Mental Health and Well-being Books

Transpire Training Recommendations

The field of mental health and well-being literature is diverse and incredibly rich in ideas, studies and fascinating facts and stories. Discoveries are still being made daily, and with so much information and reading options available, it can be hard to know where to start. Here you will find a list of our favourite mental health and well-being-related reads and those of the many delegates who have attended our courses. 

Anxiety

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies by Rhena Branch

Depression and Suicide

• Lost Connections by Johann Hari

• Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig

Mind Management / Self-help

• The Chimp Paradox by Prof Steve Peters

• How to be Human by Ruby Wax 

• Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway by Susan J. Jeffers

• The Four Pillar Plan by Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Resilience

• A Path Through the Jungle by Prof Steve Peters

• Shine by Andy Cope and Gavin Oattes

• Option B by Sheryl Sandberg

• Rising Strong by Brene Brown

• Positivity by Barbara Fredrickson

Addiction

• Addiction Chasing The Scream by Johann Hari

• In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate

Substance Misuse

• Tell Your Children by Alex Berenson

Trauma

• The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk

• The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris​

Miscellaneous

• Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

• Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman