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The Story You Need to Tell
by Sandra Marinella • 2017
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
4.40
238
The Story You Need to Tell Summary
The Story You Need to Tell 94%
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
by Sandra Marinella 2017
4.40
238 ratings
The Great Book of Journaling
by Eric Maisel • 2022
Nine ways a blank page becomes therapy, art studio, and compass: writing that heals and creates.
3.74
114
The Great Book of Journaling Summary
The Great Book of Journaling 93%
Nine ways a blank page becomes therapy, art studio, and compass: writing that heals and creates.
by Eric Maisel 2022
3.74
114 ratings
Expressive Writing
by James W. Pennebaker • 2014
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
3.89
311
Expressive Writing Summary
Expressive Writing 93%
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
by James W. Pennebaker 2014
3.89
311 ratings
Creative Journal Writing
by Stephanie Dowrick • 2007
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
3.81
373
Creative Journal Writing Summary
Creative Journal Writing 93%
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
by Stephanie Dowrick 2007
3.81
373 ratings
The Power of Writing It Down
by Allison Fallon • 2021
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
3.81
2k+
The Power of Writing It Down Summary
The Power of Writing It Down 93%
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
by Allison Fallon 2021
3.81
2k+ 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 92%
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998
4.06
32 ratings
Journal to the Self
by Kathleen Adams • 1990
No rules, no perfect prose: 22 techniques that turn a notebook into your most honest therapist.
3.99
1k+
Journal to the Self Summary
Journal to the Self 92%
No rules, no perfect prose: 22 techniques that turn a notebook into your most honest therapist.
by Kathleen Adams 1990
3.99
1k+ 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 92%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 ratings
The Book of Alchemy
by Suleika Jaouad • 2025
Born in a cancer ward: a journaling practice that turns pain into creative fuel.
4.27
5k+
The Book of Alchemy Summary
The Book of Alchemy 92%
Born in a cancer ward: a journaling practice that turns pain into creative fuel.
by Suleika Jaouad 2025
4.27
5k+ 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 92%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life
by Maria Mazziotti Gillan • 2013
Forget the rules. Your story, told honestly, is the poem someone out there needs to read.
4.10
178
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life Summary
Writing Poetry To Save Your Life 92%
Forget the rules. Your story, told honestly, is the poem someone out there needs to read.
by Maria Mazziotti Gillan 2013
4.10
178 ratings
Thank You for Leaving
by Rithvik Singh • 2025
A poetic guide to healing a broken heart: how vulnerability, friendship, and tiny joys repair you.
3.99
1k+
Thank You for Leaving Summary
Thank You for Leaving 91%
A poetic guide to healing a broken heart: how vulnerability, friendship, and tiny joys repair you.
by Rithvik Singh 2025
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Book of Healing
by Najwa Zebian • 2021
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
4.35
815
The Book of Healing Summary
The Book of Healing 91%
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
by Najwa Zebian 2021
4.35
815 ratings
A Gentle Reminder
by Bianca Sparacino • 2021
Kind permission to heal at your own pace, love without armor, and finally choose yourself.
4.25
22k+
A Gentle Reminder Summary
A Gentle Reminder 91%
Kind permission to heal at your own pace, love without armor, and finally choose yourself.
by Bianca Sparacino 2021
4.25
22k+ ratings
The Right to Write
by Julia Cameron • 1998
You don't need talent, permission, or the perfect sentence. Just this daily ritual.
4.07
6k+
The Right to Write Summary
The Right to Write 91%
You don't need talent, permission, or the perfect sentence. Just this daily ritual.
by Julia Cameron 1998
4.07
6k+ 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 91%
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
by Dorian Marshman 2021
3.42
19 ratings
After the Rain
by Alexandra Elle • 2020
A soft-spoken guide to repairing your relationship with yourself, one honest breath at a time.
4.17
4k+
After the Rain Summary
After the Rain 91%
A soft-spoken guide to repairing your relationship with yourself, one honest breath at a time.
by Alexandra Elle 2020
4.17
4k+ ratings
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+
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel Summary
Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel 91%
A companion through the dark: self-compassion, gratitude, and purpose you create, not find.
by Ashish Bagrecha 2019
3.84
2k+ ratings
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch • 2011
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
3.48
7k+
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 91%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ ratings
An Autobiography of Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2024
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
3.80
362
An Autobiography of Trauma Summary
An Autobiography of Trauma 91%
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
by Peter A. Levine 2024
3.80
362 ratings
Writing Creativity and Soul
by Sue Monk Kidd • 2025
Strong writing comes from the unconscious first, then craft, then persistence. In that order.
4.29
2k+
Writing Creativity and Soul Summary
Writing Creativity and Soul 91%
Strong writing comes from the unconscious first, then craft, then persistence. In that order.
by Sue Monk Kidd 2025
4.29
2k+ ratings
If You Want to Write
by Brenda Ueland • 2012
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
4.12
9k+
If You Want to Write Summary
If You Want to Write 91%
Writing is not a gift for the few. It is a birthright you talked yourself out of.
by Brenda Ueland 2012
4.12
9k+ ratings
Homecoming
by Thema Bryant • 2022
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
4.32
1k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 91%
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
by Thema Bryant 2022
4.32
1k+ ratings
The Gift
by Edith Eger • 2020
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
4.43
21k+
The Gift Summary
The Gift 91%
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
by Edith Eger 2020
4.43
21k+ ratings
Why Write?
by Mark Edmundson • 2016
Writing is the art of becoming nobody's fool, especially your own.
3.65
222
Why Write? Summary
Why Write? 91%
Writing is the art of becoming nobody's fool, especially your own.
by Mark Edmundson 2016
3.65
222 ratings
The Artist's Way Every Day
by Julia Cameron • 2009
Three pages of daily longhand writing, a weekly solo play date, and a year of creative unblocking.
