I often get asked what my favorite books are in the area... so here are some of the books that I recommend to my clients - mostly self-help
THE ACT book for the general public (Hayes): A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot towards what matters
The basic intro to ACT's perspective on life... a must read is Russ Harris' "Happiness Trap"
Then, Forsyth's "Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety" is a tool one can hike through on your own; I also enjoyed Kelly Wilson's famous "things might go terribly, horribly wrong"
"ACT on life, not on anger" has also been popular with some folks & debunks many of the myths surrounding anger & catharsis
& when it comes to living with one's body... well, I'm a big fan of Emily Sandoz's "Living with your body & other things you hate"
last but not least... I enjoyed Todd Kashdan's "the upside of your dark side" - helps us all make a little room for that part of ourselves so often vilified
On the romantic relationship side... when you are ready & interested in making a few improvements because, well, we all know we can... I've found the following quite helpful:
Gottman et al are the people to turn to in the area... "What makes love last" was a good one
I also really enjoyed Gary Chapman's "5 languages of love" which was a good reminder that we express our care differently & if we can hear that, much conflict would go away....
For those less fortunate, Alan Fruzzeti's "High Conflict couple" is also a good place to start learning how to be in a different way....
Now given that I am a therapist & I'm well informed on the outcomes of self-help books (small, small outcomes, if that), I feel compelled to tell you that reading a self-help book (especially if you don't go through it meticulously) will not change your life - I have posted these because clients have often found them helpful adjuncts to therapy and people are generally curious to get additional resources that helps provide some continuity between sessions.... hope this is the case here too.