🧘 Emotional Regulation

Books exploring the science and practice of managing difficult emotions, from cognitive strategies to somatic techniques. Readers come here seeking tools to navigate overwhelm, anxiety, and reactivity with greater steadiness.

Loving Like You Mean It

by Ronald J. Frederick • 2019

Your brain learned love in childhood. A four-step mindfulness practice for updating the old code.

4.31

🧩 Attachment Theory 💞 Emotional Intimacy 👶 Inner Child Work 💑 Couples Therapy 🔬 Neuroplasticity

Loving Like You Mean It

Your brain learned love in childhood. A four-step mindfulness practice for updating the old code.

by Ronald J. Frederick 2019

4.31

97 ratings

🧩 Attachment Theory 💞 Emotional Intimacy 👶 Inner Child Work 💑 Couples Therapy 🔬 Neuroplasticity

El proceso de convertirse en persona autónoma

by Manuel Villegas • 2015

Mental disorders are moral conflicts, not brain diseases: a map of where each one originates.

4.25

🧠 Moral Psychology 👶 Developmental Psychology 📏 Moral Development 🪜 Stage Theories 🌅 Existential Psychology

El proceso de convertirse en persona autónoma

Mental disorders are moral conflicts, not brain diseases: a map of where each one originates.

by Manuel Villegas 2015

4.25

24 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 👶 Developmental Psychology 📏 Moral Development 🪜 Stage Theories 🌅 Existential Psychology

I Shouldn't Feel This Way

by Alison Cook • 2024

Turn guilt into clarity and inner conflict into courageous action, one step at a time.

4.25

514

✝️ Christian Self-Help 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚠️ Toxic Relationships 🧘 Embodiment Practices

I Shouldn't Feel This Way

Turn guilt into clarity and inner conflict into courageous action, one step at a time.

by Alison Cook 2024

4.25

514 ratings

✝️ Christian Self-Help 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚠️ Toxic Relationships 🧘 Embodiment Practices

Relationship Reset

by Lissy Abrahams • 2022

Relationship fights are childhood wounds in repeat. Three body-based resets to break the loop.

3.86

🔗 Romantic Relationships 🧷 Attachment Theory 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Childhood Wounds 💑 Couples Therapy

Relationship Reset

Relationship fights are childhood wounds in repeat. Three body-based resets to break the loop.

by Lissy Abrahams 2022

3.86

74 ratings

🔗 Romantic Relationships 🧷 Attachment Theory 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧠 Childhood Wounds 💑 Couples Therapy

Why Therapy Works

by Louis Cozolino • 2015

How therapy rewires the brain: leveraging our deepest social instincts to change fear and memory.

4.21

533

🧩 Attachment Theory 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔁 Neuroplasticity 📖 Narrative Therapy

Why Therapy Works

How therapy rewires the brain: leveraging our deepest social instincts to change fear and memory.

by Louis Cozolino 2015

4.21

533 ratings

🧩 Attachment Theory 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔁 Neuroplasticity 📖 Narrative Therapy

The Opposite of Worry

by Lawrence J. Cohen • 2012

Reassurance fails anxious kids. Play, roughhousing, and your calm presence are what actually work.

4.27

988

🧸 Child Anxiety 🎭 Play Therapy 🤝 Parent-Child Connection 😱 Childhood Fears 🧘 Mindfulness For Kids

The Opposite of Worry

Reassurance fails anxious kids. Play, roughhousing, and your calm presence are what actually work.

by Lawrence J. Cohen 2012

4.27

988 ratings

🧸 Child Anxiety 🎭 Play Therapy 🤝 Parent-Child Connection 😱 Childhood Fears 🧘 Mindfulness For Kids

Forgive for Good

by Fred Luskin • 2001

Grudges damage your heart. A Stanford researcher's method for releasing them, no apology required.

