What it is: An upbeat and richly detailed guide to achieving your personal and professional goals using lessons from author Monica Aldama's career as a professional cheerleading coach and star of Netflix original series Cheer.
Topics include:Developing a sense of personal integrity; the power of ritual; the importance of getting out of your comfort zone.
What it's about:An exploration of the pressure to constantly be productive and an argument in favor of accepting that there are "days we don't seize."
Topics include: The importance of being realistic when setting expectations for yourself; the value of regularly making space for small indulgences; learning to identify self-shaming patterns.
What it is:A science-based look at mental illness as a construct, urging readers and practitioners to reflect on the defining lines between the difficulties that are an inescapable part of human life and actual clinical conditions.
Don't miss:The discussion of social media as a double-edged sword to both create a platform for de-stigmatization and a means for the spread of misinformation.
What's inside: Candid and witty essays and observations about moving into a new life stage, with a focus on the particular challenges faced by women.
Read it for:The conversational tone, which hits just the right notes when discussing the intimate (and occasionally embarrassing) topics and feels like talking to an old friend.
What it's about:How you can use a little bit of nihilism as a positive tool to free yourself from things that don't make you happy by removing "the burden of meaning" from your obligations.
Read it if:Despite your best self-improvement and self-care efforts and routines you still feel overwhelmed and burnt out.