Maybe You Should Talk To Someone normalizes therapy to improve your mental health by giving an "inside look" into how therapy works from the point of view of a therapist who is in therapy herself.

Shadows in The Sun by Gayathri Ramprasad: provides a cross-cultural lens on depression, acculturation, stigma, and access to mental health care. (TW: depression (including postpartum), eating disorder, suicide, anxiety)

First-time author and mental health advocate Shaheen Bhatt’s memoir is a very quick read. She effortlessly juxtaposes the puzzle of being born privileged and growing up with depression. This startlingly perspicacious book talks about the unpredictability of mental health in the most matter-of-fact way. Anyone who wants a moving personal account and an honest perspective on mental health can start with this gem.

We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib: offers insight on navigating Desi Patriarchy, finding community, and coming to terms with sexuality as a queer Muslim. (TW: Islamophobia, racism, homophobia, forced/arranged marriage, sexual abuse)

How many times do you celebrate the New Year at home? Just once? If your family is Jewish, Chinese, and a few other things besides, you might celebrate twice or even three times a year! As the rate of cross-cultural adoption grows in the United States, new traditions are emerging. These are part of a new multiculturalism which, with its attendant joys and challenges, has become a fact of life in urban, suburban and even rural America. Alperson's sourcebook offers families the first complete guide to the tangled questions that surround this important phenomenon. As the adoptive Jewish mother of Sadie, her Chinese-born daughter, Alperson is able to offer personal as well as professional insight into such topics as combining cultures in the home, confronting prejudice, and developing role models. Focusing on adoptive families - international and transracial adoption in the United States has jumped in recent years - she provides guidelines on how families can prepare for their exciting journey toward becoming a multicultural family.

I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi is a personal collection of essays exploring a Nigerian-American author's experiences navigating Bipolar II and anxiety. (TW: anxiety, depression, bipolar II)

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.