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Mental Health Book Summaries

Adelaide
by Genevieve Wheeler • 2023
An American woman in London pours herself into a man who cannot love her back.
3.93
48k+
Adelaide Summary
Adelaide
An American woman in London pours herself into a man who cannot love her back.
by Genevieve Wheeler 2023 304 pages
3.93
48k+ ratings
Loss
by John Bowlby • 1979
Grief's biological roots: an instinct to search, and the lasting damage of suppressing it.
4.16
173
Loss Summary
Loss
Grief's biological roots: an instinct to search, and the lasting damage of suppressing it.
by John Bowlby 1979
4.16
173 ratings
Start Making Sense
by Steven J. Heine • 2025
Your brain has a meaninglessness alarm. Why it won't stop ringing, and how to quiet it.
3.98
88
Start Making Sense Summary
Start Making Sense
Your brain has a meaninglessness alarm. Why it won't stop ringing, and how to quiet it.
by Steven J. Heine 2025 352 pages
3.98
88 ratings
How to Resolve Anything and Manifest Everything
by Richard Dotts • 2022
Bypass the analytical mind, drop internal chatter, and manifest from a state of neutral stillness.
4.53
91
How to Resolve Anything and Manifest Everything Summary
How to Resolve Anything and Manifest Everything
Bypass the analytical mind, drop internal chatter, and manifest from a state of neutral stillness.
by Richard Dotts 2022 79 pages
4.53
91 ratings
A Hue of Blu
by Marie-France Léger • 2023
Blue hair and silence are their shields, but their connection becomes a wound they cannot escape.
3.63
19k+
A Hue of Blu Summary
A Hue of Blu
Blue hair and silence are their shields, but their connection becomes a wound they cannot escape.
by Marie-France Léger 2023 321 pages
3.63
19k+ ratings
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
by Kieron O'Connor • 2011
OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.
4.03
34
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Summary
Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.
by Kieron O'Connor 2011 333 pages
4.03
34 ratings
The Psychology of Dieting
by Jane Ogden • 2018
Dieting creates the cravings it's meant to control. A psychologist's path out of that paradox.
3.34
32
The Psychology of Dieting Summary
The Psychology of Dieting
Dieting creates the cravings it's meant to control. A psychologist's path out of that paradox.
by Jane Ogden 2018 132 pages
3.34
32 ratings
Somos lo que hablamos
by Luis Rojas Marcos • 2019
Talk more, live longer. A psychiatrist's evidence that speaking heals, and how to use it.
3.81
260
Somos lo que hablamos Summary
Somos lo que hablamos
Talk more, live longer. A psychiatrist's evidence that speaking heals, and how to use it.
by Luis Rojas Marcos 2019 237 pages
3.81
260 ratings
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers
by Barry J. Jacobs • 2006
The emotional roadmap: care for your aging parent without losing your marriage, sanity, or self.
3.93
57
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers Summary
The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers
The emotional roadmap: care for your aging parent without losing your marriage, sanity, or self.
by Barry J. Jacobs 2006 261 pages
3.93
57 ratings
Reborn on the Run
by Catra Corbett • 2018
Meth destroyed her life. She rebuilt it on the trail, one ultra at a time.
3.85
1k+
Reborn on the Run Summary
Reborn on the Run
Meth destroyed her life. She rebuilt it on the trail, one ultra at a time.
by Catra Corbett 2018 240 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience
by Pauline G. Boss • 2006
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
4.27
99
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience Summary
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
by Pauline G. Boss 2006 280 pages
4.27
99 ratings
The Book of Shadow Work
by Keila Shaheen • 2025
What you suppressed to survive now blocks you. Face it, and reclaim the self you buried.
3.83
333
The Book of Shadow Work Summary
The Book of Shadow Work
What you suppressed to survive now blocks you. Face it, and reclaim the self you buried.
by Keila Shaheen 2025 240 pages
3.83
333 ratings
How Do You Like Me Now?
by Holly Bourne • 2018
Tori Bailey is the voice of radical honesty for millions, and invisible in her own bedroom.
3.70
14k+
How Do You Like Me Now? Summary
How Do You Like Me Now?
