🌧️ Depression Recovery

Honest, compassionate accounts and guides for navigating the long road out of depression, offering both clinical insight and the hard-won wisdom of lived experience.

The Upward Spiral Workbook

by Alex Korb • 2019

Reverse depression by rewiring your brain one small action at a time, guided by neuroscience.

4.32

110

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎯 Behavioral Activation 🏃 Exercise Therapy

The Upward Spiral Workbook 92%

Reverse depression by rewiring your brain one small action at a time, guided by neuroscience.

by Alex Korb 2019

4.32

110 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎯 Behavioral Activation 🏃 Exercise Therapy

Get It Done When You're Depressed

by Julie A. Fast • 2005

Motivation follows action, not the reverse. A plan for working under the weight of depression.

3.69

524

🛡️ Depression Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🚀 Behavioral Activation

Get It Done When You're Depressed Summary

Get It Done When You're Depressed 91%

Motivation follows action, not the reverse. A plan for working under the weight of depression.

by Julie A. Fast 2005

3.69

524 ratings

🛡️ Depression Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🚀 Behavioral Activation

Darkness Visible

by William Styron • 1990

Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.

3.99

32k+

🩺 Clinical Depression ✍️ Literary Memoir 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir

Darkness Visible 91%

Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.

by William Styron 1990

3.99

32k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Depression ✍️ Literary Memoir 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir

Undoing Depression

by Richard O'Connor • 1997

Depression is a set of learned habits. Here's how to unlearn them.

4.01

1k+

🧩 Integrative Therapy 💭 Cognitive Restructuring ❤️ Emotional Literacy

Undoing Depression 91%

Depression is a set of learned habits. Here's how to unlearn them.

by Richard O'Connor 1997

4.01

1k+ ratings

🧩 Integrative Therapy 💭 Cognitive Restructuring ❤️ Emotional Literacy

The Depression Cure

by Stephen S. Ilardi • 2010

Six natural strategies that reverse depression by realigning your life with your Stone Age biology.

4.10

2k+

🌿 Lifestyle Medicine 🦍 Evolutionary Mismatch 🥑 Nutritional Psychiatry

The Depression Cure 91%

Six natural strategies that reverse depression by realigning your life with your Stone Age biology.

by Stephen S. Ilardi 2010

4.10

2k+ ratings

🌿 Lifestyle Medicine 🦍 Evolutionary Mismatch 🥑 Nutritional Psychiatry

Against Depression

by Peter D. Kramer • 2005

Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.

3.86

520

🏥 Clinical Depression 🧠 Depression Biology 🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood

Against Depression 91%

Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.

by Peter D. Kramer 2005

3.86

520 ratings

🏥 Clinical Depression 🧠 Depression Biology 🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood

Depression

by Dorothy Rowe • 1985

Depression is not an illness but a self-made cage. Here is how to take it apart.

3.93

237

💭 Cognitive Therapy 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Distortions

Depression 90%

Depression is not an illness but a self-made cage. Here is how to take it apart.

by Dorothy Rowe 1985

3.93

237 ratings

💭 Cognitive Therapy 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Distortions

Living Better

by Alastair Campbell • 2020

A political insider's battle with depression, and the visual framework that helps him manage it.

4.24

2k+

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🌧️ Depression Management 🗣️ Mental Health Stigma

Living Better 90%

A political insider's battle with depression, and the visual framework that helps him manage it.

by Alastair Campbell 2020

4.24

2k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🌧️ Depression Management 🗣️ Mental Health Stigma

Keys to Unlocking Depression

by Michael D. Yapko • 2016

A skills-based route out of depression: why action beats waiting, and what to ask a therapist.

4.14

🌧️ Depression Management 🪞 Cognitive Distortions ⚡ Behavioral Activation

Keys to Unlocking Depression 90%

A skills-based route out of depression: why action beats waiting, and what to ask a therapist.

by Michael D. Yapko 2016

4.14

43 ratings

🌧️ Depression Management 🪞 Cognitive Distortions ⚡ Behavioral Activation

One Survivor's Guide for Beating Depression and Thriving Thereafter

by Nima Fard • 2017

A survivor's depression protocol: omega-3s, breathwork, and the walking schedule that builds.

