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Mental Health Book Summaries

The Leader's Journey
by Jim Herrington • 2003
Church systems get anxious. Lasting change starts when the leader gets calm and stays connected.
4.10
425
The Leader's Journey Summary
The Leader's Journey
Church systems get anxious. Lasting change starts when the leader gets calm and stays connected.
by Jim Herrington 2003 192 pages
4.10
425 ratings
The Spirit Engineer
by A.J. West • 2021
A Belfast engineer tests a medium's séances, hunting the afterlife while his own mind unravels.
3.64
3k+
The Spirit Engineer Summary
The Spirit Engineer
A Belfast engineer tests a medium's séances, hunting the afterlife while his own mind unravels.
by A.J. West 2021 299 pages
3.64
3k+ ratings
Mothering by the Book
by Jennifer Pepito • 2022
Reading classics aloud to her children healed a mother of seven's lifelong anxiety. Here is how.
4.08
1k+
Mothering by the Book Summary
Mothering by the Book
Reading classics aloud to her children healed a mother of seven's lifelong anxiety. Here is how.
by Jennifer Pepito 2022 240 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Poorhara
by Michelle Rahurahu • 2024
Two Māori cousins flee their fractured family, driving north to a marae that may refuse them.
4.07
213
Poorhara Summary
Poorhara
Two Māori cousins flee their fractured family, driving north to a marae that may refuse them.
by Michelle Rahurahu 2024 336 pages
4.07
213 ratings
Good Enough
by Kim Foster Carlson • 2018
The best baseball hitters fail 70% of the time. That same mindset can set you free.
Good Enough Summary
Good Enough
The best baseball hitters fail 70% of the time. That same mindset can set you free.
by Kim Foster Carlson 2018 110 pages
The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context
by Pat Ogden • 2021
Body. Bias. Relationship. A pocket guide to the three missing pillars of trauma therapy.
4.18
17
The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context Summary
The Pocket Guide to Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Context
Body. Bias. Relationship. A pocket guide to the three missing pillars of trauma therapy.
by Pat Ogden 2021 512 pages
4.18
17 ratings
To Hell with the Hustle
by Jefferson Bethke • 2019
Hustle promised freedom; it delivered burnout. The real cure is limits, silence, and rest.
3.96
7k+
To Hell with the Hustle Summary
To Hell with the Hustle
Hustle promised freedom; it delivered burnout. The real cure is limits, silence, and rest.
by Jefferson Bethke 2019 224 pages
3.96
7k+ ratings
Regeneration
by Pat Barker • 1991
An officer's war protest is declared insanity. A psychiatrist must now return him to the front.
4.01
34k+
Regeneration Summary
Regeneration
An officer's war protest is declared insanity. A psychiatrist must now return him to the front.
by Pat Barker 1991 256 pages
4.01
34k+ ratings
Sharing the Journey
by Robert Wuthnow • 1994
Forty percent of American adults are rebuilding community and faith inside small support groups.
3.50
10
Sharing the Journey Summary
Sharing the Journey
Forty percent of American adults are rebuilding community and faith inside small support groups.
by Robert Wuthnow 1994 480 pages
3.50
10 ratings
Discovering the Inner Mother
by Bethany Webster • 2021
How to break the mother-daughter patterns that keep you small, without blaming your mother.
3.86
1k+
Discovering the Inner Mother Summary
Discovering the Inner Mother
How to break the mother-daughter patterns that keep you small, without blaming your mother.
by Bethany Webster 2021 304 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Talk to Your Boys
by Joanna Schroeder • 2025
Culture is already shaping your son. Sixteen conversations to have before someone else does.
3.96
273
Talk to Your Boys Summary
Talk to Your Boys
Culture is already shaping your son. Sixteen conversations to have before someone else does.
by Joanna Schroeder 2025 307 pages
3.96
273 ratings
The Ancestor Syndrome
by Anne Ancelin Schützenberger • 1998
Your fears and illnesses may not be your own: how unspoken family secrets echo across generations.
