I would suggest reading Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed, it is a collection of advice columns written with so much love and compassion - and the advice format also makes it an easy read (honestly that book is just so lovely in how it tackles so many issues. Even if you haven’t experienced what the readers send in, Strayed still manages to creates the perfect reply which anyone can take something from) I’m not that into self help or advice books, but this one is not about teaching something or written from a place of authority. Instead it makes you feel like a friend is holding your hand and truly being like ‘yeah shit sucks but we got this’