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Mental Health Book Summaries

Meet Your Happy Chemicals
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
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6k+
Meet Your Happy Chemicals Summary
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 200 pages
4.01
6k+ ratings
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
500+
The Law of the Garbage Truck Summary
The Law of the Garbage Truck
How to sidestep other people's negativity without ever passing your own along.
by David J. Pollay 2010 244 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
The 5 Apology Languages
by Gary Chapman • 2022
You apologize; they don't forgive. The problem isn't your sincerity, it's their repair language.
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500+
The 5 Apology Languages Summary
The 5 Apology Languages
You apologize; they don't forgive. The problem isn't your sincerity, it's their repair language.
by Gary Chapman 2022 208 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
by Gillian Butler • 1999
Turn down the volume on social fear: a structured CBT program for building everyday confidence.
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500+
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Summary
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
Turn down the volume on social fear: a structured CBT program for building everyday confidence.
by Gillian Butler 1999 336 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence
by David Walton • 2012
85% of what separates top leaders is emotional skill. The manual for building it.
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1k+
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence Summary
A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence
85% of what separates top leaders is emotional skill. The manual for building it.
by David Walton 2012 197 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual
by Lane Pederson • 2011
Contain the crisis before it burns your life down. The DBT manual for the rest of us.
4.14
216
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual Summary
The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual
Contain the crisis before it burns your life down. The DBT manual for the rest of us.
by Lane Pederson 2011 278 pages
4.14
216 ratings
Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
6k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017 358 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
Man's Search for Meaning / Ultimate Meaning / The Choice
by Viktor E. Frankl
What kept prisoners alive in the camps wasn't strength, luck, or optimism. It was meaning.
4.38
214
Man's Search for Meaning / Ultimate Meaning / The Choice Summary
Man's Search for Meaning / Ultimate Meaning / The Choice
What kept prisoners alive in the camps wasn't strength, luck, or optimism. It was meaning.
by Viktor E. Frankl
4.38
214 ratings
The End of Alzheimer's
by Dale E. Bredesen • 2017
A personalized protocol to reverse Alzheimer's by fixing the root causes that drugs miss.
4.20
4k+
The End of Alzheimer's Summary
The End of Alzheimer's
A personalized protocol to reverse Alzheimer's by fixing the root causes that drugs miss.
by Dale E. Bredesen 2017 320 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
The Pattern Seekers
by Simon Baron-Cohen • 2020
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
3.49
1k+
The Pattern Seekers Summary
The Pattern Seekers
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2020 272 pages
3.49
1k+ ratings
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition
by Francine Shapiro • 2022
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
4.29
280
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition Summary
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
by Francine Shapiro 2022
4.29
280 ratings
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
by Cho Nam-Joo • 2016
Kim Jiyoung does everything right, until motherhood breaks her into voices that are not her own.
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100k+
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Summary
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Kim Jiyoung does everything right, until motherhood breaks her into voices that are not her own.
by Cho Nam-Joo 2016 163 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Redirect
by Timothy D. Wilson • 2009
Common-sense fixes fail. Small edits to our self-stories can change everything.
3.76
2k+
Redirect Summary
Redirect
Common-sense fixes fail. Small edits to our self-stories can change everything.
by Timothy D. Wilson 2009 288 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
Say Goodnight to Insomnia
by Gregg D. Jacobs • 1999
Stop trying to sleep, and sleep arrives. The cognitive-behavioral program behind that paradox.
3.82
1k+
Say Goodnight to Insomnia Summary
Say Goodnight to Insomnia
Stop trying to sleep, and sleep arrives. The cognitive-behavioral program behind that paradox.
by Gregg D. Jacobs 1999 256 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
You Are Your Best Thing
by Tarana Burke • 2021
Shame, vulnerability, and resilience, reframed by Black voices who live the extra weight of racism.
4.51
7k+
You Are Your Best Thing Summary
You Are Your Best Thing
Shame, vulnerability, and resilience, reframed by Black voices who live the extra weight of racism.
by Tarana Burke 2021 6 pages
4.51
7k+ ratings
Addictive Thinking
by Abraham J. Twerski • 1990
Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.
4.17
500+
Addictive Thinking Summary
Addictive Thinking
Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.
by Abraham J. Twerski 1990 156 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Biohack Your Brain
by Kristen Willeumier • 2020
New brain cells, at any age. The diet, exercise, and supplement protocol that triggers them.
3.87
500+
Biohack Your Brain Summary
Biohack Your Brain
New brain cells, at any age. The diet, exercise, and supplement protocol that triggers them.
by Kristen Willeumier 2020 304 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
The Way of Integrity
by Martha Beck • 2021
Your unhappiness is a lie you're living. A single honest question can dissolve it.