3.78
500+
The Ancestor Syndrome Summary
The Ancestor Syndrome
Your fears and illnesses may not be your own: how unspoken family secrets echo across generations.
by Anne Ancelin Schützenberger 1998 224 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
How to Analyze People
by Brian White • 2020
What every gesture, glance, and posture reveals about a person's hidden intentions.
How to Analyze People Summary
How to Analyze People
What every gesture, glance, and posture reveals about a person's hidden intentions.
by Brian White 2020 146 pages
Heaven is for Healing
by Joseph Gallenberger • 2025
A brother's suicide, a channeled connection, and the revelation: no soul faces eternal punishment.
4.03
31
Heaven is for Healing Summary
Heaven is for Healing
A brother's suicide, a channeled connection, and the revelation: no soul faces eternal punishment.
by Joseph Gallenberger 2025 304 pages
4.03
31 ratings
Anatomía del mal
by Jordi Wild • 2024
Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.
3.42
500+
Anatomía del mal Summary
Anatomía del mal
Eight crimes pull apart evil: trauma, group pressure, misogyny, and the mask of ordinary life.
by Jordi Wild 2024 268 pages
3.42
500+ ratings
Letting Go of Nothing
by Peter Russell • 2021
You cannot think your way to peace. The real skill is learning to unclench the mind.
4.15
500+
Letting Go of Nothing Summary
Letting Go of Nothing
You cannot think your way to peace. The real skill is learning to unclench the mind.
by Peter Russell 2021 152 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care
by Karen A McClintock • 2022
When trauma shatters faith: body-healing, racial justice, and why the helper's recovery comes first.
4.19
57
Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care Summary
Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care
When trauma shatters faith: body-healing, racial justice, and why the helper's recovery comes first.
by Karen A McClintock 2022 182 pages
4.19
57 ratings
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook
by Jennifer Mckay • 2021
Manage anxiety and depression in 5 to 20 sessions: the practical exercises that make CBT work.
4.00
2
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook Summary
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook
Manage anxiety and depression in 5 to 20 sessions: the practical exercises that make CBT work.
by Jennifer Mckay 2021 76 pages
4.00
2 ratings
22 Cells in Nuremberg
by Douglas M. Kelley • 2026
Rorschach tests at Nuremberg: twenty-two Nazis, no madness, only ordinary men with unchecked power.
4.39
296
22 Cells in Nuremberg Summary
22 Cells in Nuremberg
Rorschach tests at Nuremberg: twenty-two Nazis, no madness, only ordinary men with unchecked power.
by Douglas M. Kelley 2026 271 pages
4.39
296 ratings
More Beautiful Than Before
by Steve Leder • 2017
Suffering is guaranteed. The humility, forgiveness, and connection that transform it are not.
4.30
1k+
More Beautiful Than Before Summary
More Beautiful Than Before
Suffering is guaranteed. The humility, forgiveness, and connection that transform it are not.
by Steve Leder 2017 224 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
De Poupette à Kenza
by Kenza Benchrif • 2025
Snapchat fame made her rich. A single betrayal put her in a prison cell, inmate 88-406.
3.60
117
De Poupette à Kenza Summary
De Poupette à Kenza
Snapchat fame made her rich. A single betrayal put her in a prison cell, inmate 88-406.
by Kenza Benchrif 2025 319 pages
3.60
117 ratings
The Opposite of Worry
by Lawrence J. Cohen • 2012
Reassurance fails anxious kids. Play, roughhousing, and your calm presence are what actually work.
4.27
500+
The Opposite of Worry Summary
The Opposite of Worry
Reassurance fails anxious kids. Play, roughhousing, and your calm presence are what actually work.
by Lawrence J. Cohen 2012 304 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People
by Elizabeth B. Brown • 1999
When leaving is not the answer and staying is unbearable, here is a third way.
3.75
500+
Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People Summary
Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People
When leaving is not the answer and staying is unbearable, here is a third way.
by Elizabeth B. Brown 1999 256 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Brain Health as You Age
by Steven P. Simmons • 2018
Where normal forgetting ends and dementia begins, and the prevention plan beyond brain games.
