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Mental Health Book Summaries

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
Condenados a entendernos
by Arun Mansukhani • 2023
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
4.42
95
Condenados a entendernos Summary
Condenados a entendernos
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
by Arun Mansukhani 2023 498 pages
4.42
95 ratings
Paper Girl
by Beth Macy • 2025
A Pell Grant was her exit from working-class Ohio. Four decades later, the road is closed.
4.02
10k+
Paper Girl Summary
Paper Girl
A Pell Grant was her exit from working-class Ohio. Four decades later, the road is closed.
by Beth Macy 2025 368 pages
4.02
10k+ ratings
The 52 Week Project
by Lauren Keenan • 2020
Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.
3.35
379
The 52 Week Project Summary
The 52 Week Project
Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.
by Lauren Keenan 2020 186 pages
3.35
379 ratings
Gestalt Therapy
by Dave Mann • 2010
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
4.12
140
Gestalt Therapy Summary
Gestalt Therapy
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
by Dave Mann 2010 296 pages
4.12
140 ratings
Social Skills Activities for Kids
by Natasha Daniels • 2019
Fifty games that teach the real rules of friendship, from first hello to handling hurt feelings.
4.27
154
Social Skills Activities for Kids Summary
Social Skills Activities for Kids
Fifty games that teach the real rules of friendship, from first hello to handling hurt feelings.
by Natasha Daniels 2019 152 pages
4.27
154 ratings
Introducing Psychology
by Nigel C. Benson • 1994
Psychology isn't one science but six rival traditions. This illustrated guide covers them all.
3.64
2k+
Introducing Psychology Summary
Introducing Psychology
Psychology isn't one science but six rival traditions. This illustrated guide covers them all.
by Nigel C. Benson 1994 180 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
Homesick
by Silvia Saunders • 2025
A librarian's inheritance buys a flat and a reckoning with the boyfriend who no longer fits.
3.73
1k+
Homesick Summary
Homesick
A librarian's inheritance buys a flat and a reckoning with the boyfriend who no longer fits.
by Silvia Saunders 2025 381 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
Freaks, Geeks & Aspergers Syndrome
by Luke Jackson • 2002
Asperger's isn't a disease and adolescence isn't a death sentence. A 13-year-old tells you how.
3.95
1k+
Freaks, Geeks & Aspergers Syndrome Summary
Freaks, Geeks & Aspergers Syndrome
Asperger's isn't a disease and adolescence isn't a death sentence. A 13-year-old tells you how.
by Luke Jackson 2002 216 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Making a Good Brain Great
by Daniel G. Amen • 2005
The complete program a psychiatrist uses to keep your brain sharp, calm, and resilient for life.
3.86
500+
Making a Good Brain Great Summary
Making a Good Brain Great
The complete program a psychiatrist uses to keep your brain sharp, calm, and resilient for life.
by Daniel G. Amen 2005 336 pages
3.86
500+ 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
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025 192 pages
4.34
15k+ ratings
Mindfulness for Anger Management
by Stephen Dansiger • 2018
Anger is a messenger, not a monster. Mindfulness practices to read its signals before you react.
4.03
120
Mindfulness for Anger Management Summary
Mindfulness for Anger Management
Anger is a messenger, not a monster. Mindfulness practices to read its signals before you react.
by Stephen Dansiger 2018 162 pages
4.03
120 ratings
Your Mind and How to Use It
by William Walker Atkinson • 1911
The mind is a mechanism, not a mystery. A 1911 handbook for operating yours.
3.64
177
Your Mind and How to Use It Summary
Your Mind and How to Use It
The mind is a mechanism, not a mystery. A 1911 handbook for operating yours.
by William Walker Atkinson 1911
3.64
177 ratings
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds
by John Kaag • 2021
William James's philosophy for when life feels not worth living: start with 'maybe'.
3.65
500+
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds Summary
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds
William James's philosophy for when life feels not worth living: start with 'maybe'.
by John Kaag 2021 224 pages
3.65
500+ ratings
Someone Else's Ocean
by Kate Stewart • 2018
Childhood friends become neighbors on a Caribbean island. Two broken hearts, nowhere to hide.
4.18
13k+
Someone Else's Ocean Summary
Someone Else's Ocean
Childhood friends become neighbors on a Caribbean island. Two broken hearts, nowhere to hide.
by Kate Stewart 2018 362 pages
4.18
13k+ ratings
Heaven and Hell
by Neel Burton • 2015
Feelings built for the savanna now decide your career, your politics, and your love life.
3.62
250
Heaven and Hell Summary
Heaven and Hell
Feelings built for the savanna now decide your career, your politics, and your love life.
by Neel Burton 2015 208 pages
3.62
250 ratings
Sucker Punch
by Scaachi Koul • 2025
She sold the internet a love story and a tidy assault narrative. Both were lies.
