💙 Emotional Realism

Fiction that renders human feeling with unflinching accuracy, avoiding sentimentality in favor of the messy, contradictory, and often uncomfortable truth of how people actually feel.

Emotional Literacy

by Claude M. Steiner • 1997

How to feel fully again: the skills of emotional recognition, honest communication, and love.

4.23

209

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🪑 Transactional Analysis 🩹 Emotional Healing 💬 Radical Honesty 🤲 Emotional Reciprocity

Emotional Literacy 87%

How to feel fully again: the skills of emotional recognition, honest communication, and love.

by Claude M. Steiner 1997

4.23

209 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🪑 Transactional Analysis 🩹 Emotional Healing 💬 Radical Honesty 🤲 Emotional Reciprocity

Saying What's Real

by Susan M. Campbell • 2005

Relationships fail in the gap between actual feeling and polite speech. Seven practices to close it.

4.05

149

🎭 Emotional Authenticity 💬 Couples Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧘 Present-Moment Awareness 🕊️ Nonviolent Communication

Saying What's Real 87%

Relationships fail in the gap between actual feeling and polite speech. Seven practices to close it.

by Susan M. Campbell 2005

4.05

149 ratings

🎭 Emotional Authenticity 💬 Couples Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧘 Present-Moment Awareness 🕊️ Nonviolent Communication

The Sorrows of Love

by The School of Life • 2018

No one teaches you how to love well. The first lesson: your disappointment is normal.

3.89

802

💕 Romantic Relationships 🛠️ Relationship Skills 🧠 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Everyday Intimacy 🥀 Love Realism

The Sorrows of Love 87%

No one teaches you how to love well. The first lesson: your disappointment is normal.

by The School of Life 2018

3.89

802 ratings

💕 Romantic Relationships 🛠️ Relationship Skills 🧠 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Everyday Intimacy 🥀 Love Realism

Toxic Positivity

by Whitney Goodman • 2022

Relentless optimism is a trap. Why your sadness, anger, and complaints are not the problem.

3.83

5k+

🎭 Emotional Authenticity 🚫 Forced Positivity 🔒 Emotional Suppression 🌊 Emotional Processing 🤝 Validation And Empathy

Toxic Positivity 87%

Relentless optimism is a trap. Why your sadness, anger, and complaints are not the problem.

by Whitney Goodman 2022

3.83

5k+ ratings

🎭 Emotional Authenticity 🚫 Forced Positivity 🔒 Emotional Suppression 🌊 Emotional Processing 🤝 Validation And Empathy

Emotional Intelligence For Dummies

by Steven J. Stein • 2009

Master the emotional skills that get you hired, promoted, and connected. IQ alone won't do it.

3.63

241

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Empathy 🎚 Emotion Regulation 🗣 Interpersonal Skills

Emotional Intelligence For Dummies Summary

Emotional Intelligence For Dummies 87%

Master the emotional skills that get you hired, promoted, and connected. IQ alone won't do it.

by Steven J. Stein 2009

3.63

241 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Empathy 🎚 Emotion Regulation 🗣 Interpersonal Skills

Emotional Advantage

by Randy Taran • 2019

Sadness, fear, anger: not flaws but a navigation system you never learned to read.

3.93

340

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤗 Embracing Emotions 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindfulness Practices ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Emotional Advantage 87%

Sadness, fear, anger: not flaws but a navigation system you never learned to read.

by Randy Taran 2019

3.93

340 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤗 Embracing Emotions 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindfulness Practices ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Art as Therapy

by Alain de Botton • 2013

Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.

4.08

5k+

🎨 Art As Self-Help 🧠 Philosophical Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology ⚖️ Emotional Balance 🌸 Everyday Aesthetics

Art as Therapy 87%

Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.

by Alain de Botton 2013

4.08

5k+ ratings

🎨 Art As Self-Help 🧠 Philosophical Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology ⚖️ Emotional Balance 🌸 Everyday Aesthetics

Heaven and Hell

by Neel Burton • 2015

Feelings built for the savanna now decide your career, your politics, and your love life.

3.62

250

🏛️ Philosophical Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌌 Existential Psychology ⚖️ Moral Emotions 🧘 Emotion Regulation

Heaven and Hell 87%

Feelings built for the savanna now decide your career, your politics, and your love life.

by Neel Burton 2015

3.62

250 ratings

🏛️ Philosophical Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌌 Existential Psychology ⚖️ Moral Emotions 🧘 Emotion Regulation

Mr Salary

by Sally Rooney • 2016

For her dying father, she returns to Dublin and the older man she has never left.

