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Mental Health Book Summaries

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last
by Daniel G. Amen • 2018
A brain-first program to rescue your mood in minutes and build lasting emotional resilience.
4.22
500+
Feel Better Fast and Make It Last Summary
Feel Better Fast and Make It Last
A brain-first program to rescue your mood in minutes and build lasting emotional resilience.
by Daniel G. Amen 2018 384 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys
by Simon Reeve • 2018
Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.
4.34
6k+
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys Summary
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys
Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.
by Simon Reeve 2018 352 pages
4.34
6k+ ratings
Home Therapy
by Anita Yokota • 2022
Your home shapes your mind and your mood. A therapist's blueprint for designing it with intention.
3.58
370
Home Therapy Summary
Home Therapy
Your home shapes your mind and your mood. A therapist's blueprint for designing it with intention.
by Anita Yokota 2022 304 pages
3.58
370 ratings
Beautiful Burn
by Jamie McGuire • 2016
A wealthy heiress's self-destruction meets its match in a firefighter who refuses to save her.
4.10
28k+
Beautiful Burn Summary
Beautiful Burn
A wealthy heiress's self-destruction meets its match in a firefighter who refuses to save her.
by Jamie McGuire 2016 251 pages
4.10
28k+ ratings
Think
by Guy P. Harrison • 2013
Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.
3.36
500+
Think Summary
Think
Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.
by Guy P. Harrison 2013 240 pages
3.36
500+ ratings
You Deserve This Sh!t
by Jordan Tarver • 2021
Find your path by asking yourself the questions you've been avoiding. The rest is practice.
3.48
500+
You Deserve This Sh!t Summary
You Deserve This Sh!t
Find your path by asking yourself the questions you've been avoiding. The rest is practice.
by Jordan Tarver 2021 230 pages
3.48
500+ ratings
Depression
by Dorothy Rowe • 1985
Depression is not an illness but a self-made cage. Here is how to take it apart.
3.93
237
Depression Summary
Depression
Depression is not an illness but a self-made cage. Here is how to take it apart.
by Dorothy Rowe 1985 344 pages
3.93
237 ratings
Seeing through the Smoke
by Peter Grinspoon • 2023
Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.
4.03
87
Seeing through the Smoke Summary
Seeing through the Smoke
Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.
by Peter Grinspoon 2023 427 pages
4.03
87 ratings
21 Days to Resilience
by Zelana Montminy • 2016
A 21-day program to build the resilience that outlasts happiness: daily practices, not motivation.
3.55
289
21 Days to Resilience Summary
21 Days to Resilience
A 21-day program to build the resilience that outlasts happiness: daily practices, not motivation.
by Zelana Montminy 2016
3.55
289 ratings
The Little Book of Contentment
by Leo Babauta • 2013
Stop trying to fix yourself. Learn to accept yourself, and watch the growth follow naturally.
3.86
1k+
The Little Book of Contentment Summary
The Little Book of Contentment
Stop trying to fix yourself. Learn to accept yourself, and watch the growth follow naturally.
by Leo Babauta 2013 112 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties
by Paul Angone • 2018
One hundred and one questions for the decade that doesn't come with a manual.
3.68
500+
101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties Summary
101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties
One hundred and one questions for the decade that doesn't come with a manual.
by Paul Angone 2018 256 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Mindfulness
by Ellen J. Langer • 1989
Real mindfulness means noticing new details. A landmark study showed this alone can extend life.
3.80
3k+
Mindfulness Summary
Mindfulness
Real mindfulness means noticing new details. A landmark study showed this alone can extend life.
by Ellen J. Langer 1989 256 pages
3.80
3k+ ratings
Gentle Writing Advice
by Chuck Wendig • 2023
The writing life burns out the best. Skip the craft rules; this is the guide to creative survival.
4.27
500+
Gentle Writing Advice Summary
Gentle Writing Advice
The writing life burns out the best. Skip the craft rules; this is the guide to creative survival.
by Chuck Wendig 2023 256 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail
by John M. Gottman • 1994
The ratio that predicts divorce, and the four fight patterns you can unlearn.
4.14
3k+
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail Summary
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail
The ratio that predicts divorce, and the four fight patterns you can unlearn.
by John M. Gottman 1994 240 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
What Now?
by Yael Shy • 2017
Buddhist practice for twenty-something chaos: meditation for anxiety, heartbreak, and staying human.
4.24
269
What Now? Summary
What Now?
Buddhist practice for twenty-something chaos: meditation for anxiety, heartbreak, and staying human.
by Yael Shy 2017 226 pages
4.24
269 ratings
Personality Type
by Lenore Thomson • 1998
Your personality runs on four mental functions. The one you suppress runs you.
4.12
492
Personality Type Summary
Personality Type
Your personality runs on four mental functions. The one you suppress runs you.
by Lenore Thomson 1998 432 pages
4.12
492 ratings
Love Language
by Linda Marigliano • 2023
She hid her boyfriend, her pain, and her real self until her jaw locked shut.