Tori Bailey is the voice of radical honesty for millions, and invisible in her own bedroom.
by Holly Bourne 2018 368 pages
3.70
14k+ ratings
Sad Girls
by Lang Leav • 2017
Audrey told a lie. A girl died. Now she's falling for the boy who lost everything.
3.33
11k+
Sad Girls Summary
Sad Girls
Audrey told a lie. A girl died. Now she's falling for the boy who lost everything.
by Lang Leav 2017 362 pages
3.33
11k+ ratings
68 Whiskey
by Erin Russell • 2024
Pain draws a paramedic to a mute mechanic, but a brutal mafia threatens their bond.
3.96
3k+
68 Whiskey Summary
68 Whiskey
Pain draws a paramedic to a mute mechanic, but a brutal mafia threatens their bond.
by Erin Russell 2024 334 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
If Only You
by Chloe Liese • 2023
To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.
4.02
21k+
If Only You Summary
If Only You
To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.
by Chloe Liese 2023 384 pages
4.02
21k+ ratings
The Great Nerve
by Kevin J. Tracey • 2025
Two-thirds of deaths trace to inflammation. One nerve can stop it, and electricity is the key.
3.99
500+
The Great Nerve Summary
The Great Nerve
Two-thirds of deaths trace to inflammation. One nerve can stop it, and electricity is the key.
by Kevin J. Tracey 2025 320 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
An Uncommon Education
by Elizabeth Percer • 2012
Her flawless memory gets her into Wellesley, but a secret society teaches her the limits of rescue.
3.14
1k+
An Uncommon Education Summary
An Uncommon Education
Her flawless memory gets her into Wellesley, but a secret society teaches her the limits of rescue.
by Elizabeth Percer 2012 368 pages
3.14
1k+ ratings
Smart Drugs II
by Ward Dean • 1993
Drugs that sharpen memory, reverse brain aging, and extend lifespan exist. Why can't you get them?
3.75
36
Smart Drugs II Summary
Smart Drugs II
Drugs that sharpen memory, reverse brain aging, and extend lifespan exist. Why can't you get them?
by Ward Dean 1993 287 pages
3.75
36 ratings
Truth and Repair
by Judith Lewis Herman • 2023
Punishment fails survivors. They want acknowledgment, repair, and a community that finally listens.
4.21
500+
Truth and Repair Summary
Truth and Repair
Punishment fails survivors. They want acknowledgment, repair, and a community that finally listens.
by Judith Lewis Herman 2023 272 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Visualization for Success
by Barton Goldsmith • 2020
75 exercises to train your brain for success, from career goals to stronger relationships.
4.05
19
Visualization for Success Summary
Visualization for Success
75 exercises to train your brain for success, from career goals to stronger relationships.
by Barton Goldsmith 2020 203 pages
4.05
19 ratings
You Must Not Miss
by Katrina Leno • 2019
A teenage outcast's imaginary world becomes real. She uses it to make people disappear.
3.39
3k+
You Must Not Miss Summary
You Must Not Miss
A teenage outcast's imaginary world becomes real. She uses it to make people disappear.
by Katrina Leno 2019 304 pages
3.39
3k+ ratings
The Mindful Place of Calm
by A. Paul Miller • 2019
Most reactions happen before you notice them. The practice for inserting a choice into that gap.
3.72
18
The Mindful Place of Calm Summary
The Mindful Place of Calm
Most reactions happen before you notice them. The practice for inserting a choice into that gap.
by A. Paul Miller 2019 264 pages
3.72
18 ratings
EFT
by Janet Evans • 2013
Ten tapping scripts for anxiety and pain: the method that treats emotions and body as one.
3.76
74
EFT Summary
EFT
Ten tapping scripts for anxiety and pain: the method that treats emotions and body as one.
by Janet Evans 2013 32 pages
3.76
74 ratings
Taming Your Amygdala
by Catherine M. Pittman • 2022
Anxiety is not a thinking problem. It is a brain-circuit problem with a physical fix.
4.33
93
Taming Your Amygdala Summary
Taming Your Amygdala
Anxiety is not a thinking problem. It is a brain-circuit problem with a physical fix.
by Catherine M. Pittman 2022 168 pages
4.33
93 ratings
The Charmer
by Riley Hart • 2023
A plus-size activist strikes a cuddle pact with the charming neighbor who once humiliated him.
