Popular Psychology Books
Tea with Winnicott
Donald Winnicott is currently the most popular author in contemporary psychoanalysis. His writings are cited in bibliographies even more frequently than those of Sigmund Freud. And yet how many... (more)
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based - and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.
Gabor Mate is a... (more)
In Writing
A collection of literary essays like no other - exploring the deep connections between literature and psychoanalysis - from Britain's leading psychoanalyst. For Adam Phillips - as for Freud and many... (more)
My Dearest Enemy, My Dangerous Friend: Making and Breaking Sibling Bonds
Stories about siblings abound in literature, drama, comedy, biography, and history. We rarely talk about our own siblings without emotion, whether with love and gratitude, or exasperation,... (more)
The Seven Emotions: Psychology and Health in Ancient China
This book presents a study of the energetics of the emotions. Looking at classical texts each of the seven emotions of Chinese medicine is discussed in detail. The etymology of the characters is... (more)
What is Madness?
What separates the sane from the mad? How hard or easy is it to tell them apart? And what if the difference is really between being mad and going mad? In this landmark work Darian Leader undermines... (more)
The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia and Depression
What happens when we lose someone we love? A death, a separation or the break-up of a relationship are some of the hardest times we have to live through. We may fall into a nightmare of depression,... (more)
The Personal Development Group: The Student's Guide
The personal development group is a feature of many counselling and psychotherapy trainings. How does it facilitate personal development? Could it be more effective? Looking from the perspective of... (more)
The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry
Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrists. She treats serial killers, arsonists, stalkers, gang members and other individuals who are usually labelled 'monsters'. Whatever... (more)
The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
How can you build unshakable confidence and resilience in a world still filled with ignorance, inequality, and discrimination? The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook will teach you how to... (more)
The Heart: In Lingshu Chapter 8
This book presents the central position of the heart in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, Neijing Lingshu chapter 8. The heart is seen as an empty, silent centre, yet as the root of the... (more)
Aspects of Spirit
In Aspects of Spirit Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée explores the concept of spirit and its relationship to the development of human consciousness through the classical Chinese literature. Beginning... (more)
My Beautiful Psychosis
What if psychosis is really a wake up call?
Emma Goude is a twenty-something who works at the BBC. She likes to party and take drugs…until she decides to give them up…and that’s when the... (more)
The Psychology of Politics
How do some political leaders capture popular support? What is the appeal of belonging to a nation? Can democracy thrive? The Psychology of Politics explores how the emotions which underpin everyday... (more)
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World - New Edition
A new edition of the bestselling classic - published with a special introduction to mark its 10th anniversary. This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain - the... (more)
Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food
An exploration into the psychology of eating in today's unprecedented first world pantry of abundance, access and excess, Why You Eat What You Eat examines the sensory, psychological, neuroscientific... (more)
Timeless: Nature's Formula for Health and Longevity
Few prejudices in Western society are more powerful than those concerning aging. Until recently, we have assumed that the story of aging is one of loss and decline. But there's an entirely different... (more)
In Therapy: The Unfolding Story
In this complete and updated edition of the groundbreaking In Therapy, world-renowned therapist Susie Orbach reveals what really goes on in therapy. Worldwide, increasingly large numbers of people... (more)
The Psychology of Gardening
Why do so many people love gardening? What does your garden say about you? What is guerrilla gardening? The Psychology of Gardening delves into the huge benefits that gardening can have on our... (more)
The Recovery Letters: Addressed to People Experiencing Depression
In 2012, The Recovery Letters was launched to host a series of letters online written by people recovering from depression, addressed to those currently affected by a mental health condition.... (more)
Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness: Updated and Expanded Edition
Combining a scholar's care and thoroughness with searing personal insight, David A. Karp brings the private experience of depression into sharp relief, drawing on a remarkable series of intimate... (more)
Unforbidden Pleasures
So much has been written about forbidden pleasures. What about pleasures that are unforbidden? Society is fascinated by taboo - we spend our lives chasing illicit pleasures - but nobody pays much... (more)
Do Lemons Have Feathers?: More to Autism Than Meets the Eye
Are you beginning to see past the disability and starting to appreciate the gift? In this unashamedly honest book, David J. Burns draws on his own lived experience of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)... (more)
Coffee with Freud
This is the second volume in Brett Kahr’s ‘Interviews with Icons’ series, following on from Tea with Winnicott. Professor Kahr, himself a highly regarded psychoanalyst, turns his attention to the... (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)
Mastering the Power of Self-Hypnosis: A Practical Guide to Self Empowerment
Some books tell you what to change in order to change your life. This one tells you how! The secret to success lies deeply buried in the unconscious, and one of the world's foremost hypnotherapists... (more)
More Transforming Negative Self-Talk - Practical, Effective Exercises
Whether an infrequent occurrence or a constant running narrative, internal self-talk can be mildly irritating or severely debilitating. Not always the classic sign of schizophrenia or other serious... (more)
Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for You & Your Loved Ones: Fourth Edition
Compassionate and comprehensive, Dr. Francis Mondimore's pathbreaking guide has helped thousands of people and their loved ones cope with bipolar disorder. Now in its fourth edition, Bipolar Disorder... (more)
The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves
This book is about learning to live. In simple stories of encounter between a psychoanalyst and his patients, The Examined Life reveals how the art of insight can illuminate the most complicated,... (more)