The best 100 Self-Help books

Hardcore Self Help (2014) is your guide to overcoming anxiety and living a peaceful life. These blinks examine some of the different forms that anxiety disorders take and offer some techniques to help ease anxiety.

12 Rules For Life (2018) provides readers with an inventory of life’s most pressing concerns and the issues that have been present in the human psyche since ancient times. Author Jordan B. Peterson has collected some of the most enduring philosophical and religious assertions, as well as the lessons from our most cherished tales, to provide us with 12 guidelines to ensure a life of meaning. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, history and myth, these are clear and consistent principles that everyone can live by.

Think Again (2021) examines the science behind changing your mind – and persuading others to change theirs. It explores the biases and assumptions that we bring to our decision-making, and outlines how individuals and organizations can build a mindset of lifelong curiosity.

Courage is Calling (2021) is both a meditation on bravery and a guide to courageousness. From how to dispel your fears to the benefits of taking small steps first, it gives concrete advice for building courage, and lays out, in writing rich with anecdotes, the simple ways that each of us can become a little bit braver.

The Procrastination Cure (2017) is an invaluable resource for anyone who's prone to procrastination. Beginning with an accessible guide to the underlying causes that contribute to procrastination, it then offers simple, proven strategies for conquering the urge to procrastinate, boosting productivity, and working optimally to meet personal and professional goals.

Unwinding Anxiety (2021) breaks down the brain science behind the bad habits that keep us stuck. Have you ever tried to reason yourself out of binge eating, or procrastinating? Then you’ll know that it just doesn’t work. That’s because addiction and obsessive thought patterns are controlled by our instinctive survival brains, not our rational brains. Learning how to retrain our brains using mindfulness techniques will allow us to free ourselves from chronic worry, anxiety, and other obsessive habits. 

The High 5 Habit (2021) offers a startling proposition: A single change to your morning routine can help upend your outmoded, self-limiting attitudes and kick your life into top gear. Interwoven with personal anecdotes and scientific research, this blueprint for life transformation makes self-improvement seem easier than ever.

The Daily Laws (2021) is a compendium of 366 rules for life, covering everything from seduction and power to the discovery of your life’s great task. It distills the insights author Robert Greene has uncovered in a series of best-selling books spanning 22 years of word.

Stop Overthinking (2021) is an indispensable guide to breaking free from the negative thought patterns holding you back. Learn how to recognize your negative spiral triggers, overcome anxiety attacks, and declutter your mind to live a stress-free life.

Discipline Is Destiny (2022) draws on Stoic virtues to make a case for a life guided by self-discipline. It shows how being in control of your body, thoughts, and emotions is a prerequisite to mastering anything else – and uses historical figures to illustrate how things like sleep, discomfort, and kindness tie into greatness. 

The Mountain Is You (2020) can help you recognize the negative patterns in your life and what they are really telling you. Changing those patterns will be like climbing a mountain and the reward will be unlocking your own potential.

Stop Self-Sabotage (2019) outlines a six-step guide to identifying and overcoming behaviors that counteract people’s ability to reach goals of all kinds. The clinically proven process includes exercises, practical advice, and real-life examples of how people have used the method to change their lives.

Future Shock (1970) examines the psychological and societal effects of rapid technological and cultural change, arguing that the accelerating pace of progress overwhelms people’s ability to adapt. It explores how constant upheaval disrupts personal stability, weakens traditional social structures, and leads to widespread feelings of anxiety and disorientation. Most importantly, it also offers practical strategies for coping with this overwhelming sense of change – emphasizing the need for adaptability and resilience in an unpredictable world.

Not Nice (2017) is about overcoming the ingrained habit of being overly accommodating and avoiding conflict in order to please others. It helps the reader break free from people-pleasing, guilt, and fear of rejection, encouraging people to set boundaries, speak up, and assert themselves with confidence. Through practical strategies and insights, it empowers individuals to stop sacrificing their needs and start living more authentically.

