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The Best Self Help Book Recommendations

There's always room for self-improvement—but without a trusted guide, making those improvements can be difficult. And in the age of the internet, it can be extremely tempting to keep all of your research online. After all, it’s free and it’s fast. But unfortunately, not everything on the internet is factual. 

While you can’t trust everything you read (or watch) online, you can feel good about trusting well-researched, well-reviewed books. From Mayo Clinic books to help you lead a healthy life to books on grief that can help you work through a loss, the below books will help you be a better version of yourself.

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Stop Anxiety from Stopping You
Stop Anxiety from Stopping You
by Helen Odessky, John Duffy
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The EMDR Revolution
The EMDR Revolution
by Tal Croitoru
An Italian Education
An Italian Education
by Tim Parks
The Iceberg
The Iceberg
by Marion Coutts
Behind the Clutter
Behind the Clutter
by June Saruwatari
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Unbreakable Bonds
Unbreakable Bonds
by Kevin Ferris, Dava Guerin, George H. W. Bush
Happiness
Happiness
by Jean Vanier
Somewhere In Between
Somewhere In Between
by Julia Garcia
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
by The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
My Life in Orange
My Life in Orange
by Tim Guest
Sew Organized for the Busy Girl
Sew Organized for the Busy Girl
by Heidi Staples
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
Old Friends
Old Friends
by Tracy Kidder
A Daily Creativity Journal
A Daily Creativity Journal
by Noah Scalin
The World According to Mister Rogers
The World According to Mister Rogers
by Fred Rogers
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Iris Grace
Iris Grace
by Arabella Carter-Johnson
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Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Beth Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
How Midsummer Night
How Midsummer Night
by Janet Somerville
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
by Mireille Guiliano
The Pattern in the Carpet
The Pattern in the Carpet
by Margaret Drabble
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
100 Days of Weight Loss
100 Days of Weight Loss
by Linda Spangle
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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Brain Training with the Buddha
Brain Training with the Buddha
by Eric Harrison
Remember It!
Remember It!
by Sanjay Gupta, Nelson Dellis
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by David Talbot, Richard D. Mahoney
Be That Unicorn
Be That Unicorn
by Jenny Block
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
by Erma Bombeck
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything (Yes, Anything!)
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything (Yes, Anything!)
by Albert Ellis
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
by Linda Goodman
Among the White Moon Faces
Among the White Moon Faces
by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
Hunting with Hemingway
Hunting with Hemingway
by Hilary Hemingway, Jeff Lindsay
A Country Called Childhood
A Country Called Childhood
by Jay Griffiths
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
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Yes, self help books can really work. It’s recommended to find books that you actually resonate with, as it makes the practical application of your reading much easier to do. Reading self-help literature typically requires dedication to a growth mindset. 

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is the best selling self-help book of all time, with over 80 million copies sold. It’s a classic self help example that identifies key laws and habits that drive success.