Self Help

Self-help, or self-improvement, is a self-guided improvement[1]—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis. Many different self-help groupings exist and each has its own focus, techniques, associated beliefs, proponents and in some cases, leaders. "Self-help culture, particularly Twelve-Step culture, has provided some of our most robust new language: recovery, dysfunctional families, and codependency."[2] ...more

Building a Second Brain
How to Raise an Antiracist
Who Is Wellness For?: An Examination of Wellness Culture and Who It Leaves Behind
How Are You, Really? Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time
The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life
A Better Encouragement: Trading Self-Help for True Hope
Beautiful People Don't Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans
Liking Myself Back: An Influencer's Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance
Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others
Happy Mind, Happy Life: The New Science of Mental Wellbeing
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party: How to Build Big Relationships with Small Gatherings
Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature
Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament
The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering
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    Big Feelings: How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay
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    Get ready for a year of fascinating reading with GREAT SHORT BOOKS, a guide to 58 excellent short novels, all easy to read in a week or less.
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  • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
    The Psychology of Money
    Untamed
    Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
    How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing
    Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
    Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
    Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
    The Comfort Book
    I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World
    Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
    The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillSoul Cure by Gregory DickowThe Lighthouse Effect by Steve  Pemberton
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    Fierce Love by Susan ScottThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV
    Self-help and advice
    1,623 books — 995 voters

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
    Best Woman-Authored Books
    7,397 books — 5,098 voters
    The Four Agreements by Miguel RuizSoul Cure by Gregory DickowThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe Lighthouse Effect by Steve  PembertonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
    Favorite Self-Help and Healing Books
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    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyA New Earth by Eckhart TolleSoul Cure by Gregory DickowThe Success Principles by Jack CanfieldThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
    Self-development
    1,012 books — 568 voters
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariQuiet by Susan CainThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
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    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
    Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
    How to Win Friends and Influence People
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
    The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
    The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
    You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
    The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
    The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    The Gifts of Imperfection
    Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
    Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
    The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
    Who Moved My Cheese?

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