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A raw, poetic exploration of the fragile boundary between healing others and losing oneself. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A shining affliction.
- haunting
- tender
- claustrophobic
- hopeful
- 01
The boy who was raised as a dog
Bruce Duncan Perry and Maia Szalavitz · 2006
A compassionate, eye-opening exploration of how extreme trauma shapes the developing brain and the innovative therapies that offer a path to healing.
- 02
The boy who couldn't stop washing
Judith L. Rapoport · 1989
A compassionate and eye-opening journey into the hidden, agonizing world of obsessive-compulsive disorder and the dawn of its modern treatment.
- 03
Love's Executioner
Irvin D. Yalom · 1991
An unflinchingly honest, deeply empathetic look into the messy, beautiful reality of two humans sitting in a room trying to make sense of existence.
- 04
The Gift of Therapy
Irvin Yalom · 2002
A masterclass in human connection delivered as a series of intimate, fireside chats with a wise mentor.
- 05
The Center Cannot Hold
Elyn R. Saks · 2007
A beautifully written, harrowing, and ultimately triumphant firsthand account of navigating the terrifying realities of schizophrenia.
- 06
Lying on the Couch
Irvin D. Yalom · 1996
A sharp, deeply empathetic peek behind the therapist's curtain, where the healers are just as flawed and vulnerable as the patients on their couches.
- 07
Good Morning, Monster
Catherine Gildiner
An intimate, harrowing, yet profoundly hopeful exploration of the human mind's astonishing capacity to survive and heal.
- 08
Let me hear your voice
Catherine Maurice
A fierce, emotionally grueling, and ultimately triumphant journey through the labyrinth of a life-altering diagnosis.
- 09
I never promised you a rose garden
Hannah Green
A harrowing but profoundly empathetic descent into the labyrinth of severe mental illness and the courageous climb back to reality.
- 10
Dibs in Search of Self
Virginia M. Axline
A quiet, profoundly moving window into a child's mind as he plays his way out of isolation and into the world.
- 11
I never promised you a rose garden
Joanne Greenberg · 1964
A harrowing but deeply compassionate descent into the labyrinth of a fractured mind and the grueling, courageous climb back to reality.
- 12
The Brain That Changes Itself
Norman Doidge
An awe-inspiring exploration of human resilience that will fundamentally change how you view your own mind's potential.
