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Mental Health Book Summaries

Every Day Gets A Little Closer
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1991
3.76
3k+
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
Every Day Gets A Little Closer Summary
Every Day Gets A Little Closer
by Irvin D. Yalom 1991 272 pages
3.76
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
The Joy of Being Selfish
by Michelle Elman • 2021
Why you need boundaries and how to set them
4.18
1k+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Joy of Being Selfish Summary
The Joy of Being Selfish
Why you need boundaries and how to set them
by Michelle Elman 2021 320 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Help for the Helper
by Babette Rothschild • 2006
The Psychophysiology of Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma
4.17
286
Psychology
Social Work
Professional Development
Help for the Helper Summary
Help for the Helper
The Psychophysiology of Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma
by Babette Rothschild 2006 272 pages
4.17
286 ratings
Psychology
Social Work
Professional Development
Energize
by Simon Alexander Ong • 2022
Make the Most of Every Moment
4.06
274
Self Help
Personal Development
Health
Energize Summary
Energize
Make the Most of Every Moment
by Simon Alexander Ong 2022 248 pages
4.06
274 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Health
It’s Not Always Depression
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel • 2018
Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self
4.22
2k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
It’s Not Always Depression Summary
It’s Not Always Depression
Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018 320 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
How to Be Miserable
by Randy J. Paterson • 2016
40 Strategies You Already Use
3.99
2k+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
How to Be Miserable Summary
How to Be Miserable
40 Strategies You Already Use
by Randy J. Paterson 2016 248 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2020
4.35
500+
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Richard C. Schwartz 2020 304 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
Anti-Diet
by Christy Harrison • 2019
Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating
4.26
8k+
Health
Self Help
Food
Anti-Diet Summary
Anti-Diet
Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating
by Christy Harrison 2019 337 pages
4.26
8k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Food
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015
A Relational/Neurobiological Approach
4.53
500+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame Summary
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
A Relational/Neurobiological Approach
by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015 206 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Telling Yourself the Truth
by William Backus • 1980
Find Your Way Out of Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Anger, and Other Common Problems by Applying the Principles of Misbelief Therapy
4.19
1k+
Self Help
Christian
Psychology
Telling Yourself the Truth Summary
Telling Yourself the Truth
Find Your Way Out of Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Anger, and Other Common Problems by Applying the Principles of Misbelief Therapy
by William Backus 1980 228 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Christian
Psychology
The Stormy Search for the Self
by Christina Grof • 1990
4.08
288
Spirituality
Psychology
Self Help
The Stormy Search for the Self Summary
The Stormy Search for the Self
by Christina Grof 1990 288 pages
4.08
288 ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Self Help
Can't Even
by Anne Helen Petersen • 2020
How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
3.91
9k+
Psychology
Sociology
Self Help
Can't Even Summary
Can't Even
How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
by Anne Helen Petersen 2020 304 pages
3.91
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Self Help
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
by David J. Miklowitz • 2002
What You and Your Family Need to Know
4.09
1k+
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide Summary
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
What You and Your Family Need to Know
by David J. Miklowitz 2002 342 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Self-Care for People with ADHD
by Sasha Hamdani • 2023
100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!
3.75
2k+
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
Self-Care for People with ADHD Summary
Self-Care for People with ADHD
100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!