4.06

1k+

🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ☀️ Positive Psychology 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💗 Self-Compassion

Forgive for Good

Grudges damage your heart. A Stanford researcher's method for releasing them, no apology required.

by Fred Luskin 2001

4.06

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🧠 Cognitive Reframing ☀️ Positive Psychology 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💗 Self-Compassion

Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People

by Elizabeth B. Brown • 1999

When leaving is not the answer and staying is unbearable, here is a third way.

3.75

713

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 🪢 Codependency 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🗣️ Healthy Communication

Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People

When leaving is not the answer and staying is unbearable, here is a third way.

by Elizabeth B. Brown 1999

3.75

713 ratings

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 🪢 Codependency 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🗣️ Healthy Communication

Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal

by Kevin B. Skinner • 2017

Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.

4.41

💔 Betrayal Trauma 🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🧠 Trauma Therapy ❤️ Self-Compassion 🚧 Boundary Setting

Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal

Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.

by Kevin B. Skinner 2017

4.41

78 ratings

💔 Betrayal Trauma 🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🧠 Trauma Therapy ❤️ Self-Compassion 🚧 Boundary Setting

Tus tres superpoderes para lograr una vida más sana, próspera y feliz

by Mario Alonso Puig • 2019

A method to align inspiration, strategy, and action for lasting health and fulfillment.

4.01

522

☯️ Mind-Body-Spirit 🌑 Shadow Work 💖 Self-Compassion ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🔮 Intuition

Tus tres superpoderes para lograr una vida más sana, próspera y feliz

A method to align inspiration, strategy, and action for lasting health and fulfillment.

by Mario Alonso Puig 2019

4.01

522 ratings

☯️ Mind-Body-Spirit 🌑 Shadow Work 💖 Self-Compassion ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🔮 Intuition

A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled

by Ruby Wax • 2016

A comedian had her brain scanned, found ancient wiring, and wrote the guide for rewiring it.

3.75

4k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 🎯 Attention Training 🌊 Stress Reduction

A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled

A comedian had her brain scanned, found ancient wiring, and wrote the guide for rewiring it.

by Ruby Wax 2016

3.75

4k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🐒 Evolutionary Psychology 🎯 Attention Training 🌊 Stress Reduction

Sitting Still Like a Frog

by Eline Snel • 2010

Playful exercises that help children calm down, focus, and handle big feelings, no lotus needed.

4.17

2k+

🧘 Mindful Parenting 🐸 Mindfulness For Kids 💨 Breathwork 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ☸️ Secular Mindfulness

Sitting Still Like a Frog

Playful exercises that help children calm down, focus, and handle big feelings, no lotus needed.

by Eline Snel 2010

4.17

2k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 🐸 Mindfulness For Kids 💨 Breathwork 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ☸️ Secular Mindfulness

The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians

by Louis Cozolino • 2020

Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.

4.49

🤝 Interpersonal Neurobiology 👶 Attachment Theory 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💔 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Brain Development

The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians

Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.

by Louis Cozolino 2020

4.49

49 ratings

🤝 Interpersonal Neurobiology 👶 Attachment Theory 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💔 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Brain Development

Gaslighting

by Jack Mind • 2020

The dark triad decoded: spot manipulators, shut down gaslighting, and ethically influence anyone.

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🕶️ Dark Psychology 👁️ Body Language 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🔍 Spotting Manipulation

Gaslighting

The dark triad decoded: spot manipulators, shut down gaslighting, and ethically influence anyone.

by Jack Mind 2020

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🕶️ Dark Psychology 👁️ Body Language 🗣️ Persuasion Techniques 🔍 Spotting Manipulation

Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout

by Kristin Neff • 2024

Burnout keeps your body in threat mode. Self-compassion triggers the care system that turns it off.

4.38

197

🫂 Self-Compassion 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Perfectionism 💬 Inner Critic

Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout

Burnout keeps your body in threat mode. Self-compassion triggers the care system that turns it off.

by Kristin Neff 2024

4.38

197 ratings

🫂 Self-Compassion 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Perfectionism 💬 Inner Critic

Wired for Healing

by Annie Hopper • 2015

The limbic system reset: a brain retraining protocol for chronic fatigue and chemical sensitivity.

