Hey! Would love any recommendations for non fiction/self help books if anyone has read anything particularly inspiring/helpful? X
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If you’re interested in the law of attraction at all I really love The Secret
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Rhonda-Byrne/dp/1847370292
I have a physical copy but much prefer to listen to the audiobook – the production feels a little dated now but I find it easier to digest.
Not self-help but I loved Oprah’s What I Know For Sure Amazon.co.uk again a really nice one to listen to as Oprah reads it herself
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Self-help books are my go-to, here are my favourite (in order):
- Atomic Habits, James Clear
- Not A Life Coach, James Smith
- Surrounded By Idiots, Thomas Erikson
- The Chimp Paradox, Prof Steve Peters
- Shoe Dog, Phill Knight
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I read Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton in about 2 days last summer. The story is fab but the message is also fab and so inspiring - funny and sad along the way x
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Atomic Habits by James Clear is a great read
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Great question! Is there any particular self-help area you wanted to explore?
In terms of inspiring non-fiction reads, here are a couple of favourites:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Year-Magical-Thinking-Joan-Didion/dp/0007216858/ref=asc_df_0007216858/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Talk-About-When-Running/dp/0099526158/ref=asc_df_0099526158/
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My favourite is Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed. Highly highly recommend!
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I second The Secret and Everything I Know About Love. For anyone in their twenties I always recommend The Defining Decade.
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Women Who Run With The Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman - Pinkola Estes.
It might not be the answer you are looking for spending time in nature and journaling your thoughts may effectively create your own self help book - you are the ultimate expert on your situation and nature gives you the psychological space to reflect on your situation
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Really depends on the areas you’re interested in but one author I come back to a lot is Glennon Doyle. Her book Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living was a v interesting lockdown read. Elizabeth Gilbert is known best for Eat Pray Love but her book Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear is a more up to date read. Finally, anything by Tik Naht Hahn. He was a buddhist monk (died last year at the age of 95) and his book Fear, which came out in 2012, really made an impact on me.
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