I’ve been on quite a journey of transformation myself over the last three years. These are the books that helped me learn, grow, let things go and turn my life around. Some were new reads and others are books I’ve read over time and time again or dip into when I need a reminder or a burst of inspiration.
Here is my burnout reading list:
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Self-help & Personal Development
Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Gerald G. Jampolsky
Lifeshocks: and how to love them, Sophie Sabbage
Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man and life’s greatest lesson, Mitch Albom
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, Brené Brown
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
Rising Strong, Brené Brown
The Rules Of Life: A personal code for living a better, happier, more successful kind of life, Richard Templar
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, Shel Silverstein
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Sarah Knight
Spirituality
The Power Of Now: A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle
The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck
The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
The Universe Has Your Back: How to Feel Safe and Trust Your Life No Matter What, Gabrielle Bernstein
Your True Home, Thich Nhat Hanh
Daily Meditations For Practicing The Course, Karen Casey
You Can Heal Your Life, Louise L. Hay
Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche, Bill Plotkin
Embracing Our Selves: The Voice Dialogue Manual, Hal Stone, Ph.D. and Sidra L. Stone, Ph.D.
Psychology
Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind, Joe Dispenza, D.C.
Man’s Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust, Viktor E. Frankl
Sane New World: Taming the Mind, Ruby Wax
The Female Brain, Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Personal Effectiveness
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action, Simon Sinek
Eat That Frog!: Get More of the Important Things Done Today, Brian Tracy
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
Manage Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide, Gillian Butler and Tony Hope
Philosophy
Women Who Run With The Wolves: Contacting The Power Of The Wild Woman, Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder, Gabor Maté
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Yoga
Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, Saraswati Satyananda Swami
The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards, William J. Broad
Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: An Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners, H. David Coulter
Bhagavad Gita – Text and Commentary, Sivananda Swami