3.53
73
Brain Health as You Age Summary
Brain Health as You Age
Where normal forgetting ends and dementia begins, and the prevention plan beyond brain games.
by Steven P. Simmons 2018 200 pages
3.53
73 ratings
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With
by John Andrew Bryant • 2023
Forgiveness, he found in the psych ward, is for those bound, not just the guilty.
4.49
500+
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With Summary
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With
Forgiveness, he found in the psych ward, is for those bound, not just the guilty.
by John Andrew Bryant 2023 302 pages
4.49
500+ ratings
Summary
by Goldmine Reads • 2018
Twelve rules, rooted in psychology and biology, for replacing daily chaos with lasting meaning.
2.50
2
Summary Summary
Summary
Twelve rules, rooted in psychology and biology, for replacing daily chaos with lasting meaning.
by Goldmine Reads 2018 32 pages
2.50
2 ratings
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
by Ruby Wax • 2016
A comedian had her brain scanned, found ancient wiring, and wrote the guide for rewiring it.
3.75
4k+
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled Summary
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
A comedian had her brain scanned, found ancient wiring, and wrote the guide for rewiring it.
by Ruby Wax 2016 249 pages
3.75
4k+ ratings
Wildfire
by Garrett Leigh • 2022
Kai can't sleep. Joss can't stay. A shared apartment becomes an experiment in staying.
4.16
1k+
Wildfire Summary
Wildfire
Kai can't sleep. Joss can't stay. A shared apartment becomes an experiment in staying.
by Garrett Leigh 2022 284 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Only Here, Only Now
by Tom Newlands • 2024
Drowning in a dead Scottish coastal town, a restless girl discovers the family business is survival.
4.00
3k+
Only Here, Only Now Summary
Only Here, Only Now
Drowning in a dead Scottish coastal town, a restless girl discovers the family business is survival.
by Tom Newlands 2024 368 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Stoppen met roken
by Allen Carr • 2015
Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.
4.04
140
Stoppen met roken Summary
Stoppen met roken
Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.
by Allen Carr 2015 215 pages
4.04
140 ratings
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds
by Michael C. Patterson • 2014
Your brain stays plastic for life. The daily domains that decide whether it strengthens or fades.
5.00
1
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds Summary
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds
Your brain stays plastic for life. The daily domains that decide whether it strengthens or fades.
by Michael C. Patterson 2014
5.00
1 ratings
Dear Senthuran
by Akwaeke Emezi • 2021
An Igbo spirit's memoir of body modification, betrayal, and the rage that saved its life.
4.27
4k+
Dear Senthuran Summary
Dear Senthuran
An Igbo spirit's memoir of body modification, betrayal, and the rage that saved its life.
by Akwaeke Emezi 2021 240 pages
4.27
4k+ ratings
Show Me Where It Hurts
by Claire Gleeson • 2025
When a crash kills her children, an Irish nurse must learn to live inside the wreckage.
4.20
2k+
Show Me Where It Hurts Summary
Show Me Where It Hurts
When a crash kills her children, an Irish nurse must learn to live inside the wreckage.
by Claire Gleeson 2025 256 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
I Dreamt That You Loved Me
by Emery Rose • 2025
She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.
4.24
3k+
I Dreamt That You Loved Me Summary
I Dreamt That You Loved Me
She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.
by Emery Rose 2025
4.24
3k+ ratings
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal
by Kevin B. Skinner • 2017
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
4.41
78
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal Summary
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
by Kevin B. Skinner 2017 264 pages
4.41
78 ratings
The Hour I First Believed
by Wally Lamb • 2008
A school shooting traps his wife. A family farm hides a century of buried secrets.
3.84
66k+
The Hour I First Believed Summary
The Hour I First Believed
A school shooting traps his wife. A family farm hides a century of buried secrets.
by Wally Lamb 2008 740 pages
3.84
66k+ ratings
Master Your Thinking
by Alexander Parker • 2019
The mental shortcuts that fuel your anxiety were learned, not fixed. Here is the unlearning.
3.67
6
Master Your Thinking Summary
Master Your Thinking
The mental shortcuts that fuel your anxiety were learned, not fixed. Here is the unlearning.
by Alexander Parker 2019 123 pages
3.67
6 ratings
Joined at the Joints
by Marissa Eller • 2024
An arthritis support group brings two guarded teens together. Neither knows how to stay apart.