3.86

321

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🔄 Brain Retraining ⚡ Central Sensitization 🏥 Chronic Illness Recovery 💔 Trauma And The Body

Wired for Healing

The limbic system reset: a brain retraining protocol for chronic fatigue and chemical sensitivity.

by Annie Hopper 2015

3.86

321 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🔄 Brain Retraining ⚡ Central Sensitization 🏥 Chronic Illness Recovery 💔 Trauma And The Body

Mingling with the Enemy

by Jeanne Martinet • 2020

The conversational prep, pivots, and exits for surviving our politically divided social world.

3.70

🏛️ Political Polarization 🗣️ Conversation Skills 🤝 Civil Discourse 🛑 Conflict De-Escalation 👂 Active Listening

Mingling with the Enemy

The conversational prep, pivots, and exits for surviving our politically divided social world.

by Jeanne Martinet 2020

3.70

44 ratings

🏛️ Political Polarization 🗣️ Conversation Skills 🤝 Civil Discourse 🛑 Conflict De-Escalation 👂 Active Listening

Paperback Therapy

by Tammi Miller • 2024

What if therapy had no waitlist? A therapist's techniques for emotional fitness, minus the couch.

3.94

101

🛋️ Self-Guided Healing 🤲 Inner Child Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🚧 Boundary Setting 📱 Digital Self-Care

Paperback Therapy

What if therapy had no waitlist? A therapist's techniques for emotional fitness, minus the couch.

by Tammi Miller 2024

3.94

101 ratings

🛋️ Self-Guided Healing 🤲 Inner Child Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🚧 Boundary Setting 📱 Digital Self-Care

Managing Conflict Mindfully

by Leonard L. Riskin • 2023

Why conflict hijacks your brain, and a three-part method to reclaim calm and find better solutions.

5.00

⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🤝 Principled Negotiation 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🧩 Internal Family Systems 💬 Difficult Conversations

Managing Conflict Mindfully

Why conflict hijacks your brain, and a three-part method to reclaim calm and find better solutions.

by Leonard L. Riskin 2023

5.00

2 ratings

⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🤝 Principled Negotiation 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🧩 Internal Family Systems 💬 Difficult Conversations

You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent

by Carla Naumburg • 2022

You think you're a bad parent. The real problem is that voice, and self-compassion quiets it.

4.06

356

🫂 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindful Parenting 😔 Parental Guilt 🔥 Burnout Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent

You think you're a bad parent. The real problem is that voice, and self-compassion quiets it.

by Carla Naumburg 2022

4.06

356 ratings

🫂 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindful Parenting 😔 Parental Guilt 🔥 Burnout Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

TDAH La boîte à outils

by Ariane Hébert • 2015

ADHD parenting decoded: the science, the tools, and the consistency that makes both stick.

3.98

🧠 Adhd Parenting 📅 Routine Building 🌟 Positive Reinforcement 📘 Psychoeducation 👀 Visual Schedules

TDAH La boîte à outils

ADHD parenting decoded: the science, the tools, and the consistency that makes both stick.

by Ariane Hébert 2015

3.98

82 ratings

🧠 Adhd Parenting 📅 Routine Building 🌟 Positive Reinforcement 📘 Psychoeducation 👀 Visual Schedules

Guided Meditation For Mindfulness

by Positivity Protection • 2019

Meditation without the cushion: five minutes of breathing, and every chore becomes a teacher.

3.00

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌱 Meditation For Beginners 🌬️ Breath Work 🎯 Present Moment Awareness ☀️ Daily Mindfulness

Guided Meditation For Mindfulness

Meditation without the cushion: five minutes of breathing, and every chore becomes a teacher.

by Positivity Protection 2019

3.00

1 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌱 Meditation For Beginners 🌬️ Breath Work 🎯 Present Moment Awareness ☀️ Daily Mindfulness

Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy

by Leslie Braswell • 2013

After a breakup, stop chasing, stop texting, stop scrolling. Let silence become your strongest move.

