50 Books like The Inner Consultation

Compassionomics

by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019

Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.

4.05

652

🏥 Patient Care 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔥 Physician Burnout 🧠 Compassion Science 💬 Patient Communication

Compassionomics 95%

Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.

by Stephen Trzeciak 2019

4.05

652 ratings

🏥 Patient Care 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔥 Physician Burnout 🧠 Compassion Science 💬 Patient Communication

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care

by Stephen Rollnick • 2007

Why telling patients to change backfires, and how to unlock their own motivation instead.

4.08

678

🗣️ Clinical Communication 🔄 Behavior Change 👂 Reflective Listening ✊ Patient Autonomy 🧭 Guided Conversations

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care Summary

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care 95%

Why telling patients to change backfires, and how to unlock their own motivation instead.

by Stephen Rollnick 2007

4.08

678 ratings

🗣️ Clinical Communication 🔄 Behavior Change 👂 Reflective Listening ✊ Patient Autonomy 🧭 Guided Conversations

The Anatomy of Hope

by Jerome Groopman • 2003

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

4.03

2k+

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌟 Psychology Of Hope 💊 Placebo Response

The Anatomy of Hope 94%

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

by Jerome Groopman 2003

4.03

2k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌟 Psychology Of Hope 💊 Placebo Response

How Doctors Think

by Jerome Groopman • 2007

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

3.93

13k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship 📖 Narrative Medicine 🤔 Clinical Decision Making

How Doctors Think 94%

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

by Jerome Groopman 2007

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship 📖 Narrative Medicine 🤔 Clinical Decision Making

Every Deep-Drawn Breath

by Wes Ely • 2021

ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.

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2k+

🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Medical Trauma 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Centered Care

Every Deep-Drawn Breath 93%

ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.

by Wes Ely 2021

4.35

2k+ ratings

🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Medical Trauma 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Centered Care

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

4.28

53k+

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

Complications 93%

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

by Atul Gawande 2002

4.28

53k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

What Seems to Be the Problem?

by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

4.18

299

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

What Seems to Be the Problem? 93%

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022

4.18

299 ratings

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

Every Patient Tells a Story

by Lisa Sanders • 2009

Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.

3.96

9k+

🩺 Clinical Diagnosis 📖 Narrative Medicine ⚠️ Diagnostic Errors 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🫀 Physical Examination

Every Patient Tells a Story 93%

Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.

by Lisa Sanders 2009

3.96

9k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Diagnosis 📖 Narrative Medicine ⚠️ Diagnostic Errors 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🫀 Physical Examination

The Mindful Therapist

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2010

Therapy changes brains: cultivating the mindful presence that reconnects neural pathways.

4.12

941

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🧘 Psychotherapy Practice 🛡️ Mindfulness In Therapy 💔 Therapist Self-Care 🤝 Trauma Processing

The Mindful Therapist 93%

Therapy changes brains: cultivating the mindful presence that reconnects neural pathways.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2010

4.12

941 ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🧘 Psychotherapy Practice 🛡️ Mindfulness In Therapy 💔 Therapist Self-Care 🤝 Trauma Processing

Relaxation Revolution

by Herbert Benson • 2010

A 12-minute practice can alter gene activity. Mind-body medicine belongs beside drugs and surgery.

3.66

188

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Placebo Effect 🌿 Stress Reduction 🧘 Relaxation Techniques 🏥 Integrative Medicine

Relaxation Revolution 93%

A 12-minute practice can alter gene activity. Mind-body medicine belongs beside drugs and surgery.

by Herbert Benson 2010

3.66

188 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Placebo Effect 🌿 Stress Reduction 🧘 Relaxation Techniques 🏥 Integrative Medicine

The Mindful Body

by Ellen J. Langer • 2023

What you believe about your health changes your body more than what is objectively true.

3.80

2k+

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Placebo Effect 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤒 Chronic Illness 👵 Aging And Health

The Mindful Body 92%

What you believe about your health changes your body more than what is objectively true.

by Ellen J. Langer 2023

3.80

2k+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Placebo Effect 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤒 Chronic Illness 👵 Aging And Health

Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy

by Susan McConnell • 2020

Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.

