Book Reviews & Recommendations
Catherine Gildiner’s Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery is a deeply moving and unforgettable exploration of resilience, trauma, and the transformative power of therapy. With over 60,000 Goodreads ratings and a stunning 4.45 average, this book […]
Parenting books come and go, each promising a gentler, wiser, more effective way to raise resilient children. Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction by Dr. Becky Kennedy has quickly become one of the most talked-about parenting […]
If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation thinking you learned a lot of facts but almost nothing about the person, David Brooks wants a word. How to Know a Person is his practical field guide to paying deep attention, asking better […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.1/5) Adam Grant’s Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things asks a deceptively simple question: what if progress is less about the gift you were born with and more about the character you build, the scaffolds you use, and […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.0/5) Jennie Allen’s Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts aims straight at a modern struggle that almost everyone recognizes: the runaway loop of anxious, cynical, and self-defeating thoughts. Writing from an openly Christian perspective, Allen […]
Rating: ★★★★★ (4.3/5) Brené Brown has long been one of the most influential voices in the study of vulnerability, courage, and empathy, and Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience might just be her most visually […]
Rating: ★★★★★ (4.5/5) Stephanie Foo’s What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma is one of those rare memoirs that both shatter and rebuild you at the same time. Honest, meticulously researched, and achingly human, this book stands as […]
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.4/5) David Goggins returns with Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within, a raw, unfiltered continuation of his first bestseller Can’t Hurt Me. If his debut memoir was a challenge to test your limits, Never Finished is […]
Rating: ★★★★★ (4.5/5) In What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce D. Perry invite readers into an illuminating dialogue that redefines the way we understand trauma and human behavior. Instead of asking “What’s wrong […]
In The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More, communication expert Jefferson Fisher brings his viral wisdom from social media to the page, offering a thoughtful and practical guide to transforming the way we talk, listen, and connect. Known for his short, relatable […]