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• The Inherited Mind

  a Story of Family, Hope, and the Genetics of Mental Illness

  Longman, James (Journalist)

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  James Longman was a preteen in boarding school when his dad, who was diagnosed with depression and schizophrenia, died by suicide. As he got older, James's own bouts of depression spurred him to examine how his father's mental health might…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unconditional

  Break Through Past Limits to Transform Your Future

  Zafar, Samra

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  In Unconditional, Samra shares everything she has learned, as a woman, physician and mother, about unlearning the harmful beliefs we store deep within ourselves. Through the hard work of digging out past trauma, unpacking faulty ideas that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Little Monsters

  How I Learned to Live With Anxiety

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  With humour, warmth and heartbreaking honesty, award-winning author David A. Robertson explores the struggles and small victories of living with chronic anxiety and depression, and shares his hard-earned wisdom in the hope of making other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All in Her Head

  How Gender Bias Harms Women's Mental Health

  Pratt, Misty

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  This provocative, deeply personal book explores how women experience mental health care differently than men -- and lays out how the system must change for women to flourish.

• The Anxious Generation

  How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing An Epidemic of Mental Illness

  Haidt, Jonathan

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  After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. In The Anxious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• And Then We Rise

  a Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self

  Common (Musician)

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  From performer, author, and activist Common, this book is a comprehensive program for addressing mental and physical health -- and encouraging communities to do the same.

• The Busy Brain Cure

  the Eight-week Plan to Find Focus, Tame Anxiety, and Sleep Again

  Mushtaq, Romie

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  Dr. Romie embarked on a global journey to research and heal the negative impact of the stress responses on our brains, bodies, and teams. The solution led to this eye-opening book for professionals eager to break the relentless cycles of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind

  a Powerful Plan to Improve Mood, Overcome Anxiety, and Protect Memory for a Lifetime of Optimal Mental Health

  Ede, Georgia

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  Dr. Ede explains why everything we think we know about eating for neurological psychological well-being is wrong. Most of what we accept as true is based on studies that take an "outside-in" approach, making associations between healthy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Joy of Well-being

  a Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life

  Wachob, Colleen

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  In this empowering and accessible collection of health and wellness advice, the co-founders of mindbodygreen challenge our definition of wellness, health, and self-improvement by revealing what a healthy lifestyle looks like at the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Change Your Brain Every Day

  Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships

  Amen, Daniel G.

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  In Change Your Brain Every Day psychiatrist and clinical neuroscientist Daniel Amen, MD, draws on over 40 years' clinical practice with tens of thousands of patients to give you the most effective daily habits he has seen that can help you…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Enough About the Baby

  a Brutally Honest Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood

  Vieira, Becky

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  Drawing on her own experiences as well as interviews with both moms and experts, she gets to the bottom of the toughest and most taboo topics--including how to manage nosy in-laws and an anxious partner, survive the first postpartum poop,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emotional Labor

  the Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power

  Hackman, Rose

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  "Emotional labor." The term might sound familiar... but what does it mean exactly? The examples, whispered among friends and posted online, are endless. A woman is tasked with organizing family functions, even without volunteering. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mind Over Monsters

  Supporting Youth Mental Health With Compassionate Challenge

  Cavanagh, Sarah Rose

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  Alarming statistics in recent years indicate that mental health problems like depression and anxiety have been skyrocketing among youth. To identify solutions, psychologist and professor Sarah Rose Cavanagh interviews a roster of experts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Intrusive Thoughts Toolkit

  Quick Relief for Obsessive, Unwanted, or Disturbing Thoughts

  Hershfield, Jon

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  Do you have unwanted, repetitive, negative, or intrusive thoughts that are getting in the way of your life, keeping you up at night, or making you downright miserable? If so, you need quick tools you can use right now -- whenever and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Feelings

  How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay

  Fosslien, Liz

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  Big Feelings helps us understand that difficult emotions are not abnormal, and that we can emerge from them with a deeper sense of meaning. We can't stop emotions from bubbling up, but we can learn how to make peace with them.

• My Mess Is a Bit of a Life

  Adventures in Anxiety

  Pritchett, Georgia

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  With the levity of a package of potato chips and a healthy dose of self-deprecation, Georgia Pritchett guides readers from her anxiety-ridden early childhood, through the challenges of breaking into a male-dominated TV writing industry, as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Move

  How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free

  Williams, Caroline, 1975-

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  A veteran science journalist explores the latest research on the relationship between brain health and physical activity and discusses how the simplest movements can reactivate our bodies and help relieve anxiety and depression and improve…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

  Everyday Tools for Life's Ups & Downs

  Smith, Julie

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  Drawing on her years of professional experience as a clinical psychologist, the author offers expert advice and powerful coping techniques for fortifying and maintaining mental health, even in the most trying of times.

• How to Be Sad

  Everything I've Learned About Getting Happier by Being Sad

  Russell, Helen, 1980-

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  How to Be Sad is a poignant, funny, and deeply practical guide to better navigating one of our most misunderstood human emotions. It's a must-read for anyone looking to improve their happiness by befriending the full range of their own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ensouling Our Schools

  a Universally Designed Framework for Mental Health, Well-being, and Reconciliation

  Katz, Jennifer

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  The author weaves together methods of creating schools that engender mental, spiritual, and emotional health while developing intellectual thought and critical analysis.