4.44

🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 💪 Lifestyle Medicine

One Survivor's Guide for Beating Depression and Thriving Thereafter Summary

One Survivor's Guide for Beating Depression and Thriving Thereafter 90%

A survivor's depression protocol: omega-3s, breathwork, and the walking schedule that builds.

by Nima Fard 2017

4.44

27 ratings

🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 💪 Lifestyle Medicine

Manage Your Mood

by David Veale • 2007

Depression thrives on withdrawal. The counterintuitive treatment: do what your mood forbids.

3.68

🏃 Behavioral Activation 🧠 Cognitive Distancing 🧭 Value-Driven Action

Manage Your Mood 90%

Depression thrives on withdrawal. The counterintuitive treatment: do what your mood forbids.

by David Veale 2007

3.68

22 ratings

🏃 Behavioral Activation 🧠 Cognitive Distancing 🧭 Value-Driven Action

The Vitamin Cure for Depression

by Bo H. Jonsson • 2012

A Stone Age brain on a modern diet: the mismatch that looks like depression.

4.00

🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🧪 Orthomolecular Medicine 💊 Antidepressant Critique

The Vitamin Cure for Depression 90%

A Stone Age brain on a modern diet: the mismatch that looks like depression.

by Bo H. Jonsson 2012

4.00

15 ratings

🧠 Nutritional Psychiatry 🧪 Orthomolecular Medicine 💊 Antidepressant Critique

The Upward Spiral

by Alex Korb • 2015

Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.

4.25

7k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Mood 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation

The Upward Spiral 90%

Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.

by Alex Korb 2015

4.25

7k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Mood 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

by Baek Se-hee • 2018

She craved rice cakes and wanted to disappear. These are the therapy sessions that followed.

3.21

104k+

🛋️ Therapy Memoirs 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🤲 Self Acceptance

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki Summary

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki 90%

She craved rice cakes and wanted to disappear. These are the therapy sessions that followed.

by Baek Se-hee 2018

3.21

104k+ ratings

🛋️ Therapy Memoirs 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🤲 Self Acceptance

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook

by Jennifer Mckay • 2021

Manage anxiety and depression in 5 to 20 sessions: the practical exercises that make CBT work.

4.00

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💭 Cognitive Distortions 🏃 Behavioral Activation

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook Summary

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook 90%

Manage anxiety and depression in 5 to 20 sessions: the practical exercises that make CBT work.

by Jennifer Mckay 2021

4.00

2 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💭 Cognitive Distortions 🏃 Behavioral Activation

Retrain Your Brain

by Seth J. Gillihan • 2016

A psychologist's 7-week plan to break the thought loops behind depression and anxiety.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌤️ Depression Relief 😮‍💨 Anxiety Relief

Retrain Your Brain 90%

A psychologist's 7-week plan to break the thought loops behind depression and anxiety.

by Seth J. Gillihan 2016

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌤️ Depression Relief 😮‍💨 Anxiety Relief

Growing from Depression

by Neel Burton • 2010

Depression is a signal, not a sentence. Philosophy-backed strategies to mine it for growth.

3.83

174

🧘 Anxiety Management 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Mindfulness Practice

Growing from Depression 90%

Depression is a signal, not a sentence. Philosophy-backed strategies to mine it for growth.

by Neel Burton 2010

3.83

174 ratings

🧘 Anxiety Management 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Mindfulness Practice

The Noonday Demon

by Andrew Solomon • 2000

From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.

4.19

16k+

🩺 Clinical Depression 📖 Memoir And Science 💊 Integrated Treatment

The Noonday Demon 90%

From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.

by Andrew Solomon 2000

4.19

16k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Depression 📖 Memoir And Science 💊 Integrated Treatment

Spurgeon's Sorrows

by Zack Eswine • 2014

Depression is not a spiritual failure: how Charles Spurgeon's darkest hours point to grace.

