50 Books like Unfiltered

Unbearable Lightness

by Portia de Rossi • 2010

At 82 pounds, she collapsed on set, and her eating disorder still demanded more.

3.83

42k+

🍽️ Eating Disorder Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🚪 Coming Out 🪞 Body Image 📖 Lgbt Memoir

Unbearable Lightness 95%

At 82 pounds, she collapsed on set, and her eating disorder still demanded more.

by Portia de Rossi 2010

3.83

42k+ ratings

🍽️ Eating Disorder Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🚪 Coming Out 🪞 Body Image 📖 Lgbt Memoir

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting

by Evanna Lynch • 2021

Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.

4.52

7k+

🏥 Eating Disorder Recovery 📖 Mental Health Memoirs 🪞 Body Image 🏨 Inpatient Treatment 🎭 Creative Healing

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting Summary

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting 95%

Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.

by Evanna Lynch 2021

4.52

7k+ ratings

🏥 Eating Disorder Recovery 📖 Mental Health Memoirs 🪞 Body Image 🏨 Inpatient Treatment 🎭 Creative Healing

Pageboy

by Elliot Page • 2023

A girlfriend saved as 'Ryan' in his phone. 84 pounds on the scale. Hollywood demanded both.

3.72

77k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Memoir 🪞 Gender Dysphoria 💔 Emotional Abuse 🥀 Eating Disorders

Pageboy 94%

A girlfriend saved as 'Ryan' in his phone. 84 pounds on the scale. Hollywood demanded both.

by Elliot Page 2023

3.72

77k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Memoir 🪞 Gender Dysphoria 💔 Emotional Abuse 🥀 Eating Disorders

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

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🧘 Yoga And Meditation 💔 Family Trauma 🥗 Mindful Nutrition 🧬 Generational Healing

Finding My Balance 94%

Her family's legacy was suicide and addiction. She found her way out on a yoga mat.

by Mariel Hemingway 2003

3.50

204 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🧘 Yoga And Meditation 💔 Family Trauma 🥗 Mindful Nutrition 🧬 Generational Healing

Down the Rabbit Hole

by Holly Madison • 2015

A 9 PM curfew, a weekly allowance, and a mansion where girlfriends competed rather than bonded.

3.57

52k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Hollywood Tell-All 💔 Emotional Abuse 🔮 Cult Dynamics 📺 Reality Television

Down the Rabbit Hole 94%

A 9 PM curfew, a weekly allowance, and a mansion where girlfriends competed rather than bonded.

by Holly Madison 2015

3.57

52k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Hollywood Tell-All 💔 Emotional Abuse 🔮 Cult Dynamics 📺 Reality Television

Short Stories

by Columbus Short • 2020

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

3.94

293

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Short Stories 94%

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

by Columbus Short 2020

3.94

293 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry • 2022

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

3.94

408k+

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Summary

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 94%

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

by Matthew Perry 2022

3.94

408k+ ratings

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

The Princess Diarist

by Carrie Fisher • 2016

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

3.70

92k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

The Princess Diarist 93%

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

by Carrie Fisher 2016

3.70

92k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

Paris

by Paris Hilton • 2023

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

4.21

91k+

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Paris 93%

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

by Paris Hilton 2023

4.21

91k+ ratings

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Brave

by Rose McGowan • 2018

Raised in a sex cult, she escaped into Hollywood, where another patriarch was waiting.

3.86

10k+

🏚️ Cult Survivors 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🗣️ Survivor Testimony 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems ✊ Fourth Wave Feminism

Brave 93%

Raised in a sex cult, she escaped into Hollywood, where another patriarch was waiting.

by Rose McGowan 2018

3.86

10k+ ratings

🏚️ Cult Survivors 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🗣️ Survivor Testimony 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems ✊ Fourth Wave Feminism

Raquel

by Raquel Welch • 1984

From the woman who defied Hollywood's expiration date: a complete guide to aging powerfully.

3.38

220

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🧘 Mind-Body Wellness 💊 Menopause Guidance 💄 Beauty Over Forty 🥗 Food As Medicine

Raquel 93%

From the woman who defied Hollywood's expiration date: a complete guide to aging powerfully.

by Raquel Welch 1984

3.38

220 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🧘 Mind-Body Wellness 💊 Menopause Guidance 💄 Beauty Over Forty 🥗 Food As Medicine

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything

by Rachael "Steak" Finley • 2022

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

4.55

819

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 93%

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022

4.55

819 ratings

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Lucky Man

by Michael J. Fox • 2002

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

4.08

29k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

Lucky Man 93%

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

by Michael J. Fox 2002

4.08

29k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

The Half of It

by Madison Beer • 2023

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

4.16

9k+

🌟 Child Stardom 🎵 Music Industry 💻 Online Hate 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📢 Misogyny In Media

The Half of It 93%

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

by Madison Beer 2023

4.16

9k+ ratings

🌟 Child Stardom 🎵 Music Industry 💻 Online Hate 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📢 Misogyny In Media

Feeding the Hungry Heart

by Geneen Roth • 1981

Restriction feeds the binge. Recovery starts by asking what you're really hungry for.