Feeling Good (1999) offers an uplifting perspective on managing conditions like anxiety, guilt, pessimism, and depression, emphasizing that they can be effectively addressed through scientifically proven techniques. Filled with practical strategies, it provides tools to enhance mood, build self-esteem, and better navigate the challenges of negative emotions.

The Consolations of Philosophy (2000) invites you to embrace the timeless lessons passed down by philosophers of ages past. Drawing on the wisdom of Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, and Schopenhauer, this guide lights the path toward great consolation, understanding, and a deeper appreciation of human existence. 

Mindfulness for Beginners (2016) teaches wholeness and contentment are qualities present within each of us, accessible through mindful awareness. It serves as both a practical guide to and philosophical exploration of mindfulness.

Don’t Believe Everything You Think (2022) is a guide to overcoming anxiety, self-doubt, and self-sabotage. Rejecting feel-good clichés about motivation and willpower, it draws on timeless Buddhist wisdom to demonstrate how thinking entangles us in a life of suffering – and how we can free ourselves from that trap. 

The First Rule of Mastery (2023) reveals that letting go of the fear of other people's opinions unleashes your potential by promoting a shift towards values and purpose.

Either/Or (1843) contrasts aesthetic and ethical approaches to life through a series of fictional letters between two characters. Their dialogue explores themes of existential anxiety, subjectivity, and the search for meaning, and became foundational for 20th century existentialism.

How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job (1955) provides guidance about getting more out of your day-to-day life, by generating more energy into your workday and improving your personal relationships. It sheds a light on how human nature influences the way we behave, so you can improve your interpersonal skills and deepen your self-understanding.

The Genius of Empathy (2024) explores the transformative power of empathy in various aspects of life, including personal relationships and professional environments. It delves into practical techniques to cultivate empathy, aiming to enhance emotional intelligence and foster deeper connections with others.

The Courage to Be Disliked (2018) takes a look at the psychology of Alfred Adler, the famous twentieth-century Austrian psychologist. Adler argued that we should care less about what other people think and the authors show how this philosophy can benefit us today.

The Introvert’s Way (2012) is a guide to living well as an introvert in what feels like an extrovert’s world. Introverts should aim to accept themselves as they are, while using strategies to manage their energy and navigate tricky social situations.

The First Minute (2020) explores effective techniques for mastering the crucial initial moments of communication, aiming to enhance the impact of spoken interactions. It offers strategies to organize thoughts and deliver messages with clarity and confidence, ensuring that speakers can engage and persuade their audiences from the start.

Psychological Types (1921) presents a groundbreaking theory of human personality and cognition, exploring the concepts of introversion and extraversion, alongside four cognitive functions—thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuition. It offers a comprehensive framework for understanding individual differences in how people perceive the world and make decisions.

Interviewology (2024) introduces a groundbreaking approach to mastering job interviews. Offering four practical strategies to interviews based on personality type, it presents expert-validated methods that help both interviewers and interviewees perform better. By guiding readers through their own unique type and strategies, it emphasizes building confidence, effectively communicating strengths, and navigating social dynamics to increase the chances of acing an interview.

You Can Do It! (2024) offers Rob Schneider’s unfiltered take on the fight for free speech in a world dominated by cancel culture and self-censorship. Drawing from his experiences in comedy and public life, Schneider encourages you to stand up for truth, challenge absurdities, and protect open dialogue at all costs.

Heal Your Gut, Save Your Brain (2024) delves into the vital connection between gut health and cognitive function, illustrating how a balanced gut microbiome can help prevent mental decline and neurodegenerative diseases. It offers a holistic wellness approach rooted in nutrition, physical activity, and fostering a sense of community.

The Way of the Superior Man (1997) is a spiritual guide for men seeking a life of integrity, authenticity, and freedom. Full of insights into men’s careers, their families, and the women they love (and sometimes struggle against), it empowers readers to discover more fulfilling and meaningful ways of living. 

