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Beautiful Scars
by Kilee Brookbank • 2017
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
4.29
41
Beautiful Scars Summary
Beautiful Scars 92%
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
by Kilee Brookbank 2017
4.29
41 ratings
The Blink of an Eye
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
4.09
467
The Blink of an Eye Summary
The Blink of an Eye 88%
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018
4.09
467 ratings
My Next Breath
by Jeremy Renner • 2025
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
4.15
42k+
My Next Breath Summary
My Next Breath 88%
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
by Jeremy Renner 2025
4.15
42k+ ratings
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 88%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
Saved
by Benjamin Hall • 2023
An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.
4.56
5k+
Saved Summary
Saved 88%
An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.
by Benjamin Hall 2023
4.56
5k+ 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 88%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 ratings
T is for Transformation
by Shaun T. • 2017
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
4.22
2k+
T is for Transformation Summary
T is for Transformation 88%
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
by Shaun T. 2017
4.22
2k+ ratings
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery
by Elizabeth Kaufmann • 2018
Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.
3.78
9
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery Summary
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery 88%
Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.
by Elizabeth Kaufmann 2018
3.78
9 ratings
Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow • 2016
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
3.93
274k+
Girl in Pieces Summary
Girl in Pieces 88%
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
by Kathleen Glasgow 2016
3.93
274k+ 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 88%
Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.
by Evanna Lynch 2021
4.52
7k+ ratings
Scars Like Wings
by Erin Stewart • 2019
A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.
4.05
7k+
Scars Like Wings Summary
Scars Like Wings 88%
A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.
by Erin Stewart 2019
4.05
7k+ ratings
Into the Magic Shop
by James R. Doty • 2016
A magic shop gave him everything he wanted; losing it all taught him what he actually needed.
4.23
28k+
Into the Magic Shop Summary
Into the Magic Shop 88%
A magic shop gave him everything he wanted; losing it all taught him what he actually needed.
by James R. Doty 2016
4.23
28k+ ratings
Coping with Psoriasis
by David L. Cram • 2000
The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.
3.60
5
Coping with Psoriasis Summary
Coping with Psoriasis 87%
The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.
by David L. Cram 2000
3.60
5 ratings
Struck By Genius
by Jason Padgett • 2014
A brutal mugging at 31 rewired a math-averse dropout's brain and reality dissolved into geometry.
3.48
1k+
Struck By Genius Summary
Struck By Genius 87%
A brutal mugging at 31 rewired a math-averse dropout's brain and reality dissolved into geometry.
by Jason Padgett 2014
3.48
1k+ ratings
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2012
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
4.22
714
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival 87%
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012
4.22
714 ratings
Cut
by Patricia McCormick • 2000
A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.
3.76
60k+
Cut Summary
Cut 87%
A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.
by Patricia McCormick 2000
3.76
60k+ 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 87%
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998
4.06
32 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 87%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
Beautiful Burn
by Jamie McGuire • 2016
A wealthy heiress's self-destruction meets its match in a firefighter who refuses to save her.
4.10
28k+
Beautiful Burn Summary
Beautiful Burn 87%
A wealthy heiress's self-destruction meets its match in a firefighter who refuses to save her.
by Jamie McGuire 2016
4.10
28k+ ratings
Someday, Someday
by Emma Scott • 2019
An ex-addict nurse. A billionaire heir. A love that could heal them or destroy an empire.
4.38
9k+
Someday, Someday Summary
Someday, Someday 87%
An ex-addict nurse. A billionaire heir. A love that could heal them or destroy an empire.
by Emma Scott 2019
4.38
9k+ 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 87%
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
by Amy Griffin 2025
3.92
56k+ ratings
One Hundred Names for Love
by Diane Ackerman • 2011
A stroke took his language. Two writers then learned what love sounds like without words.
3.85
2k+
One Hundred Names for Love Summary
One Hundred Names for Love 87%
A stroke took his language. Two writers then learned what love sounds like without words.
by Diane Ackerman 2011
3.85
2k+ ratings
Pace Yourself
by Amy Arthur • 2024
Time management assumes a full tank. A system that works with the energy you actually have.
3.69
179
Pace Yourself Summary
Pace Yourself 87%
Time management assumes a full tank. A system that works with the energy you actually have.
by Amy Arthur 2024
3.69
179 ratings
Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing
by Lawrence Wilson • 2004
Infrared lamp saunas reach three inches into tissue, pulling out toxins no other method touches.
4.06
34
Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing Summary
Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing 87%
Infrared lamp saunas reach three inches into tissue, pulling out toxins no other method touches.
by Lawrence Wilson 2004
4.06
34 ratings
Avenging Skulls
by L.M. Terry • 2022
Escaping captivity, she finds refuge with a motorcycle club that feeds predators to pigs.
4.53
3k+
Avenging Skulls Summary
Avenging Skulls 87%
Escaping captivity, she finds refuge with a motorcycle club that feeds predators to pigs.
by L.M. Terry 2022
4.53
3k+ ratings
Stray
by D.J. Krimmer • 2023
A traumatized nurse lands at a remote ranch, challenging the stoic cowboy determined to save her.
4.60
1k+
Stray Summary
Stray 87%
A traumatized nurse lands at a remote ranch, challenging the stoic cowboy determined to save her.
by D.J. Krimmer 2023
4.60
1k+ 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 87%
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
Music Heard So Deeply
by Betsey King • 2015
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
4.65
23
Music Heard So Deeply Summary
Music Heard So Deeply 87%
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
by Betsey King 2015
4.65
23 ratings
Unwasted
by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011
A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.