by Sasha Hamdani 2023 192 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
Sickened
by Julie Gregory • 2003
The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
3.74
20k+
Memoir
Psychology
Biography
Sickened Summary
Sickened
The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
by Julie Gregory 2003 244 pages
3.74
20k+ ratings
Memoir
Psychology
Biography
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
by Kate Kelly • 1993
A Self-help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
3.88
3k+
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! Summary
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
A Self-help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Kate Kelly 1993 464 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
I Think I Might Be Autistic
by Cynthia Kim • 2013
A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults
4.20
1k+
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Self Help
I Think I Might Be Autistic Summary
I Think I Might Be Autistic
A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults
by Cynthia Kim 2013 112 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Self Help
Guts
by Raina Telgemeier • 2019
4.30
68k+
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Comics
Guts Summary
Guts
by Raina Telgemeier 2019 144 pages
4.30
68k+ ratings
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Comics
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
by Alice Miller • 1991
The Liberating Experience of Facing Painful Truth
4.10
339
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence Summary
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
The Liberating Experience of Facing Painful Truth
by Alice Miller 1991 64 pages
4.10
339 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
by Randolph M. Nesse • 2019
Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry
3.94
2k+
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings Summary
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry
by Randolph M. Nesse 2019 384 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Life Time
by Russell Foster • 2022
Your Body Clock and Its Essential Roles in Good Health and Sleep
3.97
1k+
Health
Science
Self Help
Life Time Summary
Life Time
Your Body Clock and Its Essential Roles in Good Health and Sleep
by Russell Foster 2022 480 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Just Another Kid
by Torey L. Hayden • 1988
The True Story of Six Children Impossible to Reach and the Amazing Teacher Who Embraced Them All
4.24
6k+
Psychology
Memoir
Education
Just Another Kid Summary
Just Another Kid
The True Story of Six Children Impossible to Reach and the Amazing Teacher Who Embraced Them All
by Torey L. Hayden 1988 515 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Psychology
Memoir
Education
Body-Centered Psychotherapy
by Ron Kurtz • 1990
The Hakomi Method : The Integrated Use of Mindfulness, Nonviolence and the Body
4.26
160
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
Body-Centered Psychotherapy Summary
Body-Centered Psychotherapy
The Hakomi Method : The Integrated Use of Mindfulness, Nonviolence and the Body
by Ron Kurtz 1990 210 pages
4.26
160 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
Docile
by Hyeseung Song • 2024
Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
3.97
500+
Memoir
Asian Literature
Mental Health
Docile Summary
Docile
Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
by Hyeseung Song 2024 300 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Memoir
Asian Literature
Mental Health
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A Journey into the Heartland of Psychiatry
4.28
2k+
Mental Health
Psychology
Science
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
A Journey into the Heartland of Psychiatry
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
2k+ ratings
Mental Health
Psychology
Science
Breaking Addiction
by Lance Dodes • 2011
A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction – An Alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous Guide to Understanding Emotional Root Causes and Lasting Recovery
3.88
304
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Breaking Addiction Summary
Breaking Addiction
A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction – An Alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous Guide to Understanding Emotional Root Causes and Lasting Recovery
by Lance Dodes 2011 221 pages
3.88
304 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
The Body Papers
by Grace Talusan • 2019
4.27
2k+
Memoir
Mental Health
Biography Memoir
The Body Papers Summary
The Body Papers
by Grace Talusan 2019 272 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Mental Health
Biography Memoir
Strangers to Ourselves
by Rachel Aviv • 2022
Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
4.10
14k+
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Strangers to Ourselves Summary
Strangers to Ourselves
Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
by Rachel Aviv 2022 288 pages
4.10
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
The Wisdom of Anxiety
by Sheryl Paul • 2019
How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal
4.34
1k+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Wisdom of Anxiety Summary
The Wisdom of Anxiety
How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal
by Sheryl Paul 2019 274 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Living Sensationally
by Winnie Dunn • 2007
Understanding Your Senses
3.78
160
Mental Health
Health
Psychology
Living Sensationally Summary
Living Sensationally
Understanding Your Senses
by Winnie Dunn 2007 216 pages
3.78
160 ratings
Mental Health
Health
Psychology
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
by Carolyn Costin • 2011
Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience
4.29
500+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder Summary
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder
Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience
by Carolyn Costin 2011 296 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Disordered Mind
by Eric R. Kandel • 2018
What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves
4.13
2k+
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
The Disordered Mind Summary
The Disordered Mind
What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves
by Eric R. Kandel 2018 304 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Your Grief, Your Way