3.90
52k+
The Artist's Way Every Day Summary
The Artist's Way Every Day 91%
Three pages of daily longhand writing, a weekly solo play date, and a year of creative unblocking.
by Julia Cameron 2009
3.90
52k+ ratings
This Is Me Letting You Go
by Heidi Priebe • 2016
Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.
4.03
13k+
This Is Me Letting You Go Summary
This Is Me Letting You Go 91%
Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.
by Heidi Priebe 2016
4.03
13k+ ratings
Healing Your Lost Inner Child
by Robert Jackman • 2020
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
4.20
794
Healing Your Lost Inner Child Summary
Healing Your Lost Inner Child 91%
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
by Robert Jackman 2020
4.20
794 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 90%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad • 2021
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
4.42
130k+
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms 90%
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
by Suleika Jaouad 2021
4.42
130k+ ratings
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
by Susan Piver • 2009
Your heartbreak is the raw material for wisdom. Buddhist practices to make that transformation real.
4.14
1k+
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart Summary
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart 90%
Your heartbreak is the raw material for wisdom. Buddhist practices to make that transformation real.
by Susan Piver 2009
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Way Forward
by Yung Pueblo • 2023
A poet's map for turning past wounds into boundaries, self-love, and a steadier mind.
4.37
6k+
The Way Forward Summary
The Way Forward 90%
A poet's map for turning past wounds into boundaries, self-love, and a steadier mind.
by Yung Pueblo 2023
4.37
6k+ ratings
Mind Your Body
by Nicole J. Sachs • 2025
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
4.34
2k+
Mind Your Body Summary
Mind Your Body 90%
Chronic pain is often the brain hiding emotion. A daily writing practice can make it stop.
by Nicole J. Sachs 2025
4.34
2k+ ratings
Forgiveness
by Marina Cantacuzino • 2022
Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.
4.19
78
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness 90%
Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.
by Marina Cantacuzino 2022
4.19
78 ratings
Depression & Other Magic Tricks
by Sabrina Benaim • 2017
The viral poems that named depression's many forms, and the tiny rituals that fight back.
3.74
17k+
Depression & Other Magic Tricks Summary
Depression & Other Magic Tricks 90%
The viral poems that named depression's many forms, and the tiny rituals that fight back.
by Sabrina Benaim 2017
3.74
17k+ ratings
The Life That's Waiting
by Brianna Wiest • 2025
Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.
4.02
2k+
The Life That's Waiting Summary
The Life That's Waiting 90%
Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.
by Brianna Wiest 2025
4.02
2k+ ratings
Peace from Broken Pieces
by Iyanla Vanzant • 2010
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
4.23
3k+
Peace from Broken Pieces Summary
Peace from Broken Pieces 90%
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
by Iyanla Vanzant 2010
4.23
3k+ ratings
Triggers
by David Richo • 2019
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
3.86
905
Triggers Summary
Triggers 90%
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
by David Richo 2019
3.86
905 ratings
Yoga Girl
by Rachel Brathen • 2014
The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.
4.19
4k+
Yoga Girl Summary
Yoga Girl 90%
The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.
by Rachel Brathen 2014
4.19
4k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Your Body
by Hillary L. McBride • 2021
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
4.31
5k+
The Wisdom of Your Body Summary
The Wisdom of Your Body 90%
The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.
by Hillary L. McBride 2021
4.31
5k+ ratings
Core Transformation
by Connirae Andreas • 1993
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
4.11
262
Core Transformation Summary
Core Transformation 90%
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
by Connirae Andreas 1993
4.11
262 ratings
Glow in the F*cking Dark
by Tara Schuster • 2023
The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.
3.91
3k+
Glow in the F*cking Dark Summary
Glow in the F*cking Dark 90%
The unglamorous daily practices that rebuilt a life, from a hot mess who tried everything else.
by Tara Schuster 2023
3.91
3k+ ratings
The Creation of Health
by Caroline Myss • 1988
Your buried resentments land in your organs. Seven energy centers reveal exactly where and why.
4.13
272
The Creation of Health Summary
The Creation of Health 90%
Your buried resentments land in your organs. Seven energy centers reveal exactly where and why.
by Caroline Myss 1988
4.13
272 ratings
On Being Human
by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
3.91
4k+
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human 90%
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019
3.91
4k+ ratings
The Artist's Way Workbook
by Julia Cameron • 2006
Daily free-form writing that silences the inner critic and restarts your creative engine.
4.27
2k+
The Artist's Way Workbook Summary
The Artist's Way Workbook 90%
Daily free-form writing that silences the inner critic and restarts your creative engine.
by Julia Cameron 2006
4.27
2k+ ratings
Shadow Work for Core Wounds
by Ora North • 2026
Shadow work without the spiritual clichés: reparent wounds, release body trauma, find home inside.
4.43
7
Shadow Work for Core Wounds Summary
Shadow Work for Core Wounds 90%
Shadow work without the spiritual clichés: reparent wounds, release body trauma, find home inside.
by Ora North 2026
4.43
7 ratings
La guérison des 5 blessures
by Lise Bourbeau • 2015
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
3.91
3k+
La guérison des 5 blessures Summary
La guérison des 5 blessures 90%
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
by Lise Bourbeau 2015
3.91
3k+ ratings
Homecoming
by John Bradshaw • 1984
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
4.02
3k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 90%
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
by John Bradshaw 1984
4.02
3k+ 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 90%
Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.
by Evanna Lynch 2021
4.52
7k+ ratings
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
by Tara Schuster • 2002
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
3.88
24k+
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Summary
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies 90%
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
by Tara Schuster 2002
3.88
24k+ ratings
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