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Mental Health Book Summaries

In an Unspoken Voice
by Peter A. Levine • 2010
How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
4.34
3k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
In an Unspoken Voice Summary
In an Unspoken Voice
How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
by Peter A. Levine 2010 384 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Buddha & the Borderline
by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010
4.11
4k+
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Buddha & the Borderline Summary
Buddha & the Borderline
by Kiera Van Gelder 2010
4.11
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Creatures of a Day
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2015
And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
4.21
14k+
Psychology
Philosophy
Short Stories
Creatures of a Day Summary
Creatures of a Day
And Other Tales of Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom 2015 215 pages
4.21
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Short Stories
Overcoming Perfectionism
by Roz Shafran • 2013
3.82
317
Psychology
Self Help
Ebooks
Overcoming Perfectionism Summary
Overcoming Perfectionism
by Roz Shafran 2013 256 pages
3.82
317 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Ebooks
On Being Human
by Erich Fromm • 1991
3.94
500+
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human
by Erich Fromm 1991 180 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
by Stephanie M. Kriesberg PsyD • 2022
Quiet the Critical Voice in Your Head, Heal Self-Doubt, and Live the Life You Deserve
3.96
2k+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Summary
Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
Quiet the Critical Voice in Your Head, Heal Self-Doubt, and Live the Life You Deserve
by Stephanie M. Kriesberg PsyD 2022 186 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Black Fatigue
by Mary-Frances Winters • 2020
How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit
4.41
1k+
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Black Fatigue Summary
Black Fatigue
How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit
by Mary-Frances Winters 2020 236 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
Race
Social Justice
Anti Racist
Beautiful Boy
by David Sheff • 2007
A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
4.18
100k+
Memoir
Biography
Addiction
Beautiful Boy Summary
Beautiful Boy
A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
by David Sheff 2007 317 pages
4.18
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Addiction
Rewire Your OCD Brain
by Catherine M. Pittman • 2021
Powerful Neuroscience-Based Skills to Break Free from Obsessive Thoughts and Fears
4.17
461
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Rewire Your OCD Brain Summary
Rewire Your OCD Brain
Powerful Neuroscience-Based Skills to Break Free from Obsessive Thoughts and Fears
by Catherine M. Pittman 2021 231 pages
4.17
461 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Ten Times Happier
by Owen O'Kane • 1997
3.94
500+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Ten Times Happier Summary
Ten Times Happier
by Owen O'Kane 1997 192 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Beyond the Wand
by Tom Felton • 2022
The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
4.28
100k+
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Beyond the Wand Summary
Beyond the Wand
The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
by Tom Felton 2022 288 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Adult ADHD
by Thom Hartmann • 2016
How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer's World
3.70
360
Adhd
Psychology
Self Help
Adult ADHD Summary
Adult ADHD
How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer's World
by Thom Hartmann 2016 174 pages
3.70
360 ratings
Adhd
Psychology
Self Help
The Wounded Heart
by Dan B. Allender • 1995
4.32
1k+
Psychology
Counselling
Self Help
The Wounded Heart Summary
The Wounded Heart
by Dan B. Allender 1995 304 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Self Help
You’re Overthinking It
by Sabrina Alexis Bendory • 2023
Find Lifelong Love By Being Your True Self
4.13
248
Self Help
Mental Health
Personal Growth
You’re Overthinking It Summary
You’re Overthinking It
Find Lifelong Love By Being Your True Self
by Sabrina Alexis Bendory 2023 312 pages
4.13
248 ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Personal Growth
Calming the Emotional Storm
by Sheri Van Dijk • 2012
Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Manage Your Emotions and Balance Your Life
4.15
500+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Calming the Emotional Storm Summary
Calming the Emotional Storm
Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Manage Your Emotions and Balance Your Life
by Sheri Van Dijk 2012 184 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Grieving Brain
by Mary-Frances O'Connor • 2022
The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
4.17
3k+
Grief
Psychology
Science
The Grieving Brain Summary
The Grieving Brain
The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
by Mary-Frances O'Connor 2022 246 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
Grief
Psychology
Science
The Comfort Book
by Matt Haig • 2021
4.05
74k+
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
