10 must-read mental health books like Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss by Jennifer Ashton

Cover of Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss by Jennifer Ashton

Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss

By: Jennifer Ashton

3.84

Format: None pages, Audio CD

From the chief medical correspondent of ABC News, an eloquent, heartbreaking, yet hopeful memoir of…

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Cover of No Time to Say Goodbye by Carla Fine

1. No Time to Say Goodbye

By: Carla Fine

4.43

Format: None pages,

Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. Even incest is now discussed freely in the popular media… read more

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  • memoir
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center by William Langewiesche

2. American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

By: William Langewiesche

3.66

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Selected as one of the best books of 2002 by The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Gl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. Story of a Girl

By: Sara Zarr

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When she is caught in the backseat of a car with her older brother's best friend--Deanna Lambert's … read more

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4. Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

By: Harriet A. Washington

0.00

Format: 126 pages, Hardcover

From the era of slavery to the present day, the first full history of black America's shocking mist… read more

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5. Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss

By: Kay Redfield Jamison , Carla Fine , None

2.00

Format: None pages,

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6. North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both

By: Cea Sunrise Person

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sex, drugs, and . . . bug stew? In the vein of The Glass Castleand Wild,Cea Sunrise Person's compel… read more

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7. Dying to Be Free: A Healing Guide for Families after a Suicide

By: None , None

4.04

Format: 538 pages, Paperback

Honest, gentle advice for those who have survived an unspeakable loss--the suicide of a loved one. … read more

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Cover of How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David  Brooks

8. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

Cover of How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind by Clancy Martin

9. How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind

By: Clancy Martin

3.71

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous exploration of why the thought of death is so compu… read more

Similar categories in Clancy Martin's How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind book and Jennifer Ashton's Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss

  • self help
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Breathe: A Life in Flow by Rickson Gracie

10. Breathe: A Life in Flow

By: Rickson Gracie

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

*An instant  New York Times  bestseller, USA Today  bestseller, and Wall Street Journal  bestseller… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Shattering disappointments require you to be radically honest with yourself, a process that can be painful but is absolutely necessary."

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"If I'm fighting for money, I'll stop hitting you when you or the referee asks me to. If we are fighting for honor, I'll stop hitting you when I feel like it."

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"Today, 98 percent of MMA fans have never stepped into the cage, or even onto the mat, much less felt their noses break or tendons pop. Their relationship with violence is virtual. MMA is just somethi…"

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

"Today, it is possible to get a Jiu Jitsu black belt without knowing self-defense or even getting into a real fight. This was impossible during the 1970s and 1980s. Because my father and uncle loudly …"

-Rickson Gracie, Breathe: A Life in Flow

Cover of When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2) by John E. Douglas

11. When a Killer Calls (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, #2)

By: John E. Douglas

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town From John Douglas—th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • audiobook
Cover of And How Does That Make You Feel?: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Therapy by Joshua Fletcher

12. And How Does That Make You Feel?: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Therapy

By: Joshua Fletcher

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the closed door of the therapist's office? Psychotherapi… read more

Similar categories in Joshua Fletcher's And How Does That Make You Feel?: Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Therapy book and Jennifer Ashton's Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss

  • self help
  • memoir
  • health
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of All That Moves Us: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience by Jay Wellons

13. All That Moves Us: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience

By: Jay Wellons

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“The surgical interventions in these pages are dizzying, but the fact that Jay Wellons can write as… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos

14. The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

By: Hadley Vlahos

4.51

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos shares moving stories of joy… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O'Connor

15. The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

By: Mary-Frances O'Connor

4.19

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in … read more

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  • self help
  • health
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"In humans as well, it is because your loved one existed that certain neurons fire together and certain proteins are folded in your brain in particular ways. It is because your loved one lived, and be…"

-Mary-Frances O'Connor, The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

"Grief is a heart-wrenchingly painful problem for the brain to solve, and grieving necessitates learning to live in the world with the absence of someone you love deeply, who is ingrained in your unde…"

-Mary-Frances O'Connor, The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

Cover of How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials) by Thich Nhat Hanh

16. How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.31

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Learn how to relax the bonds of anger, attachment, and delusion through mindfulness and kindness to… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"Stillness is the foundation of understanding and insight."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

"Before you do the work of reconciliation with another, you need to restore communication with yourself."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