3.79
2k+
Unwasted Summary
Unwasted 87%
A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.
by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011
3.79
2k+ ratings
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score
by Dorian Marshman • 2021
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
3.42
19
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score Summary
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score 87%
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
by Dorian Marshman 2021
3.42
19 ratings
Sugar & Gold
by Emma Scott • 2017
An empath feeling everyone's pain finds quiet with a woman fleeing her past.
4.20
3k+
Sugar & Gold Summary
Sugar & Gold 87%
An empath feeling everyone's pain finds quiet with a woman fleeing her past.
by Emma Scott 2017
4.20
3k+ ratings
Poster Child
by Emily Rapp • 2006
Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.
3.72
645
Poster Child Summary
Poster Child 87%
Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.
by Emily Rapp 2006
3.72
645 ratings
The Brain's Way of Healing
by Norman Doidge • 2015
Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.
4.20
6k+
The Brain's Way of Healing Summary
The Brain's Way of Healing 87%
Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.
by Norman Doidge 2015
4.20
6k+ 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 87%
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023
4.17
500 ratings
Left for Dead
by Beck Weathers • 2000
Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.
3.61
8k+
Left for Dead Summary
Left for Dead 87%
Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.
by Beck Weathers 2000
3.61
8k+ ratings
Burnout
by Emily Nagoski • 2019
Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.
3.92
66k+
Burnout Summary
Burnout 87%
Burnout happens when your body stays in crisis mode. How to signal safety and recover.
by Emily Nagoski 2019
3.92
66k+ 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 87%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
by Babette Rothschild • 2009
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
4.23
487
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Summary
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery 87%
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
by Babette Rothschild 2009
4.23
487 ratings
Reborn on the Run
by Catra Corbett • 2018
Meth destroyed her life. She rebuilt it on the trail, one ultra at a time.
3.85
2k+
Reborn on the Run Summary
Reborn on the Run 87%
Meth destroyed her life. She rebuilt it on the trail, one ultra at a time.
by Catra Corbett 2018
3.85
2k+ ratings
Shark Girl
by Kelly Bingham • 2007
A shark takes her drawing arm. Now she must learn who she is without it.
3.85
4k+
Shark Girl Summary
Shark Girl 87%
A shark takes her drawing arm. Now she must learn who she is without it.
by Kelly Bingham 2007
3.85
4k+ ratings
Mindful Medicine
by Jan Chozen Bays • 2022
Healing from burnout fits between patients. Forty practices to restore purpose, no time added.
4.15
40
Mindful Medicine Summary
Mindful Medicine 87%
Healing from burnout fits between patients. Forty practices to restore purpose, no time added.
by Jan Chozen Bays 2022
4.15
40 ratings
Chris Beat Cancer
by Chris Wark • 2018
A stage 3 cancer survivor's protocol: the diet, detox, and mindset reset oncology won't prescribe.
4.46
2k+
Chris Beat Cancer Summary
Chris Beat Cancer 87%
A stage 3 cancer survivor's protocol: the diet, detox, and mindset reset oncology won't prescribe.
by Chris Wark 2018
4.46
2k+ ratings
No Matter What
by Cara Bastone • 2026
When trauma silences their marriage, Roz turns to drawing what she cannot tell her husband.
3.82
23k+
No Matter What Summary
No Matter What 87%
When trauma silences their marriage, Roz turns to drawing what she cannot tell her husband.
by Cara Bastone 2026
3.82
23k+ ratings
Stay with Me
by Nicole Fiorina • 2019
At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.
4.01
19k+
Stay with Me Summary
Stay with Me 87%
At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.
by Nicole Fiorina 2019
4.01
19k+ ratings
How to Save a Life
by Emma Scott • 2016
Two outcast teens in small-town Iowa: her scar, his visions, a love that makes them targets.
4.01
7k+
How to Save a Life Summary
How to Save a Life 87%
Two outcast teens in small-town Iowa: her scar, his visions, a love that makes them targets.
by Emma Scott 2016
4.01
7k+ ratings
Radical Remission
by Kelly A. Turner • 2014
The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.
4.42
3k+
Radical Remission Summary
Radical Remission 87%
The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.
by Kelly A. Turner 2014
4.42
3k+ ratings
Guitars and Cages
by Layla Dorine • 2015
A musician drowning his grief in booze and blood takes in his abandoned nephew.
4.26
131
Guitars and Cages Summary
Guitars and Cages 87%
A musician drowning his grief in booze and blood takes in his abandoned nephew.
by Layla Dorine 2015
4.26
131 ratings
Rebound
by Carrie Jackson Cheadle • 2019
Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.
4.19
341
Rebound Summary
Rebound 87%
Train your mind through rehab like you train your body for competition.
by Carrie Jackson Cheadle 2019
4.19
341 ratings
Skin Cleanse
by Adina Grigore • 2015
How to fix your skin with food, kitchen ingredients, and almost no products at all.
3.85
1k+
Skin Cleanse Summary
Skin Cleanse 87%
How to fix your skin with food, kitchen ingredients, and almost no products at all.
by Adina Grigore 2015
3.85
1k+ ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
593
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors 87%
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014
3.53
593 ratings
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