I Know What to Do, So Why Don't I Do It? (2022) explores the complex relationship between emotions and motivation, revealing why traditional concepts of willpower and discipline often fail us. It explains why we sometimes feel paralyzed to take action, offering practical strategies to overcome inaction.

The Creative Brain (2024) explores the science behind popular beliefs about creativity, finding valuable insights hidden within common misconceptions. Instead of simply debunking myths like right-brain thinking, tortured artists, or creative genius, it reveals how each belief contains elements of truth that deepen our understanding of how creativity actually works in the human brain. 

Why We Do What We Do (1995) explores the science of human motivation, focusing on what drives people to act and how external influences shape their behavior. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, manager, or simply curious about human behavior, it offers transformative insights into fostering growth, collaboration, and authentic success in every area of life. 

A Liberated Mind (2019) presents a practical framework for developing psychological flexibility through six key mental shifts, based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It demonstrates how to move from struggling with thoughts and feelings to accepting them as natural experiences while taking meaningful action guided by personal values.

Tell Yourself a Better Lie (2021) explores how the stories we tell ourselves shape our reality, and offers strategies to reframe negative beliefs into empowering ones. Through practical tools and case studies, you’ll learn to identify and transform self-limiting thoughts – and take steps toward personal growth and emotional well-being. 

How to Think Like Socrates (2024) reveals how the ancient philosopher’s methods for finding truth and wisdom remain powerful tools for navigating modern challenges. Through carefully documented historical examples from Socrates’s life in war-torn Athens, the book shows how his approach to questioning assumptions, defining terms clearly, and maintaining integrity under pressure can help readers make better decisions and live more examined lives.

Never Play It Safe (2024) explores the idea that playing it safe can hinder personal growth and creativity, advocating instead for embracing risk and uncertainty. It provides practical tools like leveraging intuition, managing failure, and fostering play to unlock potential and live authentically. Through relatable stories and actionable strategies, it inspires a bold, creative approach to achieving fulfillment and success.

Attitude Is Everything (1999) explores how cultivating a positive mindset can transform your life and help you achieve your goals. It emphasizes the power of thoughts, words, and actions in shaping outcomes, offering practical strategies for overcoming negativity and embracing a proactive approach. By focusing on visualization, positive communication, and persistence, it provides tools to unlock personal and professional success.

We Who Wrestle with God (2024) guides us through the Biblical stories that shaped and continue to define Western civilization. Highlighting the psychological and cultural meaning of these foundational texts, it examines themes of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering, and forgiveness, offering readers tools to navigate the chaos of modern life while embracing timeless wisdom. 

The Power of Self-Confidence (2012) explores the essential role self-confidence plays in achieving personal and professional success. It offers practical strategies for building belief in yourself, overcoming fear and doubt, and maintaining a positive mindset. By cultivating self-assurance, it empowers readers to set ambitious goals and take consistent action toward their dreams.

Help Me, I’m Stuck (2022) explores six actionable methods to overcome self-sabotaging behaviors and foster personal growth. It emphasizes shifting negative thought patterns, silencing the inner critic, and adopting practices like gratitude and empathy to create a healthier mindset. By addressing mental, emotional, and even nutritional factors, it provides a comprehensive approach to overall self-improvement.

Think Like a Psychologist (2021) delves into the intricate dynamics of human behavior, emotions, and decision-making. By unpacking key psychological principles and uncovering the motivations driving actions, it offers practical tools and techniques to foster self-awareness, cultivate empathy, and strengthen your understanding of others.

The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (1841) united two earlier prize-winning essays that challenge traditional moral philosophy by placing compassion, rather than reason, at the heart of ethical behavior. They explore how genuine moral conduct emerges from the complex interplay between individual character and compassion, offering a revolutionary approach to understanding human motivation and the development of moral behavior. 

Momentum (2024) aims to help people move forward with purpose. If you’re feeling stuck, you’ve come to the right place. Learn how to build momentum and make progress, in both your personal and professional life.

