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Psychiatry

The human mind's intricate landscape comes alive through expert insights into mental health, therapeutic approaches, and the latest breakthroughs in psychological science. Here you'll find compelling personal journeys alongside professional wisdom about healing, resilience, and the complex spectrum of human consciousness.

Psychiatry Book Summaries

Feeling Good
by David D. Burns • 1980
Depression follows predictable thought patterns. Correct them on paper, and the mood lifts.
4.06
34k+
🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🔍 Cognitive Distortions🏃 Behavioral Activation🎯 Perfectionism🏛️ Stoic Philosophy
Feeling Good Summary
Immersive
Feeling Good
Depression follows predictable thought patterns. Correct them on paper, and the mood lifts.
by David D. Burns 1980 736 pages
4.06
34k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🔍 Cognitive Distortions🏃 Behavioral Activation🎯 Perfectionism🏛️ Stoic Philosophy
Learning from Experience
by Wilfred R. Bion • 1962
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
4.19
135
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🍼 Object Relations🌡️ Affect Regulation🧠 Mentalization⏳ Frustration Tolerance
Learning from Experience Summary
Immersive
Learning from Experience
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
by Wilfred R. Bion 1962 126 pages
4.19
135 ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🍼 Object Relations🌡️ Affect Regulation🧠 Mentalization⏳ Frustration Tolerance
Gods in Everyman
by Jean Shinoda Bolen • 1989
Eight Greek gods map the male psyche. The ones patriarchy rewards are the ones that empty you.
4.11
1k+
🧠 Jungian Psychology🧱 Male Archetypes🏚️ Father Wound🌅 Midlife Awakening🛠️ Work And Soul
Gods in Everyman Summary
Immersive
Gods in Everyman
Eight Greek gods map the male psyche. The ones patriarchy rewards are the ones that empty you.
by Jean Shinoda Bolen 1989 368 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
🧠 Jungian Psychology🧱 Male Archetypes🏚️ Father Wound🌅 Midlife Awakening🛠️ Work And Soul
Change
by Paul Watzlawick • 1974
When fixing things only makes them worse, the problem is the solution.
4.24
500+
🕒 Brief Therapy🧩 Systemic Therapy🔄 Systems Thinking🪢 Paradoxical Therapy🖼️ Cognitive Reframing
Change Summary
Immersive
Change
When fixing things only makes them worse, the problem is the solution.
by Paul Watzlawick 1974 200 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
🕒 Brief Therapy🧩 Systemic Therapy🔄 Systems Thinking🪢 Paradoxical Therapy🖼️ Cognitive Reframing
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
by Sally M. Winston • 2017
Horrifying thoughts aren't a sign you're broken. The trap is trying to suppress them.
4.28
3k+
🧠 Intrusive Thoughts🔁 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🎯 Exposure And Response Prevention🧘 Acceptance Techniques
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts Summary
Immersive
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
Horrifying thoughts aren't a sign you're broken. The trap is trying to suppress them.
by Sally M. Winston 2017 192 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
🧠 Intrusive Thoughts🔁 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🎯 Exposure And Response Prevention🧘 Acceptance Techniques
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
by Robert I. Simon • 1996
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
3.77
230
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🔍 Criminal Psychology💔 Empathy Deficits👹 Dehumanization🌑 Human Darkness
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
Immersive
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
by Robert I. Simon 1996 339 pages
3.77
230 ratings
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🔍 Criminal Psychology💔 Empathy Deficits👹 Dehumanization🌑 Human Darkness
Needing to Know for Sure
by Martin N. Seif • 2019
Reassurance feeds the anxiety it promises to cure. Here is how to end the cycle.
4.34
1k+
🧠 Anxiety Disorders💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🎯 Exposure Therapy❓ Uncertainty Intolerance🌊 Worry Management
Needing to Know for Sure Summary
Immersive
Needing to Know for Sure
Reassurance feeds the anxiety it promises to cure. Here is how to end the cycle.
by Martin N. Seif 2019 192 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
🧠 Anxiety Disorders💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🎯 Exposure Therapy❓ Uncertainty Intolerance🌊 Worry Management
An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1995
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
4.06
86k+
🎭 Bipolar Disorder📖 Psychiatric Memoir🩺 Patient As Expert🎨 Creativity And Madness💊 Medication Ambivalence
An Unquiet Mind Summary
An Unquiet Mind
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1995 219 pages
4.06
86k+ ratings
🎭 Bipolar Disorder📖 Psychiatric Memoir🩺 Patient As Expert🎨 Creativity And Madness💊 Medication Ambivalence
Games People Play
by Eric Berne • 1964
Your most ordinary conversations follow hidden scripts, with payoffs you rarely see and never chose.
