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22 Life-Changing Books That Transform Healing from the Inside Out

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  Whether you’re knee-deep in your healing journey, guiding others as a helping professional, or just craving deeper meaning in your life, books have a way of walking us home. As a therapist and human walking my own untamed journey, these 22 books have stirred something sacred in me and I have shared many of them with the humans I work with. Each one offers a mirror, a map, or a medicine. Below, you’ll find the author, a brief summary, and why it’s life-changing—from the lens of someone who sits with trauma, grief, hope, and transformation every day. 1. Your Key to Happiness – Harold M. Sherman A classic on self-image psychology and how our inner beliefs shape our outer reality. Written in 1935, it was a book far ahead of its time. 👉 Why it heals: I actually found this book at a yard sale in high school, thinking it was just a self-help book (early signs of where my career would end up, apparently). It turned out to be my first introduction to the power of manifestation—before I ...
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The Greenlight Mindset: Life Lessons from Matthew McConaughey

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I’m doing this 6-month and 12-month challenge to build positive habits, improve my mindset, and deepen self-love. I love character-building and personal growth revamps—if for no other reason than to boss all the way up and remind myself that I am, in fact, a badass. I’ll write more about this specific challenge when I hit the 6-month mark, but for now, the core premise is simple: focus on adding value to my life rather than fixating on what I need to subtract, quit, or remove. This shift has been nothing short of revolutionary for my mindset—and honestly, for my life. One of the more recent additions? Bringing reading back into my bedtime routine. It used to be a non-negotiable part of my night, but over the last few years, it just… disappeared. My bedtime routine became sporadic—going to bed at random hours, brushing my teeth, maybe taking off my makeup, maybe doing skincare, and definitely scrolling. (Yes, therapists have unhealthy habits too. We're human, just like you.) The fir...
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