3.73

43k+

📚 Literary Romance 🕰️ Age Gap 💭 Unspoken Attraction 💔 Dying Parent 🌧️ Melancholy

Mr Salary 87%

For her dying father, she returns to Dublin and the older man she has never left.

by Sally Rooney 2016

3.73

43k+ ratings

📚 Literary Romance 🕰️ Age Gap 💭 Unspoken Attraction 💔 Dying Parent 🌧️ Melancholy

The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery

by Calvin D. Banyan • 2002

Small triggers, huge reactions: old pain echoing into today. A method for breaking the cycle.

3.91

152

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💡 Emotions As Signals ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🛠️ Self-Coaching 💬 Inner Dialogue

The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery Summary

The Secret Language of Feelings A Rational Approach to Emotional Mastery 87%

Small triggers, huge reactions: old pain echoing into today. A method for breaking the cycle.

by Calvin D. Banyan 2002

3.91

152 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💡 Emotions As Signals ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🛠️ Self-Coaching 💬 Inner Dialogue

Sanford Meisner on Acting

by Sanford Meisner • 1987

Meisner trains actors to stop pretending and behave truthfully, moment to moment, off their partner.

4.19

3k+

🎭 Acting Technique 🏋️ Acting Exercises 🇷🇺 Stanislavski Tradition 🎥 Working Actors 🪞 Self-Knowledge

Sanford Meisner on Acting 87%

Meisner trains actors to stop pretending and behave truthfully, moment to moment, off their partner.

by Sanford Meisner 1987

4.19

3k+ ratings

🎭 Acting Technique 🏋️ Acting Exercises 🇷🇺 Stanislavski Tradition 🎥 Working Actors 🪞 Self-Knowledge

Atlas of the Heart

by Brené Brown • 2021

Most of us can name five emotions. Here are the other eighty-two.

4.32

99k+

🗣️ Emotional Vocabulary 🔍 Emotional Awareness 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔬 Emotion Science 🤝 Belonging

Atlas of the Heart 87%

Most of us can name five emotions. Here are the other eighty-two.

by Brené Brown 2021

4.32

99k+ ratings

🗣️ Emotional Vocabulary 🔍 Emotional Awareness 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔬 Emotion Science 🤝 Belonging

Scripts People Live

by Claude M. Steiner • 1974

Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.

4.05

1k+

🧠 Transactional Analysis 🕊️ Humanistic Psychology 🧒 Childhood Conditioning ✅ Emotional Validation 🔗 Codependency

Scripts People Live 87%

Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.

by Claude M. Steiner 1974

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧠 Transactional Analysis 🕊️ Humanistic Psychology 🧒 Childhood Conditioning ✅ Emotional Validation 🔗 Codependency

Respect for Acting

by Uta Hagen • 1973

Build a character from the inside out: the technique that turns personal memory into living truth.

4.21

4k+

🎭 Acting Technique 🏛️ Theatre Craft 🧠 Method Acting 🇷🇺 Stanislavski System 💔 Emotional Recall

Respect for Acting 87%

Build a character from the inside out: the technique that turns personal memory into living truth.

by Uta Hagen 1973

4.21

4k+ ratings

🎭 Acting Technique 🏛️ Theatre Craft 🧠 Method Acting 🇷🇺 Stanislavski System 💔 Emotional Recall

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

by John M. Gottman • 1997

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

4.19

7k+

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Validating Emotions 🧩 Emotional Intelligence

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child Summary

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child 87%

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

by John M. Gottman 1997

4.19

7k+ ratings

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Validating Emotions 🧩 Emotional Intelligence

Fish

by Stephen C. Lundin • 1996

She broke rules to escape the void where empathy and guilt should have been.

3.92

29k+

🩺 Clinical Memoir 🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir 🎭 Masking And Mimicry 💭 Emotional Difference 💫 Radical Self-Acceptance

Fish 87%

She broke rules to escape the void where empathy and guilt should have been.

by Stephen C. Lundin 1996

3.92

29k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Memoir 🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir 🎭 Masking And Mimicry 💭 Emotional Difference 💫 Radical Self-Acceptance

A More Exciting Life

by The School of Life • 2020

Adventure cannot fix a boring life. The problem is psychological: desires you have yet to name.

