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Daring Greatly
by Brené Brown • 2012
Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.
4.29
245k+
Daring Greatly Summary
Daring Greatly 89%
Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.
by Brené Brown 2012
4.29
245k+ ratings
Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes
by Garamond Press • 2013
The thing you're most afraid to show is the thing people most need to see.
4.27
92
Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes Summary
Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes 88%
The thing you're most afraid to show is the thing people most need to see.
by Garamond Press 2013
4.27
92 ratings
The Soul of Shame
by Curt Thompson • 2015
Neuroscience and Genesis agree: shame is a weapon, and your brain is the battlefield.
4.32
4k+
The Soul of Shame Summary
The Soul of Shame 88%
Neuroscience and Genesis agree: shame is a weapon, and your brain is the battlefield.
by Curt Thompson 2015
4.32
4k+ ratings
Embracing Shame
by Bret Lyon • 2023
The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.
4.10
141
Embracing Shame Summary
Embracing Shame 88%
The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.
by Bret Lyon 2023
4.10
141 ratings
Cringeworthy
by Melissa Dahl • 2018
Secondhand embarrassment is your brain's empathy workout; learn to flex it.
3.67
1k+
Cringeworthy Summary
Cringeworthy 88%
Secondhand embarrassment is your brain's empathy workout; learn to flex it.
by Melissa Dahl 2018
3.67
1k+ ratings
Shame
by Joseph Burgo • 2018
Stop hiding from shame. Use it. The step-by-step path to self-esteem that actually holds up.
3.88
461
Shame Summary
Shame 88%
Stop hiding from shame. Use it. The step-by-step path to self-esteem that actually holds up.
by Joseph Burgo 2018
3.88
461 ratings
I Thought It Was Just Me
by Brené Brown • 2007
Why perfectionism can't protect you from shame, and the practice that actually does.
4.19
27k+
I Thought It Was Just Me Summary
I Thought It Was Just Me 88%
Why perfectionism can't protect you from shame, and the practice that actually does.
by Brené Brown 2007
4.19
27k+ ratings
Why Do I Do That?
by Joseph Burgo • 2012
Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.
4.15
1k+
Why Do I Do That? Summary
Why Do I Do That? 87%
Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.
by Joseph Burgo 2012
4.15
1k+ ratings
Boyslut
by Zachary Zane • 2023
Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.
3.77
2k+
Boyslut Summary
Boyslut 87%
Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.
by Zachary Zane 2023
3.77
2k+ ratings
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
4.53
505
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame Summary
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame 87%
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015
4.53
505 ratings
Revealing
by Leslie John • 2026
We fear saying too much. The bigger danger is saying too little.
4.16
174
Revealing Summary
Revealing 87%
We fear saying too much. The bigger danger is saying too little.
by Leslie John 2026
4.16
174 ratings
Conquering Shame and Codependency
by Darlene Lancer • 2014
Shame drives codependency. Eight steps to disarm the inner critic and reclaim the self you lost.
4.22
422
Conquering Shame and Codependency Summary
Conquering Shame and Codependency 87%
Shame drives codependency. Eight steps to disarm the inner critic and reclaim the self you lost.
by Darlene Lancer 2014
4.22
422 ratings
Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II
by Pierre Alex Jeanty • 2016
The hidden emotional world of men: loneliness, hunger for love, wounds that turn them cold.
4.35
220
Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II Summary
Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II 87%
The hidden emotional world of men: loneliness, hunger for love, wounds that turn them cold.
by Pierre Alex Jeanty 2016
4.35
220 ratings
Never Cast Out
by Jasmine L. Holmes • 2023
Shame began in Eden. The gospel ends it at Calvary. A covering is already yours.
4.25
284
Never Cast Out Summary
Never Cast Out 87%
Shame began in Eden. The gospel ends it at Calvary. A covering is already yours.
by Jasmine L. Holmes 2023
4.25
284 ratings
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It
by Patricia Love • 2007
Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.
3.94
2k+
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It Summary
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It 87%
Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.
by Patricia Love 2007
3.94
2k+ ratings
If Men Could Talk
by Alon Gratch • 2001
Why men don't say what they feel, and how to read what behavior reveals instead.
3.92
162
If Men Could Talk Summary
If Men Could Talk 87%
Why men don't say what they feel, and how to read what behavior reveals instead.
by Alon Gratch 2001
3.92
162 ratings
The Cure
by Bill Thrall • 2011
We hide our failures from a disappointed God, but the real one already lives inside us.