3.96

906

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🪞 Body Image 🚫 Anti-Diet 🧘 Intuitive Eating 🍃 Mindful Eating

Feeding the Hungry Heart 93%

Restriction feeds the binge. Recovery starts by asking what you're really hungry for.

by Geneen Roth 1981

3.96

906 ratings

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🪞 Body Image 🚫 Anti-Diet 🧘 Intuitive Eating 🍃 Mindful Eating

Boys in the Trees

by Carly Simon • 2015

The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.

3.67

12k+

🎤 Singer-Songwriter Memoir 🎸 Women In Rock 🧠 Mental Health And Creativity 💔 Complicated Marriages 👩‍👧 Art And Motherhood

Boys in the Trees 93%

The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.

by Carly Simon 2015

3.67

12k+ ratings

🎤 Singer-Songwriter Memoir 🎸 Women In Rock 🧠 Mental Health And Creativity 💔 Complicated Marriages 👩‍👧 Art And Motherhood

Life's Work

by David Milch • 2022

Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.

4.22

1k+

📺 Television Writing 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎨 Creative Recovery 🎰 Gambling Addiction 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Life's Work 93%

Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.

by David Milch 2022

4.22

1k+ ratings

📺 Television Writing 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎨 Creative Recovery 🎰 Gambling Addiction 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Acne

by Laura Chinn • 2022

Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.

4.28

1k+

🩹 Severe Acne 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎭 Dark Humor Memoir 🧴 Body Image Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs

Acne 93%

Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.

by Laura Chinn 2022

4.28

1k+ ratings

🩹 Severe Acne 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎭 Dark Humor Memoir 🧴 Body Image Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs

On Being Human

by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019

Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.

3.91

4k+

🧠 Trauma Memoir 🧘‍♀️ Embodiment 💔 Vulnerability 📖 Narrative Identity 🤝 Chosen Family

On Being Human 93%

Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.

by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019

3.91

4k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Memoir 🧘‍♀️ Embodiment 💔 Vulnerability 📖 Narrative Identity 🤝 Chosen Family

Year of Yes

by Shonda Rhimes • 2015

Rich, famous, and miserable. She said yes to whatever scared her for a year. Everything changed.

4.06

102k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoirs 🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Authentic Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance 💬 Difficult Conversations

Year of Yes 93%

Rich, famous, and miserable. She said yes to whatever scared her for a year. Everything changed.

by Shonda Rhimes 2015

4.06

102k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoirs 🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Authentic Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance 💬 Difficult Conversations

Unwasted

by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

3.79

2k+

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Unwasted 93%

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

The Only Pirate at the Party

by Lindsey Stirling • 2016

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

4.14

6k+

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

The Only Pirate at the Party 93%

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

by Lindsey Stirling 2016

4.14

6k+ ratings

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

The Dark Side of Innocence

by Terri Cheney • 2011

She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.

3.98

2k+

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 👶 Childhood Bipolar 📖 Mental Illness Memoir 🍷 Self-Medication 🎓 Perfectionism

The Dark Side of Innocence 93%

She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.

by Terri Cheney 2011

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 👶 Childhood Bipolar 📖 Mental Illness Memoir 🍷 Self-Medication 🎓 Perfectionism

Guts

by Kristen Johnston • 2012

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

3.90

5k+

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Guts 93%

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

by Kristen Johnston 2012

3.90

5k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Buddha & the Borderline

by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010

BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.

4.11

5k+

🧠 Bpd Recovery 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🧰 Dbt Skills 💔 Attachment Trauma 🔪 Self-Destructive Behavior

Buddha & the Borderline 93%

BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.

by Kiera Van Gelder 2010

4.11

5k+ ratings

🧠 Bpd Recovery 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🧰 Dbt Skills 💔 Attachment Trauma 🔪 Self-Destructive Behavior

Hunger

by Roxane Gay • 2017

Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.

4.17

122k+

🩹 Sexual Trauma 🍽️ Disordered Eating ⚖️ Fat Acceptance ⚡ Weight Stigma 📖 Trauma Memoirs

Hunger 93%

Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.

by Roxane Gay 2017

4.17

122k+ ratings

🩹 Sexual Trauma 🍽️ Disordered Eating ⚖️ Fat Acceptance ⚡ Weight Stigma 📖 Trauma Memoirs

Natural Disaster

by Ginger Zee • 2017

She tracked hurricanes on air, but the real storm was inside her.