3.72
41k+
🧩 Transactional Analysis🧠 Social Psychology🕵️ Hidden Motivations💑 Relationship Dynamics🗣️ Communication Patterns
Games People Play Summary
Games People Play
Your most ordinary conversations follow hidden scripts, with payoffs you rarely see and never chose.
by Eric Berne 1964 216 pages
3.72
41k+ ratings
🧩 Transactional Analysis🧠 Social Psychology🕵️ Hidden Motivations💑 Relationship Dynamics🗣️ Communication Patterns
Reinventing Your Life
by Jeffrey E. Young • 1993
Childhood planted the patterns that sabotage your relationships and success. The systematic way out.
4.20
9k+
🛋️ Schema Therapy👶 Childhood Patterns🧠 Cognitive Behavioral🔗 Relational Patterns💚 Emotional Healing
Reinventing Your Life Summary
Reinventing Your Life
Childhood planted the patterns that sabotage your relationships and success. The systematic way out.
by Jeffrey E. Young 1993 365 pages
4.20
9k+ ratings
🛋️ Schema Therapy👶 Childhood Patterns🧠 Cognitive Behavioral🔗 Relational Patterns💚 Emotional Healing
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory
by Jeremy Holmes • 1993
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
4.21
219
🧸 Attachment Theory👶 Child Development🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🖤 Grief And Loss🛋️ Therapeutic Relationship
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory Summary
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory
Why a child's bond with a caregiver is a biological drive, not a learned habit.
by Jeremy Holmes 1993 264 pages
4.21
219 ratings
🧸 Attachment Theory👶 Child Development🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🖤 Grief And Loss🛋️ Therapeutic Relationship
Schema Therapy
by Jeffrey E. Young • 2003
When standard CBT isn't enough, the answer lies in healing the wounded core through relationship.
4.47
500+
🧩 Psychotherapy Integration🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🔗 Attachment-Based Therapy🎭 Personality Disorders🤝 Therapeutic Relationship
Schema Therapy Summary
Schema Therapy
When standard CBT isn't enough, the answer lies in healing the wounded core through relationship.
by Jeffrey E. Young 2003 436 pages
4.47
500+ ratings
🧩 Psychotherapy Integration🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🔗 Attachment-Based Therapy🎭 Personality Disorders🤝 Therapeutic Relationship
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 Summary
The Gift of Therapy
Therapy's true instrument is the therapist. Lessons on using your own presence, not just protocols.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2003 288 pages
4.32
30k+ ratings
🧠 Psychotherapy Practice⏳ Existential Psychotherapy🤝 Therapeutic Relationship🎧 Client-Centered Therapy🌿 Humanistic Psychology
The Interpretation of Dreams
by Sigmund Freud • 1899
Every dream hides a wish the mind cannot admit. Interpreting the disguise reveals the conflict.
3.84
81k+
💭 Dream Interpretation🧠 Psychoanalytic Theory🌑 Unconscious Mind🔒 Repressed Desires🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
The Interpretation of Dreams Summary
The Interpretation of Dreams
Every dream hides a wish the mind cannot admit. Interpreting the disguise reveals the conflict.
by Sigmund Freud 1899 630 pages
3.84
81k+ ratings
💭 Dream Interpretation🧠 Psychoanalytic Theory🌑 Unconscious Mind🔒 Repressed Desires🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Existential Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1980
Death anxiety fuels most psychological pain, and the therapist who cannot face it cannot treat it.
4.46
7k+
🛋️ Existential Psychotherapy💀 Death Awareness🎯 Personal Responsibility🔄 Therapeutic Process😰 Existential Anxiety
Existential Psychotherapy Summary
Existential Psychotherapy
Death anxiety fuels most psychological pain, and the therapist who cannot face it cannot treat it.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1980 544 pages
4.46
7k+ ratings
🛋️ Existential Psychotherapy💀 Death Awareness🎯 Personal Responsibility🔄 Therapeutic Process😰 Existential Anxiety
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Alfred Adler • 1920
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
4.06
500+
🧠 Psychodynamic Theory🏥 Clinical Psychology🌱 Humanistic Psychology🤝 Social Connectedness👶 Early Childhood
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Summary
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
by Alfred Adler 1920 528 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
🧠 Psychodynamic Theory🏥 Clinical Psychology🌱 Humanistic Psychology🤝 Social Connectedness👶 Early Childhood
The Minds of Billy Milligan
by Daniel Keyes • 1981
Twenty-four selves, one body, and a crime that broke the legal definition of guilt.