3.95

426

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🛋️ Internal Family Systems 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Body Mind Connection 💬 Nonverbal Communication

Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary

Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy 92%

Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.

by Susan McConnell 2020

3.95

426 ratings

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🛋️ Internal Family Systems 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Body Mind Connection 💬 Nonverbal Communication

On Becoming a Doctor

by Tania Heller • 2009

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

3.66

220

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival 🩺 Residency Preparation 🔬 Medical Specialties

On Becoming a Doctor 92%

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

by Tania Heller 2009

3.66

220 ratings

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival 🩺 Residency Preparation 🔬 Medical Specialties

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster

by Peggy Huddleston • 2012

Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.

4.06

206

🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 🌄 Guided Imagery 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 💊 Placebo Effect 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster Summary

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster 92%

Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.

by Peggy Huddleston 2012

4.06

206 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 🌄 Guided Imagery 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 💊 Placebo Effect 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology

Doctored

by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

3.61

1k+

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

Doctored 92%

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

by Sandeep Jauhar 2014

3.61

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

Mind over Medicine

by Lissa Rankin • 2013

Your mind can heal your body: clinical proof, and a life audit that prescribes the change.

4.11

3k+

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💪 Patient Empowerment 💊 Placebo Effect 🧘 Relaxation Response ⚡ Stress Physiology

Mind over Medicine 92%

Your mind can heal your body: clinical proof, and a life audit that prescribes the change.

by Lissa Rankin 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💪 Patient Empowerment 💊 Placebo Effect 🧘 Relaxation Response ⚡ Stress Physiology

Mindful Medicine

by Jan Chozen Bays • 2022

Healing from burnout fits between patients. Forty practices to restore purpose, no time added.

4.15

🩺 Burnout Recovery 💙 Compassion Fatigue 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🤲 Self-Compassion 🔄 Micro-Habits

Mindful Medicine 92%

Healing from burnout fits between patients. Forty practices to restore purpose, no time added.

by Jan Chozen Bays 2022

4.15

40 ratings

🩺 Burnout Recovery 💙 Compassion Fatigue 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🤲 Self-Compassion 🔄 Micro-Habits

Facing the Unseen

by Damon Tweedy • 2024

Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.

4.23

192

🩺 Medical Education 😵 Physician Burnout 🧠 Mind-Body Dualism 🏥 Stigma In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality

Facing the Unseen 92%

Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.

by Damon Tweedy 2024

4.23

192 ratings

🩺 Medical Education 😵 Physician Burnout 🧠 Mind-Body Dualism 🏥 Stigma In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality

Practising Existential Psychotherapy

by Ernesto Spinelli • 2007

Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.

4.26

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 📚 Clinical Training 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship ❓ Radical Uncertainty 🧘 Therapist Presence

Practising Existential Psychotherapy Summary

Practising Existential Psychotherapy 92%

Three existential truths translated into a clinical method that puts presence ahead of technique.

by Ernesto Spinelli 2007

4.26

88 ratings

🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 📚 Clinical Training 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship ❓ Radical Uncertainty 🧘 Therapist Presence

The Gift of Therapy

by Irvin D. Yalom • 2003

Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.

4.32

30k+

🧠 Psychotherapy Practice ⏳ Existential Psychotherapy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🎧 Client-Centered Therapy 🌿 Humanistic Psychology

The Gift of Therapy 92%

Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.

by Irvin D. Yalom 2003

4.32

30k+ ratings

🧠 Psychotherapy Practice ⏳ Existential Psychotherapy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🎧 Client-Centered Therapy 🌿 Humanistic Psychology

Awakenings

by Oliver Sacks • 1973

Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.

4.09

14k+

🔬 Clinical Neurology 🫀 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Neuroplasticity 💊 Experimental Medicine 📖 Patient Narratives

Awakenings 92%

Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.

by Oliver Sacks 1973

4.09

14k+ ratings

🔬 Clinical Neurology 🫀 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Neuroplasticity 💊 Experimental Medicine 📖 Patient Narratives

How Do You Feel?

by Jessi Gold • 2024

Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.

4.07

643

🏥 Medical Culture 🔥 Healthcare Burnout 🎭 Medical Stoicism 💔 Compassion Fatigue 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

How Do You Feel? 92%

Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.

by Jessi Gold 2024

4.07

643 ratings

🏥 Medical Culture 🔥 Healthcare Burnout 🎭 Medical Stoicism 💔 Compassion Fatigue 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

The First Kiss

by Daryl Chow • 2018

The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.

