Mental Wellbeing Books
Books to support mental wellbeing & health with recommendations from Peaceful Soul fundamentals, guides and interviews
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Toward a Psychology of Being
The 3rd edition of Professor Abraham Maslow's ground breaking psychology book, Toward a Psychology of Being. Professor Maslow provides both answers to some of the great questions about human nature and what is needed to sustain, restore and enhance mental and physical wellbeing.
The Promise of a New Day: A Book of Daily Meditations
A book from Karen Casey and Martha Vanceberg providing a "collection of inspiring thoughts and wise meditations has offered thousands of people day-to-day wisdom and fresh viewpoints on life, adding a moment of inspiration and insight, a comforting thought, or a time for rest and relaxation to their days."
Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
"Epictetus Interpretations by Sharon Lebell, Stoicism Philosophy – these messages provide positive perspective for experiencing life to make the most of life." (Quote from Niki English)
Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
"Epictetus Interpretations by Sharon Lebell, Stoicism Philosophy – these messages provide positive perspective for experiencing life to make the most of life." (Quote from Niki English)
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Book from Cal Newport's helping people to cut down on screen time and get their technology use back in check.
Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing
Dr. Caroline Myss's book combining Eastern and Western spiritual and energy healing to provide a unique programme to promote physical, emotional & spirit healing and personal power.
The One-Hour Miracle: A 5-Step Process to Guide Your Self-Healing: Change the Story, Re-author Your Life.
From Joan Beckett and Dr. Andrew Hahn, The One Hour Miracle provides a revolutionary healing framework that is a blueprint for transforming most problems, ranging from the most pedestrian to the most treatment resistant. And sometimes, the transformation can take just one hour.
The Change Guidebook: How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life
Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino's latest book, "The Change Guidebook" offering ten points for "making a change or adapting to unforeseen circumstances and allows you to become a change master by using the provided solutions to change, grow, and become your bravest and boldest self."
The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace: The Essential Life and Teachings
A collection of powerful wisdom and teachings from the Dalai Lama helping us to understand how living with integrity can influence others and the world around us. And how through personal transformation we can contribute to a better world.
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig's international best-selling book about hope, regret, forgiveness and the choices we make in life. Telling the fictional story of Nora Reed who finds herself in the Midnight Library which provides her with the ability to live life as if she had done things differently and made different choices, all leading to answer the ultimate question, what is the best way to live?
Acceptance and Commitment Approaches for Athletes’ Wellbeing and Performance: The Flexible Mind
Book from Ross White providing a new intervention for mental wellbeing and sporting performance. It explores the efficacy of psychological interventions for enhancing performance and mental health. The book aims to help athletes build ‘psychological flexibility’
The Little Prince
Book from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry telling the story of a pilot who crashes in the Sahara dessert and encounters a boy who calls himself "The Little Prince." A tale about loneliness & loss and love & friendship, the story is a "meditation on human nature."
Practical Happiness: Four Principles to Improve Your Life
Pamela Gail Johnson's book helping readers to consider their own happiness from a different perspective, rather than telling them how to be happy as per the latest scientific study. The four happiness Principles in Practical Happiness are a philosophy for living a realistic yet happy life: Happiness is personal, Happiness Zappers can be managed, Happiness changes as you change & Happiness is bigger than you think.
How To Tell Depression to Piss Off: 40 Ways to Get Your Life Back
James Withey's book, How to Tell Depression to Piss Off providing 40 ways to get to a better place with depression. They are born out of James' personal experience of clinical depression and his many years of working as a counsellor helping people with their mental health
Depressive Illness: The Curse of the Strong
Dr. Tim Cantopher's book explaining two truths about depression, i.e. that strong people are most vulnerable to it and that it is a physical illness. Dr. Cantopher's book provides effective ways to get well and stay well
The Unbreakable Student: 6 Rules for Staying Sane at University
Dr. Nic Hooper's highly acclaimed book presenting six key evidence-based wellbeing rules and a number of clinically proven techniques that inspire students to take positive action in their lives after leaving home.
