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Mental Health Book Summaries

I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck
by John Kim • 2019
A profane guide to building manhood from the inside, starting with the mess you stand in.
3.88
1k+
I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck Summary
I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck
A profane guide to building manhood from the inside, starting with the mess you stand in.
by John Kim 2019 240 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Anxiety
by The School of Life • 2020
Evolution built you to worry. Modern life turned up the volume. Anxiety is the result.
4.28
500+
Anxiety Summary
Anxiety
Evolution built you to worry. Modern life turned up the volume. Anxiety is the result.
by The School of Life 2020 100 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries
by James Patterson
Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.
4.34
245
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries Summary
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries
Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.
by James Patterson
4.34
245 ratings
We Are All So Good at Smiling
by Amber McBride • 2023
After a psych ward, two magical teens discover their sorrow has become a haunted forest.
3.83
5k+
We Are All So Good at Smiling Summary
We Are All So Good at Smiling
After a psych ward, two magical teens discover their sorrow has become a haunted forest.
by Amber McBride 2023 291 pages
3.83
5k+ ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
by Bill Andrews • 2017
You write the stories that drive your anxiety. CBT tools for becoming a better editor.
3.72
113
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
You write the stories that drive your anxiety. CBT tools for becoming a better editor.
by Bill Andrews 2017 120 pages
3.72
113 ratings
A Little History of Psychology
by Nicky Hayes • 2024
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
3.90
225
A Little History of Psychology Summary
A Little History of Psychology
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
by Nicky Hayes 2024
3.90
225 ratings
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
by Erika L. Sánchez • 2017
Her perfect sister is dead. What the closet hides could break her immigrant family.
4.00
84k+
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Summary
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Her perfect sister is dead. What the closet hides could break her immigrant family.
by Erika L. Sánchez 2017 344 pages
4.00
84k+ ratings
Seporsi Mie Ayam Sebelum Mati
by Brian Khrisna • 2025
He plans to die today. His only wish: chicken noodles from a Jakarta street stall.
3.80
4k+
Seporsi Mie Ayam Sebelum Mati Summary
Seporsi Mie Ayam Sebelum Mati
He plans to die today. His only wish: chicken noodles from a Jakarta street stall.
by Brian Khrisna 2025 216 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
Cults
by Marc Galanter • 1999
Distress into devotion: the social mechanics of cults, from Jonestown to Alcoholics Anonymous.
3.77
112
Cults Summary
Cults
Distress into devotion: the social mechanics of cults, from Jonestown to Alcoholics Anonymous.
by Marc Galanter 1999 304 pages
3.77
112 ratings
Spirit Releasement Therapy
by William J. Baldwin • 1992
A clinical manual for releasing the earthbound spirits behind treatment-resistant symptoms.
4.32
71
Spirit Releasement Therapy Summary
Spirit Releasement Therapy
A clinical manual for releasing the earthbound spirits behind treatment-resistant symptoms.
by William J. Baldwin 1992 456 pages
4.32
71 ratings
The Reading List
by Sara Nisha Adams • 2021
A widower and a teenage library worker, bound by a reading list, help each other survive loss.
4.06
100k+
The Reading List Summary
The Reading List
A widower and a teenage library worker, bound by a reading list, help each other survive loss.
by Sara Nisha Adams 2021 368 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Thoughts Are Things & The God In You
by Prentice Mulford • 2007
A voice forged in heartbreak and ancestral sacrifice learns to love its own reflection.
4.18
39
Thoughts Are Things & The God In You Summary
Thoughts Are Things & The God In You
A voice forged in heartbreak and ancestral sacrifice learns to love its own reflection.
by Prentice Mulford 2007 254 pages
4.18
39 ratings
Overcoming Distractions
by David A. Greenwood • 2016
Leverage adult ADHD: routines, environments, and allies that turn it into an advantage.
3.03
296
Overcoming Distractions Summary
Overcoming Distractions
Leverage adult ADHD: routines, environments, and allies that turn it into an advantage.
by David A. Greenwood 2016 189 pages
3.03
296 ratings
Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes
by Garamond Press • 2013
The thing you're most afraid to show is the thing people most need to see.
4.27
92
Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes Summary
Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes
The thing you're most afraid to show is the thing people most need to see.
by Garamond Press 2013 44 pages
4.27
92 ratings
Change Your Thinking to Change Your Life
by Kate James • 2021
Your harsh inner voice was built to protect you. The reprogramming manual it never came with.
3.92
142
Change Your Thinking to Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Thinking to Change Your Life
Your harsh inner voice was built to protect you. The reprogramming manual it never came with.
by Kate James 2021 288 pages
3.92
142 ratings
How to Relax
by Laura Milne • 2019
Turn relaxation into a reflex: practical techniques for calming your mind, body, home, and day.
3.99
124
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax
Turn relaxation into a reflex: practical techniques for calming your mind, body, home, and day.
by Laura Milne 2019 160 pages
3.99
124 ratings
Stopping the Noise in Your Head
by R. Reid Wilson • 2016
Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.
