8 Best mental health books like Traumata by Meera Atkinson

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Traumata

By: Meera Atkinson

4.11

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

In this extraordinary book, Meera Atkinson explores the ways trauma reverberates over a lifetime, u…

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1. Fox 8

By: George Saunders

4.12

Format: 21 pages, ebook

A darkly comic short story, a fable about the all too real impact that we humans have on the enviro… read more

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"Now all these happy sites and sounds seem like triks. Now it seems like the gud times are mere lee smoke that, upon blowing away, here is the reel life, which is: rok hats, kikking, stomping."

-George Saunders, Fox 8

"You may have herd the Yuman frase, What are frends for? Well, I will tell you. Frends are for, when your hole Groop terns its baks on you, here comes your frend, Fox 7, of who I spoke of erlyer, as b…"

-George Saunders, Fox 8

"One day, walking neer one of your Yuman houses, smelling all the interest with snout, I herd, from inside, the most amazing sound. Turns out, what that sound is, was: the Yuman voice, making werds. T…"

-George Saunders, Fox 8

"Every minit with no kikking and stomping now seems like not a real minit. Do you get what I mean? It is like some frend who preveusly was nise suden lee says some crool thing and does this nip on you…"

-George Saunders, Fox 8

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2. Ariel

By: Sylvia Plath

4.19

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Sylvia Plath's celebrated collection. When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolifi… read more

Similar categories in Sylvia Plath's Ariel book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • feminism
  • mental health
"I do not fear it: I have been there."

-Sylvia Plath, Ariel

"For the eyeing of my scars, there is a charge"

-Sylvia Plath, Ariel

"I could not run without having to run forever"

-Sylvia Plath, Ariel

"Stasis in darkness. Then the substanceless blue"

-Sylvia Plath, Ariel

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3. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

By: Sylvia Plath , Karen V. Kukil

3.31

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

First U.S. Publication A major literary event--the complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath, p… read more

Similar categories in Sylvia Plath's The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • mental health
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4. The Argonauts

By: Maggie Nelson

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

An intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking about love, language, and family Ma… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • essays

5. Fire Season

By: Kate Middleton

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

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6. Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic

By: Esther Perel

3.79

Format: 704 pages,

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7. Monkey Grip

By: Helen Garner

4.22

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

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8. Far Away

By: Caryl Churchill

3.69

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

"Chilling... Churchill's play seems to reinvent drama with every other line." - Village Voice "A ma… read more

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9. The Swan Book

By: Alexis Wright

3.88

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

The Swan Bookis set in the future, with Aboriginals still living under the Intervention in the nort… read more

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10. Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

By: Scarlett Curtis

4.01

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

An urgent and inspirational collection of essays by a diverse group of celebrities, activists, and … read more

Similar categories in Scarlett Curtis's Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • essays
"because Beyoncé"

-Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

"No one gains when a culture exploits itself."

-Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

"Feminism is layered and its power comes from its diversity."

-Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

"She has a voice. If you can't hear it, maybe it's because you're too busy talking."

-Scarlett Curtis, Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them

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11. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

By: Anna Funder

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more

Similar categories in Anna Funder's Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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12. So Late in the Day

By: Claire Keegan

4.00

Format: 47 pages, Hardcover

After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the b… read more

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  • feminism
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13. Novelist as a Vocation

By: Haruki Murakami

3.89

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the author’s own novels. Haruki Mura… read more

Similar categories in Haruki Murakami's Novelist as a Vocation book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • essays
"writing novels is, to my way of thinking, basically a very uncool enterprise"

-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation

"La experiencia nos enseña a los escritores lo duro que es seguir siendo escritor."

-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation

"Una sociedad capaz de asumir e integrar distintos puntos de vista y formas de pensar será capaz de avanzar lenta pero segura en la dirección correcta"

-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation

"Una sociedad capaz de asumir e integrar distintos puntos de vista y formas de pensar será capaz de avanzar lenta pero segura en la dirección correcta."

-Haruki Murakami, Novelist as a Vocation

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14. Boy Swallows Universe

By: Trent Dalton

4.34

Format: 474 pages, Paperback

A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class subu… read more

Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • australia
"Don't fuckin' swear."

-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

"Stay sweet, Eli Bell."

-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

"Most things people say don't need to be said."

-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

"To burn this house down or set the world on fire. Up to you, Eli."

-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe

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15. Love & Virtue

By: Diana Reid

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Feminism, power and sex play out through the eyes of young Australian uni students in a contemporar… read more

Similar categories in Diana Reid's Love & Virtue book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • feminism
  • australia
"Its feminism operated on the level of ‘Women in Medicine’ and ‘Women in Finance’ discussion panels, always conducted in a tone of revolutionary awe, as if any combination of women and profession were…"

-Diana Reid, Love & Virtue

"I just don't want to mediate my whole identity through social media.' Eve resumed the vigorous hair brushing. 'I think photos should be a stolen moment in time. Not this thing on your phone: this way…"

-Diana Reid, Love & Virtue

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16. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

By: Stephanie Foo

4.52

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Foo's What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • mental health
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17. Somebody's Daughter

By: Ashley C. Ford

4.04

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: … read more

Similar categories in Ashley C. Ford's Somebody's Daughter book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"I wanted to be seen, but I didn't want to be watched."