4.27
35k+
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🪞 Dissociative Identity💔 Childhood Trauma⚖️ Landmark Court Cases🧩 Memory And Identity
The Minds of Billy Milligan Summary
The Minds of Billy Milligan
Twenty-four selves, one body, and a crime that broke the legal definition of guilt.
by Daniel Keyes 1981 448 pages
4.27
35k+ ratings
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🪞 Dissociative Identity💔 Childhood Trauma⚖️ Landmark Court Cases🧩 Memory And Identity
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
by Judith S. Beck • 1995
CBT made clinical: session maps, case formulation, and the skills that turn worksheets into change.
4.22
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy📚 Therapist Training💭 Cognitive Restructuring🏛️ Core Beliefs🏃 Behavioral Activation
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Summary
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
CBT made clinical: session maps, case formulation, and the skills that turn worksheets into change.
by Judith S. Beck 1995 432 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy📚 Therapist Training💭 Cognitive Restructuring🏛️ Core Beliefs🏃 Behavioral Activation
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Steven C. Hayes • 1999
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
4.29
500+
🛋️ Psychotherapy🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🌊 Emotional Acceptance🧘 Mindfulness Practice🧭 Values Clarification
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
by Steven C. Hayes 1999 304 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
🛋️ Psychotherapy🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy🌊 Emotional Acceptance🧘 Mindfulness Practice🧭 Values Clarification
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
by Eric Berne • 1961
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
4.11
500+
🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy🧩 Parts Work🔄 Relational Patterns👶 Childhood Conditioning👥 Group Therapy
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Summary
Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
Three selves run every conversation: a clinical method for tracking who's really talking and why.
by Eric Berne 1961 272 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy🧩 Parts Work🔄 Relational Patterns👶 Childhood Conditioning👥 Group Therapy
Building a Life Worth Living
by Marsha M. Linehan • 2020
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
4.10
6k+
🧠 Mental Health Memoir🛟 Suicide Prevention🏥 Clinical Psychology🎭 Borderline Personality🔬 Therapy Development
Building a Life Worth Living Summary
Building a Life Worth Living
The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.
by Marsha M. Linehan 2020 384 pages
4.10
6k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Health Memoir🛟 Suicide Prevention🏥 Clinical Psychology🎭 Borderline Personality🔬 Therapy Development
The Shadow of the Object
by Christopher Bollas • 1987
The knowledge formed before you had words shapes every adult relationship and mood.
4.51
196
🧸 Object Relations Theory🛋️ Clinical Psychoanalysis👶 Early Infant Experience🎨 Aesthetic Experience🪞 Countertransference
The Shadow of the Object Summary
The Shadow of the Object
The knowledge formed before you had words shapes every adult relationship and mood.
by Christopher Bollas 1987 316 pages
4.51
196 ratings
🧸 Object Relations Theory🛋️ Clinical Psychoanalysis👶 Early Infant Experience🎨 Aesthetic Experience🪞 Countertransference
On Being a Therapist
by Jeffrey A. Kottler • 1986
What training never covered: the boredom, the burnout, and the clients who end up changing you.
4.03
4k+
🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice🌱 Therapist Development😔 Compassion Fatigue🤝 Therapeutic Relationship🪞 Countertransference
On Being a Therapist Summary
On Being a Therapist
What training never covered: the boredom, the burnout, and the clients who end up changing you.
by Jeffrey A. Kottler 1986 379 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice🌱 Therapist Development😔 Compassion Fatigue🤝 Therapeutic Relationship🪞 Countertransference
The Psychology of Love
by Sigmund Freud • 2006
Your love life is a childhood script, buried in the unconscious and acted out in symptoms.
3.33
500+
🧠 Psychoanalytic Theory📋 Case Studies💭 Dream Interpretation🔒 Repression🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
The Psychology of Love Summary
The Psychology of Love
Your love life is a childhood script, buried in the unconscious and acted out in symptoms.
by Sigmund Freud 2006 368 pages
3.33
500+ ratings
🧠 Psychoanalytic Theory📋 Case Studies💭 Dream Interpretation🔒 Repression🛡️ Defense Mechanisms
Self-Analysis
by Karen Horney • 1942
How to analyze yourself with the same tools a psychoanalyst uses, starting with free association.