The Longevity Formula (2024) explores holistic practices and personalized strategies for enhancing longevity, blending ancestral wisdom with contemporary medical insights. Underscoring the importance of synchronizing your circadian rhythm, balancing your gut microbiome, and stimulating your vagus nerve, it offers a path to optimizing your health span and life span. 

Lead Yourself First (2017) shows how solitude shaped the decisions of remarkable leaders like Martin Luther King and Jane Goodall. Through historical examples and modern insights, it shows how deliberate solitude creates better decisions, deeper creativity, and authentic conviction. It also offers practical methods to find mental clarity in a distraction-filled world, building stronger leadership through moments of quiet reflection.

Strategic Storytelling (2024) is a practical guide for leaders, managers, and communicators looking to transform information into impactful narratives. It provides actionable techniques to craft stories that resonate emotionally, connect with audiences, and inspire meaningful change. By focusing on clarity, relatability, and context, it demonstrates how storytelling can drive decisions, align teams, and turn values and insights into powerful tools for progress.

The Practicing Happiness Workbook (2014) is a practical guide for managing difficult emotions and breaking free from cycles of rumination. It explores mindfulness techniques to cultivate inner calm, reduce self-criticism, and develop a more resilient mind. Through practical exercises, it provides tools that help us approach life’s challenges with clarity, intention, and greater emotional well-being.

7 Rules of Self-Reliance (2024) reveals how ordinary moments can become extraordinary turning points when you know what to look for. Drawing from high-stakes decisions during the Arab Spring and intimate family challenges alike, these principles show you how to create opportunities instead of waiting for them. You’ll learn to transform your distinctive experiences – even the difficult ones – into capabilities that no one else can match.

You Don’t Need a Budget (2024) challenges conventional personal finance advice by rejecting rigid budgeting rules and shame-based money management. It presents a liberating alternative that acknowledges systemic inequalities and makes financial planning accessible to everyone, particularly those left behind by traditional capitalist structures.

How Successful People Lead (2013) explores the five distinct levels of leadership and how individuals can progress through each stage to become more effective and influential leaders. It outlines practical strategies for building strong relationships, developing others, and creating lasting impact within organizations. By understanding and applying these leadership principles, you can learn how to inspire greater trust, drive team performance, and achieve long-term success.

How to Speed Read People (2020) teaches you how to interpret the body language and emotions of others quickly, enabling you to understand unspoken cues and enhance your interactions. By mastering these skills, you can build stronger relationships, improve communication, and influence others effectively.

The Practice of Not Thinking (2021) is a guide to quieting the mental noise that distracts us from living fully in the present. Drawing on principles of Zen wisdom, it offers practical techniques to short-circuit overthinking, reduce stress, and cultivate greater tranquility.

Getting It Done When You’re Depressed (2021) offers 50 practical strategies to break the cycle of unproductivity and regain control of your life while managing depression. It provides step-by-step guidance on shifting your mindset and creating a daily structure tailored to your needs. With its actionable advice, it will empower you to overcome mental health challenges and live a more fulfilling life.

You Be You (2018) is a guide to breaking free from societal expectations and embracing personal authenticity. It encourages people to detox from external influences, confront their inner challenges, and unlock their limitless potential. With practical advice and inspiring insights, it helps individuals create a life aligned with their true purpose.

Soulful Simplicity (2017) is a compassionate guide to living with less in order to live more. Applying mindful minimalism to the domains of love, time, space, and yourself, it illustrates how removing excess physical and emotional clutter can lead to deeper connections, enhanced well-being, and an authentic sense of purpose. 

Make Change That Lasts (2024) uncovers nine hidden triggers that drive reliance on external factors to maintain happiness and calm. It offers simple, practical strategies to help you break free from reactive habits and regain control of your well-being. It will empower you to develop self-awareness, resilience, and a sense of lasting fulfillment.

How to Be Enough (2024) offers a transformative approach to overcoming perfectionism by shifting from harsh self-judgment to genuine self-acceptance. Through seven key mindset changes, from embracing self-compassion to practicing emotional authenticity, the book provides practical strategies for breaking free from the cycle of never feeling good enough while maintaining healthy standards of excellence. 