3.81
2k+
Sucker Punch Summary
Sucker Punch
She sold the internet a love story and a tidy assault narrative. Both were lies.
by Scaachi Koul 2025 272 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Creative Journal Writing
by Stephanie Dowrick • 2007
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
3.81
373
Creative Journal Writing Summary
Creative Journal Writing
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
by Stephanie Dowrick 2007 259 pages
3.81
373 ratings
Invisible Heroes
by Belleruth Naparstek • 2004
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
4.28
223
Invisible Heroes Summary
Invisible Heroes
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
by Belleruth Naparstek 2004 400 pages
4.28
223 ratings
How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference
by Rebecca Huntley • 2020
Facts alone won't move anyone on climate. Here is what actually works, emotion by emotion.
3.89
368
How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference Summary
How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference
Facts alone won't move anyone on climate. Here is what actually works, emotion by emotion.
by Rebecca Huntley 2020 227 pages
3.89
368 ratings
Notes on a Silencing
by Lacy Crawford • 2020
Two senior boys assaulted a 15-year-old. The boarding school spent decades burying what happened.
4.24
9k+
Notes on a Silencing Summary
Notes on a Silencing
Two senior boys assaulted a 15-year-old. The boarding school spent decades burying what happened.
by Lacy Crawford 2020 400 pages
4.24
9k+ ratings
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life
by Naomi Shragai • 2021
Your rivalry with the colleague, your fear of the boss: none of it began at work.
3.56
375
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life Summary
The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life
Your rivalry with the colleague, your fear of the boss: none of it began at work.
by Naomi Shragai 2021 270 pages
3.56
375 ratings
The Checklist Book
by Alexandra Franzén • 2020
Most to-do lists run you ragged. This one builds in small joys, seasonal pleasures, and rest.
3.78
294
The Checklist Book Summary
The Checklist Book
Most to-do lists run you ragged. This one builds in small joys, seasonal pleasures, and rest.
by Alexandra Franzén 2020 153 pages
3.78
294 ratings
The Positive Thinking Secret
by Aaron Kennard • 2013
A perforated colon, a month of throat pain, and a gratitude practice that made suffering disappear.
3.57
1k+
The Positive Thinking Secret Summary
The Positive Thinking Secret
A perforated colon, a month of throat pain, and a gratitude practice that made suffering disappear.
by Aaron Kennard 2013 200 pages
3.57
1k+ ratings
Overthinking
by Robert Leary • 2019
Overthinking is a habit, not a personality trait. Practical techniques to break the cycle.
3.09
130
Overthinking Summary
Overthinking
Overthinking is a habit, not a personality trait. Practical techniques to break the cycle.
by Robert Leary 2019 152 pages
3.09
130 ratings
What Do You Want Out of Life?
by Valerie Tiberius • 2023
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
3.19
373
What Do You Want Out of Life? Summary
What Do You Want Out of Life?
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
by Valerie Tiberius 2023 208 pages
3.19
373 ratings
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
by Donald J. Robertson • 2010
Cognitive therapy did not begin with Beck; it started two thousand years ago in Athens.
4.21
321
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Summary
The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive therapy did not begin with Beck; it started two thousand years ago in Athens.
by Donald J. Robertson 2010 316 pages
4.21
321 ratings
El precio de la pasión
by Gabriel Rolón • 2019
The hidden costs of passion: why the things that make us feel most alive also destroy us.
3.96
500+
El precio de la pasión Summary
El precio de la pasión
The hidden costs of passion: why the things that make us feel most alive also destroy us.
by Gabriel Rolón 2019 352 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
The Healing Season of Pottery
by Yeon Somin • 2023
A burned-out writer mistakes a pottery studio for a café and learns clay is kinder than ambition.
3.67
6k+
The Healing Season of Pottery Summary
The Healing Season of Pottery
A burned-out writer mistakes a pottery studio for a café and learns clay is kinder than ambition.
by Yeon Somin 2023 272 pages
3.67
6k+ ratings
Fighting for Our Friendships
by Danielle Bayard Jackson • 2024
Why female friendships fray and how to repair them from first fight to last goodbye.
4.14
1k+
Fighting for Our Friendships Summary
Fighting for Our Friendships
Why female friendships fray and how to repair them from first fight to last goodbye.
by Danielle Bayard Jackson 2024 272 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Energy Formula
by Shawn Wells • 2021
Your body is a chemistry lab, not a cookbook: a system for dialing in what actually fuels you.
4.31
118
The Energy Formula Summary
The Energy Formula
Your body is a chemistry lab, not a cookbook: a system for dialing in what actually fuels you.
by Shawn Wells 2021 376 pages
4.31
118 ratings
The House That Cleans Itself
by Mindy Starns Clark • 2007
For chronic mess-makers: stop changing your habits, and start changing your house instead.
3.71
500+
The House That Cleans Itself Summary
The House That Cleans Itself
For chronic mess-makers: stop changing your habits, and start changing your house instead.
by Mindy Starns Clark 2007 242 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder
by Julie A. Fast • 2006
A stability plan beyond medication: sleep, triggers, and the conversations bipolar families lose.
