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Featuring six wellness books you won't want to put down.

Summer is finally here! Time to grab a towel, sunscreen, a good book, and head to the beach. We've curated a selection of excellent wellness books to inspire, encourage, and empower. Take a look at the list of our favorite self-help and health books of the quarter:

1. This is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz

In her bestselling memoir, Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actress Chrissy Metz shares her story with a raw honesty that will leave readers both surprised and inspired. With chapters that alternate from autobiographical to instructional, Chrissy offers practical applications of her hard-won insights, encouraging us all to claim our rightful place in a world that may be trying to knock us down, find our own unique gifts, and pursue our dreams.

2. A Unicorn in the World of Donkeys: A Guide to Life for All the Exceptional, Excellent Misfits Out There by Mia Michaels

A Unicorn in a World of Donkeys offers a playbook for living a creative and authentic life. Using her own story as a launching point and creative quizzes, charts, and lists to engage the reader in an interactive journey, Mia Michaels explores the experience of the unicorn in a world of donkeys — a world where fitting in, pleasing others, following rules, and maintaining norms is the only acceptable path.

3. Choose Wonder Over Worry: Move Beyond Fear and Doubt to Unlock Your Full Potential by Amber Rae

Face your fears, navigate your discomfort, and rewrite the "worry myths" in your mind with this inspirational guide. Learn how to connect you with your voice of worry and wonder, listen to your emotions rather than silence them, and seize your dreams. Through a thoughtful blend of vulnerability, soulfulness, and science, Amber Rae guides readers in expressing the fullness of who they are and the gifts they're here to give.

4. The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation by Ian K. Smith M.D.

In his newest diet book, Dr. Ian K. Smith teaches readers the benefits of clean eating and how to implement it in their own lives. He tells readers how to easily reduce unhealthy processed foods in their diets, a key to weight loss, disease prevention, and overall health. The Clean 20 focuses on twenty clean foods — from avocado to whole wheat pasta and everything in between — that readers can easily find, prepare, and incorporate into their diets

5. Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines and Marah Stets

Magnolia Table is infused with Joanna Gaines' warmth and passion for all things family, prepared and served straight from the heart of her home. This beautiful cookbook features over 125 classic recipes inspired by dozens of Gaines family favorites and classic comfort selections from the couple's new Waco restaurant, Magnolia Table.

6. Breasts: The Owner's Manual: Every Woman's Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk, Making Treatment Choices, and Optimizing Outcomes by Kristi Funk

Dr. Funk takes the broader conversation about total breast health to women everywhere with this bestselling straight-talking guide. Her mission is to educate as many women as possible about what they can do to stop breast cancer before it starts. This guide effectively equips women with the most up-to-date tools for cancer prevention and outlines a compassionate roadmap for treatment options.

This post was written by Megan Habel, the brand strategist at BookPal. She is currently reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.