3.97
500+
Love Language Summary
Love Language
She hid her boyfriend, her pain, and her real self until her jaw locked shut.
by Linda Marigliano 2023 280 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
The Sunset Route
by Carrot Quinn • 2021
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
4.16
1k+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
by Carrot Quinn 2021 320 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Glow in the F*cking Dark
by Tara Schuster • 2023
The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.
3.91
3k+
Glow in the F*cking Dark Summary
Glow in the F*cking Dark
The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.
by Tara Schuster 2023 320 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
What It Should Be
by Grayce Rian • 2024
A hockey star pines for his sister's nanny, who hides bruises and a desperate escape plan.
3.93
467
What It Should Be Summary
What It Should Be
A hockey star pines for his sister's nanny, who hides bruises and a desperate escape plan.
by Grayce Rian 2024 345 pages
3.93
467 ratings
On Pluto
by Greg O'Brien • 2014
What a journalist sees when he turns his reporter's eye on his own disappearing brain.
3.96
1k+
On Pluto Summary
On Pluto
What a journalist sees when he turns his reporter's eye on his own disappearing brain.
by Greg O'Brien 2014 240 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Fear Less
by Pippa Grange • 2020
That nagging feeling you're not enough is fear. Replace it with something stronger.
3.83
500+
Fear Less Summary
Fear Less
That nagging feeling you're not enough is fear. Replace it with something stronger.
by Pippa Grange 2020 320 pages
3.83
500+ 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
Unbearable pain, not a death wish, drives suicide. The pain has a shape we can interrupt.
by Rory O'Connor 2022 352 pages
4.36
493 ratings
Black Mass
by Dick Lehr • 2001
Master the mental and physical practices that turn chronic self-doubt into steady confidence.
3.81
8k+
Black Mass Summary
Black Mass
Master the mental and physical practices that turn chronic self-doubt into steady confidence.
by Dick Lehr 2001 424 pages
3.81
8k+ ratings
Catch a Wave
by Peter Ames Carlin • 2006
A $16,000 single, a sandbox piano, and the psychiatrist who took over his life.
3.96
1k+
Catch a Wave Summary
Catch a Wave
A $16,000 single, a sandbox piano, and the psychiatrist who took over his life.
by Peter Ames Carlin 2006 342 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Woman's Comfort Book
by Jennifer Louden • 1992
Self-nurture for depleted women: how to build rituals, set boundaries, and stop giving from nothing.
3.97
1k+
The Woman's Comfort Book Summary
The Woman's Comfort Book
Self-nurture for depleted women: how to build rituals, set boundaries, and stop giving from nothing.
by Jennifer Louden 1992 224 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Love of My Next Life
by Brit Benson • 2022
Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.
4.12
19k+
The Love of My Next Life Summary
The Love of My Next Life
Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.
by Brit Benson 2022 334 pages
4.12
19k+ ratings
The Space Within
by Michael Neill • 2016
Your problems are made of thought, not circumstance. See this once and they unplug for good.
4.24
443
The Space Within Summary
The Space Within
Your problems are made of thought, not circumstance. See this once and they unplug for good.
by Michael Neill 2016 176 pages
4.24
443 ratings
Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women
by Joanne Steer • 2021
ADHD looks different in girls: quieter, internal, and easy to overlook, with a fallout that lasts.
3.98
278
Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women Summary
Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women
ADHD looks different in girls: quieter, internal, and easy to overlook, with a fallout that lasts.
by Joanne Steer 2021 354 pages
3.98
278 ratings
Girl at the End of the World
by Elizabeth Esther • 2014
Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.
4.02
2k+
Girl at the End of the World Summary
Girl at the End of the World
Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.
by Elizabeth Esther 2014 213 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2
by Jay Earley • 2016
The parts running your life don't know you've grown up. Here's how to tell them.
4.24
49
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2 Summary
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2
The parts running your life don't know you've grown up. Here's how to tell them.
by Jay Earley 2016 220 pages
4.24
49 ratings
Live More Think Less
by Pia Callesen • 2017
Endlessly analyzing your moods fuels depression. The mental move that stops the loop can be learned.
3.52
1k+
Live More Think Less Summary
Live More Think Less
Endlessly analyzing your moods fuels depression. The mental move that stops the loop can be learned.
by Pia Callesen 2017 168 pages
3.52
1k+ ratings
Donde no puedas encontrarme
by Tamara Molina • 2024
Fleeing a toxic love, she finds refuge in Italy and a man who loves without breaking.
4.27
15k+
Donde no puedas encontrarme Summary
Donde no puedas encontrarme
Fleeing a toxic love, she finds refuge in Italy and a man who loves without breaking.
by Tamara Molina 2024 539 pages
4.27
15k+ ratings
What Is Psychotherapy?
by The School of Life • 2019
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
4.00
342
What Is Psychotherapy? Summary
What Is Psychotherapy?
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
by The School of Life 2019 120 pages
4.00
342 ratings
I Can Make You Confident
by Paul McKenna • 2008
Install confidence like software: five minutes a day to reprogram your inner voice and posture.
