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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 91%
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
by Sandra Marinella 2017
4.40
238 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
Journey through Trauma
by Gretchen Schmelzer • 2018
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
4.50
452
Journey through Trauma Summary
Journey through Trauma 91%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
Forgiveness
by Marina Cantacuzino • 2022
Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.
4.19
78
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness 90%
Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.
by Marina Cantacuzino 2022
4.19
78 ratings
Maps of Narrative Practice
by Michael White • 2007
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
4.34
621
Maps of Narrative Practice Summary
Maps of Narrative Practice 90%
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
by Michael White 2007
4.34
621 ratings
Healing Invisible Wounds
by Richard F. Mollica • 2006
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
4.15
87
Healing Invisible Wounds Summary
Healing Invisible Wounds 90%
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
by Richard F. Mollica 2006
4.15
87 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 90%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
by Michael White • 1990
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
4.06
396
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Summary
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends 90%
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
by Michael White 1990
4.06
396 ratings
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+
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human 90%
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
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
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 90%
Rewrite the inner narrative that shapes your physical health, using shamanic and Jungian practices.
by Carl Greer 2017
3.81
113 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 90%
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
by James W. Pennebaker 2014
3.89
311 ratings
Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad • 2021
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
4.42
130k+
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms 90%
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
by Suleika Jaouad 2021
4.42
130k+ ratings
Resilience
by Boris Cyrulnik • 2003
Resilience is not a solo act. It's built from relationships, stories, and who is willing to listen.
3.80
173
Resilience Summary
Resilience 90%
Resilience is not a solo act. It's built from relationships, stories, and who is willing to listen.
by Boris Cyrulnik 2003
3.80
173 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 90%
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998
4.06
32 ratings
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes 90%
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023
4.17
500 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
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 90%
A soft-spoken guide to repairing your relationship with yourself, one honest breath at a time.
by Alexandra Elle 2020
4.17
4k+ ratings
Peace from Broken Pieces
by Iyanla Vanzant • 2010
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
4.23
3k+
Peace from Broken Pieces Summary
Peace from Broken Pieces 90%
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
by Iyanla Vanzant 2010
4.23
3k+ 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 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 89%
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
by Najwa Zebian 2021
4.35
815 ratings
The Gift
by Edith Eger • 2020
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
4.43
21k+
The Gift Summary
The Gift 89%
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
by Edith Eger 2020
4.43
21k+ ratings
The Pyramid Mind
by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
4.65
145
The Pyramid Mind Summary
The Pyramid Mind 89%
Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.
by Vlad Beliavsky 2023
4.65
145 ratings
Strangers to Ourselves
by Rachel Aviv • 2022
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
4.10
15k+
Strangers to Ourselves Summary
Strangers to Ourselves 89%
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
by Rachel Aviv 2022
4.10
15k+ ratings
The Tell
by Amy Griffin • 2025
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
3.92
56k+
The Tell Summary
The Tell 89%
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
by Amy Griffin 2025
3.92
56k+ ratings
Red Paint
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe • 2022
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
4.12
3k+
Red Paint Summary
Red Paint 89%
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2022
4.12
3k+ 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 89%
The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.
by Tara Schuster 2023
3.91
3k+ 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 89%
She learned invisibility to survive. A marriage, a daughter's fury, and a street corner undid it.
by Becky Allender 2017
4.08
48 ratings
When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling
by H. Norman Wright • 2018
Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.
4.13
8
When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling Summary
When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling 89%
Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.
by H. Norman Wright 2018
4.13
8 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 89%
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
by Connirae Andreas 1993
4.11
262 ratings
The Anatomy of Hope
by Jerome Groopman • 2003
Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.
4.03
2k+
The Anatomy of Hope Summary
The Anatomy of Hope 89%
Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.
by Jerome Groopman 2003
4.03
2k+ ratings
Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters
by Allan G. Hunter • 2010
Grimm's tales are not for children; they map six stages of healing from injury to love.
4.00
35
Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters Summary
Princes, Frogs and Ugly Sisters 89%
Grimm's tales are not for children; they map six stages of healing from injury to love.
by Allan G. Hunter 2010
4.00
35 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 89%
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
by Allison Fallon 2021
3.81
2k+ ratings
Yesterday I Cried
by Iyanla Vanzant • 1998
Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.
4.26
3k+
Yesterday I Cried Summary
Yesterday I Cried 89%
Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.
by Iyanla Vanzant 1998
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Spirituality of Imperfection
by Ernest Kurtz • 1992
The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.
4.12
3k+
The Spirituality of Imperfection Summary
The Spirituality of Imperfection 89%
The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.
by Ernest Kurtz 1992
4.12
3k+ ratings
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch • 2011
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
3.48
7k+
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 89%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ 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 89%
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 Faraway Nearby
by Rebecca Solnit • 2013
The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.
4.20
8k+
The Faraway Nearby Summary
The Faraway Nearby 89%
The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.
by Rebecca Solnit 2013
4.20
8k+ ratings
Homecoming
by John Bradshaw • 1984
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
4.02
3k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 89%
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
by John Bradshaw 1984
4.02
3k+ ratings
The Scalpel and the Silver Bear
by Lori Arviso Alvord • 2000
Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.
4.03
1k+
The Scalpel and the Silver Bear Summary
The Scalpel and the Silver Bear 89%
Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.
by Lori Arviso Alvord 2000
4.03
1k+ ratings
Upside
by Jim Rendon • 2015
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
3.89
298
Upside Summary
Upside 89%
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
by Jim Rendon 2015
3.89
298 ratings
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+
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting Summary
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting 89%
Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.
by Evanna Lynch 2021
4.52
7k+ 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 89%
Shadow work without the spiritual clichés: reparent wounds, release body trauma, find home inside.
by Ora North 2026
4.43
7 ratings
Invisible Heroes
by Belleruth Naparstek • 2004
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
4.28
223
Invisible Heroes Summary
Invisible Heroes 89%
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
by Belleruth Naparstek 2004
4.28
223 ratings
The Wisdom of Your Body
by Hillary L. McBride • 2021
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
4.31
5k+
The Wisdom of Your Body Summary
The Wisdom of Your Body 89%
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
by Hillary L. McBride 2021
4.31
5k+ ratings
La guérison des 5 blessures
by Lise Bourbeau • 2015
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
3.91
3k+
La guérison des 5 blessures Summary
La guérison des 5 blessures 89%
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
by Lise Bourbeau 2015
3.91
3k+ ratings
How to Be the Love You Seek
by Nicole LePera • 2023
The relationships you repeat are wired into your nervous system. A body-based path to rewiring them.
3.89
7k+
How to Be the Love You Seek Summary
How to Be the Love You Seek 89%
The relationships you repeat are wired into your nervous system. A body-based path to rewiring them.
by Nicole LePera 2023
3.89
7k+ ratings
Lighter
by Yung Pueblo • 2022
You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.
4.05
9k+
Lighter Summary
Lighter 89%
You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.
by Yung Pueblo 2022
4.05
9k+ ratings
Becoming Safely Embodied
by Deirdre Fay • 2021
Safety is a skill: step-by-step tools to teach your body to feel secure again.
3.99
347
Becoming Safely Embodied Summary
Becoming Safely Embodied 89%
Safety is a skill: step-by-step tools to teach your body to feel secure again.
by Deirdre Fay 2021
3.99
347 ratings
What My Bones Know
by Stephanie Foo • 2022
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
4.49
79k+
What My Bones Know Summary
What My Bones Know 89%
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
by Stephanie Foo 2022
4.49
79k+ ratings
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