What if you could change your life by simply changing your perspective? It may sound too good to be true, but it’s possible with the help of a good self-help book. If you’re looking for a fresh perspective, here are some of the best self-help books to refresh your outlook on life.
Each of these books can help you find new ways to look at old problems and see potential solutions you may never have considered. So if you’re feeling stuck or like you’ve hit a wall, pick up one of these books and get started on your journey to a better life. Who knows what you might discover?
So whether you want to implement new habits for your daily routine, stop worrying, feel more courageous, or become more productive — these self-help books can provide some insight and refresh your perspective. From memoirs to pep talks, here is your go-to list of self-care literature to help your mind, body, and life.
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Happy Habits by Karen Salmansohn
Wellness expert Karen Salmansohn to the rescue Happy Habits presents fifty habits that span body, mind, relationships, work, home, and play. Karen shares the tools you need to master fundamental habits (daily meditation; practicing gratitude), surprising happiness-boosting techniques (crying regularly; strategic complaining), and tips for easily incorporating new habits into your daily life. Filled with fascinating studies and simple rituals, this illustrated guide offers fun, accessible ways to uplift your life.
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The Power of Ritual by Casper Ter Kuile
Casper ter Kuile, a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popular Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast, explores how we can nourish our souls by transforming common, everyday practices–yoga, reading, walking the dog–into sacred rituals that can heal our crisis of social isolation and struggle to find purpose–a message we need more than ever for our spiritual and emotional well-being in the age of COVID-19.
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Gmorning, Gnight! by Lin-Manuel Miranda
From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of affirmations to inspire readers at the beginning and end of each day. Full of comfort and motivation, Gmorning, Gnight! is a touchstone for anyone who needs a quick lift.
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What Would Frida Do? A Guide to Living Boldly by Arianna Davis
What Would Frida Do? explores the feminist icon’s signature style, outspoken politics, and boldness in love and art, even in the face of pain and heartbreak. The book celebrates her larger than life persona as a woman who loved passionately and lived ambitiously, refusing to remain in her husband’s shadow. Each chapter shares intimate stories from her life, revealing how she overcame obstacles by embracing her own ideals.
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Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies by Tara Schuster
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies is the story of Tara’s path to re-parenting herself and becoming a “ninja of self-love.” Through simple, daily rituals, Tara transformed her mind, body, and relationships. A candid, hysterical, addictively readable, practical guide to growing up (no matter where you are in life) and learning to love yourself in a non-throw-up-in-your-mouth-it’s-so-cheesy way.
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How To Get Over A Boy by Chidera Eggerue
In How to Get Over a Boy, bestselling author Chidera Eggerue will show you, once and for all, how to reframe the stale goal of finding a man. She will equip you with tangible and applicable solutions for every part of your dating life, helping you recognize that men hold as much power in our romantic lives as we grant them.
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Untamed by Glennon Doyle
In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us. Untamed shows us how to be brave. As Glennon insists: The braver we are, the luckier we get.
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Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad
This eye-opening book challenges you to do the essential work of unpacking your biases, and helps white people take action and dismantle the privilege within themselves so that you can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.
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Life Is Hard by Kieran Setiya
Warm, accessible, and good-humored, this book is about making the best of a bad lot. It offers guidance for coping with pain and making new friends, for grieving the lost and failing with grace, for confronting injustice and searching for meaning in life. Countering pop psychologists and online influencers who admonish us to “find our bliss” and “live our best lives,” Setiya acknowledges that the best is often out of reach. Instead, he asks how we can weather life’s adversities, finding hope and living well when life is hard.
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What do you think about the self-help books on this list?
Have you read any self-help books from this list? What is your favorite self-help book? What books would you add to the list?
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