{"id":142147,"date":"2019-06-19T02:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=142147"},"modified":"2020-08-05T11:02:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:02:51","slug":"self-help-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/self-help-books\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Self-Help Books You Should Add to Your Summer Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a book that will trigger a major light bulb moment and maybe even change your life for the better? We asked everyday women to recommend the one self-help book they believe everyone should read.<\/p>\n<p>Check out their recommendations below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142148\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Atomic-Habits-404x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19115559\/Atomic-Habits-404x610.jpg 404w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19115559\/Atomic-Habits-147x222.jpg 147w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19115559\/Atomic-Habits-152x230.jpg 152w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19115559\/Atomic-Habits-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19115559\/Atomic-Habits.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/1676078000251078833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Atomic Habits: An Easy &amp; Proven Way to Build Good Habits &amp; Break Bad Ones<\/em>\u00a0by James Clear<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>For a no-B.S. perspective on changing your life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sydney_like_thecity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sydney Rusk<\/a> (24) is all over this read. She says, \u201cIt\u2019s less of an inspirational book and more of a painfully practical how-to guide for changing any part of your life that you feel you need to. His key point is that the tiny 1% improvements we make will add up to massive changes in our lives. I\u2019ve already reread it twice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142151\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/51AQAz3lnQL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120636\/51AQAz3lnQL._SX331_BO1204203200_.jpg 333w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120636\/51AQAz3lnQL._SX331_BO1204203200_-148x222.jpg 148w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120636\/51AQAz3lnQL._SX331_BO1204203200_-153x230.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/1676080040523609785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate<\/em> by Fran Hauser<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/annlindquist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ann Lindquist<\/a> (30) loves the balance of strength and gentleness championed in these pages. She says, \u201cIt is a great reminder that being nice doesn\u2019t mean you need to be a pushover. You can set boundaries and be a girl boss while still being kind to others.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142152\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9780062079176_p0_v2_s600x595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120750\/9780062079176_p0_v2_s600x595.jpg 396w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120750\/9780062079176_p0_v2_s600x595-148x222.jpg 148w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120750\/9780062079176_p0_v2_s600x595-153x230.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/1676080100310688262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself<\/em> by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>For any woman who\u2019s her own worst critic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laura.migs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Migs<\/a> (30) is handing this out. She explains, \u201cThis book is a game-changer when it comes to self-worth and forgiveness, especially for young, high-achieving women who are hard on themselves. I wish I had read it earlier in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142153\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9781101594995_p0_v4_s600x595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120922\/9781101594995_p0_v4_s600x595.jpg 393w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120922\/9781101594995_p0_v4_s600x595-147x222.jpg 147w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19120922\/9781101594995_p0_v4_s600x595-152x230.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/1676080187557421820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead<\/em> by Bren\u00e9 Brown, PhD., LMSW<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A big fan of all things by Brown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/libbyajoyce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libby Joyce<\/a> (41) says, \u201cShe\u2019s inspired me to cut through the B.S. and live authentically.\u201d Joyce has learned that hard times are inevitable, but we get the choice to show up and take the challenge head-on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142155\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/71oBSc9IwgL-401x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121203\/71oBSc9IwgL-401x610.jpg 401w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121203\/71oBSc9IwgL-146x222.jpg 146w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121203\/71oBSc9IwgL-151x230.jpg 151w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121203\/71oBSc9IwgL-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121203\/71oBSc9IwgL.jpg 893w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/1676080370532385896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World<\/em> by Bob Goff<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Goff compiles a collection of whimsical anecdotes and life lessons to inspire readers to live and love with purpose. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/SydneyStavinoha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sydney\u00a0Stavinoha<\/a> (26) says the book very literally changed her life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142156\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/811qThVv0CL-405x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121319\/811qThVv0CL-405x610.jpg 405w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121319\/811qThVv0CL-147x222.jpg 147w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121319\/811qThVv0CL-153x230.jpg 153w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121319\/811qThVv0CL-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121319\/811qThVv0CL.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/1676080447026647085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fail Until You Don\u2019t: Fight. Grind. Repeat.<\/em> by Bobby Bones<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Ashleigh of <a href=\"http:\/\/successesandstruggles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Success &amp; Struggles<\/a> (27) insists the radio host\u2019s book is a great reminder that \u201cone failure doesn\u2019t define you and shouldn\u2019t be the stopping point for anything in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-142157\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/91ODdoiKa7L-396x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121456\/91ODdoiKa7L-396x610.jpg 396w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121456\/91ODdoiKa7L-144x222.jpg 144w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121456\/91ODdoiKa7L-149x230.jpg 149w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121456\/91ODdoiKa7L-768x1184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19121456\/91ODdoiKa7L.jpg 1557w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shop-links.co\/1676080540364365334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead<\/em> by Bren\u00e9 Brown, PhD., LMSW<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em> best-seller, <em>Rising Strong<\/em> taught <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/missemilyelaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emily Sheahan<\/a> (25) to \u201cown [her] story and struggles, and that being vulnerable is actually the opposite of being weak.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n<p>Want more reading recommendations? <a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/instagram-accounts-book-lovers-should-follow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are 11 Instagram accounts every book lover should follow<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Looking for a book that will trigger a major light bulb moment and maybe even ...","author":7532823,"featured_media":142159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19123229\/self.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/19123229\/self-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"June 19, 2019","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"Anna Mason","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#3eef8b","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532823"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}