4.44

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 🌑 Depression And Faith ✝️ Theology Of Suffering

Spurgeon's Sorrows 90%

Depression is not a spiritual failure: how Charles Spurgeon's darkest hours point to grace.

by Zack Eswine 2014

4.44

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 🌑 Depression And Faith ✝️ Theology Of Suffering

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression

by Albert Ellis • 2006

Rewire depression’s thoughts, restart your reward system, and drop the perfectionism that fuels it.

3.88

383

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌧️ Depression Management 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression Summary

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression 90%

Rewire depression’s thoughts, restart your reward system, and drop the perfectionism that fuels it.

by Albert Ellis 2006

3.88

383 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌧️ Depression Management 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring

Didn't See That Coming

by Rachel Hollis • 2020

Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.

3.64

18k+

🩹 Crisis Recovery 💪 Emotional Resilience 🕊️ Life After Loss

Didn't See That Coming 90%

Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.

by Rachel Hollis 2020

3.64

18k+ ratings

🩹 Crisis Recovery 💪 Emotional Resilience 🕊️ Life After Loss

Happiness Is a Choice

by Frank B. Minirth • 1978

Depression runs on hidden anger and unhealed guilt. The daily practices that drain both.

3.80

407

⛪ Christian Counseling 🧠 Faith And Psychology 💭 Cognitive Restructuring

Happiness Is a Choice 90%

Depression runs on hidden anger and unhealed guilt. The daily practices that drain both.

by Frank B. Minirth 1978

3.80

407 ratings

⛪ Christian Counseling 🧠 Faith And Psychology 💭 Cognitive Restructuring

This Is Your Brain on Depression

by Faith G. Harper • 2018

Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.

3.74

1k+

🌧️ Depression Management 🎭 Mood Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Distortions

This Is Your Brain on Depression Summary

This Is Your Brain on Depression 90%

Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.

by Faith G. Harper 2018

3.74

1k+ ratings

🌧️ Depression Management 🎭 Mood Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Distortions

The Catholic Guide to Depression

by Aaron Kheriaty • 2012

Your psychiatrist and confessor should be on the same team. A Catholic doctor shows why.

4.22

427

🏥 Clinical Depression 🙏 Catholic Spirituality 🧠 Faith And Mental Health

The Catholic Guide to Depression Summary

The Catholic Guide to Depression 90%

Your psychiatrist and confessor should be on the same team. A Catholic doctor shows why.

by Aaron Kheriaty 2012

4.22

427 ratings

🏥 Clinical Depression 🙏 Catholic Spirituality 🧠 Faith And Mental Health

The Comfort Book

by Matt Haig • 2021

Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.

4.05

75k+

🫂 Self-Acceptance 💪 Emotional Resilience 📝 Aphoristic Self-Help

The Comfort Book 90%

Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.

by Matt Haig 2021

4.05

75k+ ratings

🫂 Self-Acceptance 💪 Emotional Resilience 📝 Aphoristic Self-Help

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

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 👣 Small Steps

One Small Step 89%

Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.

by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998

4.06

32 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 👣 Small Steps

Depression Hates a Moving Target

by Nita Sweeney • 2019

Sixty seconds of jogging. It was the only thing depression couldn't take from her.

3.69

2k+

🏃 Running And Mental Health 👟 Distance Running 🧠 Mental Health Recovery

Depression Hates a Moving Target Summary

Depression Hates a Moving Target 89%

Sixty seconds of jogging. It was the only thing depression couldn't take from her.

by Nita Sweeney 2019

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏃 Running And Mental Health 👟 Distance Running 🧠 Mental Health Recovery

Boy Meets Depression

by Kevin Breel • 2015

Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.

