16 Best Books to Read After a Breakup (in 2023)

If you’ve recently had a breakup, this list is for you!

Check out the 16 best books to read after a breakup recommended to you by 10 experts. 

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The most recommended book is The Breakup Bible: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Healing from a Breakup or Divorce by Rachel Sussman

This book is a great resource because of the multilayered approach to healing from a breakup or divorce.

She provides examples from her personal life as well as real-life clients from her practice as a psychotherapist in NYC. Ms. Sussman provides tips for readers who have just gone through a breakup or divorce by offering recommendations for healing the immediate issues and feelings that come up post breakup.

Some of the many emotional areas she covers are healing, depression, anxiety, loneliness, obsession.

As the reader goes deeper in the process of their breakup or divorce, so does the book. Ms. Sussman also offers recommendations for those who are co-parenting with their ex with the stability of the children in mind.

The ultimate area that often creates change within individuals in relation to the people they choose and the people they present as in relationships is very neatly organized and explained by Ms. Sussman. Ultimately, the exploration of their “love map” will hold the key to finding healthy, lasting love.

The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship—A Toltec Wisdom Book is a holistic model that integrates the mind, soul, body and emotions through the thread of love, self-love and love of others.

Through the themes of awareness, transformation, and love, Mr. Ruiz gives readers insight into romantic relationships in terms of how we behave in them and what we want from them.

Readers will look at the way they view their future romantic relationships post-breakup with new energy coming from acceptance and self-love.

His self-help offerings provide readers with a guide on creating healthy romantic relationships from the ground up in order to ensure solid romance and not flimsy love that is breakable with the slightest blow.

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This book will enable readers to heal their emotional wounds and move on to unconditional love of self and others.

The best book to read after a break up is one that supplies a fool proof plan on how to find love for self.

This way you will be connected and fulfilled from within before trying to jump back into the dating world preventing yourself from making the same mistakes and attracting the same type of person.

The biggest remnant that follows a breakup is the need to find oneself, learning to love and accept oneself during a time of upheaval.

So where do you start? Is it possible to restore and resurrect from the disaster? The answer is, “YES.”

Connect How To Love And Accept Yourself After Divorce is full of incredible advice on how to thrive instead of surviving after a breakup. This book supplies step-by-step proven tips on how to create a positive shift in your life.

This book’s premise is that while break-ups suck, you don’t have to suck at break-ups.

With practical advice and easy to implement techniques for each stage of a break-up, this book is ideal for anyone going through a separation, but is particularly targeted at younger women.

The book is like having a witty, sassy, and plain-talking bestie by your side, to support you, encourage you, and help you to see your break-up as a gift.

In this book, divorce attorney to Hollywood’s A list, Laura Wasser shares her wealth of knowledge and experience, to help you navigate the process as easily and amicably, as possible.

The book gives a great overview of the process and covers everything from when and how to share the news with others, to when to consider dating again.

The book is incredibly well written and the advice sensible and practical. Each chapter ends with a concise summary of the main points (for quick and easy reference).

A personal account by Mashonda Tifrere, of her break-up and journey of healing, letting go and moving on.

She shares details of the self-work it took to heal and arrive at a place where she was able to successfully co-parent and embrace a new family dynamic.

The book offers a shining example of a blended family who are making it work and the book provides the tools and techniques they used to get there.

Healing is the book for anyone going through a breakup. Susyn Reeve helps you to explore your emotional wounds of the past and helps you to let go of the anger, pain, and suffering that blocks you from happiness.

This book will help you sift through “emotional clutter” fold resentments, grudges, guilt, and shame and step towards a happier life and healthier relationships.

You Can Do All Things is chock-full of gorgeous and inspiring illustrations that can help anyone who is going through a hard time.

Kate Allan, also known as The Latest Kate, fills each page with thoughtfully crafted drawings that cover concepts such as depression or anxiety in hopes to lighten anyone’s mood.

Anxiety, depression, breakups, etc- they all suck, but you don’t. This book will show you how to get through the worst of it.

When you are the dumpee and you can’t figure out where you went wrong, THIS book will help you to stop personalizing someone else’s choices and let go.

I was at the point of suicide once myself because I couldn’t understand why my man left me after telling me how our relationship was the envy of all his friends.

It wasn’t really about him it was about my victim mentality and low self-esteem and if he had not left me I don’t know how I would have gotten on the path to transformation.

The only thing harder than a break-up, is a breakup from a narcissist.

After years of gaslighting, confusion, and invalidation, the post-relationship phase can feel like a mix of relief and devastation. Narcissism is increasingly becoming a new normal, and these aren’t normal breakups.

These breakups can be more confusing and brutal than the average heartache – and this book can help people navigate the treacherous waters of uncoupling from a high conflict, antagonistic, narcissistic partner.

It can be easy to get “lost” after a narcissist breakup, this manual helps you get out and still retain your compassion.

This is a great book for after a break up because it teaches you how to be compassionate to yourself and forgive others.

After break up, you might experience anger, resentment, self-blame, and deep loss. It’s normal to cry in the process of grieving a relationship, even if you broke up mutually.

This book is a great read because it will help you take back your personal wisdom, remember that you have the courage within you to try again, and it will help you get clear and calm to manifest another positive relationship in your future.

Breakups stink, and while it’s hard to find things to numb the pain, this book by Rachel Sussman can help.

Sussman, a psychotherapist, discusses what she has learned from sessions with clients about how to bounce back from such a hard situation and how to move forward.

The book talks about the stages of Healing, Understanding, and Transformation, while reviewing how each step can help a woman recover from a bad breakup.

It will help readers move forward to even better lives than before.

This book is a classic for a reason. In it, Elizabeth Gilbert tells the story of her divorce, depression, other troubles, and overall uncertainty about her life.

Perfect for those going through a breakup, this book talks about how Gilbert left her life for a bit and traveled around the world.

Traveling to Rome, India, and Bali, Gilbert had new experiences, learned about herself, and reconnected with her spiritual side. It’s just the book on self-reflection and growth that you might need after ending a meaningful relationship.

I always encourage my clients to read “The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts. The book provides readers with an opportunity to shift their perspective.

Most adults do not truly understand how they wish to be loved or how to properly show love to those around them. We spend majority of our adult lives learning how to survive in the “real” world yet few of us have ever taken the time to learn how to foster healthy relationships.

The book breaks down the different ways people yearn to be loved. Readers gain a deeper understanding of their wants and needs within a relationship.

In addition, readers begin to understand that the way their partner expresses love may not reflect what they look for in return. These sentiments are crucial in building a strong relationship in the future.

If you don’t know how or think you may need some brushing up on loving yourself this is the book.

It goes in-depth into how we think, feel, and look at ourselves. Also guides you through how to make the changes.

It was a life changing book for my journey as well.

This book can be read in an hour and give you simple steps to learn how to love yourself starting now! If you don’t like reading a bunch this is a great starting place.

You the Badass Great book to look with in and helps you look the different areas of your life not just love.

This is an empowering book for men and women. Many times after a break up we feel like losers, unwanted, not lovable, etc. Get YOUR POWER BACK and fast!

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