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Dr John Delony books: every book Dr John Delony wrote and recommended
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Dr John Delony appears on, in one place — not just one.
Books by Dr John Delony
Dr John Delony’s most recommended books
- Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski
- Finding Meaning by David Kessler
- Building a Non-Anxious Life by John Delony
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
- The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
- The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
- Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition by Henry Cloud
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- From Paycheck to Purpose by Ken Coleman
- Some Parts are NOT for Sharing by Julie Federico
Dr. John Delony is a mental health professional and podcast host who provides advice on relationships, emotional well-being, and personal growth on The Dr. John Delony Show. During his episodes, Delony frequently recommended specific books to callers seeking guidance through grief, trauma, and life transitions. He recommended David Kesler's Finding Meaning to a caller experiencing a difficult divorce, calling it one of the best books on grief ever written. Delony also repeatedly recommended Dr. Henry Cloud's Necessary Endings to help callers establish firm boundaries and recognize when romantic or workplace relationships are fundamentally over. To illustrate ancient wisdom regarding emotional regulation and observation of thoughts, he brought up Michael A. Singer's The Untethered Soul. Additionally, Delony listed his own works, Building a Non-Anxious Life and Own Your Past, Change Your Future, among his recommended resources. He compared Nedra Tawwab's work favorably to James Clear's Atomic Habits in terms of actionable advice on personal boundaries, and he recommended C. Thi Nguyen's The Score to a caller while discussing evaluation metrics.
Books recommended by Dr John Delony
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Come as You Are
Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski provides an educational and liberating exploration of female sexuality, intimacy, and communication.
Recommended“We read Emily's book about female sexuality, talking about Emily Nagotsky's book, um, Come As You Are, which I I at this point I think is it's the best book on female sexuality, but also the best educational book um, out there.”
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Finding Meaning
Finding Meaning by David Kessler is a profound exploration of grief and loss that introduces supplementary stages to help individuals navigate the complex process of emotional recovery.
Recommended“pick up David Kessler's book Finding Meaning. It's one of the most powerful, extraordinary books on grief I've ever read in my life.”
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Building a Non-Anxious Life
Building a Non-Anxious Life by John Delony is a practical self-help book designed to help readers manage stress, quiet their minds, and cultivate genuine emotional stability.
Recommended“Building a Non-Anxious Life”
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Own Your Past Change Your Future
Own Your Past Change Your Future is a self-help book by Dr.
Recommended“Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is an influential exploration of how trauma physically impacts the brain and body, offering pathways to healing through modern science and therapy.
Recommended“like sometimes forgetting is like the body keeps the score Vander says”
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The Total Money Makeover
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey is a practical financial guide that outlines a step-by-step baby steps method to help individuals eliminate debt, build emergency savings, and achieve long-term wealth.
Discussed“Sometimes people read and they hear about the baby steps or they read Total Money Makeover or Baby Steps Millionaires and they're inspired financially.”
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is an exploration of how modern comforts and sedentary lifestyles negatively impact human health and well-being, advocating for the intentional reintegration of physical challenges.
Recommended“I want you to get online and I want you to buy my buddy Michael Easter's book, The Comfort Crisis.”
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Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition
Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition by Henry Cloud and John Townsend is a practical self-help guide designed to help individuals establish healthy interpersonal limits and protect their personal well-being.
Discussed“and they've gotten further further away from the original idea that you written about that my buddy Henry Cloud wrote about years ago like that boundaries are a way to to make sure you're staying connected with people”
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a widely praised guide on habit formation, behavior change, and systems over goals.
Recommended“and it was on boundaries and I put it up there with James Clear in in with atomic habits in terms of there's a lot of stuff out there on it and you hear habits, habits, you hear boundaries, boundaries, but it's the clearest, most um, not only approachable but and not only action-based, but the meta theme I walked”
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From Paycheck to Purpose
From Paycheck to Purpose by Ken Coleman is a career guidance book that provides practical strategies for discovering meaningful work, navigating job searches, and moving beyond unfulfilling employment.