3.82

873

🧠 Teenage Depression 💔 Suicidal Ideation 🏠 Childhood Loneliness

Boy Meets Depression 89%

Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.

by Kevin Breel 2015

3.82

873 ratings

🧠 Teenage Depression 💔 Suicidal Ideation 🏠 Childhood Loneliness

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+

🏥 Eating Disorder Recovery 📖 Mental Health Memoirs 🪞 Body Image

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting Summary

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting 89%

Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.

by Evanna Lynch 2021

4.52

7k+ ratings

🏥 Eating Disorder Recovery 📖 Mental Health Memoirs 🪞 Body Image

Reasons to Stay Alive

by Matt Haig • 2015

At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.

4.06

113k+

🖊️ Depression Memoir 😰 Living With Anxiety 🌱 Mental Illness Recovery

Reasons to Stay Alive 89%

At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.

by Matt Haig 2015

4.06

113k+ ratings

🖊️ Depression Memoir 😰 Living With Anxiety 🌱 Mental Illness Recovery

Soulbriety

by Elisa Hallerman • 2022

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

4.01

242

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy

Soulbriety 89%

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

by Elisa Hallerman 2022

4.01

242 ratings

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy

It's Kind of a Funny Story

by Ned Vizzini • 2006

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

4.07

263k+

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family

It's Kind of a Funny Story 89%

Craig got into the best school in Manhattan. Then his mind tried to kill him.

by Ned Vizzini 2006

4.07

263k+ ratings

🏥 Teen Psychiatric Ward 🌧️ Teenage Depression 🤝 Found Family

Light in the Shadows

by A. Meredith Walters • 2013

Healing from depression and self-harm when love alone fails: a framework for lasting recovery.

4.20

17k+

🧷 Codependency Recovery 🤝 Self-Forgiveness 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

Light in the Shadows 89%

Healing from depression and self-harm when love alone fails: a framework for lasting recovery.

by A. Meredith Walters 2013

4.20

17k+ ratings

🧷 Codependency Recovery 🤝 Self-Forgiveness 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

In My Room

by Jim Lucey • 2014

Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.

3.38

203

🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌱 Recovery Journeys 💬 Stigma And Mental Health

In My Room 89%

Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.

by Jim Lucey 2014

3.38

203 ratings

🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌱 Recovery Journeys 💬 Stigma And Mental Health

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression

by Zindel V. Segal • 2001

Half of recovered patients relapse. Mindfulness training stops the slide before it starts.

4.31

452

🧘 Mindfulness-Based Therapy 🏥 Depression Treatment 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Summary

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression 89%

Half of recovered patients relapse. Mindfulness training stops the slide before it starts.

by Zindel V. Segal 2001

4.31

452 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness-Based Therapy 🏥 Depression Treatment 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Rewired

by Erica Spiegelman • 2015

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

3.86

472

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety

Rewired 89%

Recovery is rebuilding the self that no longer needs the substance. A blueprint for real change.

by Erica Spiegelman 2015

3.86

472 ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Holistic Recovery 🧠 Emotional Sobriety

Live More Think Less

by Pia Callesen • 2017

Endlessly analyzing your moods fuels depression. The mental move that stops the loop can be learned.

3.52

2k+

🧠 Metacognitive Therapy 🔄 Rumination 🏃 Behavioral Activation

Live More Think Less 89%

Endlessly analyzing your moods fuels depression. The mental move that stops the loop can be learned.

by Pia Callesen 2017

3.52

2k+ ratings

🧠 Metacognitive Therapy 🔄 Rumination 🏃 Behavioral Activation

Kintsugi

by Tomás Navarro • 2017

Turn your worst breaks into your best feature: the Japanese repair art that rebuilds lives.

3.61

1k+

🏯 Japanese Philosophy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💗 Self-Compassion

Kintsugi 89%

Turn your worst breaks into your best feature: the Japanese repair art that rebuilds lives.

by Tomás Navarro 2017

3.61

1k+ ratings

🏯 Japanese Philosophy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💗 Self-Compassion

The Mindful Way through Depression

by J. Mark G. Williams • 2007

When thinking makes depression worse, an eight-week mindfulness program breaks the cycle.