4.20

459

🕊️ Psychological Freedom 🗣️ Emotional Honesty ✋ Self-Assertion 🏛️ Everyday Philosophy 🏠 Family Conditioning

A More Exciting Life 87%

Adventure cannot fix a boring life. The problem is psychological: desires you have yet to name.

by The School of Life 2020

4.20

459 ratings

🕊️ Psychological Freedom 🗣️ Emotional Honesty ✋ Self-Assertion 🏛️ Everyday Philosophy 🏠 Family Conditioning

What They Forgot To Teach You At School

by The School of Life • 2021

The emotional syllabus school skipped: choosing partners, managing moods, quieting self-criticism.

4.00

1k+

🏫 Emotional Education 🧠 Practical Philosophy 💛 Self-Compassion 🔗 Early Attachment 🩹 Relationship Repair

What They Forgot To Teach You At School Summary

What They Forgot To Teach You At School 87%

The emotional syllabus school skipped: choosing partners, managing moods, quieting self-criticism.

by The School of Life 2021

4.00

1k+ ratings

🏫 Emotional Education 🧠 Practical Philosophy 💛 Self-Compassion 🔗 Early Attachment 🩹 Relationship Repair

An Actor Prepares

by Constantin Stanislavski • 1936

Feelings cannot be commanded. But the conditions that summon them can be.

4.09

5k+

🎭 Acting Technique 🧠 Psychological Realism ❤️ Emotion In Performance 💭 Imagination Exercises 🇷🇺 Russian Theater

An Actor Prepares 86%

Feelings cannot be commanded. But the conditions that summon them can be.

by Constantin Stanislavski 1936

4.09

5k+ ratings

🎭 Acting Technique 🧠 Psychological Realism ❤️ Emotion In Performance 💭 Imagination Exercises 🇷🇺 Russian Theater

En attendant Bojangles

by Olivier Bourdeaut • 2016

A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.

4.23

20k+

🎪 Eccentric Family 👩‍👧 Troubled Mother 🎭 Tragicomic Tone 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital 💕 Love And Madness

En attendant Bojangles 86%

A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.

by Olivier Bourdeaut 2016

4.23

20k+ ratings

🎪 Eccentric Family 👩‍👧 Troubled Mother 🎭 Tragicomic Tone 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital 💕 Love And Madness

Untangle Your Emotions

by Jennie Allen • 2024

What if emotions were messengers, not threats? A Christian path from suppression to listening.

4.17

9k+

🎭 Faith And Emotions 🏷️ Naming Emotions 🧘 Somatic Awareness 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🕊️ Faith And Psychology

Untangle Your Emotions 86%

What if emotions were messengers, not threats? A Christian path from suppression to listening.

by Jennie Allen 2024

4.17

9k+ ratings

🎭 Faith And Emotions 🏷️ Naming Emotions 🧘 Somatic Awareness 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🕊️ Faith And Psychology

Dealing With Feeling

by Marc Brackett • 2025

A Yale psychologist's system for turning emotional reactions into deliberate responses you choose.

4.04

562

🧠 Emotion Regulation 🧩 Emotional Intelligence 🔬 Affective Science 🎯 Emotional Granularity 🤝 Co-Regulation

Dealing With Feeling 86%

A Yale psychologist's system for turning emotional reactions into deliberate responses you choose.

by Marc Brackett 2025

4.04

562 ratings

🧠 Emotion Regulation 🧩 Emotional Intelligence 🔬 Affective Science 🎯 Emotional Granularity 🤝 Co-Regulation

The School of Life

by Alain de Botton • 2019

A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.

4.23

10k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📚 Philosophical Self-Help 🌱 Emotional Maturity 💑 Mature Love ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The School of Life 86%

A remedial class in living: self-knowledge, lasting love, the curriculum degrees never cover.

by Alain de Botton 2019

4.23

10k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📚 Philosophical Self-Help 🌱 Emotional Maturity 💑 Mature Love ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

How to Overcome Your Childhood

by The School of Life • 2019

The people you love feel familiar for a reason. Rewiring that pull takes more than insight.

