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Journal to the Self
by Kathleen Adams • 1990
No rules, no perfect prose: 22 techniques that turn a notebook into your most honest therapist.
3.99
1k+
Journal to the Self Summary
Journal to the Self 94%
No rules, no perfect prose: 22 techniques that turn a notebook into your most honest therapist.
by Kathleen Adams 1990
3.99
1k+ ratings
Creative Journal Writing
by Stephanie Dowrick • 2007
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
3.81
373
Creative Journal Writing Summary
Creative Journal Writing 94%
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
by Stephanie Dowrick 2007
3.81
373 ratings
The Great Book of Journaling
by Eric Maisel • 2022
Nine ways a blank page becomes therapy, art studio, and compass: writing that heals and creates.
3.74
114
The Great Book of Journaling Summary
The Great Book of Journaling 93%
Nine ways a blank page becomes therapy, art studio, and compass: writing that heals and creates.
by Eric Maisel 2022
3.74
114 ratings
Expressive Writing
by James W. Pennebaker • 2014
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
3.89
311
Expressive Writing Summary
Expressive Writing 93%
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
by James W. Pennebaker 2014
3.89
311 ratings
The Story You Need to Tell
by Sandra Marinella • 2017
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
4.40
238
The Story You Need to Tell Summary
The Story You Need to Tell 92%
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
by Sandra Marinella 2017
4.40
238 ratings
One Small Step
by Yvonne M. Dolan • 1998
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
4.06
32
One Small Step Summary
One Small Step 92%
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998
4.06
32 ratings
The Book of Alchemy
by Suleika Jaouad • 2025
Born in a cancer ward: a journaling practice that turns pain into creative fuel.
4.27
5k+
The Book of Alchemy Summary
The Book of Alchemy 92%
Born in a cancer ward: a journaling practice that turns pain into creative fuel.
by Suleika Jaouad 2025
4.27
5k+ ratings
The Power of Writing It Down
by Allison Fallon • 2021
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
3.81
2k+
The Power of Writing It Down Summary
The Power of Writing It Down 92%
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
by Allison Fallon 2021
3.81
2k+ ratings
365 Journal Writing Ideas
by Rossi Fox • 2013
One prompt a day for a year of memories, self-reflection, and creativity. The blank page loses.
3.84
446
365 Journal Writing Ideas Summary
365 Journal Writing Ideas 92%
One prompt a day for a year of memories, self-reflection, and creativity. The blank page loses.
by Rossi Fox 2013
3.84
446 ratings
Dot Journaling
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2017
Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.
3.77
7k+
Dot Journaling Summary
Dot Journaling 92%
Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.
by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2017
3.77
7k+ ratings
Soulbriety
by Elisa Hallerman • 2022
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
4.01
242
Soulbriety Summary
Soulbriety 91%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 ratings
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman • 2018
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
3.72
148
Keep Pain in the Past Summary
Keep Pain in the Past 91%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Writing Down Your Soul
by Janet Conner • 2008
Fifteen minutes of daily writing, and the guidance you've been seeking starts talking back.
4.03
1k+
Writing Down Your Soul Summary
Writing Down Your Soul 91%
Fifteen minutes of daily writing, and the guidance you've been seeking starts talking back.
by Janet Conner 2008
4.03
1k+ ratings
The Artist's Way Workbook
by Julia Cameron • 2006
Daily free-form writing that silences the inner critic and restarts your creative engine.
4.27
2k+
The Artist's Way Workbook Summary
The Artist's Way Workbook 91%
Daily free-form writing that silences the inner critic and restarts your creative engine.
by Julia Cameron 2006
4.27
2k+ ratings
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
by Tara Schuster • 2002
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
3.88
24k+
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Summary
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies 91%
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
by Tara Schuster 2002
3.88
24k+ ratings
Glow in the F*cking Dark
by Tara Schuster • 2023
The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.
3.91
3k+
Glow in the F*cking Dark Summary
Glow in the F*cking Dark 91%
The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.
by Tara Schuster 2023
3.91
3k+ ratings
Essential Art Therapy Exercises
by Leah Guzman MA • 2020
Process the emotions you can't name: art therapy exercises that work when talk therapy stalls.
4.17
386
Essential Art Therapy Exercises Summary
Essential Art Therapy Exercises 91%
Process the emotions you can't name: art therapy exercises that work when talk therapy stalls.
by Leah Guzman MA 2020
4.17
386 ratings
How to Be Your Own Therapist
by Owen O'Kane • 2022
Ten minutes a day: check your thoughts, reframe your stories, let go of emotional weight.