4.13

253

🧭 First Sessions 🤝 Client Engagement 🔗 Therapeutic Alliance 📋 Session Structure 🎯 Deliberate Practice

The First Kiss 92%

The clinical intake loses clients. An engagement-first method that earns the second session.

by Daryl Chow 2018

4.13

253 ratings

🧭 First Sessions 🤝 Client Engagement 🔗 Therapeutic Alliance 📋 Session Structure 🎯 Deliberate Practice

Coping with Psoriasis

by David L. Cram • 2000

The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.

3.60

🩹 Chronic Skin Conditions 🦠 Autoimmune Disorders 🤝 Doctor Patient Partnership 💪 Chronic Illness Coping 📋 Medical Self Advocacy

Coping with Psoriasis 92%

The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.

by David L. Cram 2000

3.60

5 ratings

🩹 Chronic Skin Conditions 🦠 Autoimmune Disorders 🤝 Doctor Patient Partnership 💪 Chronic Illness Coping 📋 Medical Self Advocacy

Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine

by Brent A. Bauer • 2021

Standard care plus acupuncture, meditation, herbs: a Mayo Clinic guide to what actually works.

3.67

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🌿 Complementary Therapies 😮‍💨 Stress Management 🩹 Pain Management

Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine Summary

Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine 92%

Standard care plus acupuncture, meditation, herbs: a Mayo Clinic guide to what actually works.

by Brent A. Bauer 2021

3.67

21 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🌿 Complementary Therapies 😮‍💨 Stress Management 🩹 Pain Management

The Checklist Manifesto

by Atul Gawande • 2009

Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.

4.04

76k+

🛡️ High-Reliability Teams 🔍 Human Factors ⚠️ Error Proofing 📋 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Checklist Manifesto 92%

Why experts miss the obvious, and how a piece of paper catches what brilliance overlooks.

by Atul Gawande 2009

4.04

76k+ ratings

🛡️ High-Reliability Teams 🔍 Human Factors ⚠️ Error Proofing 📋 Decision Science 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales

by Oliver Sacks • 1985

When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.

4.05

249k+

🩺 Narrative Medicine 🧠 Popular Neuroscience 🤝 Clinical Empathy 🧩 Brain And Identity 📋 Case Histories

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Summary

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales 92%

When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.

by Oliver Sacks 1985

4.05

249k+ ratings

🩺 Narrative Medicine 🧠 Popular Neuroscience 🤝 Clinical Empathy 🧩 Brain And Identity 📋 Case Histories

The Whole Health Life

by Shannon Harvey • 2016

When specialists gave up, one journalist found recovery in the biology of everyday choices.

4.29

🍃 Holistic Health 🩺 Chronic Illness Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🦠 Gut Microbiome

The Whole Health Life 92%

When specialists gave up, one journalist found recovery in the biology of everyday choices.

by Shannon Harvey 2016

4.29

62 ratings

🍃 Holistic Health 🩺 Chronic Illness Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🦠 Gut Microbiome

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

by Ian Harris • 2016

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

4.16

196

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 92%

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

by Ian Harris 2016

4.16

196 ratings

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Mind-Body Medicine

by Jason M. Satterfield • 2013

How stress, loneliness, and negative thoughts get under your skin, and what to do about it.

4.40

184

🩺 Health Psychology 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 😰 Stress Management ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Mind-Body Medicine 92%

How stress, loneliness, and negative thoughts get under your skin, and what to do about it.

by Jason M. Satterfield 2013

4.40

184 ratings

🩺 Health Psychology 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 😰 Stress Management ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness

by Dawn Clifford • 2015

Why clients ignore your meal plans: a conversation method that makes them want to change.

4.38

374

🩺 Health Coaching 🥗 Nutrition Counseling 🤝 Client-Centered Care 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Counseling

Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness Summary

Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness 92%

Why clients ignore your meal plans: a conversation method that makes them want to change.

by Dawn Clifford 2015

4.38

374 ratings

🩺 Health Coaching 🥗 Nutrition Counseling 🤝 Client-Centered Care 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🔄 Behavioral Counseling

Love, Medicine & Miracles

by Bernie S. Siegel • 1986

A surgeon on the patients who beat the odds with self-love, imagery, and a fighting spirit.

