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Listen, we won’t take it to heart if our articles, profiles and features about health and fitness aren’t enough for you. We just want what’s best for you: a healthy, happy life. So that’s why we are excited to publish this list of Canada’s best-selling health and wellness books (May 2026 data provided by Audible). So, take a browse and see what you should suggest for your next self-help book club read.
What changed this month?
It’s June! And this month Canadians are returning to the classics for our list of best health and wellness books. While mental health remains a major theme here, Canadians are also looking at relationships, especially around attachment and family. So if you’re trying to find calm in you or your relationships, keep reading!
The top 10 health and wellness books in Canada for June 2026
1. Atomic Habits, by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin)
Need a cheat sheet for decision-making? This practical book is all about building good habits and breaking the bad ones by recognizing your identity, stacking habits and patterns, and designing an environment to support you.
James Clear is an author, speaker and productivity expert who started blogging his habit secrets in 2012.
Why, why, why do we repeat bad habits, even when they are just soooooo bad for us?
2. The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk, MD, narrated by Sean Pratt (Penguin Audio)
We’re all healing, #amirite? Find out how trauma can affect the brain, the body and the mind in this book. And it doesn’t end there, as it also can impact our emotions, how we behave and ultimately our physical health. Learn about treatments, including mindfulness, EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and, yes, yoga.
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is a Dutch-American psychiatrist and researcher who specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Sean Pratt is a voice actor and this is his second book reading on this list.
How to Stop thinking about something and get your brain to calm the eff down.
3. How to Win Friends & Influence People, by Dale Carnegie, narrated by Andrew MacMillan (Simon & Schuster Audio)
You don’t have to be a star on a reality show like Big Brother or Traitors to see how having people on your side is a good thing. This how-to book shows how you can communicate effectively through compassion, empathy and honesty, and gain a community.
This is a classic self-help book, published in 1936, and written by American writer and self-improvement instructor Dale Carnegie, who passed away in 1955 at the age of 66. Andrew MacMillan is a voice actor and narrates the audio book.
I lost 10 pounds – here’s how I did it!
4. The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi, narrated by Adrian Mulraney (Bolinda Publishing)
How freeing would it be not to care if you’re liked? Happiness comes from accepting yourself, letting go of trauma and focusing on personal freedom rather than seeking approval from others.
Japanese philosopher and psychologist Ichiro Kishimi and journalist Fumitake Koga have made Adlerian psychology (social interactions and feelings of belonging) accessible and understandable. Austrian voice actor Adrian Mulraney has narrated multiple books.
5. Scattered Minds, by Gabor Maté MD, narrated by Daniel Maté (Knopf Canada)
Recently lots has been written about ADHD and the role of genetics. But this book looks at how our social and emotional environments can be both a cause and cure for children and adults. Canadian physician Gabor Maté is an expert in childhood development. Dr. Maté’s son, Daniel Maté has previously co-authored the book The Myth of Normal.
Do I have ADHD? Can a quiz diagnose me?
6. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD, narrated by Marguerite Gavin (New Harbinger Publications)
Parents who lacking EQ have a hard time connecting to their children, which means they can feel neglected. And, according to this book, that results in self-taught coping mechanisms that often include self-blame and trying to “fix” their parents. This book helps outline the hidden and obvious parental behaviours of these parents and how that may lead to feelings of failure for adult kids. There are takeaways, though, including how to set firm boundaries, adjust your expectations, and how to interact with their emotionally chaotic parents.
What is the meaning of “That Girl”?
7. Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller, narrated by Robert Petkoff (Penguin Audio)
If you know your love language, you just might like this book. It explores romantic relationships through three main attachment styles: secure, anxious and avoidant. Through understanding your own type, you can better understand what you need, whether it’s closeness, reassurance or independence. If you’re partnered up, it can also help you understand what they need and, hopefully, what causes arguments, too. It also goes through common couple dynamics, such as the “anxious-avoidant trap,” and how to deal.
Why is dating so hard? Is it me?
8. The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author (Penguin)
Give your digital detox purpose after reading this book – and it might even help you get over FOMO. Find out how our phones and social media feeds can trigger anxiety, depression and other mental health struggles. It also looks at device-free play for kids, overprotective parenting and excessive screen time and how it affects feelings of independence.
Social psychologist and NYU professor, Jonathan Haidt conducts research on morality, culture and social psychology and has written three other books. Sean Pratt is a professional book narrator.
Detox teas and liver cleanses: Scam or a sure thing?
9. The Laws of Human Nature, by Robert Greene, narrated by Paul Michael and the author (Penguin Audio)
Logic doesn’t always lead our minds and our hearts. But this book looks at what does: our deep emotional needs, our unconscious motivations and our insecurities. But these don’t just affect how we react in situations either. They can affect our relationships, and how we deal with leadership and power. If you’re a history buff, you’ll appreciate the deep cuts into human behaviour and power dynamics through research and biographies of iconic figures. But there’s good takeaways in here too, not just Emotional History 101.
Mind the healthcare gap: From injury to working out like normal.
10. Unbreakable by Vonda Wright MD, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)
You won’t be surprised by the premise that exercise and nutrition are discussed in this book as a part of healthy aging. But Dr. Wright adds on that, with her FACE method (flexibility, aerobic activity, carrying a load, equilibrium and foot speed) for maintaining strength and physical power, birthday after birthday. For the food side, anti-inflammatory foods help with gut health, managing stress, sleep. A cool feature in the book is its “Unbreakable Score” quiz, which reveals your baseline health and mobility, along with a six-week exercise program, as well as recipes.