The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk examines how trauma embeds itself not only in memory but in the body, shaping behaviour, emotion, and physical health long after the event has passed. The book explores the profound link between mind and body, showing that trauma is not just a psychological wound but a physiological imprint. At its core, it reflects on how healing requires more than understanding — it requires restoring a sense of safety, connection, and ownersh

It Didn't Start with You by Mark Wolynn explores the idea that trauma can be inherited across generations, shaping thoughts, emotions, and behaviours in ways that often go unrecognised. Rather than placing blame on personal experience alone, the book introduces the concept of inherited family trauma — the notion that unresolved pain can echo through DNA, language, and memory. At its core, it is a reflection on how healing sometimes requires looking backward to understand what

Master Your Emotions by Thibaut Meurisse explores how emotions are shaped less by circumstances and more by interpretation, habits, and internal narratives. Rather than presenting emotions as uncontrollable forces, the book views them as signals that can be understood, managed, and redirected. At its core, it offers the idea that emotional balance is not about suppressing feelings but about learning how thoughts, physiology, and environment influence one’s inner world.Meuriss

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is a profound reflection on humanity’s will to find purpose even in the most dehumanising conditions. Written out of the author’s experience in Nazi concentration camps, the book does not linger on suffering for its own sake. Instead, it explores the inner space where pain and meaning intersect, proposing that the ability to choose one’s attitude is the final human freedom. At its heart lies a simple yet powerful truth: life can ho