Recs if you like Reasons to Stay Alive...

Being human is hard! This list includes both fiction and non-fiction under 300 pages that can help ground us, offer connection, and remind us of what truly matters in this dumpster fire of a world.

Please share your recs in the comments! Let's keep this list growing!

a collection of memoirs by individuals who have lived with and survived (and continue to survive) debilitating mental illnesses. these are their stories.

Short, quick reads that still pack a punch and wake you from your numb slumber

This list is made possible by all the 🫛🐝’ers who came through for me during a terrible breakup. I asked the club for joyful nonfiction recs because fiction is too emotionally fraught for what I’m going through.

I hope these books can bring you some hope, relief, or perspective. Together, we can get through this 😊

Collection of fiction, non fiction, self help, memoirs written by autistics. For lifestyle changes and neuroaffirming perspectives.

nonfiction books about living that make you feel ALIVE and glad of it

Katie McGrath recommendations

Read the world! Goal is to read at least one book from each country (the author must be from the country).

a list of non-fiction books about depression. this list includes both memoirs and self-help guides.

disclaimer: these books may be triggering, so please consider your mental state first before reading.

(currently a work in progress)