Beyond Freedom and Dignity
Book from B.F. Skinner making a definitive statement about humankind and society. Beyond Freedom and Dignity "urges us to reexamine the ideals we have taken for granted and to consider the possibility of a radically behaviorist approach to human problems--one that has appeared to some incompatible with those ideals, but which envisions the building of a world in which humankind can attain its greatest possible achievements."
Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America
Award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates the sudden 3 fold increase in mental illness in the USA over the past 2 decades. "Interwoven with Whitaker’s groundbreaking analysis of the merits of psychiatric medications are the personal stories of children and adults swept up in this epidemic."
The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT
Book from Russ Harris revealing how millions of people are unwittingly caught in the 'The Happiness Trap.' He provides a means to escape through a groundbreaking new approach based on mindfulness which can effectively help you to reduce stress, enhance performance, manage emotions, improve health, increase vitality, and generally change your life for the better.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behaviour Change
Book from Steven Hayes, Kirk Strosahl and Kelly Wilson, the originators of Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapy, providing the "definitive statement of ACT—from conceptual and empirical foundations to clinical techniques." The authors provide effective, innovative ways to cultivate psychological flexibility using 6 key processes; defusion, acceptance, attention to the present moment, self-awareness, values, and committed action
Emotional Resilience: How to safeguard your mental health
Book from Dr. Harry Barr's book revealing how you can unlock your inner emotional resilience reserves, deal with the challenges of life, and protect your mental health. Dr. Barry covers the 3 key areas of; personal skills, social skills and life skills.
Thriving Life: How to Live Your Best Life No Matter the Cards You're Dealt
Professor, author, entrepreneur, trained therapist, and award-winning parenting expert, Laura Berg's book showing you how to take charge of your own life and transform the way you view yourself, your relationships, and your experiences.
Working Hard, Hardly Working
Working Hard, Hardly Working, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed 'lazy workaholic' Grace Beverley offers a fresh take on how to create your own balance, be more productive and feel fulfilled.
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
Book from Richard Schwartz, PhD that will help you discover an empowering new way of understanding your multifaceted mind—and healing the many parts that make you who you are.
Feeling Great: The Revolutionary Treatment for Depression and Anxiety to Transform Your Story
Dr. David D. Burns, MD's book revealing that our negative moods do not result from what's wrong with us, but rather -- what's right with us. "Dr. Burns, describes a new and revolutionary high-speed treatment for depression and anxiety based on 40 years of research and more than 40,000 hours treating individuals with severe mood problems"
Intention: Building Capabilities to Transform Your Story
Dr Ian D. Brooks' book offering the foundation to adapt, grow and operate in a new way of being. It explores the essence of you and your narrative, as well as rescues toward taking action to improve your story.
Kitchen Table Wisdom
Physician, professor of medicine, therapist and long-term survivor of chronic illness, Rachel Naomi Remen, MD's collection of true stories showing us life in all its power and mystery and reminding us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives.
The Relaxation Response
Dr. Herbert Benson, a pioneer in mind-body medicine for health and wellbeing, details ancient self-care rituals that can help relieve your stress, anxiety, and depression at home with just ten minutes a day.
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
Jon Kabat-Zin's book based on his Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme showing you "how to use medically proven mind-body approaches derived from meditation and yoga to counteract stress, establish greater balance of body and mind, and stimulate wellbeing and healing."
No Regrets Living: 7 Keys to a Life of Wonder and Contentment
Dr. Harley Rotbart's book providing a 7-step plan to help us better appreciate what we have in our lives, and take greater pride in what we’ve done with our lives—without spending precious time and energy wishing things had turned out differently.
The Book of Hope: 101 Voices on Overcoming Adversity
Jonny Benjamin & Britt Pflüger's book bringing together 101 contributors from all walks of life - actors, musicians, athletes, psychologists and activists – to share what gives them hope.
Mindfulness. A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Book from Mark Williams and Dr. Danny Penman providing a practical guide to finding peace in the modern world. Led by cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness, this book provides a "set of simple practices to dissolve anxiety, stress, exhaustion, and unhappiness."
Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
Anthony De Mello's bestselling book focussing on awareness. Taking lessons from Christian Spirituality, Buddhist principles, Hindu breathing exercises and generally psychological insight, he challenges us to become aware through the needs and potential of others
The Woman Code: 20 Powerful Keys to Unlock Your Life
Book from Sophia A Nelson discussing how women live by a code that "informs how she treats others and herself, how much she expects of herself, and how far she is willing to go in order to find success... The Woman Code is a way of living, of navigating life's challenges, and of interacting positively with other women. It's a way of pursuing our dreams and our deepest desires."
Spark Change: 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution
Jennie Lee's book that helps "attain greater self-awareness and courage to reach for your highest potential through a process of engaged, incisive questioning."
Emotional Detox: 7 Steps to Release Toxicity and Energize Joy
Sherianna Boyle's book providing a method for mental and emotional detox, the 7-step C.L.E.A.N.S.E. method "to help you rid yourself of negativity, fear, worry, anger, and doubt, and guide you back toward a natural, energized state of pure joy and acceptance."
The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)
Gretchen Rubin's book looking at how the answer to one simple question can dramatically change our lives; "How do I respond to expectations?" Based on the answer she found that people fit into 4 different tendencies which affect every aspect of behaviour and by understanding this we can "make better decisions, meet deadlines, suffer less stress, and engage more effectively."
Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope
Johan Hari's book offering a radical new way of looking at anxiety and depression. The book charts Johan's forty-thousand-mile journey across the world to interview the leading experts about what causes depression and anxiety and what solves them
Percolate - Let Your Best Self Filter Through
Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino's book guiding you through a nine-point plan that teaches you how to implement positive changes to excel in every aspect of your life.
Channel Kindness
The Channel Kindness book containing a collection of fifty-one stories of kindness, bravery, and resilience from young people all over the world collected by Born This Way Foundation and introduced by Lady Gaga.
The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People
Rachel Miller's book discussing how we are woefully inept at adult relationships and providing us with a roadmap to true connection with our friends, family and ourselves.
How to Be Happy (Or at Least Less Sad): A Creative Workbook
Author and illustrator Lee Crutchley's lively approach to the topic of depression and anxiety. The book 'helps readers see things in a new light, and rediscover simple pleasures and everyday joy"
Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives
Pia Mellody's book creating "a framework for identifying codependent thinking, emotions and behaviour and provides an effective approach to recovery."
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
Melody Beattle's book showing how to break the stultifying hold co-dependency can have on our life and how to focus on our wellbeing
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Book by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD to help readers to understand and treat traumatic stress and to understand the impact that it has on society
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is a children's book with a message for all ages. The story is about the 4 animal friends who share their greatest fears and "biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love."
The Power Of Intention
Dr. Wayne Dyer's book covering his studies into intention and how it allows creation to take place. Dr. Dyer looks at intention as a "field of energy that you can access to begin co-creating your life with the power of intention."
The Stress-Proof Brain (Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity)
Dr Melanie Greenberg, PhD's book offering comprehensive tools based in mindfulness, neuroscience and positivity to help out a stop to unhealthy stress.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain's book discussing the rise and prominence of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and how we can dramatically undervalue introverts and how much we lose in doing so.
How to Grow a Grown Up
How to Grow a Grown Up, co-authored by Dr. Dominique Thompson with Fabienne Vailes, helps parents and carers of teens to build their child's confidence and resilience - "so they can become a strong, happy and independent adult."
