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Books To Help Improve Your Life

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The books on this list help with healing trauma, understanding why you have the habits you do, help you make changes in your life to help improve it, and overall increase your chances at understanding why you are the way you are. These are very helpf...
 
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A highly accessible introduction to a therapeutic approach that brings our inner “parts” into harmony and allows our core Self to lead We’re all familiar with self-talk, self-doubt, self-judgment―yet most of us still view ourselves as if we have one ...
Introduction to Internal Family Systems
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This is the holy grail of self-help books! If you are looking for a book to motivate you, re-inspire you, and are yearning for a life-changing personal transformation, this book is for you! The Inner Work will take you on a hero’s journey through the...
The Inner Work: True Freedom & Lasting Happiness
 
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A gentle reminder for the days you feel light in this world, and for the days in which the sun rises a little slower. A gentle reminder for when your heart is full of hope and for when you are learning how to heal it. A gentle reminder for when you f...
A Gentle Reminder
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Everything You?ll Ever Need (You Can Find Within Yourself) is Charlotte Freeman?s first book and was written from the most vulnerable places of the heart. The pages of this book are open and honest, written to resonate with those who need it the most...
Everything You’ll Ever Need Within Yourself
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From the author: “For the last two years, I’ve interviewed more than 200 world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gy...
Tools Of Titans: Tactics, Routines, and Habits
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This is for the ones who feel deeply, who find it easy to romanticize moments and people, who are coming to terms with their trauma and aching, who are learning what it really means to heal. This book is for the ones who seek comfort in words with th...
Somewhere In Between
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This book is a catalyst for transformation, a guide to letting go, surrenduring to solitude, and discovering one's authenticity and purpose. By doing so, Déjà Rae shows that the love we are all looking for has always been inside of us, patiently wait...
Come Home to Yourself
 
