Popular Psychology Books
Live Like A Stoic: 52 Exercises for Cultivating a Good Life
The answers to our daily worries and anxieties - big or small - lie at the heart of Stoic philosophy. Live Like a Stoic is the essential guide to help us live the good life.
It offers a... (more)
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Drawing on his own work as a clinical psychologist and on lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, Peterson offers twelve profound and realistic principles to live by. After all, as he... (more)
The Psychology of Exercise
Why should we exercise? When should we exercise? Why don't we exercise?
The Psychology of Exercise separates fact from fiction, delving into key theories, ideas, and the impact of life stages on... (more)
The Psychology of Dreaming
Why do we dream? What is the connection between our dreams and our mental health? Can we teach ourselves to have lucid dreams?
The Psychology of Dreaming delves into the last 100 years of dream... (more)
The Psychology of Belonging
Can a sense of belonging increase life satisfaction? Why do we sometimes feel lonely? How can we sustain lasting human connections?
The Psychology of Belonging explores why feeling like we... (more)
Spirit of Cricket: Reflections on Play and Life
If someone were to say 'it's not tennis', or 'not football' of shabby behaviour in any walk of life, he or she would not be understood. If they said 'it's not cricket', they probably would be (though... (more)
Dementia: The Basics
Dementia: The Basics provides the reader with a clear and compassionate introduction to dementia and an accessible guide to dealing with different parts of the dementia journey, from pre-diagnosis... (more)
Positive Psychology: The Basics
This book provides an accessible and balanced introduction to positive psychology scholarship and its applications, incorporating an overview of the development of positive psychology. Positive... (more)
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has - unintentionally - caused... (more)
Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild
Today many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world as never before. And yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, culture and consciousness. For centuries, we have... (more)
Social: Why Our Brains are Wired to Connect
Why are we influenced by the behaviour of complete strangers? Why does the brain register similar pleasure when I perceive something as 'fair' or when I eat chocolate? Why can we be so profoundly... (more)
The Heart: In Lingshu Chapter 8
This book presents the central position of the heart in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, Neijing Lingshu chapter 8. The heart is seen as an empty, silent centre, yet as the root of the... (more)
Aspects of Spirit
In Aspects of Spirit Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée explores the concept of spirit and its relationship to the development of human consciousness through the classical Chinese literature. Beginning... (more)
A Study of QI in Classical Texts
This book is an edited transcript of two seminars given in 2004 in London by Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée. It not only contains detailed descriptions of the various differentiated kinds of qi, but... (more)
Sensation: The New Science of Physical Intelligence
In Sensation, leading psychologist Thalma Lobel takes us on a trip around the senses, revealing the amazing extent to which our external environment profoundly shapes our thoughts, emotions and... (more)
Energy Medicine East and West: A Natural History of QI
Energy Medicine East and West: A Natural History of Qi provides a unique, comprehensive overview of Qi or bioenergy for students and practitioners of energy medicines, Chinese and Oriental Medicine,... (more)
Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self Image, and the Capacity for Relationship
Although it may seem that humans suffer from an endless number of emotional problems and challenges, Healing Developmental Trauma presents a model for psychotherapy and growth showing that most... (more)
The Brain Health Book: Using the Power of Neuroscience to Improve Your Life
Concerns about memory and other thinking skills are common, particularly in middle age and beyond. Due to worries about declining brain health, some seek out dubious products or supplements... (more)
The Natural Health Service: What the Great Outdoors Can Do for Your Mind
In 2016, Isabel Hardman's mind, in her own words, 'stopped working' as she fell prey to severe depression and anxiety. She took time off on long-term sick leave and despite several relapses has... (more)
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health: A journey into the heartland of psychiatry
A journey into the heartland of psychiatry.
This book debunks myths, challenges assumptions and offers fresh insight into what it means to be mentally ill. And what it means to be... (more)
Philosophy of Mind: The Basics
Philosophy of Mind: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the fundamental philosophical questions and theories about the mind. The author Amy Kind, a leading expert in the field,... (more)
In an Unspoken Voice
In this culmination of his life's work, Peter A. Levine draws on his broad experience as a clinician, a student of comparative brain research, a stress scientist and a keen observer of the... (more)
Energy Medicine: Balancing Your Body's Energy for Optimum Health and Vitality
Donna Eden is a pioneer in the field of energy medicine. In this important book she shows you how to work with you body's energy to create physical, psychological and spiritual health and wellbeing.... (more)
Heal Yourself with Emotional Freedom Technique
Emotional Freedom Technique is a new and innovative alternative therapy that is rapidly becoming the next big trend in personal growth and alternative health. It is a safe and non-invasive healing... (more)
Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality
AS WE TAKE CHARGE OF OUR INDIVIDUAL POWER TO CREATE, WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL, AS A SPECIES, TO CHANGE OUR WORLD. Every creation begins as a thought. Our thoughts travel as electrical impulses along... (more)
Psychology: The Basics
This compact introduction is the ideal primer for anyone looking for an accessible overview of the basic principles of Psychology, the fascinating science of mind and behavior. In everyday life we... (more)
A Brain Of My Own: A memoir about dissociation dissolved
A Brain of My Own is about slavery, about brains stolen in childhood and before; brains that have been intruded upon, stopped, shrunk, paralyzed. We know about the history of people whose bodies were... (more)
Dreams: Soul-Centered Living in the Twenty-First Century
Envision waking from a dream that felt 'big' and being able to understand why the characters, images and even landscapes appeared and what they are specifically communicating to you. What if you were... (more)