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Mike Baker, author of the Human First series
The Human First series

Thirteen books
is a lot. I know.

I did not sit down one morning with a publishing strategy that involved writing about endometriosis, Alzheimer’s, marriage, men, AI, faith, leadership and my own wandering brain. I kept running into things I could not stop thinking about. Writing was how I worked through them. One book kept leading me toward another.

You do not need to read them in order. Find the one closest to whatever is going on in your life right now.

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Believe Her the First Time

A Father's Guide to Endometriosis, Pain, and Showing Up When It Matters

What it costs when we make women prove their pain — and what changes when the people around her stop asking for proof.

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Believing women

4 books

Women are asked to prove pain before anyone responds to it. These are for the people standing next to them.

Cover of You Deserve More Than This by Mike Baker You Deserve More Than This Recognizing patterns, telling apology from accountability, protecting safety, and building a life that does not require you to disappear.
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Cover of Man vs. Menopause by Mike Baker Man vs. Menopause A husband's field guide to hot flashes, hormones, sex, sleep, and staying married through the weirdest part.
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Cover of Get Out of the Way by Mike Baker Get Out of the Way Women do not need more praise from men who still keep the budget, the final decision, the protection, and the credit.
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Cover of Believe Her the First Time by Mike Baker Believe Her the First Time A Father's Guide to Endometriosis, Pain, and Showing Up When It Matters
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Becoming a better man

2 books

Not the loud version. The one that listens, gets out of the way, and does the unglamorous work.

Cover of The Better Man Field Guide by Mike Baker The Better Man Field Guide A blunt, funny, practical guide to becoming easier to trust, easier to love, and safer to tell the truth to.
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Cover of Beautifully Unfocused by Mike Baker Beautifully Unfocused ADHD, leadership, creativity, and building a life that works with a loud brain instead of against it.
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What we carry

4 books

Grief, caregiving, and the things families hold without ever being asked whether they can.

Cover of This Book Won't Fix Your Life by Mike Baker This Book Won't Fix Your Life Short chapters for overwhelming days, spiraling thoughts, and suspicious hope. It won't fix your life. It might make today easier.
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Cover of Still Here, Still Trying by Mike Baker Still Here, Still Trying For people carrying more than they say, and still trying to love, lead, heal, repair, and stay soft.
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Cover of Still My Mom by Mike Baker Still My Mom Alzheimer's, love, loss, and the work we do before goodbye. Written from inside it, not about it.
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Cover of Still Good by Mike Baker Still Good Leaving the church changed what I believed. It did not take my family, my conscience, or the goodness I carried with me.
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Staying connected

3 books

Hope with its eyes open, and what it takes to stay human while the tools change under us.

Cover of Human First by Mike Baker Human First Staying connected across family, leadership, healthcare, work, and disagreement, when everything is pulling the other way.
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Cover of The Optimist's Way by Mike Baker The Optimist's Way Hope with its eyes open. Practising optimism in hard seasons without denying the pain or the work still ahead.
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Cover of The Future Still Needs Us by Mike Baker The Future Still Needs Us AI is still a human choice. A hopeful, clear-eyed argument about power, care, truth, and what we build next.
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