4.01

4k+

🌀 Storm Chasing 🧠 Mental Health Memoirs 💔 Toxic Relationships 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🎯 Perfectionism

Natural Disaster 93%

She tracked hurricanes on air, but the real storm was inside her.

by Ginger Zee 2017

4.01

4k+ ratings

🌀 Storm Chasing 🧠 Mental Health Memoirs 💔 Toxic Relationships 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🎯 Perfectionism

How to Murder Your Life

by Cat Marnell • 2017

Beauty editor at Condé Nast. Adderall, cocaine, and PCP. The story she wrote between binges.

3.88

21k+

🖤 Addiction Memoir 👗 Fashion Journalism 💀 Self-Destruction ⚡ Dark Comedy 💄 Beauty Industry

How to Murder Your Life 93%

Beauty editor at Condé Nast. Adderall, cocaine, and PCP. The story she wrote between binges.

by Cat Marnell 2017

3.88

21k+ ratings

🖤 Addiction Memoir 👗 Fashion Journalism 💀 Self-Destruction ⚡ Dark Comedy 💄 Beauty Industry

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl

by Tess Holliday • 2017

Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.

3.54

880

🪞 Body Image ✊ Fat Positivity 👗 Plus-Size Experience 📢 Body Positivity Movement 🛡️ Abuse Survivors

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl Summary

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl 93%

Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.

by Tess Holliday 2017

3.54

880 ratings

🪞 Body Image ✊ Fat Positivity 👗 Plus-Size Experience 📢 Body Positivity Movement 🛡️ Abuse Survivors

This Is How

by Augusten Burroughs • 2012

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

3.68

13k+

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

This Is How 93%

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

by Augusten Burroughs 2012

3.68

13k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

Poster Child

by Emily Rapp • 2006

Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.

3.72

645

🩺 Medical Memoir 🦿 Physical Disability 💭 Internalized Ableism 🪞 Disability And Body Image 🎭 Disability Representation

Poster Child 93%

Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.

by Emily Rapp 2006

3.72

645 ratings

🩺 Medical Memoir 🦿 Physical Disability 💭 Internalized Ableism 🪞 Disability And Body Image 🎭 Disability Representation

Brain over Binge

by Kathryn Hansen • 2011

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

3.84

3k+

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

Brain over Binge 93%

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

by Kathryn Hansen 2011

3.84

3k+ ratings

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

OPEN

by Frankie Bridge • 2020

Frankie Bridge had fame, success, and a secret collapse. Recovery began when she opened her mouth.

4.30

1k+

📘 Mental Health Memoir 😣 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Speaking Out 💊 Therapy And Medication 🤗 Self-Compassion

OPEN 93%

Frankie Bridge had fame, success, and a secret collapse. Recovery began when she opened her mouth.

by Frankie Bridge 2020

4.30

1k+ ratings

📘 Mental Health Memoir 😣 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Speaking Out 💊 Therapy And Medication 🤗 Self-Compassion

Love Life

by Rob Lowe • 2014

Fame, addiction, recovery. Rob Lowe learned that a good life is cast, not scripted.

3.68

12k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 🍃 Sobriety Journey 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

Love Life 93%

Fame, addiction, recovery. Rob Lowe learned that a good life is cast, not scripted.

by Rob Lowe 2014

3.68

12k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 🍃 Sobriety Journey 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

Love Warrior

by Glennon Doyle Melton • 2016

After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.

4.07

75k+

💔 Marriage Crisis 🦋 Addiction And Recovery 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🌸 Women's Self-Discovery ⛪ Faith Reconstruction

Love Warrior 93%

After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.

by Glennon Doyle Melton 2016

4.07

75k+ ratings

💔 Marriage Crisis 🦋 Addiction And Recovery 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🌸 Women's Self-Discovery ⛪ Faith Reconstruction

Men Have Called Her Crazy

by Anna Marie Tendler • 2024

Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.

3.43

23k+

🏥 Trauma Memoir 🏨 Inpatient Psychiatry 💔 Self-Harm Recovery 🖤 Suicidal Ideation 🔥 Female Anger

Men Have Called Her Crazy 93%

Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.

by Anna Marie Tendler 2024

3.43

23k+ ratings

🏥 Trauma Memoir 🏨 Inpatient Psychiatry 💔 Self-Harm Recovery 🖤 Suicidal Ideation 🔥 Female Anger

The Center Cannot Hold

by Elyn R. Saks • 2007

Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.

