Better Self

A Wise Meditation on the Freedom to Choose

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

BookTribApril 9, 2026

Better Self Nonfiction

The People Who Shape Us: Finding Meaning, Healing and Connection in Other People

What if the story of your life isn’t really about you? In Other People: A Memoir and Reflections on Trauma, Connection, Meaning, and the Neuroscience of Healing, Michael S. Piraino makes a quiet but persistent case that who we become is shaped, piece by piece, by those around us. It’s…

BookTribMarch 31, 2026

Better Self Nonfiction Recommended

A Proactive Path Through the Teen Mental Health Crisis

In recent years, rates of anxiety, depression and other forms of emotional distress among teens have risen significantly, while access to qualified mental health professionals remains uneven at best. For many families, the question is no longer whether support is needed, but where to find it. Into this gap steps…

BookTribMarch 19, 2026

Better Self Recommended

A Smart “Emotionary” for Anyone Who Wants Better Words for What They Feel

In Choosing Emotions, D. Earl Johnston offers a fresh “emotionary” that defines 272 emotional states through direct language, everyday phrases, and quotes spanning 3,000 years. Both entertaining and deeply researched, it gives readers a rare tool for naming what they feel with clarity and purpose.

BookTribMarch 5, 2026

Better Self Nonfiction Recommended

A Practical Guide to Staying Alert in an Unpredictable World

A calm, practical safety guide that favors awareness over fear. Tim Beard’s Look Twice, Volume I offers simple decision tools, scenario-based advice, and checklists that help readers stay alert at home, at work, out in town, and on the move.

BookTribFebruary 25, 2026

Better Self Nonfiction

Divorcee Speaks Out About Marriage Trauma in “They Get Your Highs (I Get Your Lows)”

Alcoholism. Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Bipolar Disorder. ADHD. Any one of these conditions is a challenge to forming and maintaining a healthy relationship with others. Anna Knight's husband had all four. In her enlightening and harrowing memoir, They Get Your Highs (I Get Your Lows): A Story of Survival and New…

Cynthia ConradMay 12, 2021

Author Spotlight Better Self Nonfiction

Ed Hajim Discusses His Secrets to Success While “On the Road Less Traveled”

“Anything is possible in America,” says Ed Hajim. “And that road of life is always under construction.” He should know. At a very early age, life took him on a journey from one dire situation to the next, from unfamiliar foster homes to crowded orphanages, from having one semi-present parent…

BookTribMarch 22, 2021

Better Self Hidden Gems Nonfiction

Building Better Men, Brick by Brick in “Boys Will Be Men”

In an era when conversations about masculinity often oscillate between defensiveness and despair, Vince Benevento’s Boys Will Be Men: 8 Lessons for the Lost American Male takes a different approach. Rather than debating what masculinity should mean, Benevento focuses on what young men actually need: structure, accountability, mentorship and a…

BookTribJanuary 20, 2026

Better Self Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Joanne Sonenshine, Author of ‘ChangeSeekers’ on Changing Careers and Finding Your Calling

It's not always clear where we're headed in life, or in our career. We're in an age where it seems like we have to decide what our one, true calling is and what we will do with the rest of our lives at a relatively young age. However, this isn't…

BookTribJanuary 12, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Brand Yourself Like a Kardashian!: A BookTrib Q&A with Branding Strategist Rina Plapler

The Kardashian family has made a fortune branding themselves through social media. Regardless of how you feel about this family, their self-promotion techniques have been so effective that the name "Kardashian" is synonymous with a number of products, most recently Calvin Klein, but if anyone were to ask what exactly…

BookTribJanuary 31, 2018

Better Self Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

Sometimes the best advice is the advice that's been handed down from others. Often coming from decades of trial-and-error, life experience and more, the lessons that carry the best advice are not only worthwhile, but they stand the test of time. Marc Demetriou, a nationally recognized mortgage banker and top-rated speaker,…

BookTribJanuary 24, 2018

Better Self Recommended

A Raw and Inspiring Memoir of Addiction, Transformation and Redemption

Jason Ferguson’s electrifying memoir Nobody’s Legend chronicles a journey from rock bottom to redemption. This raw, motivational story of identity, addiction, and perseverance doubles as a roadmap for anyone ready to rewrite their own life story and take back their future.

BookTribOctober 7, 2025

Better Self Recommended

Inspirational Faith-Fueled Roadmap for Real, Lasting Change

Part memoir, part field guide, The Blueprint of Becoming offers a candid recovery story, Scripture-driven insights, and step-by-step practices—journaling prompts, prayers, and goal-setting—to help readers realign their lives with God’s design and take the next faithful step.

BookTribOctober 14, 2025

Better Self

Unlock Your Career Potential with “The Business of You”

I am thrilled to have read this valuable book and hope you will pick up a copy, too! In The Business of You, authors Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio introduce us to a refreshing perspective when it comes to career opportunities through the eyes of Sydney, a young woman looking for…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 10, 2025

Better Self Better Self - Featured Book Club Network Nonfiction

Patients and Doctors Will Understand Those “Gut Feelings” After Reading This Sequel

Several months ago I had the opportunity to read and review Gut Feelings: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and the Patient-Doctor Relationship. In the book, Dr. Douglas A. Drossman, MD, a renowned gastroenterologist, founder and COO of the internationally recognized nonprofit the Rome Foundation, and president of DrossmanCare, teams up with…

Barbara WilkovJune 7, 2022

Better Self Listicles

5 Inspiring Books to Improve Relationships with Yourself, Others and God

One of the greatest gifts of the human experience is our connection with others. But oftentimes, these relationships are difficult to fully embrace without an understanding of ourselves. And who knows us better than our Creator? By embracing God’s love for us, we are able to gain the fundamental tools…

BookTribNovember 18, 2022

A Wise Meditation on the Freedom to Choose

The People Who Shape Us: Finding Meaning, Healing and Connection in Other People

A Proactive Path Through the Teen Mental Health Crisis

A Smart “Emotionary” for Anyone Who Wants Better Words for What They Feel

A Practical Guide to Staying Alert in an Unpredictable World

Divorcee Speaks Out About Marriage Trauma in “They Get Your Highs (I Get Your Lows)”

Ed Hajim Discusses His Secrets to Success While “On the Road Less Traveled”

BookTrib Q&A: Joanne Sonenshine, Author of ‘ChangeSeekers’ on Changing Careers and Finding Your Calling

Brand Yourself Like a Kardashian!: A BookTrib Q&A with Branding Strategist Rina Plapler

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

A Raw and Inspiring Memoir of Addiction, Transformation and Redemption

Inspirational Faith-Fueled Roadmap for Real, Lasting Change

Patients and Doctors Will Understand Those “Gut Feelings” After Reading This Sequel

5 Inspiring Books to Improve Relationships with Yourself, Others and God

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