ratings
In My Room
by Jim Lucey • 2014
Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.
3.38
203
In My Room Summary
In My Room 93%
Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.
by Jim Lucey 2014
3.38
203 ratings
When Life Hits Hard
by Russ Harris • 2021
Grief is not a fight to win. Make space for pain, then rebuild around what matters.
4.44
176
When Life Hits Hard Summary
When Life Hits Hard 93%
Grief is not a fight to win. Make space for pain, then rebuild around what matters.
by Russ Harris 2021
4.44
176 ratings
Homecoming
by Thema Bryant • 2022
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
4.32
1k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 93%
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
by Thema Bryant 2022
4.32
1k+ ratings
Triggers
by David Richo • 2019
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
3.86
905
Triggers Summary
Triggers 93%
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
by David Richo 2019
3.86
905 ratings
The Noonday Demon
by Andrew Solomon • 2000
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
4.19
16k+
The Noonday Demon Summary
The Noonday Demon 93%
From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.
by Andrew Solomon 2000
4.19
16k+ ratings
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