Books on mental fitness and stress
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
A clinical psychologist on everyday mental health skills, in short chapters.
The Chimp Paradox
A psychiatrist's model of the mind for understanding emotions and impulses.
Burnout
A health educator and a musician on stress, the stress cycle and burnout.
The Upside of Stress
A Stanford health psychologist on research into how people experience stress.
Mindfulness
An Oxford psychologist and a journalist on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy practices.
The Happiness Trap
A therapist's introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
Emotional Agility
A Harvard psychologist on handling difficult thoughts and emotions.
The Body Keeps the Score
A psychiatrist on how trauma affects the brain and body.
Mindset
A Stanford psychologist on fixed and growth mindsets.
Grit
A psychologist on passion, perseverance and long-term achievement.
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