4.17
2k+
The Charmer Summary
The Charmer
A plus-size activist strikes a cuddle pact with the charming neighbor who once humiliated him.
by Riley Hart 2023 266 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Body Neutral
by Jessi Kneeland • 2023
Four hidden reasons your body image won't budge, and a plan to solve each one.
4.05
380
Body Neutral Summary
Body Neutral
Four hidden reasons your body image won't budge, and a plan to solve each one.
by Jessi Kneeland 2023 432 pages
4.05
380 ratings
The Power of Your Supermind
by Vernon Linwood Howard • 1967
The mind that creates your problems cannot fix them. A different kind of awareness can.
4.34
65
The Power of Your Supermind Summary
The Power of Your Supermind
The mind that creates your problems cannot fix them. A different kind of awareness can.
by Vernon Linwood Howard 1967
4.34
65 ratings
Le Pouvoir Interieur
by Charles Jullien • 2018
Confidence you can build, not wait for. A complete inner-work system for self-esteem that sticks.
3.92
53
Le Pouvoir Interieur Summary
Le Pouvoir Interieur
Confidence you can build, not wait for. A complete inner-work system for self-esteem that sticks.
by Charles Jullien 2018 203 pages
3.92
53 ratings
Reaching Through Resistance
by Allan Abbass • 2015
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
4.38
85
Reaching Through Resistance Summary
Reaching Through Resistance
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
by Allan Abbass 2015 412 pages
4.38
85 ratings
The Ignatian Guide to Forgiveness
by Marina Berzins McCoy • 2020
Forgive the unforgivable without silencing your anger. A path rooted in ancient Ignatian practice.
4.21
24
The Ignatian Guide to Forgiveness Summary
The Ignatian Guide to Forgiveness
Forgive the unforgivable without silencing your anger. A path rooted in ancient Ignatian practice.
by Marina Berzins McCoy 2020 144 pages
4.21
24 ratings
Smart Plants
by Julie Morris • 2019
Eat for a faster, calmer brain: the plant foods and natural nootropics that optimize cognition.
4.10
52
Smart Plants Summary
Smart Plants
Eat for a faster, calmer brain: the plant foods and natural nootropics that optimize cognition.
by Julie Morris 2019 320 pages
4.10
52 ratings
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working
by Richard Brouillette • 2023
Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.
4.11
56
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working Summary
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working
Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.
by Richard Brouillette 2023 200 pages
4.11
56 ratings
Women With Controlling Partners
by Carol A Lambert MSW • 2016
Psychological abuse is brainwashing. Name it, stop self-blame, and reclaim who you are.
4.23
56
Women With Controlling Partners Summary
Women With Controlling Partners
Psychological abuse is brainwashing. Name it, stop self-blame, and reclaim who you are.
by Carol A Lambert MSW 2016 240 pages
4.23
56 ratings
How We Grow Through What We Go Through
by Christopher Willard • 2022
Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.
3.85
213
How We Grow Through What We Go Through Summary
How We Grow Through What We Go Through
Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.
by Christopher Willard 2022 176 pages
3.85
213 ratings
Tiger Woods
by Jeff Benedict • 2018
His father forged golf's greatest champion. He also planted the seeds of a spectacular unraveling.
4.36
10k+
Tiger Woods Summary
Tiger Woods
His father forged golf's greatest champion. He also planted the seeds of a spectacular unraveling.
by Jeff Benedict 2018 512 pages
4.36
10k+ ratings
Slags
by Emma Jane Unsworth • 2025
She quit drinking. Her sister settled down. On a motorhome trip through Scotland, both come undone.
3.35
13k+
Slags Summary
Slags
She quit drinking. Her sister settled down. On a motorhome trip through Scotland, both come undone.
by Emma Jane Unsworth 2025 288 pages
3.35
13k+ ratings
Make Me Famous
by Maud Ventura • 2024
A pop star's relentless hunger for fame burns through lovers, friends, and finally herself.