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10k+
The Way of Integrity Summary
The Way of Integrity
Your unhappiness is a lie you're living. A single honest question can dissolve it.
by Martha Beck 2021 351 pages
4.17
10k+ ratings
Poverty Safari
by Darren McGarvey • 2017
Poverty isn't just broke. It's trauma, addiction, and a mind that fights its own rescue.
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6k+
Poverty Safari Summary
Poverty Safari
Poverty isn't just broke. It's trauma, addiction, and a mind that fights its own rescue.
by Darren McGarvey 2017 257 pages
4.01
6k+ ratings
Gratitude
by Louise L. Hay • 1996
Gratitude, practiced daily, becomes a magnet: pulling health, joy, and abundance straight to you.
4.01
1k+
Gratitude Summary
Gratitude
Gratitude, practiced daily, becomes a magnet: pulling health, joy, and abundance straight to you.
by Louise L. Hay 1996 226 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
4.02
1k+
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017 354 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
by Sean Carroll • 2024
Autism isn't broken wiring; it's different wiring. Three cognitive styles unlock hidden strengths.
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500+
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Autism isn't broken wiring; it's different wiring. Three cognitive styles unlock hidden strengths.
by Sean Carroll 2024 304 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
The Hunger Games
by Kate Egan • 2012
The dread of dying is the regret of a life postponed: a therapist's guide to starting now.
4.53
200k+
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
The dread of dying is the regret of a life postponed: a therapist's guide to starting now.
by Kate Egan 2012 160 pages
4.53
200k+ ratings
The Menopause Manifesto
by Jennifer Gunter • 2021
Menopause is biology, not a disease. The supplement industry profits from what you don't know.
4.06
9k+
The Menopause Manifesto Summary
The Menopause Manifesto
Menopause is biology, not a disease. The supplement industry profits from what you don't know.
by Jennifer Gunter 2021 369 pages
4.06
9k+ ratings
Juvenile Delinquency
by Larry J. Siegel • 2004
Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.
3.73
109
Juvenile Delinquency Summary
Juvenile Delinquency
Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.
by Larry J. Siegel 2004 480 pages
3.73
109 ratings
The Yes Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018
A neuropsychiatrist's guide for raising kids who meet obstacles with curiosity, not reactivity.
4.19
6k+
The Yes Brain Summary
The Yes Brain
A neuropsychiatrist's guide for raising kids who meet obstacles with curiosity, not reactivity.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2018 208 pages
4.19
6k+ ratings
Let Your Life Speak
by Parker J. Palmer • 1999
Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.
4.15
13k+
Let Your Life Speak Summary
Let Your Life Speak
Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.
by Parker J. Palmer 1999 128 pages
4.15
13k+ ratings
A.D.D. & Romance
by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt • 1998
Your ADD brain sabotages your love life. A framework that works with your wiring, not against it.
3.85
82
A.D.D. & Romance Summary
A.D.D. & Romance
Your ADD brain sabotages your love life. A framework that works with your wiring, not against it.
by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt 1998 240 pages
3.85
82 ratings
How to Be Alone
by Lane Moore • 2018
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
3.68
6k+
How to Be Alone Summary
How to Be Alone
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
by Lane Moore 2018 226 pages
3.68
6k+ ratings
A Job to Love
by The School of Life • 2017
What career tests miss: how to find work you love by understanding your own pleasures first.
4.02
1k+
A Job to Love Summary
A Job to Love
What career tests miss: how to find work you love by understanding your own pleasures first.
by The School of Life 2017 192 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook
by Louise L. Hay • 1990
Locate the belief behind the symptom. Forgive it. Write a new one. Repeat.
4.14
1k+
Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook Summary
Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workbook
Locate the belief behind the symptom. Forgive it. Write a new one. Repeat.
by Louise L. Hay 1990 176 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Soft-Wired
by Michael Merzenich • 2013
Brain plasticity can work for you or against you. The difference is in your daily habits.
3.98
379
Soft-Wired Summary
Soft-Wired
Brain plasticity can work for you or against you. The difference is in your daily habits.
by Michael Merzenich 2013 227 pages
3.98
379 ratings
The 12 Stages of Healing
by Donald M. Epstein • 1994
Healing and curing are opposites. A 12-stage map where suffering is the doorway, not the enemy.
4.06
273
The 12 Stages of Healing Summary
The 12 Stages of Healing
Healing and curing are opposites. A 12-stage map where suffering is the doorway, not the enemy.
by Donald M. Epstein 1994 256 pages
4.06
273 ratings
The Anxious Truth
by Drew Linsalata • 2020
Anxiety feeds on resistance. The plan that reverses it: surrender and do the opposite.