4.08
500+
🧠 Neo-Freudian Thought🛋️ Psychodynamic Self-Help📖 Self-Guided Therapy🧱 Change Resistance🕳️ Unconscious Patterns
Self-Analysis Summary
Self-Analysis
How to analyze yourself with the same tools a psychoanalyst uses, starting with free association.
by Karen Horney 1942 280 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
🧠 Neo-Freudian Thought🛋️ Psychodynamic Self-Help📖 Self-Guided Therapy🧱 Change Resistance🕳️ Unconscious Patterns
Love Relations
by Otto F. Kernberg • 1998
Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.
4.02
195
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🧱 Object Relations💕 Psychology Of Love🔥 Erotic Desire🪞 Narcissism And Love
Love Relations Summary
Love Relations
Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.
by Otto F. Kernberg 1998 220 pages
4.02
195 ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory🧱 Object Relations💕 Psychology Of Love🔥 Erotic Desire🪞 Narcissism And Love
The Basic Writings of C.G. Jung
by C.G. Jung • 1991
An inherited, universal psyche shapes your dreams, your gods, and who you keep becoming.
4.16
473
🏛️ Depth Psychology🌑 Shadow Work🌙 Dream Analysis🎭 Archetypal Patterns📜 Mythological Studies
The Basic Writings of C.G. Jung Summary
The Basic Writings of C.G. Jung
An inherited, universal psyche shapes your dreams, your gods, and who you keep becoming.
by C.G. Jung 1991 600 pages
4.16
473 ratings
🏛️ Depth Psychology🌑 Shadow Work🌙 Dream Analysis🎭 Archetypal Patterns📜 Mythological Studies
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis
by Sigmund Freud • 1917
Your forgotten names and midnight visions are not mistakes. They are messages from a hidden mind.
3.79
11k+
📜 Freudian Psychology🕳️ Unconscious Mind🛌 Dream Interpretation🛡️ Defense Mechanisms⚔️ Psychic Conflict
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis Summary
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis
Your forgotten names and midnight visions are not mistakes. They are messages from a hidden mind.
by Sigmund Freud 1917 560 pages
3.79
11k+ ratings
📜 Freudian Psychology🕳️ Unconscious Mind🛌 Dream Interpretation🛡️ Defense Mechanisms⚔️ Psychic Conflict
The Polyvagal Theory
by Stephen W. Porges • 2011
Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.
4.11
500+
🧠 Autonomic Nervous System🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience🔗 Attachment Theory❤️ Affective Neuroscience⚡ Stress Response
The Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Polyvagal Theory
Three brains in one nervous system: the oldest immobilizes you, the newest lets you love.
by Stephen W. Porges 2011 347 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
🧠 Autonomic Nervous System🧬 Evolutionary Neuroscience🔗 Attachment Theory❤️ Affective Neuroscience⚡ Stress Response
Staring at the Sun
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2008
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
4.23
16k+
🖤 Death Anxiety📚 Existential Psychology💡 Meaning Making💀 Confronting Mortality🛋️ Therapists
Staring at the Sun Summary
Staring at the Sun
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2008 306 pages
4.23
16k+ ratings
🖤 Death Anxiety📚 Existential Psychology💡 Meaning Making💀 Confronting Mortality🛋️ Therapists
The Unheard Cry for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl • 1978
Your anxiety may not be a disorder but a hunger for meaning modern life cannot feed.
4.09
1k+
🧠 Existential Psychology🫂 Humanistic Psychology🕊️ Meaning In Suffering😄 Humor And Anxiety🌌 Beyond The Self
The Unheard Cry for Meaning Summary
The Unheard Cry for Meaning
Your anxiety may not be a disorder but a hunger for meaning modern life cannot feed.