4.02
496
Stopping the Noise in Your Head Summary
Stopping the Noise in Your Head
Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.
by R. Reid Wilson 2016 373 pages
4.02
496 ratings
Painting With Ashes
by Michael Adam Beck • 2022
Your worst wounds heal others: a pastor who survived abandonment, addiction, and arrest explains.
4.55
47
Painting With Ashes Summary
Painting With Ashes
Your worst wounds heal others: a pastor who survived abandonment, addiction, and arrest explains.
by Michael Adam Beck 2022 242 pages
4.55
47 ratings
Beyond Addiction
by Jeffrey Foote • 2014
Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.
4.32
500+
Beyond Addiction Summary
Beyond Addiction
Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.
by Jeffrey Foote 2014 384 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Hacking Reality
by Rob Nelson • 2019
Hidden programs from old wounds run your life. A tapping method that finally reaches them.
4.67
12
Hacking Reality Summary
Hacking Reality
Hidden programs from old wounds run your life. A tapping method that finally reaches them.
by Rob Nelson 2019 289 pages
4.67
12 ratings
How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness
by Toni Bernhard • 2015
Quiet the mental suffering your illness didn't create. Mindfulness for the chronically ill.
4.16
500+
How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness Summary
How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness
Quiet the mental suffering your illness didn't create. Mindfulness for the chronically ill.
by Toni Bernhard 2015 352 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Told You So
by Mayci Neeley • 2025
Caught between her boyfriend's abuse and her church, a young Mormon athlete fights to survive.
3.58
50k+
Told You So Summary
Told You So
Caught between her boyfriend's abuse and her church, a young Mormon athlete fights to survive.
by Mayci Neeley 2025 288 pages
3.58
50k+ ratings
People Games
by Min Liu • 2016
Guilt trips, fake logic, victim acts: ten power plays and the one deflection that stops them all.
3.57
256
People Games Summary
People Games
Guilt trips, fake logic, victim acts: ten power plays and the one deflection that stops them all.
by Min Liu 2016 57 pages
3.57
256 ratings
Embracing Your Limitations
by Lawrence Mooney • 2022
Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.
3.29
82
Embracing Your Limitations Summary
Embracing Your Limitations
Self-help feeds on your dissatisfaction. The exit: stop chasing dreams and accept your limits.
by Lawrence Mooney 2022 304 pages
3.29
82 ratings
Lifescale
by Brian Solis • 2019
Your focus is under intentional attack. Steps to reclaim attention, creativity and purpose.
3.71
284
Lifescale Summary
Lifescale
Your focus is under intentional attack. Steps to reclaim attention, creativity and purpose.
by Brian Solis 2019 304 pages
3.71
284 ratings
Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That?
by Lundy Bancroft • 2013
Daily readings that expose his control tactics, restore your reality, and reclaim your freedom.
4.58
427
Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That? Summary
Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That?
Daily readings that expose his control tactics, restore your reality, and reclaim your freedom.
by Lundy Bancroft 2013 464 pages
4.58
427 ratings
Upside
by Jim Rendon • 2015
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
3.89
298
Upside Summary
Upside
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
by Jim Rendon 2015 288 pages
3.89
298 ratings
Crux
by Gabriel Tallent • 2026
Outcast friends tackle a desert boulder to prove themselves but the fall could shatter their bond.
3.78
4k+
Crux Summary
Crux
Outcast friends tackle a desert boulder to prove themselves but the fall could shatter their bond.
by Gabriel Tallent 2026 416 pages
3.78
4k+ ratings
Nightmare Obscura
by Michelle Carr • 2025
A dream engineer reveals why nightmares are real to your brain, and how to hack them.
3.67
500+
Nightmare Obscura Summary
Nightmare Obscura
A dream engineer reveals why nightmares are real to your brain, and how to hack them.
by Michelle Carr 2025 272 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
Perspective
by Robert J. Wicks • 2014
Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.
3.86
49
Perspective Summary
Perspective
Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.
by Robert J. Wicks 2014 280 pages
3.86
49 ratings
Co-Creating Change
by Jon Frederickson • 2013
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
4.59
193
Co-Creating Change Summary
Co-Creating Change
Target the real-time sequence of feeling, anxiety, and defense that produces every symptom.
by Jon Frederickson 2013 532 pages
4.59
193 ratings
The Attitude Book
by Simon Tyler • 2018
A conscious choice: fifty ways to select your attitude on purpose, breath by breath.
3.38
21
The Attitude Book Summary
The Attitude Book
A conscious choice: fifty ways to select your attitude on purpose, breath by breath.
by Simon Tyler 2018 128 pages
3.38
21 ratings
Plot Twist
by Erin La Rosa • 2023
A romance writer over love meets her exes on TikTok and falls for the star upstairs.
3.37
8k+
Plot Twist Summary
Plot Twist
A romance writer over love meets her exes on TikTok and falls for the star upstairs.
by Erin La Rosa 2023 336 pages
3.37
8k+ ratings
Reality Check
by Mike Sorrentino • 2023
The body that made him famous couldn't protect him from opiate addiction, fraud, or federal prison.
4.28
13k+
Reality Check Summary
Reality Check
The body that made him famous couldn't protect him from opiate addiction, fraud, or federal prison.
by Mike Sorrentino 2023 235 pages
4.28
13k+ ratings
Ceremony
by Leslie Marmon Silko • 1977
To heal his mind and the land, a war-haunted Laguna veteran undertakes a ceremonial quest.
3.84
26k+
Ceremony Summary
Ceremony
To heal his mind and the land, a war-haunted Laguna veteran undertakes a ceremonial quest.
by Leslie Marmon Silko 1977 262 pages
3.84
26k+ ratings
The Practice of Embodying Emotions
by Raja Selvam • 2022
Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.
3.71
122
The Practice of Embodying Emotions Summary
The Practice of Embodying Emotions
Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.
by Raja Selvam 2022 344 pages
3.71
122 ratings
Lifting Heavy Things
by Laura Khoudari
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.
3.63
1k+
Lifting Heavy Things Summary
Lifting Heavy Things
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.
by Laura Khoudari
3.63
1k+ ratings
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World
by Jean M. Twenge • 2025
Ten rules for stopping screens from stealing your child's sleep, safety, and sanity.
4.29
500+
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World Summary
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World
Ten rules for stopping screens from stealing your child's sleep, safety, and sanity.
by Jean M. Twenge 2025 224 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
The Proposal Play
by Lauren Blakely • 2025
After a Vegas wedding, a hockey star must fake a marriage with his best friend's sister.
4.00
13k+
The Proposal Play Summary
The Proposal Play
After a Vegas wedding, a hockey star must fake a marriage with his best friend's sister.
by Lauren Blakely 2025 528 pages
4.00
13k+ ratings
No Matter What
by Cara Bastone • 2026
When trauma silences their marriage, Roz turns to drawing what she cannot tell her husband.
3.80
26k+
No Matter What Summary
No Matter What
When trauma silences their marriage, Roz turns to drawing what she cannot tell her husband.
by Cara Bastone 2026 352 pages
3.80
26k+ ratings
Big Feelings
by Liz Fosslien • 2022
Seven emotions you were taught to suppress, and the practical tools to make them work for you.
4.20
2k+
Big Feelings Summary
Big Feelings
Seven emotions you were taught to suppress, and the practical tools to make them work for you.
by Liz Fosslien 2022 288 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Becky Lynch
by Rebecca Quin • 2024
At 25, the tryout cutoff, a flight attendant and former wrestler got one last WWE shot.
4.46
6k+
Becky Lynch Summary
Becky Lynch
At 25, the tryout cutoff, a flight attendant and former wrestler got one last WWE shot.
by Rebecca Quin 2024 367 pages
4.46
6k+ ratings
El cuerpo grita lo que las emociones callan
by Carolina Novoa Arias • 2022
Illness is not random. It's buried emotion speaking through the body. You can learn to listen.
3.64
364
El cuerpo grita lo que las emociones callan Summary
El cuerpo grita lo que las emociones callan
Illness is not random. It's buried emotion speaking through the body. You can learn to listen.
by Carolina Novoa Arias 2022 165 pages
3.64
364 ratings
Drink
by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013
Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.
3.74
3k+
Drink Summary
Drink
Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.
by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013 320 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Covert Narcissism
by Louisa Cox • 2019
How to spot the narcissist hiding behind quiet charm, and the boundaries that finally protect you.
3.56
27
Covert Narcissism Summary
Covert Narcissism
How to spot the narcissist hiding behind quiet charm, and the boundaries that finally protect you.
by Louisa Cox 2019 76 pages
3.56
27 ratings
Epiphany Jones
by Michael Grothaus • 2016
A hallucinating museum worker framed for a Van Gogh theft follows a blackmailer who may not be real.
3.83
179
Epiphany Jones Summary
Epiphany Jones
A hallucinating museum worker framed for a Van Gogh theft follows a blackmailer who may not be real.
by Michael Grothaus 2016 400 pages
3.83
179 ratings
Toxic Faith
by Stephen F. Arterburn • 1991
Religious addiction: the signs, the system, and the recovery that leads to a genuine God.
4.07
245
Toxic Faith Summary
Toxic Faith
Religious addiction: the signs, the system, and the recovery that leads to a genuine God.
by Stephen F. Arterburn 1991 240 pages
4.07
245 ratings
Hidden Truths
by Nicole Colville • 2013
An Italian racer and a guarded ex-skier ignite, but their secrets could destroy them.
3.68
228
Hidden Truths Summary
Hidden Truths
An Italian racer and a guarded ex-skier ignite, but their secrets could destroy them.
by Nicole Colville 2013 429 pages
3.68
228 ratings
Unbottled Potential
by Amanda Kuda • 2023
Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.
3.93
208
Unbottled Potential Summary
Unbottled Potential
Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.
by Amanda Kuda 2023 224 pages
3.93
208 ratings
Needy
by Mara Glatzel • 2023
Your needs aren't too much. Trust your compass, set boundaries, and stop performing for approval.
4.28
194
Needy Summary
Needy
Your needs aren't too much. Trust your compass, set boundaries, and stop performing for approval.
by Mara Glatzel 2023 258 pages
4.28
194 ratings
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