4.28
413
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder Summary
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder
A stability plan beyond medication: sleep, triggers, and the conversations bipolar families lose.
by Julie A. Fast 2006
4.28
413 ratings
Still Distracted After All These Years
by Kathleen G. Nadeau • 2022
A diagnosis at 65 rewrites decades of blame. The guide for skills medication can't teach.
3.99
130
Still Distracted After All These Years Summary
Still Distracted After All These Years
A diagnosis at 65 rewrites decades of blame. The guide for skills medication can't teach.
by Kathleen G. Nadeau 2022 352 pages
3.99
130 ratings
Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life
by Linda Martinez-Lewi • 2008
Narcissists run the same playbook on everyone. Learn their moves before they run them on you.
3.71
278
Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life Summary
Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life
Narcissists run the same playbook on everyone. Learn their moves before they run them on you.
by Linda Martinez-Lewi 2008 257 pages
3.71
278 ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
500+
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014 243 pages
3.53
500+ ratings
Mastering Creative Anxiety
by Eric Maisel • 2011
Anxiety comes with the job. Tools for managing it at every stage of the creative process.
3.93
240
Mastering Creative Anxiety Summary
Mastering Creative Anxiety
Anxiety comes with the job. Tools for managing it at every stage of the creative process.
by Eric Maisel 2011 259 pages
3.93
240 ratings
Deep Writing
by Eric Maisel • 1999
A psychologist's method for quieting the inner critic and writing with real focus every day.
3.60
171
Deep Writing Summary
Deep Writing
A psychologist's method for quieting the inner critic and writing with real focus every day.
by Eric Maisel 1999 158 pages
3.60
171 ratings
Food Freedom Forever
by Melissa Urban • 2016
A plan that reveals which foods work for you, silences guilt, and makes indulgence deliberate.
3.87
4k+
Food Freedom Forever Summary
Food Freedom Forever
A plan that reveals which foods work for you, silences guilt, and makes indulgence deliberate.
by Melissa Urban 2016 300 pages
3.87
4k+ ratings
Dancing With Life
by Phillip Moffitt • 2008
The Buddhist way to meet pain without flinching: stop chasing joy, start practicing steadiness.
4.27
500+
Dancing With Life Summary
Dancing With Life
The Buddhist way to meet pain without flinching: stop chasing joy, start practicing steadiness.
by Phillip Moffitt 2008 352 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Tilt
by Emma Pattee • 2025
Pregnant and trapped in a collapsed IKEA, Annie must cross a ruined city to reach home.
3.55
43k+
Tilt Summary
Tilt
Pregnant and trapped in a collapsed IKEA, Annie must cross a ruined city to reach home.
by Emma Pattee 2025 229 pages
3.55
43k+ ratings
The Question Book
by Mikael Krogerus • 2009
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
3.37
500+
The Question Book Summary
The Question Book
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
by Mikael Krogerus 2009 194 pages
3.37
500+ ratings
The Art and Science of Connection
by Kasley Killam • 2024
Identify your social style and strengthen your relationships, adding years to your life.
3.85
500+
The Art and Science of Connection Summary
The Art and Science of Connection
Identify your social style and strengthen your relationships, adding years to your life.
by Kasley Killam 2024 288 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
The Prism
by Laura Day • 2025
Seven energy centers govern your outer life. Find the wounded one and everything it controls shifts.
4.14
141
The Prism Summary
The Prism
Seven energy centers govern your outer life. Find the wounded one and everything it controls shifts.
by Laura Day 2025 320 pages
4.14
141 ratings
Boyslut
by Zachary Zane • 2023
Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.
3.77
2k+
Boyslut Summary
Boyslut
Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.
by Zachary Zane 2023 240 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Divided Minds
by Pamela Spiro Wagner • 2005
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
4.00
3k+
Divided Minds Summary
Divided Minds
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
by Pamela Spiro Wagner 2005 336 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Positive Neuroscience
by Joshua D. Greene • 2016
The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.
2.50
2
Positive Neuroscience Summary
Positive Neuroscience
The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.
by Joshua D. Greene 2016 256 pages
2.50
2 ratings
Greta & Valdin
by Rebecca K. Reilly • 2021
Two Auckland siblings, two impossible loves, and one messy family trying to hold it together.
3.90
32k+
Greta & Valdin Summary
Greta & Valdin
Two Auckland siblings, two impossible loves, and one messy family trying to hold it together.
by Rebecca K. Reilly 2021 352 pages
3.90
32k+ ratings
The Science of Sin
by Jack Lewis • 2018
Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.
3.60
230
The Science of Sin Summary
The Science of Sin
Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.
by Jack Lewis 2018 304 pages
3.60
230 ratings
Finding My Balance
by Mariel Hemingway • 2003
Her family's legacy was suicide and addiction. She found her way out on a yoga mat.
3.50
204
Finding My Balance Summary
Finding My Balance
Her family's legacy was suicide and addiction. She found her way out on a yoga mat.
by Mariel Hemingway 2003 240 pages
3.50
204 ratings
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