Whether you’re setting intentional goals for physical vitality, emotional balance, or peaceful recovery from addiction, the right book can be like a supportive friend: encouraging, practical, and illuminating. Here’s a curated list of books you can add to your daily recovery practice that help you choose health, feel grounded, and live with purpose.
- A Year of Self‑Care Journal by Zoe Shaw
This inspiring guided journal makes self-care doable all year long. With daily prompts and encouraging reflections, it helps you build a regular practice of paying attention to your needs— emotional, mental, and physical—one day at a time. Great for grounding routines and establishing mindful habits.
- The 5-Minute Gratitude Journal: Give Thanks, Practice Positivity, Find Joy by Sophia Godkin
Health psychologist and happiness coach Godkin offers short, daily writing prompts that invite you to notice and appreciate the good things in your life. By spending just a few minutes each day focused on gratitude through mindfulness exercises, affirmations, and thoughtful prompts, you can strengthen positivity, support emotional well-being, and cultivate resilience in both joyful and challenging moments.
- Sober On A Drunk Planet: Mindset Mastery by Sean Alexander
Podcast host Alexander’s book focuses on reshaping your mindset around sobriety and healthy living after alcohol. With actionable insights and a supportive tone, it helps you rewire thinking patterns that may be tied to drinking and encourages a fuller, more purposeful life without alcohol.
- Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford
Physician Peter Attia and journalist Bill Gifford bring you a comprehensive guide to living longer and better. Instead of quick health tips, this book dives into how exercise, sleep, nutrition, and emotional health work together to maximize your “healthspan.” It’s evidence-based and deeply practical for anyone ready to make sustainable changes for a healthier life.
- You Are More Than Your Body: 30+ Evidence-Based Strategies for Living Well with Chronic Illness by Jennifer Caspari
Caspari’s compassionate, research-backed guide offers mindset tools, self-compassion practices, and everyday strategies that make life healthier and more balanced, especially if you’re navigating chronic conditions or emotional challenges.
- Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry by Jonathan N. Stea
Clinical psychologist Stea tackles a big challenge: how do you make mental health decisions that are grounded in evidence rather than hype? By cutting through trendy wellness misinformation and helping readers evaluate what actually improves mental health, this book empowers people to choose practices that support real psychological well-being.
- All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert
Bestselling author Gilbert reflects on love, grief, and life reinvention in this intimate memoir. Her narrative illustrates vulnerability, resilience, and emotional growth, making it a powerful companion for anyone seeking deeper emotional awareness and meaning.
- It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life by Sanjay Gupta
Renowned neurosurgeon and bestselling author Gupta delivers a fully actionable guide to understanding pain and how to manage it through lifestyle choices, movement strategies, and evidence-based practices. Rather than dismissing discomfort, Gupta breaks down the science of why pain persists and then how to respond with practical tips on posture, strength training, mobility work, breath and relaxation techniques, and nutrition that supports tissue health and recovery.
- Live Naked AF: A Joyful Approach to Living Alcohol Free by Annie Grace
Addiction recovery can be personal and complex. Grace—also the author of The Naked Mind— provides a comforting, thoughtful book that helps shift how people think about alcohol, emphasizing psychological freedom and empowerment rather than shame or restriction.
- Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Life (and Everything Else) by Laura McKowen
Sobriety advocate McKowen shares nine guiding truths for life beyond addiction. Her blend of strategy, storytelling, and encouragement offers emotional tools and self-coaching insights that support resilience and growth.
Why Do Books Like These Matter?
These titles go beyond quick fixes. They represent a balanced, whole-person approach to well-being. Whether you’re building healthy daily routines, managing stress and anxiety, deepening emotional resilience, or supporting yourself through recovery, each book encourages lasting movement, not temporary motivation. Together, they help you:
- Establish meaningful habits and routines.
- Understand psychological influences on behavior.
- Build emotional resilience and self-compassion.
- Choose evidence-based tools for mental health.
Plus, the mix of guided journals, scientific explorations, and memorable stories offers variety so that you can meet yourself where you are, whether that’s full of early recovery energy, sustaining ongoing growth, or reflective healing.
Find New Ways of Being at Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire
The Sobriety Centers of New Hampshire specialize in high-quality, evidence-based treatment and continuing care that inspires growth with heart and evidence-based insight. We have three locations to serve you:
- The Antrim House in Antrim, a detoxification and residential treatment facility for men and women.
- Recovery Mountain in Tilton, a residence for Veterans, first responders, and athletes as part of outpatient and inpatient programming.
- The Lakes Addiction Treatment Center in Laconia, offers inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient rehabilitation programs for men and women.
Count on our board-certified professionals to provide you with extensive resources that help you develop your sober future with confidence.