4.26

4k+

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🩹 Self-Healing ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 💪 Patient Empowerment 🧘 Guided Imagery

Love, Medicine & Miracles 92%

A surgeon on the patients who beat the odds with self-love, imagery, and a fighting spirit.

by Bernie S. Siegel 1986

4.26

4k+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🩹 Self-Healing ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 💪 Patient Empowerment 🧘 Guided Imagery

What I Wish People Knew About Dementia

by Wendy Mitchell • 2022

The mind fades, the senses scramble, but the emotions stay. A guide from inside dementia.

4.22

1k+

🧠 Living With Dementia 🗣️ Patient Perspectives 💬 Caregiver Communication 🤝 Person-Centered Care 📖 Medical Memoir

What I Wish People Knew About Dementia Summary

What I Wish People Knew About Dementia 92%

The mind fades, the senses scramble, but the emotions stay. A guide from inside dementia.

by Wendy Mitchell 2022

4.22

1k+ ratings

🧠 Living With Dementia 🗣️ Patient Perspectives 💬 Caregiver Communication 🤝 Person-Centered Care 📖 Medical Memoir

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches

by William B. Young • 2018

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

3.63

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches Summary

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches 92%

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

by William B. Young 2018

3.63

54 ratings

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Do No Harm

by Henry Marsh • 2014

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

4.25

43k+

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

Do No Harm 92%

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

by Henry Marsh 2014

4.25

43k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

Rock Steady

by Joey Remenyi • 2020

Your brain created the ringing and spinning. Here is how to teach it to create calm instead.

4.10

240

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Tinnitus Relief 🎢 Vestibular Disorders 🔁 Symptom Reprocessing

Rock Steady 92%

Your brain created the ringing and spinning. Here is how to teach it to create calm instead.

by Joey Remenyi 2020

4.10

240 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Tinnitus Relief 🎢 Vestibular Disorders 🔁 Symptom Reprocessing

ER Nurses

by James Patterson • 2021

What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.

4.17

8k+

🚨 Emergency Medicine 🎙️ Oral History 🩺 Medical Memoir 💔 Compassion Fatigue 🩶 Emotional Labor

ER Nurses 92%

What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.

by James Patterson 2021

4.17

8k+ ratings

🚨 Emergency Medicine 🎙️ Oral History 🩺 Medical Memoir 💔 Compassion Fatigue 🩶 Emotional Labor

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals

by Peter Pronovost • 2010

Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.

3.94

244

🏥 Patient Safety 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📊 Quality Improvement 📚 Evidence-Based Medicine

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals 91%

Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.

by Peter Pronovost 2010

3.94

244 ratings

🏥 Patient Safety 🔗 Systems Thinking 🛡️ Safety Culture 📊 Quality Improvement 📚 Evidence-Based Medicine

How to Stay Sane

by Philippa Perry • 2012

Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.

3.79

4k+

🧘 Self-Observation 📖 Narrative Therapy 🧠 Neuroplasticity 👶 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Stress Management

How to Stay Sane 91%

Sanity's middle path between chaos and rigidity: a psychotherapist's compact, tool-packed guide.

by Philippa Perry 2012

3.79

4k+ ratings

🧘 Self-Observation 📖 Narrative Therapy 🧠 Neuroplasticity 👶 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Stress Management

Cure

by Jo Marchant • 2016

What if the mind could produce real healing? A journalist explores the evidence suggesting it can.

4.09

4k+

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Placebo Effect 👥 Social Connection ⚡ Stress Physiology 🧘 Meditation Research

Cure 91%

What if the mind could produce real healing? A journalist explores the evidence suggesting it can.

by Jo Marchant 2016

4.09

4k+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Placebo Effect 👥 Social Connection ⚡ Stress Physiology 🧘 Meditation Research

The Creation of Health

by Caroline Myss • 1988

Your buried resentments land in your organs. Seven energy centers reveal exactly where and why.

4.13

272

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health ⚡ Energy Anatomy 🔮 Intuitive Healing 💜 Emotional Healing

The Creation of Health 91%

Your buried resentments land in your organs. Seven energy centers reveal exactly where and why.

by Caroline Myss 1988

4.13

272 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health ⚡ Energy Anatomy 🔮 Intuitive Healing 💜 Emotional Healing

When the Air Hits Your Brain

by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. • 1996

A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.