4.50
306
The Anxious Truth Summary
The Anxious Truth
Anxiety feeds on resistance. The plan that reverses it: surrender and do the opposite.
by Drew Linsalata 2020 386 pages
4.50
306 ratings
How to Be an Adult in Relationships
by David Richo • 2002
Heal old wounds and end the dance of cling and run: the five skills adult love requires.
4.11
8k+
How to Be an Adult in Relationships Summary
How to Be an Adult in Relationships
Heal old wounds and end the dance of cling and run: the five skills adult love requires.
by David Richo 2002 312 pages
4.11
8k+ 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
4k+
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005 256 pages
4.32
4k+ ratings
True Refuge
by Tara Brach • 2012
A four-step meditation tool that quiets shame and fear, then points to the stillness underneath.
4.21
3k+
True Refuge Summary
True Refuge
A four-step meditation tool that quiets shame and fear, then points to the stillness underneath.
by Tara Brach 2012 320 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Genius Foods
by Max Lugavere • 2018
Your diet can either protect your brain or destroy it. The foods that decide the outcome.
4.19
7k+
Genius Foods Summary
Genius Foods
Your diet can either protect your brain or destroy it. The foods that decide the outcome.
by Max Lugavere 2018 400 pages
4.19
7k+ ratings
Teach Your Children Well
by Madeline Levine • 2012
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
3.93
1k+
Teach Your Children Well Summary
Teach Your Children Well
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
by Madeline Levine 2012 297 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Atomic Focus
by Patrick McKeown • 2021
Forget another productivity system. The fastest path to focus runs through your breath.
4.17
119
Atomic Focus Summary
Atomic Focus
Forget another productivity system. The fastest path to focus runs through your breath.
by Patrick McKeown 2021 294 pages
4.17
119 ratings
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder
by Jerold J. Kreisman • 2018
Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.
3.94
358
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder Summary
Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder
Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.
by Jerold J. Kreisman 2018 202 pages
3.94
358 ratings
Self Matters
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2001
You didn't write the story you're living. Audit your past, reclaim yourself.
3.66
12k+
Self Matters Summary
Self Matters
You didn't write the story you're living. Audit your past, reclaim yourself.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2001 318 pages
3.66
12k+ ratings
The XX Brain
by Lisa Mosconi • 2020
Why two in three Alzheimer's patients are women, and what you can do about it.
4.00
3k+
The XX Brain Summary
The XX Brain
Why two in three Alzheimer's patients are women, and what you can do about it.
by Lisa Mosconi 2020 384 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
The Balance Within
by Esther M. Sternberg • 2000
Brain and immune system talk nonstop. When stress breaks the connection, the body attacks itself.
3.80
315
The Balance Within Summary
The Balance Within
Brain and immune system talk nonstop. When stress breaks the connection, the body attacks itself.
by Esther M. Sternberg 2000 272 pages
3.80
315 ratings
Anxiety
by Samir Chopra • 2024
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
3.91
500+
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety
What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?
by Samir Chopra 2024 208 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
[(My Life as an Alphabet)] [By (author) Barry Jonsberg] published on
by Barry Jonsberg • 2013
An earnestly literal twelve-year-old sets out to fix her broken family, one awkward plan at a time.
3.91
2k+
[(My Life as an Alphabet)] [By (author) Barry Jonsberg] published on Summary
[(My Life as an Alphabet)] [By (author) Barry Jonsberg] published on
An earnestly literal twelve-year-old sets out to fix her broken family, one awkward plan at a time.
by Barry Jonsberg 2013
3.91
2k+ ratings
Declutter Your Mind
by S.J. Scott • 2016
Your brain amplifies threats and clutter feeds the noise: the daily protocol that resets both.
3.71
7k+
Declutter Your Mind Summary
Declutter Your Mind
Your brain amplifies threats and clutter feeds the noise: the daily protocol that resets both.
by S.J. Scott 2016 156 pages
3.71
7k+ ratings
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1987
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
3.93
500+
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
by Nathaniel Branden 1987 176 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Happy Sexy Millionaire
by George Stone
Why chasing wealth, fame, and validation is a trap, and what to pursue instead.
Happy Sexy Millionaire Summary
Happy Sexy Millionaire
Why chasing wealth, fame, and validation is a trap, and what to pursue instead.
by George Stone
An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
by Sally J. Rogers • 2012
Transform bath time, mealtime, and play into therapy: a parent's guide to early autism intervention.
4.31
400
An Early Start for Your Child with Autism Summary
An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
Transform bath time, mealtime, and play into therapy: a parent's guide to early autism intervention.
by Sally J. Rogers 2012 342 pages
4.31
400 ratings
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