-Ashley C. Ford, Somebody's Daughter

"There are few words worthy of the wonders they describe, but sunrise sounds like it feels. A u sunken to the bottom of one's throat, and an i, pointing upward and onward to a warm beyond."

-Ashley C. Ford, Somebody's Daughter

"I wanted to assert my own style, which posed a problem, because I didn't really have any style. Grandma would shake her head at me and say, "Someday baby, you'll really understand how to dress. I'm j…"

-Ashley C. Ford, Somebody's Daughter

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18. Strong Female Character

By: Fern Brady

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more

Similar categories in Fern Brady's Strong Female Character book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

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19. How We Love: Notes on a Life

By: Clementine Ford

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A deeply personal exploration of love in all its forms from a feminist icon and bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Clementine Ford's How We Love: Notes on a Life book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • australia
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20. The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

By: Grace Tame

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Grace Tame has never walked on middle ground. From a young age, her life was defined by uncertai… read more

Similar categories in Grace Tame's The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"I learned something about the commodification of trauma that day [Tame's appearance on the ABC's Q&A programme], which is that you have to take things into your own hands. If you don't speak, people …"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I survived being Australian of the Year because I knew already that it wouldn't be a true reflection of my worth. I knew it would be ugly, at least in part. I came equipped with a glimpse of fame tha…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I frowned at Scott Morrison deliberately because, in my opinion, he has done and assisted in objectively terrible things. No matter what your politics are, the harm that was caused under his governme…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

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21. Smart Ovens for Lonely People

By: Elizabeth Tan

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Conspiracies, memes, and therapies of various efficacy underpin this beguiling short-story collecti… read more

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  • australia
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22. Pheasants Nest

By: Louise Milligan

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

She wonders if they have discovered her missing yet. Has it broken in the news? Who has been assign… read more

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  • australia
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23. Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)

By: Elizabeth Strout

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friend… read more

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"...Bob caught a glimpse of himself in the store window that was right there. He was startled. Who was that tall older man? Was that him? A sense of bewilderment came to him. He turned away, then turn…"

-Elizabeth Strout, Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)

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24. Ferocious Animals

By: Luke Johnson

3.84

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An early exchange of Christmas presents leads to a violent outcome for a young drunk couple. A scho… read more

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25. Setting Boundaries Will Set You Free: The Ultimate Guide to Telling the Truth, Creating Connection, and Finding Freedom

By: Nancy Levin

4.14

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Master Integrative Life Coach shows readers how to set healthy boundaries for deeper connection and… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Levin's Setting Boundaries Will Set You Free: The Ultimate Guide to Telling the Truth, Creating Connection, and Finding Freedom book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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26. My Body Keeps Your Secrets

By: Lucia Osborne-Crowley

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

It occurred to me that the thing that made me the sickest, the thing that made me suffer most, was … read more

Similar categories in Lucia Osborne-Crowley's My Body Keeps Your Secrets book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
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27. Eating With My Mouth Open

By: Sam van Zweden

3.96

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Eating with My Mouth Openis food writing like you've never seen before: honest, bold, and exception… read more

Similar categories in Sam van Zweden's Eating With My Mouth Open book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • nonfiction
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28. I Choose Elena

By: Lucia Osborne-Crowley

4.44

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Aged fifteen and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped on a … read more

Similar categories in Lucia Osborne-Crowley's I Choose Elena book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • australia
Cover of Traumata by Meera Atkinson

29. Traumata

By: Meera Atkinson

4.11

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

In this extraordinary book, Meera Atkinson explores the ways trauma reverberates over a lifetime, u… read more

Similar categories in Meera Atkinson's Traumata book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • australia
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30. All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot

By: Lucinda 'Froomes' Price

4.41

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

'A book for the modern woman, laced with unflinching, glorious honesty.' Zara McDonald and Michelle… read more

Similar categories in Lucinda 'Froomes' Price's All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of The Nerves and Their Endings by Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

31. The Nerves and Their Endings

By: Jessica Gaitán Johannesson

3.85

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The body as a measuring tool for planetary harm. A nervous system under increasing stress. In th… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Gaitán Johannesson's The Nerves and Their Endings book and Meera Atkinson's Traumata

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • essays
"Climate collapse has been a racist issue for at least five hundred years. Colonialism made it so."

-Jessica Gaitán Johannesson, The Nerves and Their Endings

"In the expansive nervous system of this word, white supremacy, patriarchy, and extractivism are faulty codes, the misfiring signals which diconnect me from what is, in fact, happening to me; they con…"

-Jessica Gaitán Johannesson, The Nerves and Their Endings

"For those who haven’t yet experienced climate collapse in our own bodies, a history not yet written into us, the feeling it arrives in the shape of shadows, an atmospheric wrongness, and harrowing pr…"

-Jessica Gaitán Johannesson, The Nerves and Their Endings

14 Top memoir books like Traumata by Meera Atkinson

Transform Your Habits

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath , Karen V. Kukil

3.31

Transform Your Habits

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

Anna Funder

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Novelist as a Vocation

Haruki Murakami

3.89

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Transform Your Habits

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

Lindsay C. Gibson

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery

Catherine Gildiner

4.46

Transform Your Habits

While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence

Meg Kissinger

4.28

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Grief Is for People

Sloane Crosley

3.91

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