3.84
941
How to Be Your Own Therapist Summary
How to Be Your Own Therapist 91%
Ten minutes a day: check your thoughts, reframe your stories, let go of emotional weight.
by Owen O'Kane 2022
3.84
941 ratings
Bullet Journaling
by Silvia Rose • 2019
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
3.43
58
Bullet Journaling Summary
Bullet Journaling 91%
The analog system that corrals your tasks, uncovers your patterns, and turns planning into a treat.
by Silvia Rose 2019
3.43
58 ratings
Change the Story of Your Health
by Carl Greer • 2017
Rewrite the inner narrative that shapes your physical health, using shamanic and Jungian practices.
3.81
113
Change the Story of Your Health Summary
Change the Story of Your Health 91%
Rewrite the inner narrative that shapes your physical health, using shamanic and Jungian practices.
by Carl Greer 2017
3.81
113 ratings
Find Your Flow
by Sarah Gregg • 2020
Four weeks of morning-and-evening practice that replace busyness with flow, one day at a time.
4.10
111
Find Your Flow Summary
Find Your Flow 91%
Four weeks of morning-and-evening practice that replace busyness with flow, one day at a time.
by Sarah Gregg 2020
4.10
111 ratings
A Gentle Reminder
by Bianca Sparacino • 2021
Kind permission to heal at your own pace, love without armor, and finally choose yourself.
4.25
22k+
A Gentle Reminder Summary
A Gentle Reminder 91%
Kind permission to heal at your own pace, love without armor, and finally choose yourself.
by Bianca Sparacino 2021
4.25
22k+ ratings
Yoga Girl
by Rachel Brathen • 2014
The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.
4.19
4k+
Yoga Girl Summary
Yoga Girl 91%
The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.
by Rachel Brathen 2014
4.19
4k+ ratings
The Right to Write
by Julia Cameron • 1998
You don't need talent, permission, or the perfect sentence. Just this daily ritual.
4.07
6k+
The Right to Write Summary
The Right to Write 91%
You don't need talent, permission, or the perfect sentence. Just this daily ritual.
by Julia Cameron 1998
4.07
6k+ ratings
The Life That's Waiting
by Brianna Wiest • 2025
Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.
4.02
2k+
The Life That's Waiting Summary
The Life That's Waiting 91%
Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.
by Brianna Wiest 2025
4.02
2k+ ratings
Core Transformation
by Connirae Andreas • 1993
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
4.11
262
Core Transformation Summary
Core Transformation 91%
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
by Connirae Andreas 1993
4.11
262 ratings
After the Rain
by Alexandra Elle • 2020
A soft-spoken guide to repairing your relationship with yourself, one honest breath at a time.
4.17
4k+
After the Rain Summary
After the Rain 91%
A soft-spoken guide to repairing your relationship with yourself, one honest breath at a time.
by Alexandra Elle 2020
4.17
4k+ ratings
Seeking Wisdom
by Julia Cameron • 2022
Creative block is spiritual disconnection. Daily writing, solo play, and walking that reconnect you.
3.71
382
Seeking Wisdom Summary
Seeking Wisdom 91%
Creative block is spiritual disconnection. Daily writing, solo play, and walking that reconnect you.
by Julia Cameron 2022
3.71
382 ratings
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self
by Nick Ortner • 2017
Tapping body points while naming fears: the 21-day protocol for rewiring self-doubt into joy.
4.33
216
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self Summary
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self 91%
Tapping body points while naming fears: the 21-day protocol for rewiring self-doubt into joy.
by Nick Ortner 2017
4.33
216 ratings
Triggers
by David Richo • 2019
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
3.86
905
Triggers Summary
Triggers 91%
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
by David Richo 2019
3.86
905 ratings
The Shadow Work Journal
by Keila Shaheen • 2024
Your triggers know what you won't face. A guided journal for tracing each one home.
4.01
999
The Shadow Work Journal Summary
The Shadow Work Journal 90%
Your triggers know what you won't face. A guided journal for tracing each one home.
by Keila Shaheen 2024
4.01
999 ratings
Healing Your Lost Inner Child
by Robert Jackman • 2020
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
4.20
794
Healing Your Lost Inner Child Summary
Healing Your Lost Inner Child 90%
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
by Robert Jackman 2020
4.20
794 ratings
The Way Forward
by Yung Pueblo • 2023
A poet's map for turning past wounds into boundaries, self-love, and a steadier mind.
