The best new self-improvement books of 2025 (chosen by self-improvement authors)

Loved by 3 people

All the Way to the River

By Elizabeth Gilbert ,

Loved by 2 people

The Third Reich of Dreams

By Charlotte Beradt , Damion Searls (translator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By Paul Scheer ,

Loved by 1 person

Mid-Faith Crisis

By Catherine McNiel , Jason Hague ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Loved by 1 person

Managing Up

By Melody Wilding ,

Loved by 1 person

Moral Ambition

By Rutger Bregman ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Pathways to Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher ,

Loved by 1 person

Dear Writer

By Maggie Smith ,

Loved by 1 person

Notes to John

By Joan Didion ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Pathways to Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Loved by 1 person

Guidance from the Universe

By Jill Amy Sager ,

Loved by 1 person

Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder

By Edward L. Jones III ,

Pathways to Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Pathways to Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

By Ben Reinking,

Loved by 1 person

Radical Unlearning

By Lewis Raven Wallace ,

Loved by 1 person

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

By Leslie Johansen Nack ,

Loved by 1 person

No Longer That Girl

By Stephanie L. Maley ,

Loved by 1 person

From Sexless Marriage to Sex Goddess

By Alisa Kriegel ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Pathways to Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

By Ben Reinking,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

By Ann Marie Hoff ,

Loved by 1 person

Outside the Lanes

By Becca Mann ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

By Ben Reinking,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Loved by 1 person

Blueprints

By Marcus du Sautoy ,

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

By Ben Reinking,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Pathways to Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

By Ben Reinking,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

By Ann Marie Hoff ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Prioritize You

By Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell ,

Reclaim Your Workday

By Marcey Rader ,

Pathways to Inner Peace

By Diane Dreher ,

Drowning Lifeguards

By Ruth Hull ,

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

By Ben Reinking,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

By Ann Marie Hoff ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

By Jan Bergstrom ,

Genius

By Dan Hermes ,

Thank You, Burnout

By Hayley Hughes ,

SOAR To Success

By Andrea Anderson, Barbara Hemphill ,

Love It or Lose It

By Barbara Hemphill , Maggie Bedrosian,

Twenty One Summers

By Thomas Werner, Derrick Connell,

The best new self-improvement books of 2025

The books our community loved the most.

All the Way to the River

The Third Reich of Dreams

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

Mid-Faith Crisis

New books from our members

Prioritize You

Reclaim Your Workday

Managing Up

Moral Ambition

New books from our members

Prioritize You

Reclaim Your Workday

Pathways to Inner Peace

Dear Writer

Notes to John

New books from our members

Prioritize You

Reclaim Your Workday

Pathways to Inner Peace

Drowning Lifeguards

Guidance from the Universe

Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder

New books from our members

Pathways to Inner Peace

Drowning Lifeguards

New books from our members

Prioritize You

Reclaim Your Workday

Pathways to Inner Peace

Drowning Lifeguards

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

Radical Unlearning

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

No Longer That Girl

From Sexless Marriage to Sex Goddess

New books from our members

Prioritize You

Reclaim Your Workday

Pathways to Inner Peace

Drowning Lifeguards

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

Outside the Lanes

New books from our members

Drowning Lifeguards

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

Blueprints

New books from our members

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

New books from our members

Prioritize You

Reclaim Your Workday

Pathways to Inner Peace

Drowning Lifeguards

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

Broken but Healing

Born to be Brave

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

New books from our members

Prioritize You

Reclaim Your Workday

Pathways to Inner Peace

Drowning Lifeguards

How to Relax Without Losing Your Edge

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood Workbook

Flourish from Within: Moving Beyond Survival, Beyond Thriving, to Living Your Best Soul Life!

Broken but Healing

Born to be Brave

Gifts from a Challenging Childhood

Genius

Thank You, Burnout

SOAR To Success

Love It or Lose It