Books about anxiety, worry and stress: what they are, why they take hold, and what helps. Authors include psychologists, physicians, coaches and people who learned to live with anxiety themselves.
This list holds 11 books published between 2019 and 2026. A book is on it only when anxiety and stress is a central subject of the book, judged from the book's own description, not when it comes up in passing. The most-rated on Amazon come first.
A Navy SEAL's Path to Inner Freedom and Outer Peace
Christopher Lee Maher · 2019
Unresolved physical, spiritual, mental and emotional stress, tension, and structural distortion rob people of their ability to do what they truly love. The majority of the available tools designed to help you manage your complex stressors are a distraction…
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Eliot Marshall · 2019
Eliot Marshall has always been a fighter, from overcoming bullies and bigots who targeted his half-black, half-Jewish heritage to using his martial-arts prowess to become part of the UFC. But beneath his badass exterior, Eliot struggled with severe anxiety…
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Evan York
Everyone told you that college would be the best four years of your life. Only instead of feeling free, you feel trapped, dealing with a slew of negative mental symptoms. You're not alone. Millions of young adults suffer from poor mental well-being, but a…
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Nina Ahuja · 2020
Imagine if people around you had x-ray vision that could capture your inner experience. In your most stressful moments as a physician, what would they see? As a medical doctor, every treatment prescribed or surgery performed carries high stakes for each…
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Adam Weber
Adam Weber was working in commercial real estate in New York City, an industry known for serving up stress on a silver platter, when back surgery led to a shocking diagnosis. Adam, a husband and father of two young children, had multiple sclerosis. A…
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Alison Mitzner · 2021
Parenting can feel overwhelming and exhausting. Even the most dedicated among us may sacrifice our own well-being on behalf of our kids, but that’s the wrong thing to do. There is a better way. Parenting doesn’t have to be a blur of sleep deprivation, stress…
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Sebastiaan Hooft · 2019
Success as an entrepreneur carries with it the hidden risk of serious pain and suffering resulting from poor health, overwork, and stress. Sebastiaan Hooft is the perfect example. As one of the Netherlands’ bestknown and most successful entrepreneurs, he…
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Renee Cachia · 2021
Are you the parent you want to be? Parenting Freedom offers a gentle invitation to break the modern cycles of stress, burnout, and exhaustion, transforming yourself and your relationship with your child. This unique suite of transformative tools combines…
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Stop Decision Anxiety and Start Taking Action
Kandis Porter · 2023
Good decision making is a vital skill, that most of us never learned. This leaves us susceptible to everything from letting emotions dictate our decisions to analysis paralysis, not to mention the profound impact of picking the wrong career or spouse. In…
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Breaking Free from Religious Trauma
Jasper Cove · 2026
The church imprisoned Jasper in fear. True faith shattered his chains. Jasper Cove spent his childhood imprisoned by dread. Promises of eternal hellfire as punishment for unconfessed sins terrorized him. As a teenager, he suffered from crippling migraines…
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Christopher Glatis · 2023
Anxiety has left you scared, confused, and frustrated. Though you’ve read books, blog posts, and articles, nothing’s helped. Maybe you’ve lost hope. Maybe you’ve flashed the world two middle fingers and said, “Nope, I’m done.” In When Your Mind Screams…
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