In Turned Around, Valeri McCarthy opens up about what it takes to outlive a volatile childhood and finally take back the reins of your own life. Looking back at her early years in southern Indiana, she describes the exhaustion of living with an unpredictable father,...

Nicholas B. Proy’s The Cognitive Craftsman System is a music-based self-development guide about using songs to examine thoughts, feelings, and relationships. Proy begins with the idea that a song can stay the same as a listener’s feelings and memories change. From there, he introduces a...

In today's fast-paced world, compassion fatigue isn't uncommon. Caring for anything other than ourselves seems harder than ever. Dr. Tony Nader is a veteran neuroscientist with decades of experience following Vedic philosophy. In The Power of Caring, Dr. Nader explores the biological, philosophical, and psychological...

Take It To The House by Shae Pratcher begins with Jordan receiving a message from Danielle, a woman who says she did not know Marcus had a fiancée. One sentence turns Jordan’s home life into something different, especially when Marcus’s first answers leave her feeling...

Relationships can be complicated. Couples in the modern era are prone to all sorts of relationship problems. According to veteran couple therapist Jake Thiessen, working on "Tiny Shifts" can go a long way in ensuring healthy, long-lasting relationships between couples. Alongside illustrations by Robinson Smith,...

The original five "love languages" gave couples tools to understand each other's needs. That traditional framework also encouraged intentional acts of kindness between them. But according to Dr. A.M. Benjamin, the framework had its limitations. He has come up with a newer version of that...

The Communal Heart: A Return to Belonging in a World Pulling Us Apart by Claudia Dommaschk offers hope for our fragmented world. Using her knowledge and experience as a marriage and family therapist, Dommaschk presents a multi-faceted look at what prevents us from creating community...

The Rule of Three by Jennifer Granville is a heartwarming, humorous tale of betrayal and revenge. Julia Bennett has discovered her husband’s affair. They’ve been married for 25 years, and he’s decided it’s time for a younger model. What’s a girl to do? Discover herself,...

Keith Thorn’s The Distance We Didn’t See is an incredibly raw, quiet book that looks at how family rifts actually happen—not usually through one big explosion, but through years of small misunderstandings and unaddressed pride. Thorn is brave enough to look back at his own...

Communication issues can make or break any relationship. Effective communication is the key to a healthy marriage. In The Couples Communication Handbook, author Raffi Bilek presents clear-cut strategies for couples to acquire skills that help them navigate their relationships with empathy, understanding, and kindness. Bilek...