by Viktor E. Frankl 1978 304 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
🧠 Existential Psychology🫂 Humanistic Psychology🕊️ Meaning In Suffering😄 Humor And Anxiety🌌 Beyond The Self
The Body Remembers
by Babette Rothschild • 2000
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
4.28
2k+
🧠 Trauma Treatment🫂 Therapeutic Alliance🧘 Somatic Psychology🛡️ Trauma-Informed Care💪 Resilience Building
The Body Remembers Summary
The Body Remembers
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
by Babette Rothschild 2000 208 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
🧠 Trauma Treatment🫂 Therapeutic Alliance🧘 Somatic Psychology🛡️ Trauma-Informed Care💪 Resilience Building
The Haunted Self
by Onno van der Hart • 2006
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
4.44
393
🧠 Trauma Therapy🔬 Dissociation Studies💔 Complex Trauma🪞 Inner Fragmentation🔄 Trauma Processing
The Haunted Self Summary
The Haunted Self
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
by Onno van der Hart 2006 440 pages
4.44
393 ratings
🧠 Trauma Therapy🔬 Dissociation Studies💔 Complex Trauma🪞 Inner Fragmentation🔄 Trauma Processing
Separation
by John Bowlby • 1972
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
4.25
217
🧒 Attachment Theory👶 Early Childhood Development🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏠 Family Systems😢 Loss And Grief
Separation Summary
Separation
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
by John Bowlby 1972 444 pages
4.25
217 ratings
🧒 Attachment Theory👶 Early Childhood Development🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏠 Family Systems😢 Loss And Grief
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan
by Jacques Lacan • 1998
The unconscious is not what you feel but what escapes when you speak. Four foundations, redefined.
4.11
1k+
🧠 Psychoanalytic Theory📚 Continental Philosophy🌑 The Unconscious💭 Desire And Subjectivity🇫🇷 French Psychoanalysis
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan Summary
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan
The unconscious is not what you feel but what escapes when you speak. Four foundations, redefined.
by Jacques Lacan 1998 304 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
🧠 Psychoanalytic Theory📚 Continental Philosophy🌑 The Unconscious💭 Desire And Subjectivity🇫🇷 French Psychoanalysis
Creatures of a Day
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2015
What happens when ten people bring their mortality fears to a therapist nearing his own.
4.21
14k+
🛋️ Existential Psychotherapy📋 Case Studies💀 Death Anxiety🤝 Therapeutic Relationship⏳ Facing Mortality
Creatures of a Day Summary
Creatures of a Day
What happens when ten people bring their mortality fears to a therapist nearing his own.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2015 215 pages
4.21
14k+ ratings
🛋️ Existential Psychotherapy📋 Case Studies💀 Death Anxiety🤝 Therapeutic Relationship⏳ Facing Mortality
Buddha & the Borderline
by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010
BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.
4.11
4k+
🧠 Bpd Recovery🏥 Psychiatric Memoir🧰 Dbt Skills💔 Attachment Trauma🔪 Self-Destructive Behavior
Buddha & the Borderline Summary
Buddha & the Borderline
BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.
by Kiera Van Gelder 2010
4.11
4k+ ratings
🧠 Bpd Recovery🏥 Psychiatric Memoir🧰 Dbt Skills💔 Attachment Trauma🔪 Self-Destructive Behavior
The Cry for Myth
by Rollo May • 1991
What if myths aren't falsehoods but the psychological scaffolding a mind cannot function without?
4.07
442
🧠 Existential Psychology📖 Myth And Meaning🪪 Narrative Identity🌓 Jungian Psychology🌍 Cultural Psychology
The Cry for Myth Summary
The Cry for Myth
What if myths aren't falsehoods but the psychological scaffolding a mind cannot function without?
by Rollo May 1991 322 pages
4.07
442 ratings
🧠 Existential Psychology📖 Myth And Meaning🪪 Narrative Identity🌓 Jungian Psychology🌍 Cultural Psychology
Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation
by Onno van der Hart • 2011
When trauma splinters the self into disconnected parts: the skills for restoring inner dialogue.
4.32
500+
🩹 Trauma Recovery🧩 Dissociative Disorders⚓ Grounding Techniques🌡️ Emotional Regulation🗣️ Inner Parts Work
Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation Summary
Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation
When trauma splinters the self into disconnected parts: the skills for restoring inner dialogue.
by Onno van der Hart 2011 496 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
🩹 Trauma Recovery🧩 Dissociative Disorders⚓ Grounding Techniques🌡️ Emotional Regulation🗣️ Inner Parts Work
The Archaeology of Mind
by Jaak Panksepp • 2012
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
4.44
410
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Neurobiology🐾 Animal Emotions🌊 Evolution Of Emotion
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
by Jaak Panksepp 2012 592 pages
4.44
410 ratings
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Neurobiology🐾 Animal Emotions🌊 Evolution Of Emotion
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition
by Francine Shapiro • 2022
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
4.29
280
🩹 Trauma Therapy🧠 Ptsd Treatment🧩 Memory Reprocessing📋 Clinical Protocols📚 Evidence-Based Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition Summary
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
by Francine Shapiro 2022
4.29
280 ratings
🩹 Trauma Therapy🧠 Ptsd Treatment🧩 Memory Reprocessing📋 Clinical Protocols📚 Evidence-Based Therapy
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory
by Stephen W. Porges • 2013
Three circuits, stacked by evolution, run your every reaction. Only one lets you connect.