4.33

23k+

📖 Psychosis Memoirs 🧠 Chronic Mental Illness 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition 🏥 Institutional Psychiatry 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

The Center Cannot Hold 93%

Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.

by Elyn R. Saks 2007

4.33

23k+ ratings

📖 Psychosis Memoirs 🧠 Chronic Mental Illness 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition 🏥 Institutional Psychiatry 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

Girl Walks Out of a Bar

by Lisa F. Smith • 2016

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

4.14

7k+

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Girl Walks Out of a Bar 93%

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

by Lisa F. Smith 2016

4.14

7k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Eating in the Light of the Moon

by Anita Johnston • 1999

Disordered eating is a buried feminine spirit. Myths and stories heal what dieting cannot.

4.15

3k+

🍽️ Eating Disorders 👩 Feminine Psychology 😢 Emotional Eating 🧘 Intuitive Eating 📖 Storytelling As Healing

Eating in the Light of the Moon 93%

Disordered eating is a buried feminine spirit. Myths and stories heal what dieting cannot.

by Anita Johnston 1999

4.15

3k+ ratings

🍽️ Eating Disorders 👩 Feminine Psychology 😢 Emotional Eating 🧘 Intuitive Eating 📖 Storytelling As Healing

Madness

by Marya Hornbacher • 2008

At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.

4.04

15k+

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🍷 Dual Diagnosis 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Psychiatric Hospitals

Madness 92%

At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.

by Marya Hornbacher 2008

4.04

15k+ ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🍷 Dual Diagnosis 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Psychiatric Hospitals

Finding Me

by Viola Davis • 2022

Rats, bullies, bed-wetting at 14: the childhood Viola Davis survived before the stage saved her.

4.53

185k+

⭐️ Celebrity Memoirs 🎭 Actor Memoirs 🏚️ Childhood Poverty 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Colorism

Finding Me 92%

Rats, bullies, bed-wetting at 14: the childhood Viola Davis survived before the stage saved her.

by Viola Davis 2022

4.53

185k+ ratings

⭐️ Celebrity Memoirs 🎭 Actor Memoirs 🏚️ Childhood Poverty 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Colorism

Loud

by Drew Afualo • 2024

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

4.29

26k+

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Loud 92%

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

by Drew Afualo 2024

4.29

26k+ ratings

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Outofshapeworthlessloser

by Gracie Gold • 2024

An Olympic skater, humbled and called a clown by teenagers, starts her real comeback.

4.02

5k+

⛸️ Elite Figure Skating 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🤐 Sexual Assault 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 👤 Body Autonomy

Outofshapeworthlessloser 92%

An Olympic skater, humbled and called a clown by teenagers, starts her real comeback.

by Gracie Gold 2024

4.02

5k+ ratings

⛸️ Elite Figure Skating 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🤐 Sexual Assault 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 👤 Body Autonomy

How to Fail

by Elizabeth Day • 2019

What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.

3.93

14k+

🧱 Embracing Failure 🔄 Redefining Success 💪 Resilience Building 🔥 Female Anger 🎭 Perfectionism

How to Fail 92%

What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.

by Elizabeth Day 2019

3.93

14k+ ratings

🧱 Embracing Failure 🔄 Redefining Success 💪 Resilience Building 🔥 Female Anger 🎭 Perfectionism

Yesterday I Cried

by Iyanla Vanzant • 1998

Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.

4.26

3k+

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🚧 Self-Sabotage 🤲 Forgiveness Practice

Yesterday I Cried 92%

Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.

by Iyanla Vanzant 1998

4.26

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🚧 Self-Sabotage 🤲 Forgiveness Practice

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

by Rob Lowe • 2011

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

3.88

86k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

Stories I Only Tell My Friends 92%

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

by Rob Lowe 2011

3.88

86k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

Nice Girls Don't Win

by Parvati Shallow • 2025

Her Survivor smile was a trauma response. This memoir is the demolition.

3.74

8k+

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Healing 🙇‍♀️ People-Pleasing 🤰 Motherhood 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Identity

Nice Girls Don't Win 92%

Her Survivor smile was a trauma response. This memoir is the demolition.

by Parvati Shallow 2025

3.74

8k+ ratings

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Healing 🙇‍♀️ People-Pleasing 🤰 Motherhood 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Identity

The Stories We Tell

by Joanna Gaines • 2022

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

3.48

12k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

The Stories We Tell 92%

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

by Joanna Gaines 2022

3.48

12k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

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by Felicia Day • 2015

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

4.07

51k+

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

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A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

by Felicia Day 2015

4.07

51k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

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by Asa Akira • 2014

A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.

3.41

3k+

🎬 Porn Industry ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🔥 Female Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards 💊 Addiction Recovery

Insatiable 92%

A porn star's memoir of desire, hustle, and why she never learned to feel ashamed.

by Asa Akira 2014

3.41

3k+ ratings

🎬 Porn Industry ✊ Sex-Positive Feminism 🔥 Female Desire ⚖️ Sexual Double Standards 💊 Addiction Recovery

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