11. personal growth - self-help
GOLD
Elevate: An Essential Guide to Life, by Joseph Deitch (Greenleaf Book Group Press)
SILVER (tie)
The Book of Calm: Clarity, Compassion, and Choice in a Turbulent World, by Nancy G. Shapiro (She Writes Press)
Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life, by Diana Raab, PhD (Loving Healing Press)
BRONZE
Done With the Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children, by Sheri McGregor, M.A. (Sowing Creek Press)
12. motivation - practical self-improvement
GOLD (tie)
New Minimalism: Decluttering and Design for Sustainable, Intentional Living, by Cary Telander Fortin & Kyle Louise Quilici (Sasquatch Books)
A Simplified Life: Tactical Tools for Intentional Living, by Emily Ley (Thomas Nelson)
SILVER
Lifting People Up: The Power of Recognition, by Susan Smith Kuczmarski, Ed.D. and Thomas D. Kuczmarski (Book Ends Publishing)
BRONZE
Freeing Your Radical Hero: Fighting the Impostor Mindset, by Lou Solomon (Interact Skills)
13. sexuality / femininity
GOLD
The Round World: Life at the Intersection of Love, Sex, and Fat, by Dan Oliverio
(The Antrobus Group)
SILVER
Womb Awakening: Initiatory Wisdom from the Creatrix of All Life, by Azra Bertrand, MD & Seren Bertrand (Bear & Company)
BRONZE
The New Old Maid: Satisfied Single Women, by Maureen Paraventi (Chatter House Press)
14. relationships / marriage
GOLD
The Buddha at my Table: How I Found Peace in Betrayal and Divorce, by Tammy Letherer (She Writes Press)
SILVER
So You Love an Alcoholic?: Lessons for a Codependent, by Grace W. Wroldson (Balboa Press)
BRONZE
Rock Paper Scissors: Scenes from a Charmed Divorce, by Cathia Leonard Friou (SPARK Publications)
15. inspirational memoir - male
GOLD
A Chicken in the Wind and How He Grew: Stories From an ADHD Dad, by Frank South (Rattlesnake Publishing)
SILVER
New Life Hiking Spa’s 40 Years of Authentic Wellness, by Jimmy LeSage, M.S. (New Life Hiking Spa)
BRONZE
Mind on Fire: A Case of Successful Addiction Recovery, by Philip Muls (Self-Published)
16. inspirational memoir - female
GOLD
Swell: A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage of Awakening, by Liz Clark (Patagonia)
SILVER
Saving Bobby: Heroes and Heroin in One Small Community, by Renee Hodges (She Writes Press)
BRONZE (tie)
Confessions of a Bone Woman: Realizing Authentic Wildness in a Civilized World, by Lucinda Bakken White (Wild Woman Books)
You Can’t Buy Love Like That: Growing Up Gay in the Sixties, by Carol E. Anderson (She Writes Press)
17. enlightenment / spirituality
GOLD
From Anxiety to Love: A Radical New Approach for Letting Go of Fear and Finding Lasting Peace, by Corinne Zupko (New World Library)
SILVER
BRONZE
Your Soul Is Calling; Healing our Ego Addiction, by Jerry Hirschfield, PhD (HI Productions)
18. metaphysical - astrology, tarot, psychic development
GOLD
Rainbow Warrior Activation Deck, by Tracee Dunblazier & Justine Serebrin (GoTracee Publishing)
SILVER
Seeds of Light: Channeled Transmissions on the Christ Consciousness, by Patrick Paul Garlinger (Anastasis Books)
BRONZE
House Clearing: A Smudging & Energy Work Guide, by Karen Bernabo (Self-Published)
19. exercise / fitness / yoga
GOLD
Taking Flight for Girls Going Places: A Preventive Tool to Help Keep Independence-Bound Girls Safe, Empowered, & Free, by Kathy Greene Lahey (Self-Published)
SILVER
Birth in Awareness: A Handbook of Prenatal Yoga, by Gabrielle Earls (Self-Published)
BRONZE
Flight of the Butterfly: Understanding Aerial Silks, by Alana Hope Josephson (Self-Published)
20. health / wellness
GOLD
Food Sanity: How to Eat in a World of Fads and Fiction, by Dr. David Friedman (Basic Health Publications)
SILVER
Healing Happens: Stories of Healing Against All Odds, by Avital Miller (APG Publishing)
BRONZE
30 Days to Thriving: Practical Inspiration for Reclaiming Your Hope & Health, by Jennifer Zimmer (Golden Pen Media)
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