“The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness: a 4-step plan for resilient living” by Amit Sood, M.D.
Summary: Dr. Sood is a specialist in stress and resiliency who has spent decades studying the factors that help people…
Books
“Healing and the Mind” by Bill Moyers
Summary: In this companion volume to the PBS series, television journalist Bill Moyers explores the fascinating, complex, powerful connection between…
“The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D.
Summary: Trauma is a fact of life. Most lives are touched by trauma to some degree. This book explores the…
“The War for Kindness: Building Empathy In A Fractured World” by Jamil Zaki
Summary: This book weaves science and stories together, examining why we struggle to understand people who aren’t like us, but…
“The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom” by Jonathan Haidt
Summary: Jonathan Haidt is a brilliant and engaging Social Psychologist who combines ancient wisdom with scientific research to study how…
“The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science” by Norman Doidge, M.D.
Summary: Scientists once thought the fully-developed adult brain was unchangeable. This has not turned out to be the case. The…
“Prisoners of Our Thoughts” by Alex Pattakos, Ph.D. and Elaine Dundon
Summary: Drawing on the work of Viktor Frankl, renowned psychiatrist and holocaust survivor, psychologists Pattakos and Dundon outline 7 core…
“Braving the Wilderness” by Brene Brown, Ph.D.
Summary: If you would like to live your life in a more reflective way, there is no better author than…
“The Compassionate Mind,” by Paul Gilbert
Summary: Our minds have developed in a way that makes them highly sensitive to perceived threats. This fast-acting system can…
“Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself” by Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
Summary: The mental health community got it wrong when we embraced the importance of self-esteem, and we are rapidly walking…
“You Are Not Your Pain: Using Mindfulness to Relieve Pain, Reduce Stress, and Restore Well-Being” by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman
Summary: This book is written by two experts in the Mindfulness field who themselves have struggled with severe pain after…
“Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life” by Susan David, Ph.D.
Summary: The path to wellbeing is not to sweep things under the rug, deny our feelings or act tough and…
“The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity” by Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.
Summary In 1998, a landmark study was published, identifying 10 “adverse childhood experiences” (ACE’s) that negatively affect both brain and…
“Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love” by Susan Johnson, Ph.D.
Summary: Susan Johnson is a renowned couples’ therapist who has created an approach that enjoys a remarkably high rate of…
“Will I Ever Be Free of You? How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist and Heal Your Family” by Karyl McBride, Ph.D.
Summary: While this book should probably come with a cautionary note to avoid diagnosing another person – especially a spouse…
“Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love” by John Gottman, Ph.D., Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., Doug Abrams & Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D.
Summary: Researcher and clinician, John Gottman, is widely regarded as a world expert on the topic of what makes relationships…
“Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence” by Esther Perel, Ph.D.
Summary: Renowned psychologist and Certified Sex Therapist, Esther Perel, does a brilliant job of highlighting the tension between our desire…
“No Drama Discipline” by Dan Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
This title is available in a book as well as an accompanying workbook. If you only have time for the…