8 best-selling mental health books like Swim by Emily Byrnes

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Swim

By: Emily Byrnes

4.01

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

A poetry collection for anyone struggling with mental illness and the hurting and healing of growin…

"I was falling down the waterfall panicking, flailing, while tourists with cameras admired it from the riverbank, in awe of its beauty. You see, perspective is everything. --What I feel like to me/What I look like to them"

-Emily Byrnes, Swim

"I was falling down the waterfall panicking, flailing, while tourists with cameras admired it from the riverbank, in awe of its beauty. You see, perspective is everything. --What I feel like to me/What I look like to them"

-Emily Byrnes, Swim

"My great fear is that one day my children will sit on my lap and say read to me, mommy one more book; please? and we’ll flip through dog-eared pictures of blue whales and elephants and pangolins the way I used to look at dinosaurs; in wonder of great creatures that used to be. --Extinct"

-Emily Byrnes, Swim

"My great fear is that one day my children will sit on my lap and say read to me, mommy one more book; please? and we’ll flip through dog-eared pictures of blue whales and elephants and pangolins the way I used to look at dinosaurs; in wonder of great creatures that used to be. --Extinct"

-Emily Byrnes, Swim

If you liked the mental health plot in Swim by Emily Byrnes , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. All The Things I Never Said

By: Mae Krell

3.63

Format: 75 pages, Paperback

All The Things I Never Said is a collection of poetry and journal-like entries. Throughout the page… read more

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  • poetry
"[People] add their own pieces to your puzzle until they feel that they understand you."

-Mae Krell, All The Things I Never Said

"Gone She had only meant to go to sleep but the sea; it rocked her and in its waves she drowned in a sadness so sweet it engulfed her (4:22AM)"

-Mae Krell, All The Things I Never Said

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2. I Am More Than a Daydream

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.91

Format: 73 pages, Paperback

How often do you daydream?For most, it is many times a day.We stare out the window instead of the t… read more

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  • poetry
"In the end, we have only ever seen our faces in reflections and pictures. Our true beauty is a secret to us and maybe that's why we are the last to believe in it. - mirror, mirror, on the wall From p…"

-Jennae Cecelia, I Am More Than a Daydream

"In the end, we have only ever seen our faces in reflections and pictures. Our true beauty is a secret to us and maybe that's why we are the last to believe in it. - mirror, mirror, on the wall" From …"

-Jennae Cecelia, I Am More Than a Daydream

3. Uncaged Wallflower

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Uncaged Wallflower is for those who feel trapped in the thoughts their minds produce, unable to exp… read more

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4. in the absence of the sun

By: Emily Curtis

3.36

Format: None pages,

read more

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5. Bright Minds Empty Souls

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Bright Minds Empty Souls is for the hopeless romantics and those who need a friend to comfort their… read more

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6. Things I Learned in the Night : A collection of poetry about love, heartbreak, and healing

By: Emily Juniper

3.43

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

For fans of Rupi Kaur, Lang Leav, and Amanda Lovelace comes the third and best selling collection o… read more

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  • poetry
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7. She Was The Storm

By: Cherie Avritt

3.48

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

this book of poetry is for you. the broken hearted soul in need of encouragement. let me remind you… read more

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  • poetry
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8. I Hope You Stay

By: Courtney Peppernell

3.85

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

In the spirit of her bestselling series,  Pillow Thoughts , Courtney Peppernell returns with a new,… read more

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  • poetry
  • mental health
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9. To Be Honest

By: Nelle Starling

4.16

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

To Be Honest is a collection of poetry that celebrates all of the different feelings and emotions w… read more

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  • poetry
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10. The Sun Will Rise and So Will We

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.68

Format: 113 pages, Kindle Edition

A collection of poems written for YOU as a reminder that better days are ahead and there is still s… read more

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  • poetry
  • mental health
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11. healing for no one but me

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.95

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Best-selling poet of The Sun Will Rise and Will We, Jennae Cecelia brings you her tenth poetry book… read more

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  • poetry
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12. You'll Come Back to Yourself

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.85

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

You'll Come Back to Yourself explores themes of lost love, infidelity, depression, body image, and … read more

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  • poetry
  • mental health
"Your roots will always show you the importance of holding on to what grounds you but don't ignore the lessons the leaves are trying to teach you -Michaela Angemeer"

-Michaela Angemeer, You'll Come Back to Yourself

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13. I Am More Than My Nightmares

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.81

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

I Am More Than My Nightmares is my journey from being engulfed in fear to learning how to let my mi… read more

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  • poetry
  • mental health
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14. this is how you know i want you.

By: AVA.

3.93

Format: 93 pages, Kindle Edition

a love story, the diary of. the book is meant to be read straight through and takes you into the ra… read more

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  • poetry
"you came in slowly like the fog and consumed me."

-AVA., this is how you know i want you.

"i want so much to touch you where my hands cannot."

-AVA., this is how you know i want you.

"i swallowed the syllables of your name and i was full."

-AVA., this is how you know i want you.

"let your love cover me like skin. i want the whole world to see."

-AVA., this is how you know i want you.

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15. Maybe I'm Bad: Poems and Thoughts

By: Amie James

3.43

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Maybe I'm Bad’ is a short collection of poems. It is an acquired taste, for those who do not mind … read more

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  • poetry
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16. Beautiful Mistakes

By: R.J. Avenira

3.75

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

Beautiful Mistakes is a book of poetry by bestselling author rj avenira. it expands from the brutal… read more

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  • poetry
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17. the moon will shine for us too

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.91

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

The poetry book you may need, if your darkness seems never ending. The Moon Will Shine for Us Too i… read more

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  • poetry
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18. you are safe here.

