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 […]
Lucinda Berry, a former clinical psychologist and leading researcher in childhood trauma, brings her expertise vividly to life in The Secrets of Us. This gripping psychological thriller dives deep into the fragile bond between two foster sisters whose shared past refuses to […]
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: ★★★★★ (4.5/5) 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 […]
Lisa Genova, the acclaimed neuroscientist and author of Still Alice, returns with another emotionally rich and scientifically grounded novel, More or Less Maddy. This time, she turns her compassionate lens toward bipolar disorder, crafting a story that is as illuminating as it […]
Dr. Anna Lembke’s Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence attempts to dissect one of the defining struggles of modern life: our endless pursuit of pleasure in a world overflowing with temptation. From the instant gratification of social media to […]
Invisible by Eloy Moreno is one of those rare books that leaves an imprint long after you’ve turned the last page. Told through the eyes of a young boy, it’s a powerful and emotionally charged story about bullying, loneliness, and the silent […]
Brianna Wiest’s The Mountain Is You has become a modern favorite in the self-development space, championed across TikTok and Instagram as a life-changing manual for overcoming self-sabotage. The book promises to help readers recognize destructive patterns, understand why they repeat them, and […]