I found this book's discussion of the generative drive particularly helpful and interesting, and I keep reflecting on it in my own life as I face challenges and consider my priorities. Very useful!

The author presents an interesting viewpoint in regards to anxiety. Instead of focusing on your anxiety, you focus on what's good. Interesting premise with dips and tricks spread throughout.

A positive book with many tools on how to turn negativity into positive thinking. Something I've definitely been trying to do myself.

What a fantastic read! Focusing on what is going right is such a positive way to live! Great message and easy to put into practice!

What's Going Right by Paul Conti. A mental health book that focuses on what is going right instead of what is wrong. An enlightening and encouraging read that has the reader looking into the skillsets they already have and ways to use them.
Thank you to the author, Grand Central Publishing - Balance and Netgalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

I Belong to Me is a courageous, steady-handed book that speaks directly to people who have lost their sense of self inside rigid belief systems and are trying to find their way back home. Rather than offering quick answers or spiritual replacements, it honors the slow, uneven work of reclaiming agency, dignity, and inner authority. The writing is vivid and grounded, weaving lived experience with reflection in a way that feels companionable rather than instructive. What makes this book powerful is its refusal to rush healing or demand certainty; it gives readers permission to pause, question, and choose their own pace. It gently exposes how fear, compliance, and silence get normalized while also illuminating pathways toward self-trust and embodied safety. There is a deep respect for complexity here, allowing anger, grief, tenderness, and hope to coexist without being corrected or minimized. This book is validating, steadying, and profoundly liberating, and I am highly recommending it.

This was such a refreshing read. Instead of constantly focusing on what’s wrong with our mental health (which can feel exhausting), this book flips the script and asks what’s already going right instead.

I really liked how straightforward and approachable Dr. Conti is. He introduces the idea of our “generative drive”, which is basically the part of us that wants to grow, help others, problem solve, and feel connected, and shows how tapping into that can bring more peace and contentment into daily life. Nothing felt overly clinical or preachy.

The tools he shares, like self-inquiry, compassionate curiosity, relaxing the body, and reframing life stories, felt practical and doable rather than overwhelming. This book felt more like a supportive guide than a lecture.

I felt like this is a hopeful, grounding read that reminds us that healing doesn’t always start with fixing ourselves, but sometimes it starts with recognizing the good that’s already there.

Thank you to NetGalley, Paul Conti, and Balance for the eARC of this book.

This book caused me to re-examine my glass half-empty approach to life. Looking at things through a negative lens is not often helpful. And just think of all the good I’m missing by doing so. A must-read for anyone who is interested in improving themself from the ground up!