6 Books that Will Help You Grow from Your Pain

There are a lot of fluffy, feel-goody, you can do it! self-help books out there. There are far fewer books that take a realistic look at pain, trauma, setbacks, and failures and then honestly discuss how to cope with them in a way that doesnt make you feel like a cheerleader at a high school pep rally.

Ive written before that I sometimes conceive of this rarer style of personal development as Negative Self-Helpa more gritty and raw approach to improving yourself. When I wrote my books, I...