3.70
240
I Can Make You Confident Summary
I Can Make You Confident
Install confidence like software: five minutes a day to reprogram your inner voice and posture.
by Paul McKenna 2008 224 pages
3.70
240 ratings
Working Hard, Hardly Working
by Grace Beverley • 2021
Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.
3.49
4k+
Working Hard, Hardly Working Summary
Working Hard, Hardly Working
Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.
by Grace Beverley 2021
3.49
4k+ ratings
Mindfulness for Beginners
by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 2006
Most suffering is self-made. A physician's practice for catching it before it catches you.
3.78
9k+
Mindfulness for Beginners Summary
Mindfulness for Beginners
Most suffering is self-made. A physician's practice for catching it before it catches you.
by Jon Kabat-Zinn 2006 170 pages
3.78
9k+ ratings
Not Catching Love
by Saxon James • 2025
A nurse holds an anxious artist together through every spiral, but wanting more risks everything.
4.12
5k+
Not Catching Love Summary
Not Catching Love
A nurse holds an anxious artist together through every spiral, but wanting more risks everything.
by Saxon James 2025 304 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People
by Mel Collins • 2019
For the twenty percent who absorb everything: strategies and spiritual tools to stop burning out.
3.52
500+
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People Summary
The Handbook for Highly Sensitive People
For the twenty percent who absorb everything: strategies and spiritual tools to stop burning out.
by Mel Collins 2019 208 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
by Ben Aldridge • 2020
Forty-three strange challenges that retrain your brain to stop running from discomfort.
3.50
500+
How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable Summary
How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Forty-three strange challenges that retrain your brain to stop running from discomfort.
by Ben Aldridge 2020 247 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
How to Not Give a F*ck at Christmas
by Sarah Knight • 2016
Identify the holiday obligations you secretly hate, skip them guilt-free, and reclaim December.
3.67
288
How to Not Give a F*ck at Christmas Summary
How to Not Give a F*ck at Christmas
Identify the holiday obligations you secretly hate, skip them guilt-free, and reclaim December.
by Sarah Knight 2016 23 pages
3.67
288 ratings
Already Toast
by Kate Washington • 2021
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
3.92
500+
Already Toast Summary
Already Toast
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
by Kate Washington 2021 224 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Memory Rescue
by Daniel G. Amen • 2017
Eleven modifiable threats drive memory loss. A framework reverses them.
4.05
500+
Memory Rescue Summary
Memory Rescue
Eleven modifiable threats drive memory loss. A framework reverses them.
by Daniel G. Amen 2017 448 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Just a Thought
by Amy Johnson • 2021
The voice in your head is not you. Recognizing this dissolves self-doubt without a battle.
4.11
436
Just a Thought Summary
Just a Thought
The voice in your head is not you. Recognizing this dissolves self-doubt without a battle.
by Amy Johnson 2021 208 pages
4.11
436 ratings
The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook
by Amy Marlow-MaCoy • 2020
Stop questioning your sanity and start questioning the abuse: a workbook to reclaim your reality.
4.23
156
The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook Summary
The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook
Stop questioning your sanity and start questioning the abuse: a workbook to reclaim your reality.
by Amy Marlow-MaCoy 2020 194 pages
4.23
156 ratings
Why Your Life Sucks
by Alan Cohen • 2002
Letting everyone else steer leaves life hollow. Here is how to take the wheel back.
3.87
500+
Why Your Life Sucks Summary
Why Your Life Sucks
Letting everyone else steer leaves life hollow. Here is how to take the wheel back.
by Alan Cohen 2002 224 pages
3.87
500+ ratings
Piglet
by Lottie Hazell • 2024
Thirteen days before the wedding, her fiancé confesses a betrayal. She keeps cooking.
3.38
46k+
Piglet Summary
Piglet
Thirteen days before the wedding, her fiancé confesses a betrayal. She keeps cooking.
by Lottie Hazell 2024 320 pages
3.38
46k+ ratings
The Crystal Alchemist
by Karen Frazier • 2019
Your systematic guide to picking, placing, and programming crystals for everyday balance and focus.
4.40
92
The Crystal Alchemist Summary
The Crystal Alchemist
Your systematic guide to picking, placing, and programming crystals for everyday balance and focus.
by Karen Frazier 2019 265 pages
4.40
92 ratings
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies
by Freddy Jackson Brown • 2016
What if fighting your thoughts IS the problem? Skills for a life your mind can't derail.
3.97
96
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy For Dummies
What if fighting your thoughts IS the problem? Skills for a life your mind can't derail.
by Freddy Jackson Brown 2016 320 pages
3.97
96 ratings
The Friendship Fix
by Andrea Bonior • 2011
Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.
3.18
122
The Friendship Fix Summary
The Friendship Fix
Adult friendship is a skill: the manual for making, keeping, and ending them with care.
by Andrea Bonior 2011 240 pages
3.18
122 ratings
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