4.37
6k+
The Way Forward Summary
The Way Forward 90%
A poet's map for turning past wounds into boundaries, self-love, and a steadier mind.
by Yung Pueblo 2023
4.37
6k+ ratings
If You Want to Write
by Brenda Ueland • 2012
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
4.12
9k+
If You Want to Write Summary
If You Want to Write 90%
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
by Brenda Ueland 2012
4.12
9k+ ratings
The Question Book
by Mikael Krogerus • 2009
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
3.37
662
The Question Book Summary
The Question Book 90%
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
by Mikael Krogerus 2009
3.37
662 ratings
Shadow Work for Core Wounds
by Ora North • 2026
Shadow work without the spiritual clichés: reparent wounds, release body trauma, find home inside.
4.43
7
Shadow Work for Core Wounds Summary
Shadow Work for Core Wounds 90%
Shadow work without the spiritual clichés: reparent wounds, release body trauma, find home inside.
by Ora North 2026
4.43
7 ratings
Life Is a Verb
by Patti Digh • 2008
Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.
3.97
3k+
Life Is a Verb Summary
Life Is a Verb 90%
Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.
by Patti Digh 2008
3.97
3k+ ratings
Homecoming
by Thema Bryant • 2022
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
4.32
1k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 90%
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
by Thema Bryant 2022
4.32
1k+ ratings
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel
by Ashish Bagrecha • 2019
A companion through the dark: self-compassion, gratitude, and purpose you create, not find.
3.84
2k+
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel Summary
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel 90%
A companion through the dark: self-compassion, gratitude, and purpose you create, not find.
by Ashish Bagrecha 2019
3.84
2k+ ratings
Thank You for Leaving
by Rithvik Singh • 2025
A poetic guide to healing a broken heart: how vulnerability, friendship, and tiny joys repair you.
3.99
1k+
Thank You for Leaving Summary
Thank You for Leaving 90%
A poetic guide to healing a broken heart: how vulnerability, friendship, and tiny joys repair you.
by Rithvik Singh 2025
3.99
1k+ 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 90%
What you suppressed to survive now blocks you. Face it, and reclaim the self you buried.
by Keila Shaheen 2025
3.83
333 ratings
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life
by Maria Mazziotti Gillan • 2013
Forget the rules. Your story, told honestly, is the poem someone out there needs to read.
4.10
178
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life Summary
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life 90%
Forget the rules. Your story, told honestly, is the poem someone out there needs to read.
by Maria Mazziotti Gillan 2013
4.10
178 ratings
The Creation of Health
by Caroline Myss • 1988
Your buried resentments land in your organs. Seven energy centers reveal exactly where and why.
4.13
272
The Creation of Health Summary
The Creation of Health 90%
Your buried resentments land in your organs. Seven energy centers reveal exactly where and why.
by Caroline Myss 1988
4.13
272 ratings
The Book of Healing
by Najwa Zebian • 2021
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
4.35
815
The Book of Healing Summary
The Book of Healing 90%
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
by Najwa Zebian 2021
4.35
815 ratings
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score
by Dorian Marshman • 2021
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
3.42
19
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score Summary
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score 90%
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
by Dorian Marshman 2021
3.42
19 ratings
Write It Down, Make It Happen
by Henriette Anne Klauser • 2000
Your brain deletes most opportunities before you notice. Writing tells it what to look for.
4.01
4k+
Write It Down, Make It Happen Summary
Write It Down, Make It Happen 90%
Your brain deletes most opportunities before you notice. Writing tells it what to look for.
by Henriette Anne Klauser 2000
4.01
4k+ ratings
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
by Susan Piver • 2009
Your heartbreak is the raw material for wisdom. Buddhist practices to make that transformation real.
4.14
1k+
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart Summary
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart 90%
Your heartbreak is the raw material for wisdom. Buddhist practices to make that transformation real.
by Susan Piver 2009
4.14
1k+ ratings
Change Your Story, Change Your Life
by Carl Greer • 2014
Your life runs on hidden stories. The shamanic and Jungian methods for finding and rewriting them.
4.01
238
Change Your Story, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Story, Change Your Life 90%
Your life runs on hidden stories. The shamanic and Jungian methods for finding and rewriting them.
by Carl Greer 2014
4.01
238 ratings
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
by Brianna Wiest • 2022
You don't need to feel ready to heal. You only need to decide.
4.19
18k+
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal Summary
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal 90%
You don't need to feel ready to heal. You only need to decide.
by Brianna Wiest 2022
4.19
18k+ ratings
An Autobiography of Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2024
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
3.80
362
An Autobiography of Trauma Summary
An Autobiography of Trauma 90%
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
by Peter A. Levine 2024
3.80
362 ratings
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