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10 books to read on mental health—from grief to deeping relationships
BY Next Big Idea Club
This is your reminder to pause and reflect on your own wellbeing, and check in on those around you. Be it anxiety, depression, burnout, or just a general malaise, it's important to stay intentional and proactive about nurturing a healthy mind.
These 10 mental health books offer guidance and tips for cultivating inner peace, lasting joy, and emotional comfort.
Taming the Molecule of More: A Step-by-Step Guide to Make Dopamine Work for You
By Michael Long
Dopamine, 'the molecule of more,' is the chemical in our brains that drives us to seek out newer and better things—the latest gadget, the coolest job, the perfect partner. But for many of us, it's easy to get stuck in a cycle of never being truly satisfied. Because dopamine can only promise happiness. It can never deliver. or view on Amazon
The powerful memoir of one woman's experience with psychiatric diagnoses and medications, and her journey to discover herself outside the mental health industry. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Laura Delano, or view on Amazon
Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts
By Gregory Walton
Discover simple psychological shifts that build trust, belonging, and confidence—from the codirector of the Dweck-Walton Lab at Stanford University. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Gregory Walton, or view on Amazon
The Narrowing: A Journey Through Anxiety and the Body
An exploration of the connection between anxiety and the body by a clinical psychologist, drawing from the latest research as well as historical and cultural insights through time, arguing that only through understanding anxiety's role in our lives can we transform it into resilience. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Alexandra Shaker, or view on Amazon
Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life
By Caroline Fleck
How Do You Feel?: One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine
By Jessi Gold
A poignant and thought-provoking memoir following one psychiatrist and four of her patients as they deal with the unspoken mental and physical costs of caring for others. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Jessi Gold, or view on Amazon
The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss
By Cody Delistraty
In this lyrical and moving story of the world of prolonged grief, journalist Cody Delistraty reflects on his experience with loss and explores what modern science, history, and literature reveal about the nature of our relationship to grief and our changing attitudes toward its cure. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Cody Delistraty, or view on Amazon
How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists
By Ellen Hendriksen
Are you your own toughest critic? Learn to be good to yourself with this clear and compassionate guide. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Ellen Hendriksen, or view on Amazon
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