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A slow burn, hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy that Tessa Bailey calls "a romance for the ages!" from the New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly. Kristen Peterson doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has n...
The Friend Zone
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This groundbreaking bestseller describes a simple and effective way to let go of challenges from world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, spiritual teacher, and researcher of consciousness, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. “Letting Go” is a guide...
Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
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To build a successful business, you need to stop doing random acts of marketing and start following a reliable plan for rapid business growth. Traditionally, creating a marketing plan has been a difficult and time-consuming process, which is why it o...
1-Page Marketing Plan
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In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature. #1 New York...
The Great Alone: A Novel
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One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose of­fice she suddenly lands. With his balding he...
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist
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Dive into this collection of poetry and prose inspired by modern dating and broken relationships, perfect for fans of Rupi Kaur and Orion Carloto. You'll Come Back to Yourself explores themes of lost love, infidelity, depression, body image, and ulti...
You'll Come Back to Yourself
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Please Love Me at My Worst is a collection poetry divided into four sections inspired by loneliness, unrequited love, personal growth, and not being able to let go of past relationships. Written with honesty and vulnerability, Please Love Me at My Wo...
Please Love Me at My Worst
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In her very first book, poet Logan Duane takes her readers on a journey filled with grief, abuse, love, and perseverance. "the things I didn't say in therapy" is a collection of poetry crafted with raw emotions that will pull on the heartstrings of h...
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A New York Times bestseller and enduring classic, All About Love is the acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation" trilogy. All About Love reveals what causes a polarized society, and how to heal the divisions that ...
All About Love: New Visions
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Oliver Marks has just served ten years for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day of his release, he is greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, and he wants to know what really happened a decade ...
If We Were Villains
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A highly illuminating examination of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and its insidiously traumatic impact on family members and partners. Packed with insight, compassion, and practical strategies for recovery, this is a must-read for survivor...
The Narcissist in Your Life: Recognizing Patterns
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It's no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find th...
The Power of Now: Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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Intoxicated Heart is a blend of happiness and heartbreak transformed into poetry. Whether you are in love, going through a period of darkness, or need comfort, this book is for you.The poetry and heartfelt words are written to ignite memories from wi...
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Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how ...
Atomic Habits: Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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Are you seeing repeating numbers like 11:11 and 4:44 everywhere you turn? In Angel Numbers, world-renowned angel author Kyle Gray explains exactly what your angels and spirit guides are trying to tell you through repeated number sequences you see. In...
Angel Numbers: Meaning Behind 11:11 & Sequences
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This isn’t a book about BECOMING it’s about BEING: noted psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy shows how to imagine the person you want to be, then BE that person now. When you do this, your imagined FUTURE directs your behavior, rather than your past. Who...
Be Your Future Self Now: Science of Transformation
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April of 2022 marks a 25-year milestone for the personal finance classic Rich Dad Poor Dad that still ranks as the #1 Personal Finance book of all time. And although 25 years have passed since Rich Dad Poor Dad was first published, readers will find ...
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Kids
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More than half-a-million business leaders have discovered the power of the StoryBrand Framework, created by New York Times bestselling author and marketing expert Donald Miller. And they are making millions. If you use the wrong words to talk about y...
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message
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The 44 Laws of Peace (The Laws of Peace)
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The revised and expanded third edition of the bestselling guide to understanding borderline personality disorder—with advice for communicating with and helping the borderline individuals in your life. After more than three decades as the essential gu...
I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding BPD
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Manifest Now provides a step-by-step guide with tools, techniques, and proven strategies to raise your frequency and create the reality you want. This book is designed to guide you through the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of manifesting an...
Manifest Now
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This is the second edition of author Ruby Dhal's bestselling book, 'My Hope for Tomorrow'. This book was one that was loved and appreciated by thousands of readers all around the world, a book that healed hearts and shed light on healing and self-lov...
My Hope for Tomorrow (Second Edition)
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"These days, I am less heart, more break... but soon I'll be more bloom than wounds." From poet Stefanie Briar, bestselling author of "Burn" and "Surrender", comes her highly anticipated 6th book, "Iron & Velvet". "Iron & Velvet" is a powerfu...
Iron & Velvet: poetry for hearts breaking
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In the second edition of her first installment of conversational style of prose, Allison Relyea intimately exposes the pain behind building self-awareness and self-reliance and healing through toxic relationships and mental illness in a gentle and su...
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This is a book about self-sabotage. Why we do it, when we do it, and how to stop doing it—for good. Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile. B...
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage
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Be the best version of you that YOU can be. How can you learn to truly love yourself? How can you transform negative emotions into positive ones? Is it possible to find lasting happiness? In this book, Instagram guru Vex King answers all of these que...
Good Vibes, Good Life: Self-Love & Greatness
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The Art of War is a renowned ancient Chinese military treatise written by Sun Tzu, a military strategist and philosopher. Composed around the fifth century BC, it provides valuable insights into warfare and strategy. The book emphasizes the importanc...
The Art of War (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
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A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires. Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there’s a psychological force just as powerful―yet almost nobody ...
Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire
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Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have li...
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
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Break away and recover from patterns of codependency It could start as lending an occasional hand, but over time, escalates into putting someone else above everything else—even our own well-being. Balance is needed for healthy relationships with othe...
The Codependency Recovery Plan: 5-Step Guide
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"You’re Overthinking It: How to Find Lifelong Love by Being Your True Self" is the ultimate guide to understanding relationships and enhancing your feelings of worth and self-esteem so that you can find and keep a happy, loving, and mutually fulfilli...
You’re Overthinking It: Find Lifelong Love
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Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting i...
Art of Living: Classical Manual on Virtue & Happiness
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The bestselling The Millionaire Next Door identifies seven common traits that show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. Most of the truly wealthy in this country don't live in Beverly Hills or on Park Avenue-they live next door...
The Millionaire Next Door: Secrets of the Wealthy
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Nature's Lessons in Healing Trauma... Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: why are animals in the wi...
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
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Do you get tired of constantly second-guessing your partner's actions and intentions? Would you like to build a healthy and balanced romantic relationship? Are you trying to let go of your worries and insecurities about your relationship? If any of t...
The Overthinking In Relationships Fix
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Healing is not a one-time event. It can begin with a one-time event — typically some form of sudden loss that disrupts our projection of what the future might be. However, the true work of healing is allowing that disruption to wake us from a deep st...
When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
 
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For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occas...
The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Ed.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her latest book, Brené Brown writes, “If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. T...
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection
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In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, an...
The 48 Laws of Power
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The secret of the rich isn’t a secret at all. The Richest Man in Babylon has been a favorite of Dave Ramsey’s for years. Set in ancient Babylon, this book is an inspiring collection of stories about people who have struggled with—and overcome—the sam...
The Richest Man in Babylon
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