by Shelby Forsythia • 2020
A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss
4.34
159
Grief
Self Help
Mental Health
Your Grief, Your Way Summary
Your Grief, Your Way
A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss
by Shelby Forsythia 2020 196 pages
4.34
159 ratings
Grief
Self Help
Mental Health
The Emotionally Exhausted Woman
by Nancy Colier • 2022
Why You're Feeling Depleted and How to Get What You Need
3.38
1k+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Emotionally Exhausted Woman Summary
The Emotionally Exhausted Woman
Why You're Feeling Depleted and How to Get What You Need
by Nancy Colier 2022 170 pages
3.38
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Reclaim Your Brain
by Joseph A. Annibali • 2015
How to Calm Your Thoughts, Heal Your Mind, and Bring Your Life Back Under Control
3.65
500+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Reclaim Your Brain Summary
Reclaim Your Brain
How to Calm Your Thoughts, Heal Your Mind, and Bring Your Life Back Under Control
by Joseph A. Annibali 2015 304 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Healing from Toxic Relationships
by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis • 2022
10 Essential Steps to Recover from Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Emotional Abuse
4.18
500+
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Healing from Toxic Relationships Summary
Healing from Toxic Relationships
10 Essential Steps to Recover from Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Emotional Abuse
by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis 2022 302 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The New Black
by Darian Leader • 2008
Mourning, Melancholia and Depression
4.05
500+
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
The New Black Summary
The New Black
Mourning, Melancholia and Depression
by Darian Leader 2008 208 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
High Achiever
by Tiffany Jenkins • 2017
The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
4.20
47k+
Memoir
Addiction
Biography
High Achiever Summary
High Achiever
The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
by Tiffany Jenkins 2017 384 pages
4.20
47k+ ratings
Memoir
Addiction
Biography
How to Overcome Your Childhood
by The School of Life • 2019
4.08
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
How to Overcome Your Childhood Summary
How to Overcome Your Childhood
by The School of Life 2019 95 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Stress-Proof
by Mithu Storoni • 2017
The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body--and Be More Resilient Every Day
3.70
1k+
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Stress-Proof Summary
Stress-Proof
The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body--and Be More Resilient Every Day
by Mithu Storoni 2017 288 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Health
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns
by Gitta Jacob • 2012
A Schema Therapy Self-Help and Support Book
3.96
2k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns Summary
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns
A Schema Therapy Self-Help and Support Book
by Gitta Jacob 2012 200 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Dark Side of the Mind
by Kerry Daynes • 2019
True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
4.02
7k+
Psychology
True Crime
Crime
The Dark Side of the Mind Summary
The Dark Side of the Mind
True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
by Kerry Daynes 2019 250 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Crime
13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do
by Amy Morin • 2018
Own Your Power, Channel Your Confidence, and Find Your Authentic Voice for a Life of Meaning and Joy
3.92
3k+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do Summary
13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do
Own Your Power, Channel Your Confidence, and Find Your Authentic Voice for a Life of Meaning and Joy
by Amy Morin 2018 352 pages
3.92
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Psychology
by Gillian Butler • 1998
A Very Short Introduction
3.65
1k+
Psychology
Science
Education
Psychology Summary
Psychology
A Very Short Introduction
by Gillian Butler 1998 168 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Education
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox
by Manuela Mischke-Reeds • 2018
125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress
4.20
217
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox Summary
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox
125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress
by Manuela Mischke-Reeds 2018 262 pages
4.20
217 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Prisoners of Our Thoughts
by Alex Pattakos • 2010
Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work
3.74
500+
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Prisoners of Our Thoughts Summary
Prisoners of Our Thoughts
Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work
by Alex Pattakos 2010 288 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
by Gillian Butler • 1998
A Very Short Introduction
3.65
1k+
Psychology
Science
Education
Psychology Summary
Psychology
A Very Short Introduction
by Gillian Butler 1998 176 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Education
Insane
by Alisa Roth • 2018
America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
4.07
1k+
Psychology
Mental Health
Politics
Insane Summary
Insane
America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
by Alisa Roth 2018 338 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Politics
Self-Therapy Workbook
by Bonnie J. Weiss • 2013
An Exercise Book For The IFS Process
4.22
136
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Self-Therapy Workbook Summary
Self-Therapy Workbook
An Exercise Book For The IFS Process
by Bonnie J. Weiss 2013 232 pages
4.22
136 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
by Charles S. Mansueto • 2020
A Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment for Hair Pulling and Skin Picking
4.24
305
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Summary
Overcoming Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
A Comprehensive Behavioral Treatment for Hair Pulling and Skin Picking
by Charles S. Mansueto 2020 216 pages
4.24
305 ratings
Self Help
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