4.26
23
The Cure Summary
The Cure 87%
We hide our failures from a disappointed God, but the real one already lives inside us.
by Bill Thrall 2011
4.26
23 ratings
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+
This Is How Summary
This Is How 87%
Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.
by Augusten Burroughs 2012
3.68
13k+ ratings
Notes to Self
by Emilie Pine • 2018
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
4.10
21k+
Notes to Self Summary
Notes to Self 87%
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
by Emilie Pine 2018
4.10
21k+ ratings
The Dance of Fear
by Harriet Lerner • 2004
Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction. Decode its signals and act before avoidance takes over.
3.99
2k+
The Dance of Fear Summary
The Dance of Fear 87%
Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction. Decode its signals and act before avoidance takes over.
by Harriet Lerner 2004
3.99
2k+ ratings
I Am Jennie
by Jennie Ketcham • 2012
A porn star's alter ego was her armor, until recovery demanded she strip it away.
3.82
643
I Am Jennie Summary
I Am Jennie 87%
A porn star's alter ego was her armor, until recovery demanded she strip it away.
by Jennie Ketcham 2012
3.82
643 ratings
Born Standing Up
by Steve Martin • 2007
Faith feels empty because you traded a relationship for a recipe. The problem is the recipe.
3.88
108k+
Born Standing Up Summary
Born Standing Up 87%
Faith feels empty because you traded a relationship for a recipe. The problem is the recipe.
by Steve Martin 2007
3.88
108k+ ratings
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1987
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
3.93
854
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem 87%
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
by Nathaniel Branden 1987
3.93
854 ratings
The Velvet Rage
by Alan Downs • 2005
Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.
4.06
12k+
The Velvet Rage Summary
The Velvet Rage 87%
Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.
by Alan Downs 2005
4.06
12k+ ratings
How to Feel Confident
by Leil Lowndes • 2009
Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.
3.63
239
How to Feel Confident Summary
How to Feel Confident 87%
Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.
by Leil Lowndes 2009
3.63
239 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 86%
Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.
by Heidi Priebe 2016
4.03
13k+ ratings
Sex Object
by Jessica Valenti • 2016
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
3.66
14k+
Sex Object Summary
Sex Object 86%
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
by Jessica Valenti 2016
3.66
14k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Loneliness
by Teal Swan • 2018
Loneliness is a divided self, not a shortage of company. The inner work to reconnect.
4.18
851
The Anatomy of Loneliness Summary
The Anatomy of Loneliness 86%
Loneliness is a divided self, not a shortage of company. The inner work to reconnect.
by Teal Swan 2018
4.18
851 ratings
The Solution To Social Anxiety
by Aziz Gazipura • 2013
One belief drives most social anxiety. Rewrite it and the fear of rejection dissolves.
4.11
843
The Solution To Social Anxiety Summary
The Solution To Social Anxiety 86%
One belief drives most social anxiety. Rewrite it and the fear of rejection dissolves.
by Aziz Gazipura 2013
4.11
843 ratings
No More Mr. Nice Guy
by Robert A. Glover • 2000
Niceness as survival strategy: the program that replaces people-pleasing with self-respect.
4.04
25k+
No More Mr. Nice Guy Summary
No More Mr. Nice Guy 86%
Niceness as survival strategy: the program that replaces people-pleasing with self-respect.
by Robert A. Glover 2000
4.04
25k+ ratings
Relational–Cultural Therapy
by Judith V. Jordan • 2009
Suffering is chronic disconnection, not a private failing; healing requires mutual connection.
4.41
177
Relational–Cultural Therapy Summary
Relational–Cultural Therapy 86%
Suffering is chronic disconnection, not a private failing; healing requires mutual connection.
by Judith V. Jordan 2009
4.41
177 ratings
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
by Jon Ronson • 2015
180 years without public shaming ended when the internet made everyone a potential mob member.
3.93
66k+
So You've Been Publicly Shamed Summary
So You've Been Publicly Shamed 86%
180 years without public shaming ended when the internet made everyone a potential mob member.
by Jon Ronson 2015
3.93
66k+ ratings
Unlearning Shame
by Devon Price • 2024
Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.
4.19
1k+
Unlearning Shame Summary
Unlearning Shame 86%
Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.
by Devon Price 2024
4.19
1k+ ratings
Silicon Valley Porn Star
by Jason Portnoy • 2022
He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.