4.01

9k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌧️ Depression Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy

The Mindful Way through Depression Summary

The Mindful Way through Depression 89%

When thinking makes depression worse, an eight-week mindfulness program breaks the cycle.

by J. Mark G. Williams 2007

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌧️ Depression Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy

Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel

by Ashish Bagrecha • 2019

A companion through the dark: self-compassion, gratitude, and purpose you create, not find.

3.84

2k+

🖋️ Instapoetry 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Cognitive Reframing

Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel Summary

Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel 89%

A companion through the dark: self-compassion, gratitude, and purpose you create, not find.

by Ashish Bagrecha 2019

3.84

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Instapoetry 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Cognitive Reframing

OPEN

by Frankie Bridge • 2020

Frankie Bridge had fame, success, and a secret collapse. Recovery began when she opened her mouth.

4.30

1k+

📘 Mental Health Memoir 😣 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Speaking Out

OPEN 89%

Frankie Bridge had fame, success, and a secret collapse. Recovery began when she opened her mouth.

by Frankie Bridge 2020

4.30

1k+ ratings

📘 Mental Health Memoir 😣 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Speaking Out

Supersurvivors

by David B. Feldman • 2014

Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.

3.53

593

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧠 Realistic Optimism

Supersurvivors 89%

Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.

by David B. Feldman 2014

3.53

593 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧠 Realistic Optimism

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook

by Jennifer Mckay • 2021

A teen's toolkit for ditching anxiety and depression: CBT exercises that actually work.

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧒 Teen Mental Health 😰 Anxiety Management

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook 89%

A teen's toolkit for ditching anxiety and depression: CBT exercises that actually work.

by Jennifer Mckay 2021

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧒 Teen Mental Health 😰 Anxiety Management

Buddha & the Borderline

by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010

BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.

4.11

5k+

🧠 Bpd Recovery 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🧰 Dbt Skills

Buddha & the Borderline 89%

BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.

by Kiera Van Gelder 2010

4.11

5k+ ratings

🧠 Bpd Recovery 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🧰 Dbt Skills

Hi, Anxiety

by Kat Kinsman • 2016

A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.

3.64

1k+

📖 Anxiety Memoir 💬 Mental Health Stigma 😂 Humor As Coping

Hi, Anxiety 89%

A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.

by Kat Kinsman 2016

3.64

1k+ ratings

📖 Anxiety Memoir 💬 Mental Health Stigma 😂 Humor As Coping

Depression the Comedy

by Jessica Holmes • 2018

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

3.45

139

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir

Depression the Comedy 89%

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

by Jessica Holmes 2018

3.45

139 ratings

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir

Dog Medicine

by Julie Barton • 2015

She could not get out of bed until the day a golden retriever puppy needed her.

4.25

4k+

🐕 Dog Memoirs 🖤 Depression Memoirs 🩺 Pet Therapy

Dog Medicine 89%

She could not get out of bed until the day a golden retriever puppy needed her.

by Julie Barton 2015

4.25

4k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Memoirs 🖤 Depression Memoirs 🩺 Pet Therapy

The Science of Breakable Things

by Tae Keller • 2018

To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.

4.12

5k+

🧠 Family Mental Health 🔬 Science Project 👫 Friendship Trio

The Science of Breakable Things 89%

To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.

by Tae Keller 2018

4.12

5k+ ratings

🧠 Family Mental Health 🔬 Science Project 👫 Friendship Trio

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+

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🏥 Residential Treatment 👥 Girls' Group Therapy

Cut 89%

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

🩹 Self-Harm Recovery 🏥 Residential Treatment 👥 Girls' Group Therapy

This Is How

by Augusten Burroughs • 2012

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

3.68

13k+

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance

This Is How 89%

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

by Augusten Burroughs 2012

3.68

13k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance

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