4.14
500+
Joined at the Joints Summary
Joined at the Joints
An arthritis support group brings two guarded teens together. Neither knows how to stay apart.
by Marissa Eller 2024 304 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Sitting Still Like a Frog
by Eline Snel • 2010
Playful exercises that help children calm down, focus, and handle big feelings, no lotus needed.
4.17
2k+
Sitting Still Like a Frog Summary
Sitting Still Like a Frog
Playful exercises that help children calm down, focus, and handle big feelings, no lotus needed.
by Eline Snel 2010 112 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
The Memory Code
by Alexander Loyd • 2019
Rewrite the hidden memories driving stress and self-sabotage in ten minutes a day.
3.66
87
The Memory Code Summary
The Memory Code
Rewrite the hidden memories driving stress and self-sabotage in ten minutes a day.
by Alexander Loyd 2019 320 pages
3.66
87 ratings
Stress Management
by David Craft • 2018
Stress lives in the body, not the mind. The simple habits that quiet it.
3.00
1
Stress Management Summary
Stress Management
Stress lives in the body, not the mind. The simple habits that quiet it.
by David Craft 2018 144 pages
3.00
1 ratings
Pretending
by Holly Bourne • 2020
Her fake dating profile finds the perfect man. Now the real woman has to show up.
3.84
13k+
Pretending Summary
Pretending
Her fake dating profile finds the perfect man. Now the real woman has to show up.
by Holly Bourne 2020 438 pages
3.84
13k+ ratings
A Serial Killer's Daughter
by Kerri Rawson • 2019
A knock at the door. FBI agents. The news: her father was the serial killer BTK.
3.47
15k+
A Serial Killer's Daughter Summary
A Serial Killer's Daughter
A knock at the door. FBI agents. The news: her father was the serial killer BTK.
by Kerri Rawson 2019 335 pages
3.47
15k+ ratings
Forgive for Good
by Fred Luskin • 2001
Grudges damage your heart. A Stanford researcher's method for releasing them, no apology required.
4.06
1k+
Forgive for Good Summary
Forgive for Good
Grudges damage your heart. A Stanford researcher's method for releasing them, no apology required.
by Fred Luskin 2001 240 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Hermit
by Chris McQueer • 2025
A Glasgow hermit follows his only friend into an online brotherhood that wants real-world violence.
4.15
1k+
Hermit Summary
Hermit
A Glasgow hermit follows his only friend into an online brotherhood that wants real-world violence.
by Chris McQueer 2025 334 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
Hidden In Plain Sight
by Becky Allender • 2017
She learned invisibility to survive. A marriage, a daughter's fury, and a street corner undid it.
4.08
48
Hidden In Plain Sight Summary
Hidden In Plain Sight
She learned invisibility to survive. A marriage, a daughter's fury, and a street corner undid it.
by Becky Allender 2017 230 pages
4.08
48 ratings
Guided Meditation For Beginners
by Positivity Protection • 2019
A guided meditation for beginners that lowers stress, builds mental clarity, and instills optimism.
3.00
1
Guided Meditation For Beginners Summary
Guided Meditation For Beginners
A guided meditation for beginners that lowers stress, builds mental clarity, and instills optimism.
by Positivity Protection 2019 136 pages
3.00
1 ratings
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
by Louis Cozolino • 2020
Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.
4.49
49
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians Summary
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.
by Louis Cozolino 2020 336 pages
4.49
49 ratings
The Healing Presence
by Leanne Payne • 1995
The soul's deepest healing begins when you stop looking inward and start abiding in Christ.
4.16
254
The Healing Presence Summary
The Healing Presence
The soul's deepest healing begins when you stop looking inward and start abiding in Christ.
by Leanne Payne 1995 278 pages
4.16
254 ratings
Tell Me How You Eat
by Amber Husain • 2026
Stopping eating was not about thinness but a world she could no longer stomach.
3.32
128
Tell Me How You Eat Summary
Tell Me How You Eat
Stopping eating was not about thinness but a world she could no longer stomach.
by Amber Husain 2026 240 pages
3.32
128 ratings
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