27 Popular Self Help Books For Women That Actually Work – Pretty Progressive

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Self-help literature has become one of the most expansive in the publishing world. For every situation it seems there’s advice that is dubious at best. That’s why we’ve saved you the trouble of looking and reading vague book descriptions:

We’ve got books that provide advice you can act upon and start using in your everyday life, to move forwards. Each book also has its own concise description so that you know if it’s the best fit for you.

#1 Body Love Every Day by Kelly LeVeque

Body Love Every Day provides a plan to help you achieve natural wellness for the body, mind, and soul. You’ll find recipes and nutrition information for every meal, exercise and movement for every day, stress management and energy recharge for nights and weekends, and emotional support to get you through the inevitable tough times. Whether you’re looking to live healthier or drop a jean size, boost your fitness or just feel better, Body Love Every Day is your guide to success.

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#2 Unzipped by Sheri Arcuria

Unzipped tells the story of Sheri’s weightloss journey dealing with obesity at a young age, failed attempts, the process of deciding on surgery and aftermath. Her story is not just about her weight loss journey overall but about overcoming obstacles and taking control of your life for you. It paints a picture on visualizing what you want and how your mindset can help you achieve your dreams. It can be relate-able to anyone overcoming obstacles, addictions and/or roadblocks by changing your mindset. It is very motivating and inspiring.

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#3 It’s About Time by Valorie Burton

Discover the eternal value of your finite time—and intentionally choose the meaningful over the urgent every single day.

Our culture makes it so that even the most organized and efficient among us feels the pressure of the ticking clock and the possibility and regret of missing out. Modern life has evolved in a way that sets us up for stress, pressure, and overload. New norms and attitudes tap into deeply-wired psychological impulses that make it harder than ever to take control of your time.. Many of us also have innate personality traits that make the struggle even worse.

No wonder time can become a tyrant that leaves us chronically stressed and discontented. Unlock an approach to life that bestselling author Valorie Burton calls “living timelessly.”

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#4 ACK! The Book by Cory Sanchez

It’s a 38-page, completely illustrated book for adults that takes a complex idea of struggling with everyday thoughts and emotions and shares a simple secret on how to beat bad days and live a happy, joy-filled life. Perfect for Moms! An empowering tool to win back days from negative thoughts and be more present.

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#5 The The Kindfulness Solution by Karen M Azeez

As women, we know that self-care is vitally important. But before we can devote time, energy and focus on self-care we need to have the self-compassion necessary to want to do this for ourselves – especially when the going gets tough. The Kindfulness Solution helps gently guides readers through the process of cultivating both mindfulness (to identify their obstacles) and self-compassion so that they can practice real self-care and even achieve lasting transformations in their health and wellbeing.

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#6 My F*cking Long Journey to Loving Myself by Marla Goldberg

My F*cking Long Journey to Loving Myself: A Guide to a Shorter Path is a self-help book based on author Marla Goldberrg’s own personal journey, and the tools she used to help do a 180 on her life. The reader will connect with Marla’s story and honesty, and will see first hand how the methods Marla discusses helped transform her life.

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#7 Mid-Life Joyride by J. Hope Suis

If you are breaking down the suggestions into categories, this would be for single women (divorced, never married, widowed) in their midlife years.

It is entitled Mid-Life Joyride – Love in the Single Lane and it covers all aspects of being a SIM (Single in Midlife) from how to start over again in the dating world, to how to pursue yourself and live your best life now!

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#8 No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien

We are not robots and we need to stop suppressing our emotions. Feelings do have a place in the workplace. This book will guide you to how to leverage them.

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#9 His Beloved by Geneva Jewel

This book is for single women, single mothers and even for women who have lived through a divorce. It has 65 days worth of insight that will also help the women to speak positive affirmations about themselves and move past fear and old ways of thinking.

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#10 Be Free. Be You by Achea Redd

In Be Free. Be You, Achea Redd—wife of NBA legend and Olympian Michael Redd—lays bare her struggles with eating disorders, generalized anxiety disorder and depression. But she doesn’t feel sorry for herself, instead using her position to raise awareness of mental health issues among people of color, especially women, and inspires and encourages all of us to be our best selves—no matter what shape, size or color that may be—and reminds us all that nothing is more brave than being vulnerable and asking for help.

