Why Mental Health Belongs in the Wellness Conversation
At Amiira, one of our core pillars is advocating for mental and emotional wellbeing as a central part of modern wellness. While skin care routines and smoothie bowls are beautiful rituals, we also believe in nurturing what can’t always be seen; your mind, your mood and your emotional resilience.
Mental health isn’t always aesthetic. It’s often raw, quiet and deeply personal but that’s exactly why it matters. Reading and writing has a ton of benefits like:
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Regulates your nervous system especially long-form, physical books
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Supports mental clarity + emotional processing in a screen-heavy world
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Increases self-awareness and builds emotional literacy
And can become a mirror, a map and sometimes a breakthrough place which can help you overcome long-held negative patterns of behaviour.
As we head into 2025; we’re sharing 8 powerful books that support emotional healing, mindfulness and mental clarity!
8 Must-Read Books for Mental Health in 2025
1. The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
Theme: Mindfulness, spiritual grounding, living in the present
This quiet, powerful read helps you step away from spiralling thoughts and into presence a place where healing actually happens. Tolle reminds us that now is the only moment we can truly control.
It can help to reduces anxiety and overthinking, build mindful awareness and support nervous system regulation. 
2. Becoming Supernatural – Dr. Joe Dispenza
Theme: Neuroplasticity, healing the mind, personal energy
Dr. Dispenza blends neuroscience with spiritual insight to show how thoughts and emotions shape our biology. A powerful reminder that you are not stuck — your brain can change.
Why especially love this one at AMIIRA because it teaches you how to rewire your mindset, encourages self-directed healing and empowers you to break mental patterns.
3. Atlas of the Heart – Brené Brown
Theme: Emotional understanding, connection, self-expression
Brené helps us name what we feel so we can process, communicate and connect more clearly. This book is an emotional literacy masterclass and an ideal journaling companion.
It helps to build emotional vocabulary, supports vulnerability + connection and aids in self-awareness and confidence. 
4. The Mountain Is You – Brianna Wiest
Theme: Self-sabotage, healing your patterns, emotional growth
If you feel like you’re the one holding yourself back; this is the book to read. Brianna writes in a way that’s compassionate yet radically honest, inviting true transformation.
It helps to Identifies internal blocks, encourages self-compassion and inspires personal evolution. 
5. Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach
Theme: Self-compassion, healing shame, inner peace
A foundational text for anyone who’s been too hard on themselves for too long. Tara Brach teaches us to soften our inner critic and hold ourselves gently through life’s messiness.
We recommend this because it helps to soothes anxiety and shame, builds inner trust and find inner peace. 
6. Untamed – Glennon Doyle
Theme: Authenticity, emotional freedom, personal truth
A rally cry for breaking free from conditioning and living your wildest truth. Glennon’s words are fierce, funny, and deeply freeing. You’ll want to underline every line.
This read encourages self-expression, builds confidence to change and supports nervous system relief through authenticity. 
7. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone – Lori Gottlieb
Theme: Therapy, emotional insight, human connection
This part-memoir, part-therapy deep dive is perfect if you’ve ever felt curious about therapy but unsure where to start. It’s heartfelt, humorous, and makes mental health feel deeply human.
We love this because it normalises therapy, offers real emotional insight and blends storytelling with practical psychology. 
8. The Body Keeps the Score – Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
Theme: Trauma, nervous system healing, somatic wellness
A must-read if you’re curious about how stress, trauma, or burnout live in the body and how to release it. Science-backed and full of hope.
Why it’s essential and we highly recommended it because it helps explain emotional patterns, offers somatic healing strategies and empowers trauma-informed self-care.
Reading these books is more than a self-help habit; it’s a wellness ritual. Pairing any of these reads with intentional journaling can unlock profound insight and emotional clarity.
That’s why we’re so excited to announce something special…
📖 Coming Soon: Amiira Guided Journals
We’re launching our own Journals designed to support emotional wellness through self-reflection, intention-setting and daily structure. Subscribe below to be the first to know when they drop, get early launch access, discounts and more! 💌
💬 Let us know in the comments, if you have already read any of these books and whether they helped! 🤍
With love,
AMIIRA
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