4.17
500+
🧠 Polyvagal Theory🩹 Trauma Treatment⚡ Nervous System Regulation🤲 Somatic Therapy🔬 Trauma Physiology
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory Summary
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory
Three circuits, stacked by evolution, run your every reaction. Only one lets you connect.
by Stephen W. Porges 2013 271 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
🧠 Polyvagal Theory🩹 Trauma Treatment⚡ Nervous System Regulation🤲 Somatic Therapy🔬 Trauma Physiology
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
3.92
6k+
🩹 Trauma Recovery🧠 Somatic Psychology👶 Attachment Theory🔬 Neuroscience Of Trauma🕸️ Interpersonal Neurobiology
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas Summary
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
by Dan S. Kennedy 1996 272 pages
3.92
6k+ ratings
🩹 Trauma Recovery🧠 Somatic Psychology👶 Attachment Theory🔬 Neuroscience Of Trauma🕸️ Interpersonal Neurobiology
Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
by Adrian Wells • 2008
Anxiety and depression are driven by how we think about thoughts, not by the thoughts themselves.
4.37
166
🔄 Metacognitive Therapy🔁 Rumination And Worry🎯 Attentional Control🌊 Non-Reactive Awareness😰 Anxiety Disorders
Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression Summary
Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression are driven by how we think about thoughts, not by the thoughts themselves.
by Adrian Wells 2008 316 pages
4.37
166 ratings
🔄 Metacognitive Therapy🔁 Rumination And Worry🎯 Attentional Control🌊 Non-Reactive Awareness😰 Anxiety Disorders
What Is Madness?
by Darian Leader • 2011
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
4.14
500+
🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis🌪️ Psychosis💭 Delusion🧩 Meaning-Making🏗️ Reality Construction
What Is Madness? Summary
What Is Madness?
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
by Darian Leader 2011 368 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis🌪️ Psychosis💭 Delusion🧩 Meaning-Making🏗️ Reality Construction
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 Summary
Every Day Gets A Little Closer
Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1991 272 pages
3.76
3k+ ratings
🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy🌌 Existential Psychotherapy🤝 Therapeutic Relationship📋 Case Study💬 Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Psycho-Logical
by Dean Burnett • 2021
Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.
3.84
1k+
🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Psychology🧪 Neurochemistry🔄 Neuroplasticity🏷️ Mental Health Stigma📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis
Psycho-Logical Summary
Psycho-Logical
Depression, anxiety, addiction: the real brain science looks nothing like the popular explanations.
by Dean Burnett 2021
3.84
1k+ ratings
🧑‍⚕️ Clinical Psychology🧪 Neurochemistry🔄 Neuroplasticity🏷️ Mental Health Stigma📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
by Randolph M. Nesse • 2019
Your brain evolved for a different world. Depression and anxiety are the mismatch showing.
3.94
2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏥 Evolutionary Medicine🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch😢 Adaptive Emotions😰 Anxiety And Depression
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings Summary
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
Your brain evolved for a different world. Depression and anxiety are the mismatch showing.
by Randolph M. Nesse 2019 384 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏥 Evolutionary Medicine🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch😢 Adaptive Emotions😰 Anxiety And Depression
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
4.53
500+
😔 Chronic Shame💔 Relational Trauma🧠 Affect Regulation🪞 Therapist Self-Awareness⚖️ Shame And Guilt
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame Summary
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015 206 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
😔 Chronic Shame💔 Relational Trauma🧠 Affect Regulation🪞 Therapist Self-Awareness⚖️ Shame And Guilt
Écrits
by Jacques Lacan • 1966
The unconscious speaks in metaphors. The self is a reflection. Desire is always secondhand.
4.03
3k+
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📚 Continental Philosophy🏗️ Structuralism🪞 Subject Formation🔺 Lacanian Psychoanalysis
Écrits Summary
Écrits
The unconscious speaks in metaphors. The self is a reflection. Desire is always secondhand.
by Jacques Lacan 1966 896 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📚 Continental Philosophy🏗️ Structuralism🪞 Subject Formation🔺 Lacanian Psychoanalysis
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