Winner
Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Health
Tabitha M Yates
The book emphasizes the importance of combining spiritual beliefs with mental health practices. By addressing mental health within a faith context, Jesus and Therapy contributes to reducing the stigma often associated with mental illness. The concept of holistic healing, which includes emotional, mental and spiritual well-being, is a central theme.
Finalist
The Power of Little Steps: Create the Life of Your Wildest Dreams
Sheila Vijeyarasa
This book is helping people by offering a raw, honest, and empowering roadmap through life’s darkest moments. Through personal storytelling, practical tools, and spiritual insight, it gives readers permission to fall apart—and then rise. Women navigating infertility, heartbreak, burnout, or reinvention see themselves in these pages. It reminds them they are not alone, and that little brave steps—not perfection—create lasting transformation. The book challenges shame, redefines resilience, and sparks healing by validating emotional truths often left unspoken. Readers say it feels like a conversation with a wise, fierce friend who’s walked the path before them. Whether they are processing trauma, facing uncertainty, or finding new purpose, this book helps them reclaim their worth and move forward with courage.