4.35

12k+

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility 💙 Medical Empathy 💀 Confronting Mortality

When the Air Hits Your Brain 91%

A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.

by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996

4.35

12k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility 💙 Medical Empathy 💀 Confronting Mortality

Hour of the Heart

by Irvin D. Yalom • 2024

A legendary therapist's final casebook: single sessions on Zoom, and the relationship is the cure.

4.46

2k+

🧠 Existential Psychotherapy 📋 Clinical Case Studies 💞 Therapeutic Relationship ⏳ Brief Therapy 🗣️ Self-Disclosure

Hour of the Heart 91%

A legendary therapist's final casebook: single sessions on Zoom, and the relationship is the cure.

by Irvin D. Yalom 2024

4.46

2k+ ratings

🧠 Existential Psychotherapy 📋 Clinical Case Studies 💞 Therapeutic Relationship ⏳ Brief Therapy 🗣️ Self-Disclosure

Existential–Humanistic Therapy

by Kirk J. Schneider • 2009

How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.

4.01

145

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🧘 Therapeutic Presence 🧭 Meaning Making 🛡️ Resistance In Therapy

Existential–Humanistic Therapy 91%

How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.

by Kirk J. Schneider 2009

4.01

145 ratings

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🧘 Therapeutic Presence 🧭 Meaning Making 🛡️ Resistance In Therapy

The Laws of Medicine

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2015

Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.

4.07

5k+

🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 🧠 Clinical Reasoning ❓ Medical Uncertainty 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Philosophy Of Science

The Laws of Medicine 91%

Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2015

4.07

5k+ ratings

🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 🧠 Clinical Reasoning ❓ Medical Uncertainty 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Philosophy Of Science

How To Do Motivational Interviewing

by Bill Matulich • 2010

Clients talk themselves into change while you listen. The method that replaces persuasion.

4.12

306

🤝 Motivational Interviewing 🧑‍⚕️ Client-Centered Therapy 🏥 Clinical Interviewing 💬 Counseling Skills 🔄 Behavior Change

How To Do Motivational Interviewing Summary

How To Do Motivational Interviewing 91%

Clients talk themselves into change while you listen. The method that replaces persuasion.

by Bill Matulich 2010

4.12

306 ratings

🤝 Motivational Interviewing 🧑‍⚕️ Client-Centered Therapy 🏥 Clinical Interviewing 💬 Counseling Skills 🔄 Behavior Change

If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?

by Alan Alda • 2017

Connection is the foundation, not the ornament. Alan Alda's improv method for building it.

3.86

7k+

🎭 Applied Improvisation 🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🔬 Science Communication 👂 Responsive Listening 🌊 Nonverbal Communication

If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? Summary

If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? 91%

Connection is the foundation, not the ornament. Alan Alda's improv method for building it.

by Alan Alda 2017

3.86

7k+ ratings

🎭 Applied Improvisation 🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🔬 Science Communication 👂 Responsive Listening 🌊 Nonverbal Communication

Every Day Gets A Little Closer

by Irvin D. Yalom • 1991

Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.

3.76

3k+

🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy 🌌 Existential Psychotherapy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 📋 Case Study 💬 Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Every Day Gets A Little Closer 91%

Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.

by Irvin D. Yalom 1991

3.76

3k+ ratings

🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy 🌌 Existential Psychotherapy 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 📋 Case Study 💬 Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Counterclockwise

by Ellen J. Langer • 2009

Living as if it's 1959 made older men physically younger. The science of mind-driven health.

3.87

763

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🧓 Healthy Aging 🧘 Mindfulness 💊 Placebo Effect 🤔 Medical Skepticism

Counterclockwise 91%

Living as if it's 1959 made older men physically younger. The science of mind-driven health.

by Ellen J. Langer 2009

3.87

763 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🧓 Healthy Aging 🧘 Mindfulness 💊 Placebo Effect 🤔 Medical Skepticism

Full Catastrophe Living

by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 1990

A mindfulness program that retrains attention so stress, pain, and illness lose their grip.

4.16

16k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Stress Reduction 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine ☸️ Secular Buddhism 🏥 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Full Catastrophe Living 91%

A mindfulness program that retrains attention so stress, pain, and illness lose their grip.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 1990

4.16

16k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Stress Reduction 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine ☸️ Secular Buddhism 🏥 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

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