4.32
256
Silicon Valley Porn Star Summary
Silicon Valley Porn Star 86%
He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.
by Jason Portnoy 2022
4.32
256 ratings
To Be a Man
by Robert Augustus Masters • 2015
Beyond confidence hacks: facing shame and shadow to build a masculinity strong enough to be soft.
3.96
334
To Be a Man Summary
To Be a Man 86%
Beyond confidence hacks: facing shame and shadow to build a masculinity strong enough to be soft.
by Robert Augustus Masters 2015
3.96
334 ratings
The Only Constant
by Najwa Zebian • 2024
Your body equates the familiar with safety, even when familiar hurts. How to reroute it.
4.22
639
The Only Constant Summary
The Only Constant 86%
Your body equates the familiar with safety, even when familiar hurts. How to reroute it.
by Najwa Zebian 2024
4.22
639 ratings
Shame & Guilt
by Jane Middelton-Moz MS • 1990
Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.
4.06
176
Shame & Guilt Summary
Shame & Guilt 86%
Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.
by Jane Middelton-Moz MS 1990
4.06
176 ratings
Healing Your Emotional Self
by Beverly Engel • 2006
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
4.00
1k+
Healing Your Emotional Self Summary
Healing Your Emotional Self 86%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
Three Women
by Lisa Taddeo • 2019
Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.
3.71
174k+
Three Women Summary
Three Women 86%
Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.
by Lisa Taddeo 2019
3.71
174k+ ratings
Getting Off
by Robert Jensen • 2007
Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.
3.68
706
Getting Off Summary
Getting Off 86%
Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.
by Robert Jensen 2007
3.68
706 ratings
Amateur
by Thomas Page McBee • 2018
A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.
4.20
4k+
Amateur Summary
Amateur 86%
A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.
by Thomas Page McBee 2018
4.20
4k+ ratings
Womanhood
by Laura Dodsworth • 2019
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
4.45
107
Womanhood Summary
Womanhood 86%
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
by Laura Dodsworth 2019
4.45
107 ratings
A Therapeutic Journey
by Alain de Botton • 2023
Mental struggle is not a flaw but a human condition: philosophy and art as guides to healing.
4.09
1k+
A Therapeutic Journey Summary
A Therapeutic Journey 86%
Mental struggle is not a flaw but a human condition: philosophy and art as guides to healing.
by Alain de Botton 2023
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Courage to Heal
by Ellen Bass • 2008
A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.
4.21
8k+
The Courage to Heal Summary
The Courage to Heal 86%
A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.
by Ellen Bass 2008
4.21
8k+ ratings
Unfiltered
by Lily Collins • 2017
Actress known for polished roles reveals the eating disorder and emotional abuse behind the camera.
3.84
11k+
Unfiltered Summary
Unfiltered 86%
Actress known for polished roles reveals the eating disorder and emotional abuse behind the camera.
by Lily Collins 2017
3.84
11k+ ratings
You Are Your Best Thing
by Tarana Burke • 2021
Shame, vulnerability, and resilience, reframed by Black voices who live the extra weight of racism.
4.51
8k+
You Are Your Best Thing Summary
You Are Your Best Thing 86%
Shame, vulnerability, and resilience, reframed by Black voices who live the extra weight of racism.
by Tarana Burke 2021
4.51
8k+ ratings
Honoring the Self
by Nathaniel Branden • 1983
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
4.20
737
Honoring the Self Summary
Honoring the Self 86%
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
by Nathaniel Branden 1983
4.20
737 ratings
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come
by Jessica Pan • 2019
One introvert spent a year doing improv, stand-up, and talking to strangers to fight loneliness.
3.87
30k+
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come Summary
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come 86%
One introvert spent a year doing improv, stand-up, and talking to strangers to fight loneliness.
by Jessica Pan 2019
3.87
30k+ ratings
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
by T Kira Madden • 2019
A fatherless girl in Boca Raton craves a fierce love and finds it in dangerous places.
4.25
10k+
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Summary
Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls 86%
A fatherless girl in Boca Raton craves a fierce love and finds it in dangerous places.
by T Kira Madden 2019
4.25
10k+ ratings
Non-Toxic Masculinity
by Zachary Wagner • 2023
Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.
4.27
412
Non-Toxic Masculinity Summary
Non-Toxic Masculinity 86%
Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.
by Zachary Wagner 2023
4.27
412 ratings
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