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The Best Self-Help Books of 2025, According to Oprah Daily

Oprah Daily has rounded up 12 self-help books that could help you with everything from relationships to career and finances.

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If you’re trying to step into a better version of yourself with the new year, Oprah Daily has rounded up 12 self-help books that could help you with everything from relationships to career and finances. The list comes in especially clutch if you prefer your self-help to be more science and less woo woo (no shade), since the books listed below craft their advice with the latest sociological research and neuroscience.

cover of The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

cover of Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck

Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck

cover of How to Be Enough by Ellen Hendriksen

How to Be Enough by Ellen Hendriksen

cover of Open When by Julie Smith

Open When by Julie Smith

cover of The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher

The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher

cover of Secrets of Adulthood by Gretchen Rubin

Secrets of Adulthood by Gretchen Rubin

cover of Reset: How to Change What's Not Working by Dan Heath

Reset: How to Change What’s Not Working by Dan Heath

cover of CRUSH Your Money Goals by Bernadette Joy

CRUSH Your Money Goals by Bernadette Joy

cover of Shift by Ethan Kross

Shift by Ethan Kross

cover of Who Better Than You? by Will Packer

Who Better Than You? by Will Packer

cover of The Power Pause by Neha Ruch

The Power Pause by Neha Ruch

cover of It Begins with You by Jillian Turecki

It Begins with You by Jillian Turecki

To read more about the list, including book synopses, visit Oprah Daily.

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