4.08

2k+

🪞 Inner Child Work 🧬 Emotional Inheritance 🎭 People Pleasing 🛋️ Psychodynamic Approach 📚 Therapeutic Philosophy

How to Overcome Your Childhood 86%

The people you love feel familiar for a reason. Rewiring that pull takes more than insight.

by The School of Life 2019

4.08

2k+ ratings

🪞 Inner Child Work 🧬 Emotional Inheritance 🎭 People Pleasing 🛋️ Psychodynamic Approach 📚 Therapeutic Philosophy

The Emotionally Intelligent Manager

by David R. Caruso • 2004

Emotions are data, not noise. Decode them and lead with both head and heart.

3.65

126

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛠️ Emotional Skills 👔 Manager Development 🧩 Emotion And Cognition 🏢 Workplace Psychology

The Emotionally Intelligent Manager Summary

The Emotionally Intelligent Manager 86%

Emotions are data, not noise. Decode them and lead with both head and heart.

by David R. Caruso 2004

3.65

126 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🛠️ Emotional Skills 👔 Manager Development 🧩 Emotion And Cognition 🏢 Workplace Psychology

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 86%

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

Emotional

by Leonard Mlodinow • 2022

Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.

3.84

2k+

🧪 Emotion Science 🧘 Emotion Regulation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Emotional 86%

Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.

by Leonard Mlodinow 2022

3.84

2k+ ratings

🧪 Emotion Science 🧘 Emotion Regulation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Upward Bound

by Woody Brown • 2026

At a day program for disabled adults, nonspeaking Walter types what no one will hear.

4.02

10k+

🧠 Nonspeaking Protagonist 🏥 Institutional Care 🌈 Autistic Adulthood 💭 Silent Inner Life 🤲 Caregiver Bond

Upward Bound 86%

At a day program for disabled adults, nonspeaking Walter types what no one will hear.

by Woody Brown 2026

4.02

10k+ ratings

🧠 Nonspeaking Protagonist 🏥 Institutional Care 🌈 Autistic Adulthood 💭 Silent Inner Life 🤲 Caregiver Bond

F*ck Feelings

by Michael I. Bennett • 2015

Self-help made things worse. A psychiatrist on managing your life instead of your feelings.

3.46

6k+

🧨 Anti-Self-Help 🧠 Emotional Management 🧭 Values-Based Living 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤗 Self-Acceptance

F*ck Feelings 86%

Self-help made things worse. A psychiatrist on managing your life instead of your feelings.

by Michael I. Bennett 2015

3.46

6k+ ratings

🧨 Anti-Self-Help 🧠 Emotional Management 🧭 Values-Based Living 🚧 Boundary Setting 🤗 Self-Acceptance

Emotions Revealed

by Paul Ekman • 2003

Emotions hijack you in milliseconds. Spot them on any face before they cost you.

4.03

8k+

🎭 Facial Expressions 🧠 Basic Emotions 🧘 Emotional Regulation 💬 Nonverbal Communication 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Emotions Revealed 86%

Emotions hijack you in milliseconds. Spot them on any face before they cost you.

by Paul Ekman 2003

4.03

8k+ ratings

🎭 Facial Expressions 🧠 Basic Emotions 🧘 Emotional Regulation 💬 Nonverbal Communication 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Mudflowers

by Aley Waterman • 2023

Lonely in Toronto, Sophie falls for a poet while her oldest friend still shares her bed.

3.42

421

🏠 Chosen Family 💫 Queer Desire 🎨 Artist's Journey 💧 Emotionally Raw 🕯️ Maternal Grief

Mudflowers 86%

Lonely in Toronto, Sophie falls for a poet while her oldest friend still shares her bed.

by Aley Waterman 2023

3.42

421 ratings

🏠 Chosen Family 💫 Queer Desire 🎨 Artist's Journey 💧 Emotionally Raw 🕯️ Maternal Grief

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate

by Patrick King • 2021

A structured skill for making people feel truly heard, and why it transforms relationships.

4.17

490

🫂 Emotional Validation 👂 Active Listening 💬 Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💜 Self-Compassion

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate Summary

How to Listen, Hear, and Validate 86%

A structured skill for making people feel truly heard, and why it transforms relationships.

by Patrick King 2021

4.17

490 ratings

🫂 Emotional Validation 👂 Active Listening 💬 Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💜 Self-Compassion

My Phantoms

by Gwendoline Riley • 2021

A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.