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#11 Meditation Illuminated by Joy Rains

Millions of people worldwide have transformed their lives through meditation–now you can, too. Learn how to experience meditation’s profound benefits, including reduced stress, increased focus, and enhanced well-being. This comprehensive primer is designed to give you a complete understanding of how meditation works–and how to meditate. With its straightforward language, simple concepts, illustrative stories, and clear instructions for 21 varied meditations, you can discover how to transform your life today!

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#12 You’re Going to Survive by Alexandra Franzen

This book helped me with Defeat and getting through it: Inside, you’ll find inspiring true stories from all kinds of people―from authors, chefs, lawyers, website designers, and Broadway performers to personal stylists, jazz musicians, business consultants, non-profit fundraisers, and more―each describing one of the worst moments in their entire career, and how they got through it. It helped me stay motivated and never give up: No matter what’s going on right now, this isn’t the end of your story.. You’re going to survive!

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#13 Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office by Dr. Lois P. Frankel

This book really illuminated all the learned habits we pick up that sabotage us in life and our careers. We’re taught to be nice, to defer to those who seem like they have authority, to never negotiate and be happy with what we’re given… all these things are habits men don’t tend to learn, and they really set women back in their careers.

The Nice Girls series is one I’ve gone back to time and again to unlearn habits and reassess my progress. They’ve helped me to question why I’m doing things my male colleagues would never dream of doing, and give me the tools to correct that learned behavior.”

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#14 You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero

The ultimate get-inspired-and-go-out-and-do-something-with-you-life kind of book! I love Jen’s voice, her short stories and the messages she tells in this book. I find myself laughing when I read it, even though I’ve read and listened to it at least a dozen times. I highly recommend the audiobook. There’s nothing quite as satisfying an author reading her own work.

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#15 Battle Endurance by Nate Battle

If you are searching for a tool to help you sift through the noise, overcome obstacles, and find your true purpose in life, this is your book. Let’s face it, life is hard, it is going to be unfair, and people simply don’t always play by the rules. Given that, it’s best to equip yourself, sooner rather than later, with a tool to help you manage through the challenges you will inevitably face in life so you can find and live your true purpose.

This book will help you do just that. It lays out a roadmap on how you can look beyond challenges, expectations, and facades to be your true self. It was written with the idea that as the reader, you can replace the challenges presented with your own, being able to see yourself while learning how to let go, work through conflict, obstacles, and difficulties and limiting negative self-talk, one step, action, moment and battle at a time. It speaks to how we are, at times distracted by false beliefs and faulty thinking. Shared are many stories, and approaches on letting go, how to live in the present, and have a full and more peaceful life.

It’s engaging and relatable while including an honest selection of experiences readers of all ages will find as useful tools to help live a full life. “This book puts language around so many feelings I had. It also reminds me of a place of peace that must be maintained for me to avoid those pitfalls.” A book which motivational speaker Les Brown calls instructive, informative, and inspiring … a guide to live your life victoriously.

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#16 doc.PEACE of Mind Method by Peace Uche

Research shows that positive affective experiences in the workplace and in life help develop positive behaviors, including enthusiasm, pride, energy, joy, and increased productivity. Through this book doc.PEACE teaches you how to identify ways to live positively, avoid judgement, connect with others, and work together more cohesively so that you can be ignited to lead a more passionate life. You may not yet have a process in place that encourages the free expression of your authentic self and brings a unique positive outlook to your life. You are going to walk away from my book with a step-by-step process on how to do just that!

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#17 Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

What I love most about Rachel’s book Girl, Wash Your Face is that she does not sugar-coat what it means to be an imperfect human being trying to do better in life. This is a real girl-to-girl talk about the potential health issues with overwhelming stress, relationship issues due to lack of communication, struggles with haters declaring what you should and shouldn’t be doing with your life, and so much more. I admit that the conclusion of this book had me in tears, but it was refreshing to release them over words that held true understanding. If you’re trying to find a balance in this world and peace over constant mistakes made over the years, this is the book to help ignite some inner peace.