"The practice of inclusiveness is based on the practice of understanding, compassion, and love. … Increasing our understanding and compassion makes our heart grow greater."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

"The roots of discrimination, conflict, and war are not to be found outside us. They are within our own way of thinking and looking at the world. The real enemy is our ignorance, our attachment to vie…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

Cover of This Boy We Made: A Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown by Taylor Harris

17. This Boy We Made: A Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown

By: Taylor Harris

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A Black mother bumps up against the limits of everything she thought she believed—about science and… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
Cover of The Book of Boundaries by Melissa Urban

18. The Book of Boundaries

By: Melissa Urban

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Set the limits that will set you free. From the beloved co-founder of the Whole30, this straightfor… read more

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  • audiobook
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country by Adam Kinzinger

19. Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country

By: Adam Kinzinger

4.14

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Adam Kinzinger captures one of the most transformative periods in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler

20. Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief

By: David Kessler

4.43

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler—an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth K… read more

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  • audiobook
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna by Edith Sheffer

21. Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna

By: Edith Sheffer

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Hans Asperger, the pioneer of autism and Asperger syndrome in Nazi Vienna, has been celebrated for … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • audiobook
"Asperger's actions are perhaps more reflective of the nature of perpetration in the Third Reich than those of more prominent figures. The Reich's systems of extermination depended upon people like As…"

-Edith Sheffer, Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna

"Rather than inhabiting a world of black and white, most individuals in the Reich operated in shades of gray. People confronted countless decisions each day. One might walk by a "Jews unwanted" sign a…"

-Edith Sheffer, Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna

Cover of Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham

22. Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After

By: Heather Harpham

4.14

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

A shirt-grabbing, page-turning love story that follows a one-of-a-kind family through twists of fat… read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Are u ok?: A Guide to Caring for Your Mental Health by Kati Morton

23. Are u ok?: A Guide to Caring for Your Mental Health

By: Kati Morton

3.91

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

A licensed family therapist and You Tube personality, Kati Morton answers the most commonly asked q… read more

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  • self help
  • health
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine  Lin

24. You Can't Stay Here Forever

By: Katherine Lin

3.11

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Named a must-read book of summer by: Good Morning America, People, the San Francisco Chronicle, the… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Sushi Tuesdays: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience by Charlotte Maya

25. Sushi Tuesdays: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience

By: Charlotte Maya

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

As seen on CNN Faced with a shattering loss, a young widow searches for answers, acceptance, and f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

26. Catalina

By: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

3.65

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulne… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief (TED Books) by Nora McInerny Purmort

27. The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief (TED Books)

By: Nora McInerny Purmort

4.50

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

From the host of the popular podcast, Terrible, Thanks for Asking , comes a wise, humorous roadmap … read more

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  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak by Argita Zalli

28. Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak

By: Argita Zalli

4.61

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring true story of the Zalli family, forced to flee their home and rebuild their lives in … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"If our native country had become lawless, then surely, nothing was ‘wrong’ or ‘corrupt’ about us seeking refuge or citizenship in another country. At least we deserved the right to try."

-Argita Zalli, Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak

"My feelings were tangled up in knots. Guilt intertwined with innocence. Worry with calm. I had feelings I couldn’t name. But I believed that every human being had a right to live in peace."

-Argita Zalli, Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak

Cover of Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss by Jennifer Ashton

29. Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss

By: Jennifer Ashton

3.84

Format: None pages, Audio CD

From the chief medical correspondent of ABC News, an eloquent, heartbreaking, yet hopeful memoir of… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ashton's Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss book and Jennifer Ashton's Life After Suicide: Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss

  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of In This Altered Body: A Survivor’s Story of Resilience and Love by Charlene Pell

30. In This Altered Body: A Survivor’s Story of Resilience and Love

By: Charlene Pell

4.54

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Charlene Pell wears her scars like badges of honor—she has never hidden them. Thirty years ago, … read more

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  • memoir

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Transform Your Habits

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

William Langewiesche

3.66

None

Megan Devine

None

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

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How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of the Suicidal Mind

Clancy Martin

3.71

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Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

Brené Brown

4.13

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Next Year in Havana (The Perez Family #1)

Chanel Cleeton

3.93

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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Balli Kaur Jaswal

4.25

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The Night Tiger

Yangsze Choo

3.86

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