Popular Psychology Books
Beyond Schizophrenia: Living and Working with a Serious Mental Illness
The experience of living and working with schizophrenia is often fraught with challenges and setbacks. This book is a comprehensive attempt to explain why, in spite of near-miraculous advances in... (more)
Parties, Dorms and Social Norms: A Crash Course in Safe Living for Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
The late teens and twenties are exciting times, but filled with potential pitfalls as young people navigate the transition into independent adult life. This handbook is filled with the information... (more)
Transformative Imagery: Cultivating the Imagination for Healing, Change and Growth
Guided imagery is a transformative practice for reducing stress, healing mind and body, and improving performance. This definitive collection brings together leading pioneers in the field of guided... (more)
Living in Two Worlds: On Being a Social Chameleon with Asperger's
Dylan Emmons has always lived his life in two worlds. Diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of six, his school days were spent struggling to overcome the sensory and social hurdles that made fitting... (more)
Unemployed on the Autism Spectrum: How to Cope Productively with the Effects of Unemployment and Jobhunt with Confidence
Unemployment can be an isolating experience. In this much-needed book, Michael John Carley reassures readers who are unemployed and have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that they are not alone. ... (more)
Autism and Everyday Executive Function: A Strengths-Based Approach for Improving Attention, Memory, Organization and Flexibility
Understand and support executive function in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with this fully-explained, innovative model. Showing how to use an individual's strengths to address... (more)
Dad's Not All There Any More: A Comic About Dementia
Louie what? John's dad, Pete, was already diagnosed with Parkinson's disease when he began to have some very strange experiences, not least of which was the little red-haired girl who followed him... (more)
When Herscue Met Jomphrey and Other Tales from an Aspie Marriage
"I knew this guy was out of the square. He was so far out, he was in the hexagonal prism that was past the triangle next to the square."
When the author met her future husband, she was instantly... (more)
Blue Bottle Mystery: The Graphic Novel
This graphic novel re-telling of Kathy Hoopmann's best-selling Blue Bottle Mystery brings the much-loved fantasy story to life for a new generation of readers. The hero is Ben, a boy with Asperger... (more)
Sex, Drugs and Asperger's Syndrome (ASD): A User Guide to Adulthood
Luke Jackson's unabridged and sparkling sequel to his best-selling user guide to adolescence Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome is the must-read handbook for teenagers and young adults on the autism... (more)
Mind Clearing: The Key to Mindfulness Mastery
Mind Clearing (MC) builds on mindfulness approaches, with the ultimate aim of reducing suffering caused by mental, emotional, relationship and spiritual distress, through clearing the mind. This book... (more)
When Anxiety Attacks: Seeking Out Therapy Even When Your Problems Seem Weird or Silly
Frank and full of gentle humor, Terian Koscik's graphic memoir shares her experiences of living with anxiety, finding the courage to see a therapist, and learning more than she could have imagined.... (more)
The Boy from Hell: Life with a Child with ADHD
"Saturday 14th August 2001: Today has been a horrible, hateful day. Daniel has pushed me to my absolute wits' end. Sometimes it really does feel like he is the original child from hell."
For... (more)
Worry Less, Live More: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety Workbook
What prevents people from making meaningful changes and achieving their dreams? For many, worry, fear, or negativity are stumbling blocks that can be extraordinarily difficult to overcome. This... (more)
CBT for Career Success: A Self-Help Guide
CBT for Career Success is a unique self-help book, offering a powerful combination of cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT) approaches alongside career coaching for the first time. Whether you are... (more)
8 Keys to Mental Health Through Exercise
We all know that exercise is good for physical health. Improved fitness has been proven to increase longevity and stave off illness. Recently, there has been a wealth of data proving that exercise... (more)
The Road to Calm Workbook: Life-Changing Tools to Stop Runaway Emotions
Emotional flooding - being overwhelmed by feelings - happens in response to stress, anxiety and life's challenges. In this client-orientated accompaniment to Affect Regulation Toolbox, Carolyn Daitch... (more)
Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Lust, romance, attachment... Antatomy of Love explores such questions as whether monogamy is natural, why we choose certain partners and why we might cheat on them. In this completely revised... (more)
The Thinking Girl's Guide to the Right Guy: How Staying True to Yourself Can Help You Navigate Dating, Hookups, and Love
Why can't I get a guy to like me? Should I hook up with him? How can I make this relationship work? While young women today are more savvy and independent than ever, most still want a... (more)
Yoga and Eating Disorders: Ancient Healing for Modern Illness
Yoga and Eating Disorders bridges the knowledge and practice gaps between mental health providers and yoga practitioners who work with clients suffering from disordered eating. Combining the wisdom... (more)
Derrida Reframed: Interpreting Key Thinkers for the Arts
Are your students baffled by Baudrillard? Dazed by Deleuze? Confused by Kristeva? Other beginners' guides can feel as impenetrable as the original texts to students who 'think in images'.... (more)
Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think: Second Edition
In this influential bestseller, Drs. Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky put the proven tools of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) into an accessible self-help framework that has already... (more)
Mindful Co-Working: Be Confident, Happy and Productive in Your Working Relationships
Transform and enhance your working relationships through mindful co-working. Are you making the most of your co-working relationships? Most of us work with others and spend as much time with... (more)
8 Keys to Forgiveness
While it may seem like a simple enough act, forgiveness is a difficult, delicate process that, if executed correctly, can be a profoundly moving and deep learning experience. Whatever the scenario... (more)
Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health: A Complete Guide to the Food-Mood Connection
A major component of a client's clinical profile is diet, which can greatly influence mental well-being. For example, dietary changes can alleviate anxious and depressive symptoms. But few therapists... (more)
Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind
Soul Machine takes us back to the origins of modernity, a time when a crisis in religious authority and the scientific revolution led to searching questions about the nature of human inner life. This... (more)
Reasons to Stay Alive
What does it mean to be truly alive? Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that... (more)
Beating Depression: Inspirational Stories of Hope and Recovery
If you suffer from depression you are far from alone. It is an extremely common problem affecting over 300 million people around the world - and the number of reported cases is rising. Distressing... (more)
Mindful Compassion: Using the Power of Mindfulness and Compassion to Transform Our Lives
Based on the latest work from Professor Paul Gilbert OBE, bestselling author of The Compassionate Mind, and Buddhist expert Choden. Professor Gilbert has spent the past twenty years developing a new... (more)
Happiness: Lessons from a New Science: Second Revised Edition
In this new edition of his landmark book, Richard Layard shows that there is a paradox at the heart of our lives. Most people want more income. Yet as societies become richer, they do not become... (more)