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#18 Live an Empowered Life! A 30-Day Journey Book by Susan Burrell

This is not your ordinary self help book – it is a guided journal with exercises plus there is a digital component where the author lets you know where to go online to watch certain videos she created which take you to the next step of your journey. It is really brilliant!

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#19 Incremental Improvements by Mike Brodsky

The author shares ideas and strategies for making improvements in many aspects of one’s life. For a woman who is trying to juggle her career, her relationships, her family, and possibly even motherhood, this book suggests many potential actions and behaviors that can help to lead the reader on the path to success and personal development in a more manageable way. The reader may also learn techniques for dealing with life’s various challenges without becoming overwhelmed. There’s a lot of useful information in this book for women who are looking to improve themselves.

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#20 The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

As women, we feel like we need to do it all. Be perfect, say yes to the party, bake for your child’s class..This book dives into the art of saying no. Reevaluating what is truly essential to YOU. The book showed me that I was focused on doing everything, instead of the things that actually mattered to me.

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#21 The Binge Cure by Nina Savelle-Rocklin

Most women can relate to being worried about weight, or freaked out about food. We often feel like failures for not having the willpower to be able to say no to a late night cookie binge or an extra serving of ice cream. An essential read for those who have ever wondered why you or someone you love is having so much trouble kicking unhealthy behavior.

If you’ve ever wondered why others seem to be able to lose weight and keep it off while you keep on struggling with the same old mistakes – read THE BINGE CURE : 7 STEPS TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING. This impactful new book will change your perspective on willpower — and your life!

With this compelling and engaging new book, Dr. Nina, an acclaimed Los Angeles psychoanalyst (and host of The Dr. Nina show on L.A Talk Radio & frequent commentator in major media (The Dr. Drew Podcast, Psychology Today, The Los Angeles Times, Prevention, Real Simple, Redbook, Huffington Post, Beverly Hills Times etc) is transforming lives across North America and around the world. So whether you’re looking for a late night read or some inspiration in the middle of the day at the office…Stop stressing – and start READING!

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#22 Hello Beautiful by Keryl Pesce

This book is a for all age group women who are self-doubt or low self-esteem, having anxiety and regret their past instead to change it.

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#23 Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

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This eye-opening book by Brown delves into the power of vulnerability and how it allows you to live your best life. The New York Times best seller gives women a transformative understanding of how to live their best lives. Emotional exposure is at the forefront of creating meaningful connections and Brown helps women to achieve this, and in doing so, live their best, most powerfully confident lives.

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#24 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

What’s great about this book is that it helps people become more confident, disciplined, and assertive. As a woman, I believe that in order to strengthen our presence in society, women need to learn to be more confident with their own voice and be more assertive with their beliefs. In order to be seen, we must first become highly effective people..

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#25 Life After Bullying by Lotte W. Vesterli

Bullying and its torturous consequences linger for many years and affect us mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Women are over-represented among bullying victims and often don’t achieving the success they deserve. “Life After Bullying” uses clearly explained exercises to help the reader to break free of the past and move from victimhood to the creator of her own life.

This is the book I couldn’t find when I suffered from anxiety and low self-esteem caused by severe childhood bullying. I had to struggle through on my own and wrote this book to help others complete this journey faster.

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#26 Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker

Of Mess and Moxie is the perfect self help book for women who don’t like self help books. The beauty of Hatmaker’s writing is that it lies somewhere between no-nonsense pep talks and self-deprecating humor.

So many currently popular self helps rely on in your face, “tough love,” but Hatmaker’s approach is simply to peel back the curtain on her life and let reader’s glean their own advice. Whether you are struggling to find meaning in the mundane or looking for your next adventure, this book has something which will feel as if it was written specifically for you.

Of Mess and Moxie is hysterical, practical, and poignant—perfect for women who are searching for direction in their lives.

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#27 Rhinoceros Success By Scott Alexander

This is a fun book that will teach you to set goals and then CRUSH them. It is a quick read that is filled with valuable insight.

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