In Comedy Central executive Tara Schuster’s candid guide to self-care, she shares low cost tips for a healthy lifestyle, how to care for yourself as you would for a loved one, ways to practice acts of gratitude, and other tools she implements to manage childhood trauma. Part memoir, part self-help guide, this book aims to get you that much closer to a life you truly love.

This highly informed guide to bipolar disorder for individuals and families outlines symptoms and subtypes of the disorder, causes, and how it’s impacted by social and biological environments. Seasoned psychiatrist Dr. Robert Fawcett also shares healthy behaviors and treatments to support someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Eleanor Oliphant’s life has become a ritual of sameness and social avoidance due to unprocessed trauma. Until she meets Raymond, whose social awkwardness equals her own. Their friendship begins when both find themselves assisting Sammy, an elderly man who has fallen on the sidewalk. The three become pals, ending the solitude that each has been experiencing for most of their lives.

In this captivating debut novel, two sisters must confront the changes their mother’s death has brought upon the family. Miranda struggles to help her younger sister, Lucia, who has begun to hear voices since the tragic event. The two attempt to live their separate lives until Miranda is called upon to leave her comfortable life in Switzerland in an attempt to rescue Lucia, and help her find a way to live a fulfilling life in spite of her mental illness.

A moving and inspiring memoir about self-discovery by a woman suffering from depression and anxiety. Translated from Korean, the story traces her struggle to understand her depression, which feels at odds with her continued desire to eat tteokbokki, a spicy rice cake street food. With the help of her therapist, Baek starts to untangle the web of behaviors that keep her trapped in a cycle of self-abuse.

In these candid and compelling essays Nigerian born Ikpi examines how mental health impacts every part of ourselves and our lives, and how the stories we tell ourselves may not always be true. Struggling with anxiety and bipolar II after a childhood move to Oklahoma, Ikpi’s mental health continues declining behind the scenes until she receives a formal diagnosis in her twenties.

A look into the tension between “crazy” and “creative,” this graphic memoir explores the difficulties of the creator’s journey with bipolar disorder and her quest to find mental stability while holding on to her passion and creativity. Investigating the “crazy” and the “creative” Forney questions the “crazy artist” stereotype and tries to answer the question–will I still be creative without my disorder?

A thought-provoking investigation into what we as individuals and a society view as “normal” when it comes to health. Maté, a renowned physician, questions what really makes us sick and challenges the failures of traditional Western medicine. A well-researched and sobering exploration of the myths surrounding our ideas of health, he ultimately outlines a compassionate framework for health and healing.

Judith Grisel, a behavioral neuroscientist, offers a candid and thoughtful guide to understanding drug addiction. As a recovered addict, she has empathy in addition to her expertise. Grisel weaves the science with personal stories to create a compelling breakdown of different drugs, their effects, and why addiction can be so difficult to overcome.

The difference between dreams and nightmares, the impact of trauma and stress on sleep, and different methods for healing from nightmares are just some of the helpful topics discussed in this informative guide written by psychotherapist Linda Yael Schiller for those ailed by bad dreams.

In her debut graphic memoir, cartoonist Rachel Lindsay details her journey grappling with bipolar disorder and the shortcomings of treatment and mental health care she’s encountered along the way. Candid and compelling, Lindsay utilizes simple black and white linework to illustrate the heartache and hardships of this misunderstood disorder.

Psychotherapist Dr. Richard O’Connor shares his years of experience with mental health in this bestselling, approachable guide to improving symptoms of depression. O’Connor focuses on altering emotional habits and ingrained behaviors as a means to manage depression, while incorporating new, healthier habits into family, work, and relationships.

Despite winning an Emmy for producing the radio show This American Life, Stephanie Foo’s battle with Complex PTSD immobilized her behind closed doors. Realizing her work to overcome childhood trauma had only scratched the surface, Foo sets out on a healing quest, finding the best path forward through reclaiming her agency with joy and grace.

Sharing expert advice on the neuroscience of trauma, this no nonsense guide is here to help readers get a handle on a variety of mental health issues. With practical exercises to help move toward recovery, Dr. Faith Harper explains what’s going on in our brains, and how to retrain them to adapt to the ebbs and flows of everyday life.