101 Things to Do Instead of Playing on Your Phone
Ilka Heinemann's book containing 101 things to do instead of playing with your phone with suggestions, puzzles and illustrations to keep you off the phone
How to Build a Healthy Brain: Reduce stress, anxiety and depression and future-proof your brain
Chartered Psychologist Kimberley Wilson's book providing practical, holistic advice on how you can protect your brain and in turn mental health by making simple lifestyle choices
Setting Boundaries Will Set You Free: The Ultimate Guide to Telling the Truth, Creating Connection, and Finding Freedom
Nancy Levin's book providing exercises and practical tools to set limits and boundaries in order to help us avoid long term unhappiness instead of taking on short term discomfort
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life by Annie Grace
Book from Annie Grace that has helped thousands to change their relationship with alcohol. This Naked Mind looks at the role of alcohol in culture and how the stigma of alcoholism and recovery keeps people from getting the help they need
The Power of Acceptance: End the Eternal Search for Happiness by Accepting What Is by AnnaMarie Postma
AnnaMarie Postma's book exploring the mental and emotional blocks that keep us from true joy. Through her own insights and traditional wisdom she patches a way to a renewal of mind and spirit
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Bestselling book from Mark Manson discussing how to stop trying to be positive all the time, live with our flaws and be happy within ourselves.
A Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination
Book by medicinal expert Gerald Edelman and brain researcher Giulio Tononi looking at cutting edge research about how the brain creates conscious reality and imagination
What to Say When You Talk to Your Self
Dr Shad Helmstetter's highly rated book looking at 5 levels of self-talk and how to take back control of it
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
Highly acclaimed book from Gary John Bishop leading us through 7 assertions to boost self-empowerment and stop self imposed limitations
The Healing Power of the Breath
Book from Richard P. Brown & Patricia L. Gerbarg looking at "Simple Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Enhance Concentration, and Balance Your Emotions"
Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks
Well received and rated book from Barry McDough looking at a new way to end anxiety and stop panic attacks
Escaping Toxic Guilt
Book by Susan Carrell looking at understand the difference between good & toxic guilt and 5 steps to rid yourself of it
Fear
Book by Viatnamese Buddhist Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh providing a practical strategic to overcome fears and uncertainties
The Self Confidence Workbook: A Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Improving Self-Esteem
Book by Barbara Markway PhD & Celia Ampel offering practical strategies to help to learn about yourself and how to build self confidence
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
Book from Brian Tracy showing you ways to organise your day and how to get more done in less time
No More Dreaded Mondays
Book from Dan Miller looking at how to reinvigorate and find your true calling at work
Don't Overthink It
Anne Bogel's book covering how to make easier decisions, stop second-guessing and bring more joy to life
Have More Fun: How to Be Remarkable, Stop Feeling Stuck, and Start Enjoying Life
Book by Mandy Arioto about how to have more fun by being remarkable, stopping feeling stuck, and starting enjoying life
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Offering advice for learners of all ages, Make it Stick is a discusses the science of learning with examples and guides from teachers and students alike
The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
New York Times Bestseller from Chip Heath & Dan Heath looking at how certain experiences can jolt, elevate & even change us (and how we can conjure up more of these moments that matter).
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How To Lose Your Mind And Create A New One
This life changing book by Dr Joe Dispenza discusses how we become our past experiences and function on auto pilot, re-living the same events for 95% our lives. Learn how to break the habits here.
Happy
A book written with a lot of love. The entertainer Derren Brown looks deeply into the philosophy of happiness. With some amazing insights into thought processes and thinking
The Power of Now
Powerful book from Eckhart Tolle discussing how there are no problems in the present moment only problems in the mind about past and future experiences
The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness
A very well received book by John Yates (Phd) providing a Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness
Meditations: A New Translation by Marcus Aurelius
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of profound spiritual and ethical teachings from the legendary philosopher and emperor of Rome.
Further Mental Wellbeing Resources Below
Mental Wellbeing Websites
Websites to help with mental health & wellbeing with recommendations from Peaceful Soul fundamentals, guides & interviews
Mental Wellbeing Helplines
Helplines to support mental health & wellbeing in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia
Mental Wellbeing Podcasts
Podcasts to help with mental health & wellbeing with recommendations from Peaceful Soul fundamentals, guides & interviews
Mental Wellbeing Apps
Apps to help with mental health & wellbeing with recommendations from Peaceful Soul fundamentals, guides & interviews
Mental Wellbeing Videos
Videos to help with mental health & wellbeing with recommendations from Peaceful Soul fundamentals, guides & interviews
Mental Wellbeing Music
Music to help with mental health & wellbeing with recommendations from Peaceful Soul fundamentals, guides & interviews
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