Eat Your Age (2025) provides a decade-by-decade guide to optimizing health and longevity through tailored nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle choices. It emphasizes the importance of aligning dietary and wellness habits with the body’s changing needs to prevent age-related issues. By following its advice, you can feel younger, improve overall well-being, and enhance your quality of life.

How to Finish Everything You Start (2019) explores why people struggle to complete tasks and offers practical strategies to help them follow through. It presents a structured approach for overcoming procrastination, perfectionism, and unrealistic expectations. By implementing actionable techniques, readers can improve their productivity and consistently finish what they begin. 

It Begins with You (2025) outlines nine fundamental truths about building healthy relationships, centered on the core principle that meaningful connections start with self-work and personal responsibility. Providing essential insights about self-acceptance, honest communication, and authentic love, it outlines practical techniques for healing relationship patterns and creating the intimate connections we desire.

Do Epic Shit (2021) explores practical and inspiring lessons on success, personal growth, and resilience through reflections on failures, habit-building, and entrepreneurship. It delves into themes like money management, empathy, and nurturing relationships, offering insights for a fulfilling and impactful life. It will encourage you to reflect, underline memorable lines, and share the wisdom you gain widely.

Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts (2017) offers practical, science-backed tools to break free from the cycle of fear, guilt, and doubt that fuels these distressing mental loops. With relatable examples and proven techniques, you’ll find out how to take control, quiet your mind, and reclaim your peace.

The Danish Way of Parenting (2014) explores the core principles of Danish parenting that contribute to Denmark’s status as the happiest country in the world and its success in raising well-adjusted children. It offers practical guidance for parents worldwide on how to implement proven Danish parenting strategies, promising to help create happier, more confident children through methods that have been successful in Denmark for generations.

Beyond Anxiety (2025) offers a transformative guide to help you break free from fear and discover a life filled with curiosity, creativity, and purpose. Through powerful insights and real-life examples, it shows how embracing uncertainty can lead to personal growth, inner peace, and lasting fulfillment. It’s your go-to guide to unlocking your potential and living a life driven by joy rather than anxiety.

Powered by Happy (2010) presents a comprehensive guide to transforming the workplace experience through proven happiness practices and strategies. Drawing from real-world experiences and diverse workplace scenarios, the book offers practical insights and actionable tools for developing a more fulfilling and successful work life. 

The Power of Writing it Down (2025) shows how through a simple daily writing practice, we can transform our lives by breaking free from old patterns, processing our experiences, and creating new neural pathways toward better habits and clearer thinking. Spending just five to twenty minutes a day with pen and paper can help anyone reduce anxiety, heal from past trauma, find fresh motivation, and live with more confidence and clarity.

Hope (2025) tells, in his own words, the story of Pope Francis’s remarkable life. From the streets of Buenos Aires to the palaces of the Vatican, learn about the remarkable events that have shaped the life and spirituality of the head of the Catholic Church.

The Sovereign Child (2025) explores Taking Children Seriously, a parenting philosophy based on the idea that children think, feel, and reason just like adults. It challenges traditional parenting methods by arguing that enforcing rules and limits undermines a child’s ability to learn and grow. Instead, it advocates for a non-coercive approach where children are treated as autonomous individuals, capable of making their own decisions and understanding the world through experience rather than control.

The Power Pause (2025) explores how women can navigate career breaks after motherhood with intention and confidence. It offers practical advice, personal stories, and strategies to help navigate the challenges of pausing a career, finding purpose in new roles, and planning a successful return to work. Through its thoughtful insights, it empowers women to embrace the pause as a powerful choice rather than a setback.

KIND (2024) explores the transformative power of kindness in the workplace, showing how empathy and trust contribute to stronger teams, better decision-making, and higher productivity. It challenges the perception that kindness is a “soft” skill, arguing instead that it is an indispensable leadership quality that fosters creativity, engagement, and long-term success. By blending insights from psychology, neuroscience, and management theory, it provides practical strategies for cultivating a culture of kindness at work. 

