Why am I passionate about this?
My journey with mental health started young and has colored my life for as long as I can remember. So, I have a fascination with storytelling and time. Time is the container for stories. But for a long time, I didnât understand the depth of what âstoryâ really is and how much it shapes everything. When I started to write my book and unravel how inseparable the story is from the mental health journey Iâd been on, my appetite for writing that could help me understand that connection became and remains voracious. I hope these books are as impactful for you as they have been for me. Enjoy!
Cory's book list on mental health and what keeps us sick
Why did Cory love this book?
Iâve read this book over and over and highlighted something new every time. Somehow, through the lens of Nazi death camps, Frankl validates everyoneâs suffering, including my own. Iâve always known that suffering is an inescapable part of the human experience, but this helped me understand that to the brain, it isnât relative in the ways I always thought.
Furthermore, this book helped me understand that my coping mechanisms inform sufferingâs hold on me. Stories are a coping mechanism, and I learned that redirecting my attention and creating my personal narratives around what is meaningful to me rather than the source of pain is key to the cage of suffering. This book changed how I understand the importance of purpose and the power of what I build my stories around.
47 authors picked Manâs Search for Meaning as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
One of the outstanding classics to emerge from the Holocaust, Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's story of his struggle for survival in Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. Today, this remarkable tribute to hope offers us an avenue to finding greater meaning and purpose in our own lives.