3.77

6k+

💔 Difficult Mother 🌫️ Emotional Distance 🪞 Parental Narcissism 🥀 Understated Grief 📖 Book Club Fiction

My Phantoms 86%

A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.

by Gwendoline Riley 2021

3.77

6k+ ratings

💔 Difficult Mother 🌫️ Emotional Distance 🪞 Parental Narcissism 🥀 Understated Grief 📖 Book Club Fiction

No and Me

by Delphine de Vigan • 2007

A thirteen-year-old prodigy, too anxious to speak, meets a homeless girl and finds her voice.

3.72

20k+

🖋️ Literary Young Adult 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧠 Precocious Narrator 💔 Limits Of Rescue 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

No and Me 86%

A thirteen-year-old prodigy, too anxious to speak, meets a homeless girl and finds her voice.

by Delphine de Vigan 2007

3.72

20k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Young Adult 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧠 Precocious Narrator 💔 Limits Of Rescue 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

A Human History of Emotion

by Richard Firth-Godbehere • 2021

Your six basic emotions are a modern Western fiction, and projecting them backward changed history.

3.71

701

🎭 History Of Emotions 🌍 Cultural Psychology 🧱 Constructed Emotion ⚖️ Emotional Regimes 👥 Social History

A Human History of Emotion 86%

Your six basic emotions are a modern Western fiction, and projecting them backward changed history.

by Richard Firth-Godbehere 2021

3.71

701 ratings

🎭 History Of Emotions 🌍 Cultural Psychology 🧱 Constructed Emotion ⚖️ Emotional Regimes 👥 Social History

It’s Not Always Depression

by Hilary Jacobs Hendel • 2018

Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.

4.22

3k+

🧘 Emotional Wellness 🧠 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 👶 Inner Child Work 📖 Emotional Literacy

It’s Not Always Depression 86%

Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.

by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018

4.22

3k+ ratings

🧘 Emotional Wellness 🧠 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 👶 Inner Child Work 📖 Emotional Literacy

Comprende tus emociones (NO FICCIÓN)

by Enrique Rojas • 2023

A psychiatrist's map of emotion, the architecture of lasting love, and the project of a serene life.

3.91

289

🧠 Psychology Of Emotions 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🏛️ Virtue Ethics ⚖️ Modern Stoicism 🤲 Self-Compassion

Comprende tus emociones (NO FICCIÓN) Summary

Comprende tus emociones (NO FICCIÓN) 86%

A psychiatrist's map of emotion, the architecture of lasting love, and the project of a serene life.

by Enrique Rojas 2023

3.91

289 ratings

🧠 Psychology Of Emotions 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🏛️ Virtue Ethics ⚖️ Modern Stoicism 🤲 Self-Compassion

Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy

by Emmy Van Deurzen • 2011

Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.

4.31

124

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🔍 Phenomenology 📖 Continental Philosophy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship

Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy Summary

Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy 86%

Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.

by Emmy Van Deurzen 2011

4.31

124 ratings

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🔍 Phenomenology 📖 Continental Philosophy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship

The Socially Confident Teen

by Christina Reese • 2022

Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.

2.50

🧠 Attachment Theory 🤝 Social Confidence 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👭 Friendship Skills 💖 Self-Worth

The Socially Confident Teen 86%

Uncover your attachment style and finally feel at home in your friendships.

by Christina Reese 2022

2.50

2 ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory 🤝 Social Confidence 🧘 Emotional Regulation 👭 Friendship Skills 💖 Self-Worth

Adelaide

by Genevieve Wheeler • 2023

An American woman in London pours herself into a man who cannot love her back.

3.93

49k+

🖤 Sad Girl Fiction 🥀 Toxic Relationship 💔 Emotionally Unavailable 👭 Chosen Family 🌧️ Melancholy

Adelaide 86%

An American woman in London pours herself into a man who cannot love her back.

by Genevieve Wheeler 2023

3.93

49k+ ratings

🖤 Sad Girl Fiction 🥀 Toxic Relationship 💔 Emotionally Unavailable 👭 Chosen Family 🌧️ Melancholy

Querida yo

by Elizabeth Clapés • 2022

You know everyone but yourself. Start with the voice in your head that says you cannot.