3.68
5k+
Make Me Famous Summary
Make Me Famous
A pop star's relentless hunger for fame burns through lovers, friends, and finally herself.
by Maud Ventura 2024 352 pages
3.68
5k+ ratings
Only Love Can Hurt Like This
by Paige Toon • 2023
An architect flees her broken engagement for Indiana, where a farmer's secret makes love impossible.
3.96
45k+
Only Love Can Hurt Like This Summary
Only Love Can Hurt Like This
An architect flees her broken engagement for Indiana, where a farmer's secret makes love impossible.
by Paige Toon 2023 400 pages
3.96
45k+ ratings
Dream Wise
by Lisa Marchiano • 2024
A Jungian analyst's method: turn shadow figures, nightmares, and dream symbols into inner guidance.
4.47
191
Dream Wise Summary
Dream Wise
A Jungian analyst's method: turn shadow figures, nightmares, and dream symbols into inner guidance.
by Lisa Marchiano 2024 352 pages
4.47
191 ratings
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
by Barbara K. Lipska • 2018
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
3.89
7k+
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
by Barbara K. Lipska 2018 208 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness
by Arlene Matthews Uhl • 2008
Pleasure fades. The real drivers of happiness are trainable skills, not a bigger bank account.
4.05
19
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness Summary
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Psychology of Happiness
Pleasure fades. The real drivers of happiness are trainable skills, not a bigger bank account.
by Arlene Matthews Uhl 2008 336 pages
4.05
19 ratings
Passion Project
by London Sperry • 2025
To find joy after loss, she agrees to weekly adventures with a bartender. One rule: friendship only.
3.77
41k+
Passion Project Summary
Passion Project
To find joy after loss, she agrees to weekly adventures with a bartender. One rule: friendship only.
by London Sperry 2025 368 pages
3.77
41k+ ratings
Unconditional Love
by Jocelyn Moorhouse • 2019
Love without strings: the practices that build connection strong enough to survive disappointment.
4.20
5
Unconditional Love Summary
Unconditional Love
Love without strings: the practices that build connection strong enough to survive disappointment.
by Jocelyn Moorhouse 2019 296 pages
4.20
5 ratings
A Thousand Perfect Notes
by C.G. Drews • 2018
Beck plays piano to survive his mother's rage. August teaches him to play for himself.
4.16
4k+
A Thousand Perfect Notes Summary
A Thousand Perfect Notes
Beck plays piano to survive his mother's rage. August teaches him to play for himself.
by C.G. Drews 2018 282 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
Her First Lie
by Lucinda Berry • 2026
A secret birth. A hidden infant. A new mother whose past is more dangerous than discovery.
3.86
19k+
Her First Lie Summary
Her First Lie
A secret birth. A hidden infant. A new mother whose past is more dangerous than discovery.
by Lucinda Berry 2026 278 pages
3.86
19k+ ratings
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs
by Joanna Moncrieff • 2009
Psychiatric drugs don't fix chemical imbalances. They induce intoxication. Here is how to walk away.
4.36
107
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs Summary
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs
Psychiatric drugs don't fix chemical imbalances. They induce intoxication. Here is how to walk away.
by Joanna Moncrieff 2009 344 pages
4.36
107 ratings
Five
by Ilona Bannister • 2026
Five strangers converge on a station platform. Before the train arrives, one will be dead.
3.80
20k+
Five Summary
Five
Five strangers converge on a station platform. Before the train arrives, one will be dead.
by Ilona Bannister 2026 240 pages
3.80
20k+ ratings
Heavier Than Heaven
by Charles R. Cross • 2001
Childhood trauma, punk ambition, and heroin fueled his rise and his meticulously planned fall.
4.12
35k+
Heavier Than Heaven Summary
Heavier Than Heaven
Childhood trauma, punk ambition, and heroin fueled his rise and his meticulously planned fall.
by Charles R. Cross 2001 381 pages
4.12
35k+ ratings
Disciples of White Jesus
by Angela Denker • 2025
A manufactured white savior is radicalizing American boys. The exit runs through tears, not swords.
3.74
316
Disciples of White Jesus Summary
Disciples of White Jesus
A manufactured white savior is radicalizing American boys. The exit runs through tears, not swords.
by Angela Denker 2025 215 pages
3.74
316 ratings
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