Book Reviews & Recommendations
Quick verdict: A funny, upbeat guide that reframes ADHD with compassion and practical nudges. Great for newly diagnosed adults, partners, and teachers who want encouragement plus entry level tools. Less ideal if you want deep clinical guidance, broad spectrum representation, or strategies […]
Brianna Wiest has become a familiar name in modern self-help literature, known for her introspective and poetic voice. In When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal, she continues her mission to guide readers through emotional recovery and transformation. Following her bestselling […]
Set Boundaries, Find Peace promises exactly what the subtitle says: a practical path to reclaiming yourself. Licensed therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab distills years of clinical experience into an approachable blueprint for naming your needs, saying no, and sticking to limits across family, […]
Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) Hadley Vlahos’s The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments is one of those rare books that manages to be heartbreaking, comforting, and profoundly illuminating all at once. As a hospice nurse and passionate advocate for end-of-life care, Vlahos […]
In Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, Cal Newport takes aim at one of the defining ailments of our era: the cult of busyness. Known for his bestselling books Deep Work and Digital Minimalism, Newport has built a career […]
In The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self, journalist Michael Easter makes a bold argument: our modern comfort is killing us slowly. With our climate-controlled homes, instant food delivery, and digital conveniences, we have eliminated nearly every […]
If you have ever wondered why so many people feel unwell in a world overflowing with medical breakthroughs, The Myth of Normal will feel like a cold splash of water. Gabor Maté, writing with his son Daniel Maté, argues that suffering is […]
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 […]
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 […]