Recommended“I'm also going to send you my buddy Ken Coleman's book, um, Paycheck to Purpose. And I want you to begin thinking about life after minimum wage.”
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Some Parts are NOT for Sharing
Some Parts are NOT for Sharing by Julie Federico is a sensitive children's book designed to help parents talk to young children about body autonomy, boundaries, and personal safety without instilling shame.
Recommended“And we would probably read the book together. Some parts are not for touching.”
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Chatter
Chatter by Ethan Kross is an insightful psychology book that explores the voice in our heads, examining why negative internal dialogue matters and how people can harness and manage their thoughts.
Recommended“Ethan Cross has a great book called Chatter about that. When we say words like I, I'm stupid, I'm an idiot, I screwed up, our bodies have a chemical response.”
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Necessary Endings
Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud is a self-help and leadership book that provides a step-by-step framework for recognizing when a relationship, job, or business venture is beyond hope and must be brought to an end.
Recommended“Pick up that book. Pick up Dr. Cloud's book Necessary Endings.”
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Fight Club
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk is a searing satirical novel examining modern masculinity, consumerism, and the psychological fractures of contemporary life.
Recommended“the great book fight club was great and that's one of my favorites too”
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a prominent non-fiction book examining the severe mental health crises and loneliness epidemic among youth caused by smartphones and social media.
Discussed“And um did you read The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Height? Yeah. Yeah, I read that uh before before the other call.”
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye by J.
Recommended“he um gave me his copy of catcher in the rye and that book kind of sent me on my way”
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C.
Recommended“i'm rereading this book adult children of emotionally immature parents it's such a rock star book by dr lindsey gibson”
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Unreasonable Hospitality
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara is a celebrated business and leadership book that details how extraordinary, personalized service can transform a great organization into an unforgettable experience.
Discussed“Um he wrote a book called Unreasonable Hospitality that has had a second, a third and fourth life.”
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Burnout
Burnout by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA is a practical guide that explains the science behind emotional exhaustion and offers strategies for women to manage stress.
Recommended“number one is i want you to get the book by the nagatsky sisters called burnout it's beautiful and it's brilliant”
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Discipline Equals Freedom
Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink is a direct, minimalist field manual designed to help individuals cultivate mental toughness and personal accountability.
Recommended“There's a book that I think is one of the greatest mental health books of all time and it's written by my buddy Jaco Willick. It's called Discipline Equals Freedom. It's the easiest book to read ever and it's a masterpiece I think because there's a ton of wisdom and depth in that book.”
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The other 83 books Dr John Delony recommended or discussed, ranked
- Hold on to your kids by Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté
- I don't want to talk about it by Terrence Real
- The Proximity Principle by Ken Coleman
- The Second Mountain by David Brooks
- Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD
- Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
- The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher
- Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter
- Know Yourself, Know Your Money by Rachel Cruze
- Calm Your Mind with Food by Uma Naidoo
- What No One Tells You About Money by Jade Warshaw
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping by Allen Carr, John Dicey
- Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky
- Black Rock Brothers (The Adventures of Wilder Good #5) by S. J. Dahlstrom
- Book of Lost by Johan Lien
- Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
- Breaking Free From Broke by George Kamel
- Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
- Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey
- Dave Ramseys Complete Guide To Money The Handbook Of Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey
- Ecclesiastes by Philip Graham Ryken
- Finding Meaning in Life, at Midlife and Beyond by David Guttmann
- From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
- Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy
- Greatness Mindset by Lewis Howes
- Halftime by Bob Buford
- Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson
- How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin
- How to Build a Healthy Brain By Kimberley Wilson & Why We Sleep The New Science of Sleep and Dreams By Matthew Walker 2 Books Collection Set by Kimberley Wilson
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté
- Justice by Patrick Savidan
- Loneliness by John T Cacioppo
- Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
- No, David! by David Shannon
- Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves
- Outlive by Peter Attia, Bill Gifford
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
- Promises I Can Keep by Kathryn Edin
- Questions for Humans by John Delony
- Quiet by Susan Cain
- Ravenous by Sam Apple
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition by John 'Lofty' Wiseman
- Sleep Donation by Karen Russell
- Solve for happy by Mo Gawdat
- The Berenstain Bears and the Truth by Stan Berenstain
- The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis
- The Dance of Anger by Harriet Goldhor Lerner
- The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris
- The instruction of a father by John David Polley
- The Intentional Father by Jon Tyson
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
- The Power of Your Brain by Stan Toler
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
- The Score by C. Thi Nguyen
- The Tiger by John Vaillant
- The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
- The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
- Until the Streetlights Come On by Ginny Yurich, MEd
- What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- Why we get fat by Gary Taubes
- Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
- Winnie the Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh) by A. A. Milne
- Your Brain on Love by Stan Tatkin
- Baby Steps Millionaires by Dave Ramsey
- Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by American Psychiatric Association
- Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
- Harry Potter by Unknown
- How to Build a Universe in Six Days by Terry Haines
- Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
- The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni
- The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
- Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss
- Trust Accounting for Real Property by James Terry Noland
Questions about Dr John Delony’s book recommendations
What book does Dr John Delony recommend most?
Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski. Dr John Delony recommended it in 14 episodes, with 14 explicit recommendations.
How many books has Dr John Delony recommended on podcasts?
We have found 103 books Dr John Delony recommended or discussed, across 125 episodes of 3 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Dr John Delony's reading list?
The books Dr John Delony has recommended most on podcasts are Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, Finding Meaning by David Kessler, Building a Non-Anxious Life by John Delony, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk and The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. The full book list below has all 103.
What books has Dr John Delony written?
Questions for Humans (2022) and Own Your Past Change Your Future (2022).
What did Dr John Delony recommend on The Dr. John Delony Show?
Come as You Are, Finding Meaning and Building a Non-Anxious Life, among 94 books in all.
What is the latest book Dr John Delony recommended?
Finding Meaning in Life, at Midlife and Beyond, recommended on The Dr. John Delony Show (2026-09-28).
People who recommend the same books
Appearances
Other mentions (520: passing, ad reads, own books), the 30 most recent
“📚 Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“📚 Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“📚 Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“📚 Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“And I'll also u I'm going to send you a copy of Building an Unxious Life and thank you for honoring yourself and all of us by going behind closed doors and helping calm the fears of a world spun out of control in the financial world. You're a good man, dude.”
“📚 Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“📚 Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“Going through childhood trauma is important, figuring out where these stories like originated from can be very helpful.”
“This is John of the Dr. John Delony show talking about your mental and emotional health, your marriages, your relationships...”
“Building a Non-Anxious Life”
“Own Your Past, Change Your Future”
“This is John with the Dr. John Delony Show. So glad you're here. Taking your calls on your marriages, your relationships, your mental and emotional health”
“This is John with the Dr. John Delony Show. So glad you're here. Taking your calls on your marriages, your relationships, your mental and emotional health”
“All right, I'm going to send you I wrote a whole book on this called Building an Unanxious Life. I'm going to send send I'll send you two copies. One for you and one for him.”
“And that The book will give you a road map for all of that, building an anxious life. We'll link to it in the show notes for anybody who's interested in it, but I'll send you a couple of copies for y'all two to read together.”
“I'm going to give you two things, okay? I'm going to give you my book Building a Non-Anxious Life.”
“He wrote a masterpiece that you've heard me talk about a million times on this show called The Comfort Crisis.”
“And he read it in in like two or three days. And he's like, 'It's good, Dad.' But even him at 5:00 in the morning when we're walking into somebody's ranch that they're letting us hunt on and I'll be like, 'I'll just drive us up.' And he goes, 'No, Dad. Comfort Crisis. We're going to walk.'”