The 5 Types of Wealth (2024) is a wake-up call to rethink what it really means to be wealthy. Real richness, it argues, goes beyond money – it’s about time, connection, curiosity, and health. Instead of chasing endless financial success, it proposes a simple framework for building a life of wealth in every way that truly matters.

The Pause Principle (2025) examines how workplace reactivity weakens organizations and undermines leadership effectiveness. Instead of reacting impulsively, it advocates for mindfulness-based strategies that foster intentional decision-making. Through a comprehensive framework, it guides leaders in transforming reactive habits into thoughtful responses – helping them build stronger teams, make better decisions, and cultivate a culture of trust and innovation.

Get to the Point! (2017) is your guide to delivering clear, concise, and compelling messages. It emphasizes the importance of identifying and sticking to a precise point, and arms you with tools and techniques to build confidence in your written and spoken communications. 

This Is Your Brain on Food (2020) reveals the link between diet and mental health. For people with conditions such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD, cutting out certain foods – and replacing them with healthier options – can make a real difference.

Trust Yourself (2021) explores the connection between sensitivity and high achievement, offering science-backed strategies to help ambitious professionals manage stress, self-doubt, and anxiety. It provides practical tools for setting boundaries, trusting your intuition, and redefining success on your own terms.

Cashing Out (2022) challenges the traditional financial advice often given to Black Americans, arguing that conventional corporate career paths and wealth-building strategies alone aren’t enough to overcome systemic barriers. Instead, it offers a practical roadmap to financial independence – one that prioritizes breaking free from corporate America through multiple income streams, strategic investing, and a redefinition of wealth. 

Start Making Sense (2025) explores the human need for meaning and purpose using cultural and social psychology to engage philosophical questions about the meaning of life. Weaving together history, literature, Existential psychology, and the history of science, it serves as a guide for crafting a meaningful life even in unsettling times. 

Brag Better (2020) provides a practical framework for professionals to overcome their discomfort with self-promotion and effectively communicate their achievements. The book transforms traditional views of bragging into a strategic approach that benefits both individuals and organizations, offering specific tools and techniques for authentic self-advocacy in modern workplaces. 

Work Backwards (2024) explores the common feeling of being overworked and disconnected, suggesting that perhaps we’re all looking at work the wrong way. Instead, it proposes a fresh approach, flipping traditional ideas on their head to help us find a better balance and more fulfillment in our daily work lives. 

Gentle (2025) offers a counterintuitive solution to the contemporary culture of exhaustion by reclaiming rest as essential, rather than a reward for productivity. It provides practical, actionable strategies for breaking the cycle of busyness, and challenging the glorification of hustle, while enhancing well-being and effectiveness. 

Who Better Than You? (2025) explores the mindset, confidence, and strategic thinking needed to achieve success. It emphasizes the power of persistence, self-belief, and adaptability – showing you how embracing a bold, unapologetic vision can turn setbacks into stepping stones. Through personal anecdotes and industry insights, it provides a blueprint for anyone looking to break barriers and carve their own path.

The 5 AM Miracle (2015) is your guide to maximizing your productivity, focus, and personal growth by designing intentional daily routines. It emphasizes the power of structured mornings but extends beyond wake-up times, offering strategies for setting clear goals, building sustainable habits, and maintaining momentum through systematic tracking. It will help you take control of your time, optimize energy levels, and make consistent progress toward your greatest ambitions.

Mind Your Body (2025) reveals the overlooked connection between the mind and body when it comes to chronic pain and other persistent ailments. It shows how our brains, in an attempt to protect us from emotional distress, can trigger very real and painful physical symptoms. It also provides a proven method for escaping this cycle and finding relief once and for all.

Surfaces and Essences (2011) argues that analogy is the engine of all thought, shaping how we learn, create, and communicate. It reveals how analogy is behind everything from casual conversation to scientific breakthroughs – and might just change the way you see your own mind.