The Comfort Book Summary
The Comfort Book
by Matt Haig 2021 272 pages
4.05
74k+ ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
The Breathing Cure
by Patrick McKeown • 2021
Exercises to Develop New Breathing Habits for a Healthier, Happier and Longer Life
4.19
313
Health
Science
Medical
The Breathing Cure Summary
The Breathing Cure
Exercises to Develop New Breathing Habits for a Healthier, Happier and Longer Life
by Patrick McKeown 2021 792 pages
4.19
313 ratings
Health
Science
Medical
More or Less Maddy
by Lisa Genova • 2025
4.18
31k+
Mental Health
Book Club
Contemporary
More or Less Maddy Summary
More or Less Maddy
by Lisa Genova 2025 360 pages
4.18
31k+ ratings
Mental Health
Book Club
Contemporary
The Year I Met My Brain
by Matilda Boseley • 2023
A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD
4.35
2k+
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
The Year I Met My Brain Summary
The Year I Met My Brain
A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD
by Matilda Boseley 2023 433 pages
4.35
2k+ ratings
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly • 1887
Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors
3.86
24k+
History
Classics
Psychology
Ten Days in a Mad-House Summary
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors
by Nellie Bly 1887 97 pages
3.86
24k+ ratings
History
Classics
Psychology
Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation
by Onno van der Hart • 2011
Skills Training for Patients and Therapists
4.32
500+
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation Summary
Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation
Skills Training for Patients and Therapists
by Onno van der Hart 2011 496 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Holding Up the Universe
by Jennifer Niven • 2016
3.67
100k+
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Holding Up the Universe Summary
Holding Up the Universe
by Jennifer Niven 2016 391 pages
3.67
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
by Gillian Butler • 1999
3.79
500+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Summary
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
by Gillian Butler 1999 336 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
A Therapeutic Journey
by Alain de Botton • 2023
Lessons from The School of Life
4.09
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
A Therapeutic Journey Summary
A Therapeutic Journey
Lessons from The School of Life
by Alain de Botton 2023 418 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Program
by Suzanne Young • 2013
4.04
61k+
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
The Program Summary
The Program
by Suzanne Young 2013 405 pages
4.04
61k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Anxiety Free
by Robert L. Leahy • 2009
Unravel Your Fears Before They Unravel You
4.22
500+
Psychology
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Mental Health
Anxiety Free Summary
Anxiety Free
Unravel Your Fears Before They Unravel You
by Robert L. Leahy 2009 347 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Triggers
by David Richo • 2019
How We Can Stop Reacting and Start Healing
3.86
500+
Psychology
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Mental Health
Triggers Summary
Triggers
How We Can Stop Reacting and Start Healing
by David Richo 2019 200 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything
by Albert Ellis • 2000
Yes, Anything
3.81
1k+
Psychology
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Mental Health
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything Summary
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything
Yes, Anything
by Albert Ellis 2000 215 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Heart of the Soul
by Gary Zukav • 2001
Emotional Awareness
4.14
1k+
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
The Heart of the Soul Summary
The Heart of the Soul
Emotional Awareness
by Gary Zukav 2001 316 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
The Language of Emotions
by Karla McLaren • 2010
What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You
4.18
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Emotion
The Language of Emotions Summary
The Language of Emotions
What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You
by Karla McLaren 2010 432 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Emotion
Shame
by Joseph Burgo • 2018
Free Yourself, Find Joy, and Build True Self-Esteem
3.88
461
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Shame Summary
Shame
Free Yourself, Find Joy, and Build True Self-Esteem
by Joseph Burgo 2018 320 pages
3.88
461 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Anxiety Cure
by Klaus Bernhardt • 2017
Live a Life Free from Panic
3.75
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Anxiety Cure Summary
The Anxiety Cure
Live a Life Free from Panic
by Klaus Bernhardt 2017 208 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
It's On Me
by Sara Kuburic • 2023
Accept Hard Truths, Discover Your Self, and Change Your Life
4.06
2k+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
It's On Me Summary
It's On Me
Accept Hard Truths, Discover Your Self, and Change Your Life
by Sara Kuburic 2023 288 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education)
by Alex Shevrin Venet • 2021
Transforming Classrooms, Shifting Systems
