Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb was a refreshing book about a therapist who also needs a therapist. While it may not be openly spoken about, there are lots of reasons why a therapist may also have their own therapist. This book explores how the knowledge of a therapist can sometimes escape their own capacity to practice in the wild of their own lives. 

Have you ever thought, “I wonder if my mom/dad is a narcissist?” Well this book might be for you. Written by Dr. Karyl McBride, a therapist who worked through her own struggle with a narcissistic mother, her views and stories validate many people who have grown up with a narcissistic parent or family member. 

Quit Like a Woman is the book we all need in 2025. Whether you identify as a woman or not, this book provides fascinating insights on how marketing strategies have targets certain groups of people over time, and how marketers have used their powers for evil instead of good. From cigarettes to alcohol we (as humans) love giving ourselves permission to do something that might be seen as less than wholesome. This book investigates why we do that, how alcohol affects our multi-organ systems, and why we do things even when we know it’s bad for us. If you want to know more about the foundations of AA, recovery, decisions about harm reduction, and why we love feeling less of our real emotions, this might be a great book for your next read. 

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Anna Lembke doesn’t skip a beat as she discusses dopamine, why we love it, and how we achieve it in our daily lives. This book provides and overview of this naturally occurring feel good hormone and why so many of us are not only constantly seeking more of it, but addicted to feeling it. Anna’s science combine with easy for everyone to understand language makes this books a great read for anyone looking to understand our modern lives, marketing, and influences.

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