3.77

4k+

🧠 Emotional Regulation 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🗣️ Inner Critic 💜 Self-Compassion 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Querida yo 86%

You know everyone but yourself. Start with the voice in your head that says you cannot.

by Elizabeth Clapés 2022

3.77

4k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Regulation 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🗣️ Inner Critic 💜 Self-Compassion 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Running on Empty No More

by Jonice Webb • 2017

The unseen gap from childhood wrecking your relationships, and the specific skills to repair them.

4.21

1k+

🧊 Emotional Neglect 🔄 Intergenerational Patterns ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💗 Self-Compassion

Running on Empty No More 86%

The unseen gap from childhood wrecking your relationships, and the specific skills to repair them.

by Jonice Webb 2017

4.21

1k+ ratings

🧊 Emotional Neglect 🔄 Intergenerational Patterns ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💗 Self-Compassion

How to Heal Your Inner Child

by Simon Chapple • 2021

Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.

3.76

177

🧸 Emotional Neglect 👶 Inner Child Work 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎭 Emotional Literacy 💗 Self-Compassion

How to Heal Your Inner Child 86%

Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.

by Simon Chapple 2021

3.76

177 ratings

🧸 Emotional Neglect 👶 Inner Child Work 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎭 Emotional Literacy 💗 Self-Compassion

EQ Applied

by Justin Bariso • 2018

Most EQ books stop at empathy. This one teaches you to spot and counter emotional manipulation.

3.79

846

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Soft Skills 🪞 Self-Awareness 🧘 Emotional Regulation 💙 Empathy

EQ Applied 86%

Most EQ books stop at empathy. This one teaches you to spot and counter emotional manipulation.

by Justin Bariso 2018

3.79

846 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Soft Skills 🪞 Self-Awareness 🧘 Emotional Regulation 💙 Empathy

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019

Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.

4.49

🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma 🚧 Setting Boundaries 👶 Inner Child Work

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents 86%

Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.

by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019

4.49

83 ratings

🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma 🚧 Setting Boundaries 👶 Inner Child Work

Emotional Intelligence

by Ryan James • 2017

A step-by-step system to read your emotions, control your reactions, and get ahead.

3.88

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎛️ Emotion Regulation 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Empathy In Leadership 😮‍💨 Stress Management

Emotional Intelligence 86%

A step-by-step system to read your emotions, control your reactions, and get ahead.

by Ryan James 2017

3.88

16 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🎛️ Emotion Regulation 🪞 Self-Awareness 🤝 Empathy In Leadership 😮‍💨 Stress Management

Normal People

by Sally Rooney • 2018

A popular boy and a wealthy outcast girl hide their magnetic connection in small-town Ireland.

3.81

1.9M+

📚 Literary Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💷 Class Difference 😶‍🌫️ Emotional Repression 🏘️ Small Town Ireland

Normal People 86%

A popular boy and a wealthy outcast girl hide their magnetic connection in small-town Ireland.

by Sally Rooney 2018

3.81

1.9M+ ratings

📚 Literary Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💷 Class Difference 😶‍🌫️ Emotional Repression 🏘️ Small Town Ireland

Writing for Emotional Impact

by Karl Iglesias • 2005

Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.

4.27

710

🎬 Screenwriting Craft ❤️ Emotional Storytelling 📖 Reader Engagement 🧑 Character Empathy 🏞️ Scene Craft

Writing for Emotional Impact 86%

Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.

by Karl Iglesias 2005

4.27

710 ratings

🎬 Screenwriting Craft ❤️ Emotional Storytelling 📖 Reader Engagement 🧑 Character Empathy 🏞️ Scene Craft

The Archaeology of Mind

by Jaak Panksepp • 2012

Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.

4.44

410

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neurobiology 🐾 Animal Emotions 🌊 Evolution Of Emotion

The Archaeology of Mind 86%

Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.

by Jaak Panksepp 2012

4.44

410 ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🔬 Neurobiology 🐾 Animal Emotions 🌊 Evolution Of Emotion

Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2021

Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.

3.78

4k+

🥀 Emotional Neglect 🌸 Self-Compassion 🚪 Emotional Boundaries 👶 Inner Child Healing 🏚️ Family Patterns

Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Summary

Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 86%

Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.

by Lindsay C. Gibson 2021

3.78

4k+ ratings

🥀 Emotional Neglect 🌸 Self-Compassion 🚪 Emotional Boundaries 👶 Inner Child Healing 🏚️ Family Patterns

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