Recs if you like How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self...

this list spans from self help books that are actually helpful to in depth theories about healing. you would probably find quite a few of these books on your therapist’s bookshelf. maybe you are looking for deeper healing. maybe you are a therapist looking for your next read. welcome :)

idk about you but i hate a grifter! these are some popular books and authors that market their stuff as mental health/"self-help" books but are feeding you pseudoscience!

This is a personal curriculum reading list that was put together to help with understanding CPTSD and how to begin the journey to recovery. This list was created with people who identify as creative women in mind; however, the titles on this list are useful reads for anyone who wants to figure themselves out and hopefully live life feeling more at ease, safe, and confident.

Glow up, girl 💅🏻

Why is it considered "personal/professional development" when men read & write these types of books, but "self help" if a woman is reading or writing it?

Actualized, confident, and educated women are less controllable, so they shame us for seeking to better ourselves in an attempt to discourage our growth and strength. I say screw that. Become ungovernable.

Personal and professional development books (including personal finance) by women authors. Suggestions welcome.

NF books mainly focused on trauma, especially complex trauma.

So you're studying your psychology/ counseling degree and realize you have the potential to make a good therapist and a good patient. I got you.

The following are books for those looking to develop their therapeutic knowledge, or those so deep into the trenches of their mental health recovery they're explaining therapy modalities to their therapist (or both like me)

I own too many books