The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk)

Explores how trauma imprints on the body and brain, shaping emotions, behaviors, and health.

The book highlights therapies—from mindfulness to EMDR—that help people reclaim resilience

and healing.

Scattered Minds (Gabor Maté)

Focuses on ADHD through a compassionate lens, reframing it not as a deficit but as a stress-

related developmental condition. Offers insight into understanding attention, self-regulation, and

strategies for greater well-being.

Man’s Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)

Part memoir, part psychology, this classic shows how purpose and meaning can sustain people

through extreme suffering. Frankl’s logotherapy framework encourages readers to find resilience

by orienting life around values and meaning.

Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker)

Reveals the science of sleep and how it affects memory, mood, immunity, and long-term health.

Practical advice emphasizes how improving sleep can dramatically enhance mental and physical

well-being.

Brain Energy (Chris Palmer)

Proposes that many mental health disorders share roots in metabolic dysfunction, linking brain

health to cellular energy. Offers lifestyle and medical approaches that integrate diet, exercise,

and metabolic health into psychiatric care.

The Brain’s Way of Healing (Norman Doidge)

Explores neuroplasticity and the brain’s remarkable ability to rewire itself after injury or illness.

Provides hope and practical methods for recovery through movement, sound, light, and focused

attention.

Breath (James Nestor)

Uncovers the forgotten science of breathing and how subtle changes in breath can transform

health. Demonstrates how proper breathing supports stress reduction, energy, sleep, and overall

resilience.

The Biology of Belief (Bruce Lipton)

Argues that beliefs and perceptions can directly influence cellular biology. Encourages readers to

harness mindset and environment as powerful tools for physical and emotional health.

Endurance (Alfred Lansing)

A gripping true story of survival during Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition. While not a

psychology text, it illustrates resilience, teamwork, and the power of human spirit under extreme

conditions.

Hold Me Tight (Sue Johnson)

Introduces Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and shows how secure emotional bonds cantransform relationships. Offers practical strategies for deepening connection, healing conflict,

and fostering well-being through attachment.

When the Body Says No (Gabor Maté)

Examines the link between chronic stress, suppressed emotions, and illness. Encourages self-

awareness and boundary-setting as essential for long-term health and emotional balance.

Altered Traits (Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson)

Explores decades of research on meditation and mindfulness, showing how sustained practice

changes the brain and behavior. Highlights practical ways meditation can reduce stress, improve

focus, and support emotional stability.