4.49
500+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education) Summary
Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education)
Transforming Classrooms, Shifting Systems
by Alex Shevrin Venet 2021 256 pages
4.49
500+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
How to Heal Your Inner Child
by Simon Chapple • 2021
Overcome Past Trauma and Childhood Emotional Neglect
3.76
177
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
How to Heal Your Inner Child Summary
How to Heal Your Inner Child
Overcome Past Trauma and Childhood Emotional Neglect
by Simon Chapple 2021 224 pages
3.76
177 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
EMDR
by Francine Shapiro • 1997
The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
4.10
500+
Psychology
Self Help
Health
EMDR Summary
EMDR
The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
by Francine Shapiro 1997 381 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Thriving with Adult ADHD
by Phil Boissiere • 2018
Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning
3.80
500+
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
Thriving with Adult ADHD Summary
Thriving with Adult ADHD
Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning
by Phil Boissiere 2018 162 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
Stop Walking on Eggshells
by Paul T. Mason • 1998
Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder
4.02
13k+
Psychology
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Mental Health
Stop Walking on Eggshells Summary
Stop Walking on Eggshells
Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder
by Paul T. Mason 1998 258 pages
4.02
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
by Matthew McKay • 2007
Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance
4.26
5k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance
by Matthew McKay 2007 296 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
How to Keep House While Drowning
by K.C. Davis • 2022
4.20
80k+
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
How to Keep House While Drowning Summary
How to Keep House While Drowning
by K.C. Davis 2022 151 pages
4.20
80k+ ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
How to Meet Your Self
by Dr. Nicole LePera • 2022
The Workbook for Self-Discovery
4.12
1k+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
How to Meet Your Self Summary
How to Meet Your Self
The Workbook for Self-Discovery
by Dr. Nicole LePera 2022 256 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Radical Compassion
by Tara Brach • 2019
Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
4.21
6k+
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Radical Compassion Summary
Radical Compassion
Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
by Tara Brach 2019 288 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Untangle Your Emotions
by Jennie Allen • 2024
Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
4.17
8k+
Christian
Self Help
Faith
Untangle Your Emotions Summary
Untangle Your Emotions
Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
by Jennie Allen 2024 227 pages
4.17
8k+ ratings
Christian
Self Help
Faith
The Archaeology of Mind
by Jaak Panksepp • 2012
Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions
4.44
410
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind
Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions
by Jaak Panksepp 2012 592 pages
4.44
410 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
The Mindful Way through Depression
by J. Mark G. Williams • 2007
Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
4.01
9k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Mindful Way through Depression Summary
The Mindful Way through Depression
Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness
by J. Mark G. Williams 2007 273 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Overthinking About You
by Allison Raskin • 2022
Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression
3.91
1k+
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
Overthinking About You Summary
Overthinking About You
Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression
by Allison Raskin 2022 208 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
The Psychopath Whisperer
by Kent A. Kiehl • 2014
The Science of Those Without Conscience
4.07
3k+
Psychology
Science
True Crime
The Psychopath Whisperer Summary
The Psychopath Whisperer
The Science of Those Without Conscience
by Kent A. Kiehl 2014 304 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
True Crime
Kokoro
by Beth Kempton • 2022
Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived
4.13
500+
Japan
Philosophy
Self Help
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro
Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived
by Beth Kempton 2022 272 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Japan
Philosophy
Self Help
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual
by Lane Pederson • 2011
DBT for Self-Help, Individual, and Group Treatment Settings
4.14
216
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual Summary
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual
DBT for Self-Help, Individual, and Group Treatment Settings
by Lane Pederson 2011 278 pages
4.14
216 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
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