Stop Saying You're Fine (2011) explores why people feel stuck in unsatisfying routines and offers readers practical strategies to break free from their self-imposed limitations. It provides science-backed techniques for outsmarting your brain's natural resistance to change and turning small actions into big life improvements.

The Grieving Body (2025) explores how bodies physically process loss, revealing the neurobiological underpinnings of grief and mourning. It advocates for developing compassionate, effective strategies that support the body through grief, recognizing that these physical manifestations are a natural part of adapting to loss. 

Shift (2025) is a comprehensive science-based guide to managing – and maybe even mastering – your emotional life. It outlines what emotions are, why they matter, and how they can be tangibly harnessed to help, not hinder, you in pursuit of a life well lived. 

Masters of Uncertainty (2025) provides a method for training individuals and teams to perform at their peak, no matter the circumstances. It shows you how to turn uncertainty and chaos into opportunities, stay calm under pressure, and leverage innate human capabilities to excel in challenging situations. By mastering this approach, you can improve your performance, whether you work alone or as part of a team.

Next Move, Best Move (2021) is a practical guide for professionals who want to carve out a rich and rewarding career – not just a string of jobs. It emphasizes understanding your past and present to inform your future, navigating transitions strategically and intentionally, and playing the long game for lasting success.  

Life in Three Dimensions (2025) expands the field of happiness research by introducing the concept of ‘psychological richness’ as a key element of a fulfilling life. The book explores the foundations of psychological richness – curiosity, variety, and exploration – and offers practical strategies for weaving these experiences into everyday life.

The Hidden Power of the Five Hearts (2024) offers a unique way to unlock deeper levels of self-awareness, inner peace, and connection. The Five Hearts are steps in a journey, one that teaches you to lead with love, intuition, and emotional balance in every area of your life. 

Emotional Ignorance (2023) explores why we have emotions and what purpose they serve in our lives. Written from a neuroscientific perspective, it examines the evolutionary reasons behind our emotional responses and investigates how these powerful feelings shape our behaviors and decisions despite their seemingly irrational nature.

The Confidence Gap (2010) offers a refreshing approach to combating self-doubt and overcoming the constant pressure to be more confident. With practical tools, and strategies on how to embrace your fears rather than fight them, it offers a path to break free from the cycle of perfectionism and start living a life aligned with your values. 

Needy (2023) explores the importance of recognizing, honoring, and advocating for personal needs as a pathway to self-acceptance and empowerment. It challenges the societal expectation of self-sacrifice and encourages you to embrace your desires without guilt. Through personal stories, reflective exercises, and practical guidance, it helps you cultivate a deeper connection with yourself and your well-being.

How to Love Better (2025) offers practical guidance for deepening compassion, fostering honesty, and nurturing stronger connections with yourself and others. It emphasizes embracing change, releasing attachment, and practicing selfless listening to build harmonious relationships that support personal growth and emotional healing.

The Power of Discord (2020) offers a significant reframing of the role discord plays in developing functional relationships. It reveals how moments of mismatch – when followed by repair – actually build trust, resilience, and deeper connection. Through groundbreaking research including the famous "Still-Face Experiment," it offers a refreshing perspective that will transform how you view conflict, showing that working through discord is not just normal but essential for creating lasting, meaningful relationships.

The Self Delusion (2022) asks a mind-bending question: What if the “you” from yesterday, today, and tomorrow are actually three different people? It explains how our brains create the illusion of a single, continuous self – and how we can rewrite that story to shape our future.

Secrets of Adulthood (2025) offers wisdom about navigating the complexities of life through a series of memorable principles. It presents insights across areas including self-knowledge, relationships, meaningful work, decision-making, and daily life hacks. Through the literary form of aphorisms, you’ll learn to understand yourself better, manage difficult choices, and build a happier, more effective life.

Live More Think Less (2021) explores metacognitive therapy, an innovative approach to combating depression by changing your relationship with your thoughts. It offers practical methods, backed by research, to help you stop the cycle of rumination and overthinking that often leads to sadness and helplessness.