Popular Psychology Books
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)
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)
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)
Breathing as a Tool for Self-Regulation and Self-Reflection
The book describes how to use breathing as a medium for self-regulation and self-reflection and how balanced breathing thus helps to promote mental and physical health and alleviate symptoms... (more)
The Little Book of Resilience
The Little Book of Resilience is about how we can fortify our lives mentally, emotionally and physically. It is not about what happens when we get knocked down but more about what happens when we get... (more)
Finding Your Way to Change: How the Power of Motivational Interviewing Can Reveal What You Want and Help You Get There
Why is it so difficult to make life changes that are urgently desired, even needed? Whether it's eating healthier, pulling the plug on an unsatisfying job, or ending self-destructive patterns in... (more)
The Bipolar Workbook: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings: Second Edition
Bipolar disorder is a lifelong challenge, but it doesn't have to rule a person's life. Many tens of thousands of readers have used the science-based tools in this book to recognize the early warning... (more)
How to Get the Most Out of CBT: A Client's Guide
How to Get the Most Out of CBT: A Client's Guide is aimed at those who are either considering consulting a cognitive behaviour therapist or who are actually consulting such a therapist. Written by... (more)
Mindfulness at Work: How to Avoid Stress, Achieve More and Enjoy Life!
Mindfulness at Work reveals how the practice of mindfulness - the ability to focus our attention on what is rather than be distracted by what isn't - can be a powerful antidote to the distractions... (more)
Stillness in Mind: A Companion to Mindfulness, Meditation and Living
This is not your typical meditation book. No Sanskrit terms, no gurus, no mystique. Less a set of instructions, more a challenge to the reader to work on themselves within the framework the author... (more)
Redstone Psych Tests: Analyze Yourself (and Your Friends)
The Rorschach for relationships, The Redstone Psych Tests will generate self-reflection, conversation and amusement. Based on long-forgotten psychiatric tests, three different games offer revelations... (more)
50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem: Everyday Practices for Cultivating Self-Acceptance and Self-Compassion
Sometimes we all need a little lift - something to put the bounce back in our step. If you are like many, you may struggle with self-confidence. You may also compare your successes and failures with... (more)
Dyslexia and Mental Health: Helping People to Overcome Depressive, Self-Harming and Other Adverse Emotional Coping Strategies
Dyslexia is a complex condition that affects not only learning but every part of life. Experience or fear of social stigma can lead people with dyslexia to camouflage the difficulties they face, to... (more)
Understanding Mental Disorders: Your Guide to DSM-5
Most of us know a friend, coworker, neighbor, or loved one suffering from a mental illness. This book provides valuable insight on what to expect from an illness and its treatment-and will help... (more)
Sisterhood of the Spectrum: An Asperger Chick's Guide to Life
Spectrum gals, ever wished you had a handbook to help navigate the confusing world of teenage girlhood? Look no further! Aspie-in-the-know, Jennifer Cook O'Toole provides just that with her... (more)
Improving Mental Health Through Social Support: Building Positive and Empowering Relationships
Social support is the everyday assistance offered by family, friends, neighbours and colleagues, as well as the foundations of support in a range of non-clinical settings, and plays a vital role in a... (more)
The 10 Best Anxiety Busters: Simple Strategies to Take Control of Your Worry
Suffer from a fear of flying? Break out in a sweat during presentations? Experience a sudden panic attack when in a confined space, like an elevator? Whether you are struggling with mild anxiety or... (more)
The Therapist's Ultimate Solution Book: Essential Strategies, Tips and Tools to Empower Your Clients
Clients go to therapy wanting to change, but often they have no inherent knowledge of how to change. It is up to the therapist to build a well-stocked toolkit of life skills and psychoeducational... (more)
Building Your Ideal Private Practice: A Guide for Therapists and Other Healing Professionals
Much has changed for therapists in private practice over the past fifteen years, including the widespread encroachment by insurance and managed care into the marketplace, the density of new... (more)
Your Life After Trauma: Powerful Practices to Reclaim Your Identity
A professional coach who specializes in helping trauma victims rebuild their lives, Michele Rosenthal struggled with the effects of medically-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for over 25... (more)
Simple Self-Care for Therapists: Restorative Practices to Weave Through Your Workday
For mental health professionals who must regularly guard against compassion fatigue and secondary traumatisation, intentional self-care isn't just essential; it's a survival tool. If therapists don't... (more)