Project Thrive Book Club Reading List

Dr. Pleener – #SameHere Psych Alliance Member

• A Liberated Mind – How to Pivot Towards What Matters by Dr. Steven C. Hayes
• Rhythms of Recovery by Dr. Leslie Korn
• The Healing Power of the Breath by Dr. Richard Brown
• The Better Brain by Drs Bonnie Kaplan & Julia Rucklidge

Eric Kussin, Founder of #SameHere Global Mental Health Movement

• Lost Connections by Johann Hari
• The Body Keeps the Score – Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

Other Recommended Reads

BRAIN SCIENCE/NEUROSCIENCE

• Bliss Brain: Neuroscience of Remodeling Your Brain for Resilience, Creativity and Joy
• Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm and Confidence by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
• How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Prof. Lisa Feldman Barrett Ph.
• Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
• Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain by David Eagleman
• The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
• The Telomere Effect by Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD & Elissa Epel, PhD
• The Angel and the Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
• The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition by Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD and Julia Rucklidge, PhD

HAPPINESS

• 10% Happier : How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self
• Help That Actually Works-True Story by Dan Harris
• Flourish (A New Visionary Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being) by Martin E.P. Seligman
• Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment by B. Alan Wallace, the Dalai Lama
• Positivity by Barbara L. Fredrickson, PhD
• Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
• The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubormirsky
• Your Brain is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits and Hang-Ups by Dr. Daniel G. Amen

MEDITATION

• Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body by Daniel Goleman & Richard J. Davidson
• Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren

MINDFULNESS

• Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence by Daniel J. Siegel, MD
• Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

COMPASION/EMPATHY & SELF-COMPASSION

• Empathy: Why It Matters and How to Get It by Roman Krznaric
• Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
• Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
• Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff
• The Compassionate Instinct by Dacher Keltner

GRATITUDE/KINDNESS

• HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time by Brad Aronson
• The Gratitude Project: How The Science of Thankfulness Can Rewire Our Brains by Jeremy Adam Smith
• Love Without Reason – LaRayia Gaston

SLEEP

• Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD

NATURE

• Grounded: A fierce, Feminine Guide to Connecting with the Soil and Healing from the Ground Up by Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow
• Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

STARR TECHNIQUES

• Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
• The Mindful Breathing Workbook for Teens: Simple Practices to Help You Manage Stress and Feel Better Now by Matthew D. Dewar, EdD (due out in August)
• The Science of Tapping: A Proven Stress Management Technique for the Mind and Body by Peta Stapleton Ph.D

OTHER

• Noise: Living and Leading When Nobody Can Focus by Joseph McCormack
• The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally by David Elkind
• Healing Depression without Medication: A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Balancing Mind, Body and Soul by Jodie Skillicorn, D.O.
• Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• Fear – Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm by Thich Nhat Hanh
• The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
• Seeing, Knowing, Being: a Guide to Sacred Awakenings by John Greer