By: AVA.

4.06

Format: 130 pages, Kindle Edition

for soft souls. for hurting. for healing. for souls becoming. for anyone who loves too deeply and l… read more

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  • poetry
"i am changing and i am loving change."

-AVA., you are safe here.

"i act harder than i am. i am softer than i look."

-AVA., you are safe here.

"we get brave. we move. we believe. we keep going."

-AVA., you are safe here.

"love yourself first, and you will always be in love."

-AVA., you are safe here.

Cover of Losing Myself Brought Me Here by Jennae Cecelia

19. Losing Myself Brought Me Here

By: Jennae Cecelia

4.04

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Losing Myself Brought Me Here is my journey from being so completely lost in life, to finding the r… read more

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  • poetry
  • mental health
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20. Please Love Me at My Worst

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.89

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Notable TikTok creator Michaela Angemeer explores connecting with your inner child, loving the wors… read more

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  • poetry
  • mental health
"who would i be if i had never been loved by you"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"and when the shore seems out of reach don't forget that you can always just float for a while"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"why did you show this hurt to such a little girl her small hands couldn’t handle your blade it ripped her heart open while you poured the acid you can keep your attempt at love"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

"today i love me more than i loved you and that's all i can ask of myself i keep waiting for my coming of age but if i wait it will never come so i will sit here i will float i will write about my bod…"

-Michaela Angemeer, Please Love Me at My Worst

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21. Poems for the Signs

By: Michaela Angemeer

3.82

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of You'll Come Back to Yourself, Poems for the Signs is a highly antic… read more

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  • poetry
"i don't wanna be with anybody who weaponizes my vulnerability saves it in a wooden box loads it in a shotgun when I least expect it"

-Michaela Angemeer, Poems for the Signs

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22. At My Darkest: Poems about depression, anxiety, and trauma.

By: K H

3.76

Format: 55 pages, Kindle Edition

At My Darkest is a collection of poems written at and about the lowest points of my life. It explor… read more

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  • poetry
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23. be the blooming flower

By: Freya Ede

3.60

Format: 116 pages, ebook

a poetry book through the journey through the struggles of mental health, trauma, and finding yours… read more

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  • poetry
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24. all despite the darkness

By: Freya Ede

3.74

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

Begin the journey of healing beyond heartbreak, pain, and suffering, to find yourself again. This b… read more

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  • poetry
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25. poems i sleep next to

By: Shelby Eileen

3.75

Format: 155 pages, Paperback

A contemporary poetry collection. read more

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  • poetry
Cover of For When You Feel Like Giving Up by Alyssa Karr

26. For When You Feel Like Giving Up

By: Alyssa Karr

3.37

Format: 12 pages, Kindle Edition

'For When You Feel Like Giving Up' is a poetry book about finding the strength in the midst of stru… read more

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  • poetry
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27. Petals of the Moon

By: C. Churchill

3.59

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

Petals of the Moon is a collection of poems that take the reader through the journey of night. Many… read more

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  • poetry
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28. meet me at golden hour

By: Jennae Cecelia

4.14

Format: 113 pages, Kindle Edition

Best-selling poet of The Sun Will Rise and So Will We, Jennae Cecelia brings you her eleventh poetr… read more

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  • poetry
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29. Taking My Magic Back

By: Nausicaa Twila

3.76

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

A book about reclaiming the magic that got lost in life's amnesia. read more

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  • poetry
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30. Swim

By: Emily Byrnes

4.01

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

A poetry collection for anyone struggling with mental illness and the hurting and healing of growin… read more

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  • poetry
  • mental health
"I was falling down the waterfall panicking, flailing, while tourists with cameras admired it from the riverbank, in awe of its beauty. You see, perspective is everything. --What I feel like to me/Wha…"

-Emily Byrnes, Swim

"My great fear is that one day my children will sit on my lap and say read to me, mommy one more book; please? and we’ll flip through dog-eared pictures of blue whales and elephants and pangolins the …"

-Emily Byrnes, Swim

"I call him little brother but he is bigger than I am and probably smarter too. I still remember holding him in the hospital, bursting into tears because ten-year-old me had never held anything so bea…"

-Emily Byrnes, Swim

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31. The Words I Could Never Say: Bipolar Poetry

By: Yogesh Chandra

4.12

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of the flower that went mad comes a new collection of poetry that focus… read more

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  • poetry
  • mental health

28 best-selling poetry books like Swim by Emily Byrnes

Transform Your Habits

All The Things I Never Said

Mae Krell

3.63

Transform Your Habits

I Am More Than a Daydream

Jennae Cecelia

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Things I Learned in the Night : A collection of poetry about love, heartbreak, and healing

Emily Juniper

3.43

Transform Your Habits

She Was The Storm

Cherie Avritt

3.48

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21 best-selling poetry books like healing for no one but me by Jennae Cecelia

Transform Your Habits

She Was The Storm

Cherie Avritt

3.48

Transform Your Habits

Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers

Melody Godfred

4.14

Transform Your Habits

2am thoughts

Makenzie Campbell

3.75

Transform Your Habits

To Be Honest

Nelle Starling

4.16

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