4.09

1k+

🧹 Breakup Recovery 🎯 Dating Strategy 🗣️ Folk Psychology 🔗 Attachment Styles 💪 Tough Love Advice

Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy

After a breakup, stop chasing, stop texting, stop scrolling. Let silence become your strongest move.

by Leslie Braswell 2013

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧹 Breakup Recovery 🎯 Dating Strategy 🗣️ Folk Psychology 🔗 Attachment Styles 💪 Tough Love Advice

Unstressed

by Alane K. Daugherty • 2019

Your body has been practicing stress for years. Here is the protocol for teaching it calm.

3.46

135

🧘 Stress Management 🫀 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Positive Psychology

Unstressed

Your body has been practicing stress for years. Here is the protocol for teaching it calm.

by Alane K. Daugherty 2019

3.46

135 ratings

🧘 Stress Management 🫀 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Positive Psychology

Emotional Intelligence

by Brenda Roberts • 2016

Read body language, pause before reacting, and take charge of your emotions: a practical EQ primer.

2.00

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Body Language 👂 Active Listening 🎯 Personal Accountability 😊 Positive Psychology

Emotional Intelligence

Read body language, pause before reacting, and take charge of your emotions: a practical EQ primer.

by Brenda Roberts 2016

2.00

1 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Body Language 👂 Active Listening 🎯 Personal Accountability 😊 Positive Psychology

Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids

by Kelli Miller • 2018

Sixty play-based tools to help kids channel their fast minds into focus, calm, and confidence.

4.26

311

🧠 Childhood Adhd 👪 Adhd Parenting 🗓️ Executive Function Skills 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💪 Strength-Based Approach

Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids

Sixty play-based tools to help kids channel their fast minds into focus, calm, and confidence.

by Kelli Miller 2018

4.26

311 ratings

🧠 Childhood Adhd 👪 Adhd Parenting 🗓️ Executive Function Skills 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💪 Strength-Based Approach

The Jealousy Cure

by Robert L. Leahy • 2018

Why jealousy hijacks your brain, and how to stop treating your partner like a suspect.

4.03

599

🔒 Relationship Insecurity 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Trust Repair

The Jealousy Cure

Why jealousy hijacks your brain, and how to stop treating your partner like a suspect.

by Robert L. Leahy 2018

4.03

599 ratings

🔒 Relationship Insecurity 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Trust Repair

The Invisible Game

by Zoltan Andrejkovics • 2016

Your team grinds mechanics all day and still cracks under pressure. The missing half is trainable.

4.33

228

🧠 Sports Psychology 🤝 Team Dynamics 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🌊 Flow States 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Invisible Game

Your team grinds mechanics all day and still cracks under pressure. The missing half is trainable.

by Zoltan Andrejkovics 2016

4.33

228 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🤝 Team Dynamics 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🌊 Flow States 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Light in the Shadows

by A. Meredith Walters • 2013

Healing from depression and self-harm when love alone fails: a framework for lasting recovery.

4.20

17k+

🧷 Codependency Recovery 🤝 Self-Forgiveness 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💑 Couples Therapy 🔓 Personal Autonomy

Light in the Shadows

Healing from depression and self-harm when love alone fails: a framework for lasting recovery.

by A. Meredith Walters 2013

4.20

17k+ ratings

🧷 Codependency Recovery 🤝 Self-Forgiveness 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💑 Couples Therapy 🔓 Personal Autonomy

Becoming Safely Embodied

by Deirdre Fay • 2021

Safety is a skill: step-by-step tools to teach your body to feel secure again.

3.99

347

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧩 Parts Work 👥 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Nervous System Regulation

Becoming Safely Embodied

Safety is a skill: step-by-step tools to teach your body to feel secure again.

by Deirdre Fay 2021

3.99

347 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧩 Parts Work 👥 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Nervous System Regulation

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