Mental Health Book Summaries

Getting Past Your Breakup Summary
Getting Past Your Breakup
How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You
by Susan J. Elliott 2009 272 pages
4.19
1.9K ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Psychology
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology Summary
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior
by Scott O. Lilienfeld 2009 332 pages
3.66
4.8K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Brain Energy Summary
Brain Energy
A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More
by Christopher M. Palmer 2022 320 pages
4.14
3.4K ratings
Health
Psychology
Science
Heal Your Nervous System Summary
Heal Your Nervous System
The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation
by Linnea Passaler 2024 288 pages
3.93
549 ratings
Self Help
Health
Psychology
Unmasking Autism Summary
Unmasking Autism
Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
by Devon Price 2022 304 pages
4.38
20.8K ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Mental Health
Get Out of Your Own Way Summary
Get Out of Your Own Way
Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior
by Mark Goulston 1996 177 pages
3.73
3.0K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
From the Core Summary
From the Core
A New Masculine Paradigm for Leading with Love, Living Your Truth, and Healing the World
by John Wineland 2022 224 pages
4.41
220 ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Relationships
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think
by Joseph Nguyen 2022 99 pages
3.79
31.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Burnout Summary
Burnout
The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
by Emily Nagoski 2019 277 pages
3.94
61.0K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Summary
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
Take-Charge Strategies to Empower Your Healing
by Babette Rothschild 2009 192 pages
4.25
460 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Self Help
Sociopath Summary
Sociopath
A Memoir
by Patric Gagne 2024 368 pages
3.76
68.8K ratings
Memoir
Psychology
Mental Health
How to Stop Breaking Your Own Heart Summary
How to Stop Breaking Your Own Heart
Stop People-Pleasing, Set Boundaries, and Heal from Self-Sabotage
by Meggan Roxanne 2024 244 pages
3.74
989 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Single On Purpose Summary
Single On Purpose
Redefine Everything. Find Yourself First.
by John Kim 2021 256 pages
3.95
7.4K ratings
Self Help
Relationships
Psychology
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog Summary
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
by Bruce D. Perry 2007 288 pages
4.59
38.4K ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Science
Relationship OCD Summary
Relationship OCD
A CBT-Based Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety, and Fear of Commitment in Romantic Relationships
by Sheva Rajaee 2022 200 pages
4.43
588 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Self-Therapy Summary
Self-Therapy
A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Inner Wholeness Using IFS, a New, Cutting-Edge Therapy
by Jay Earley 2009 322 pages
4.21
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Try Softer Summary
Try Softer
A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy
by Aundi Kolber 2020 256 pages
4.39
7.2K ratings
Christian
Psychology
Self Help
My Grandmother's Hands Summary
My Grandmother's Hands
Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts
by Resmaa Menakem 2017 300 pages
4.39
10.9K ratings
Psychology
Race
Social Justice
Chatter Summary
Chatter
The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
by Ethan Kross 2021 272 pages
3.97
21.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
How to Be Yourself Summary
How to Be Yourself
Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety
by Ellen Hendriksen 2018 304 pages
4.13
8.4K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD Summary
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
by Russell A. Barkley 2000 294 pages
3.86
3.4K ratings
Adhd
Psychology
Self Help
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019 421 pages
4.07
37.1K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mental Health
ACT Made Simple Summary
ACT Made Simple
An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Russ Harris 2009 263 pages
4.42
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Self Help
Resilient Summary
Resilient
How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness
by Rick Hanson 2018 304 pages
3.80
3.2K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Stop Saying You're Fine Summary
Stop Saying You're Fine
Discover a More Powerful You
by Mel Robbins 2011 272 pages
3.89
3.1K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life Summary
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Steven C. Hayes 2005 224 pages
4.04
3.6K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Summary
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Close Encounters with Addiction
by Gabor Maté 2007 480 pages
4.49
21.7K ratings
Psychology
Health
Mental Health
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg MD 1975 376 pages
4.22
187 ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Psychiatry
Inferno Summary
Inferno
A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness
by Catherine Cho 2020 242 pages
4.24
4.5K ratings
Memoir
Mental Health
Psychology
All the Bright Places Summary
All the Bright Places
by Jennifer Niven 2015 388 pages
4.12
608.8K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Counselling for Toads Summary
Counselling for Toads
by Robert De Board 1983 164 pages
4.28
4.9K ratings
Psychology
Counselling
Self Help
Fierce Self-Compassion Summary
Fierce Self-Compassion
How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive
by Kristin Neff 2021 384 pages
3.88
2.7K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Vagus nerve reset Summary
The Vagus nerve reset
train your body to heal stress, trauma and anxiety
by Anna Ferguson 2023 272 pages
3.53
746 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Rest Is Resistance Summary
Rest Is Resistance
A Manifesto
by Tricia Hersey 2022 224 pages
4.06
11.1K ratings
Self Help
Social Justice
Mental Health
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook Summary
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook
by Martha Davis 1980 276 pages
4.03
1.3K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Real Self-Care Summary
Real Self-Care
A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness
by Pooja Lakshmin 2023 288 pages
3.94
5.9K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess Summary
Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess
5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking
by Caroline Leaf 2021 320 pages
3.35
4.2K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
On Becoming a Person Summary
On Becoming a Person
A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy
by Carl R. Rogers 1961 420 pages
4.16
17.9K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Counselling
The Center Cannot Hold Summary
The Center Cannot Hold
My Journey Through Madness
by Elyn R. Saks 2007 340 pages
4.32
21.9K ratings
Psychology
Memoir
Mental Health
Who's Pulling Your Strings? How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life Summary
Who's Pulling Your Strings? How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life
by Harriet B. Braiker 1955 260 pages
4.06
789 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
Emotional Agility Summary
Emotional Agility
Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life
by Susan David 2016 288 pages
3.99
13.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Summary
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman 2017 336 pages
4.23
1.3M ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
by Oliver Burkeman 2012 256 pages
4.04
15.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist Summary
The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist
Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse
by Debbie Mirza 2017 228 pages
4.29
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers Summary
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
by Lisa Damour 2023 239 pages
4.47
5.7K ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
The Deepest Well Summary
The Deepest Well
Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
by Nadine Burke Harris 2018 251 pages
4.43
10.6K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Trauma Summary
Trauma
The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It
by Paul Conti 2021 200 pages
3.74
2.1K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Permission to Feel Summary
Permission to Feel
Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive
by Marc Brackett 2019 304 pages
4.18
11.0K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
Don't Overthink It Summary
Don't Overthink It
Make Easier Decisions, Stop Second-Guessing, and Bring More Joy to Your Life
by Anne Bogel 2020 217 pages
3.87
15.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Scattered Minds Summary
Scattered Minds
The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
by Gabor Maté 1999 368 pages
4.30
16.9K ratings
Psychology
Adhd
Self Help
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