Psychology audiobooks

Dear Michael, Love Dad

By: Iain Maitland

Narrated by: Michael Simkins

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Letters, Laughter and all the things we leave unsaid...

'wonderful, moving, humorous... extremely poignant' Charlie Mortimer, Dear Lupin

Dear Michael,

Moving your whatnots et al into the flat has put paid to any improvements in my back. Still, at least it's done now.Your mother is already worrying how you'll cope and is at work on reams of notes on... Read more

All the Rage

By: Martin Moran

Narrated by: Martin Moran

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A moving and surprisingly funny memoir about finding the right balance between anger and compassion

“Why aren’t you angry?” people often asked Martin Moran after he told his story of how he came to forgive the man who sexually abused him as a boy. At first, the question pissed him off. Then, it began to haunt him. Why didn’t he have more anger?... Read more

Soul Mates

By: Thomas Moore

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore explored the importance of nurturing the soul and struck a chord nationwide—the book became a long-term bestseller, topping charts across the country.Building on that book’s wisdom, Soul Mates explores how relationships of all kinds enhance our lives and fulfill the needs of our souls. Moore emphasizes the... Read more

Head in the Cloud

By: William Poundstone

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The real-world value of knowledge in the mobile-device age.

More people know who Khloe Kardashian is than who René Descartes was. Most can't find Delaware on a map; don't know what Frank Lloyd Wright did for living; can't say how many calories are in a Big Mac or how many candles are on a menorah. How important it is to know things, anyway?... Read more

Schneller und effektiver Lernen mit Hypnose

By: Christoph Sacher

Narrated by: Christoph Sacher

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Ob als Schüler, Student, Arbeitnehmer oder Manager - jeder Mensch muss Wissen und Information möglichst effizient aufnehmen und verarbeiten. Mit dieser Hypnose programmierst du dein Unterbewusstsein neu, kannst all das Wissen im Gehirn speichern, verarbeiten und zur richtigen Zeit wieder abrufen. Mit diesem Hypnoseprogramm wirst du den Spaß und... Read more

Feeling Loved

By: Jeanne Segal

Narrated by: Caroline McLaughlin

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Do your connections with friends, family, or romantic partners leave you feeling dissatisfied or disconnected? In this book, emotional intelligence pioneer Jeanne Segal, PhD, doesn't just talk about love and connection; she shows you how to get and give loving experiences that are nurturing and fulfilling. Feeling Loved explores what we... Read more

The Winning Mindset

By: Damian Hughes

Narrated by: Damian Hughes

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook is skilfully and inspiringly read by the author, Damian Hughes.

In The Winning Mindset, Professor Damian Hughes, the acclaimed author of Liquid Thinking and How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, draws on both his lifetime experience and academic background within sport, organization and change psychology to reveal the best ways to... Read more

The Mother Dance

By: Harriet Lerner

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

From the celebrated author of The Dance of Anger comes an extraordinary book about mothering and how it transforms us -- and all our relationships -- inside and out. Written from her dual perspective as a psychologist and a mother, Lerner brings us deeply personal tales that run the gamut from the hilarious to the heart-wrenching. From birth or... Read more

A Book About Love

By: Jonah Lehrer

Narrated by: Jacques Roy

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Number one bestselling science writer Jonah Lehrer explores the “only happiness that lasts”—love—in a book that “is interesting on nearly every page” (David Brooks, The New York Times Book Review).

Weaving together scientific studies from clinical psychologists, longitudinal studies of health and happiness, historical accounts and literary... Read more

Frientimacy

By: Shasta Nelson

Narrated by: Robin Eller

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

With the constant connectivity of today’s world, it’s never been easier to meet people and make new friends—but it’s never been harder to form meaningful friendships. In Frientimacy, award-winning speaker Shasta Nelson shows how anyone can form stronger, more meaningful friendships, marked by a level of trust she calls “frientimacy.” Shasta... Read more

Self-Reg

By: Dr. Stuart Shanker

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

There’s no such thing as a bad kid. That’s what a lifetime of experience has taught Dr. Stuart Shanker. No matter how difficult, out of control, distracted, or exhausted a child might seem, there’s a way forward: self-regulation. Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, this radical new technique allows children and the adults who care for... Read more

Pathways to Possibility

By: Rosamund Stone Zander

Narrated by: Rosamund Stone Zander

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Rosamund Zander is a miracle. Her generous voice will resonate with you, change you and help you create work that matters." —Seth Godin, author of The Icarus Deception

The bestselling author of The Art of Possibility returns with a new vision for achieving true human fulfillment that's sure to appeal to fans of Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and... Read more

Grieving the Loss of Someone You Love

By: Raymond R. Mitsch & Lynn Brookside

Narrated by: Tom Zingarelli

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Few losses are as painful as the death of someone close. No valley is as vast as grief, no journey as personal and life changing. Compassionate and wise guides Raymond Mitsch and Lynn Brookside shine a light on the road through grief. They can help you endure the anguish and uncertainty; understand the cycles of grief; sort through the emotions... Read more

Making Marriage Work

By: Rob Pascale

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Staying happily married has become a difficult proposition in recent times. Although the institution is still firmly embedded in our culture, divorce rates have steadily climbed since the 1960s. While some marriages are truly divorce-worthy, many other broken marriages can be saved. Recent emphasis on personal needs and greater social acceptance... Read more

Skip the Guilt Trap

By: Gael Lindenfield

Narrated by: Anna Bentinck

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Free yourself from the guilt trap and move on with your life. Simple steps to free yourself from guilt Guilt is a major underlying cause of emotional disorders such as low self-esteem, depression, OCD and other mental illnesses. This guide, written by one of the UK’s most respected psychotherapists and... Read more

Surviving a Borderline Parent

By: Freda B. Friedman & Kimberlee Roth

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Between 6 and 10 million people in the U.S. suffer from borderline personality disorder. This book teaches adult children how to overcome the devastating effects of growing up with a parent who suffers from BPD. Although relatively common, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often overlooked or misdiagnosed by therapists and clinicians and... Read more

Face Value

By: Autumn Whitefield-Madrano

Narrated by: Autumn Whitefield-Madrano

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A thought-provoking examination of how we think and talk about beauty today—and the unexpected and often positive ways that beauty shapes our lives.For decades, we’ve discussed our insecurities in the face of idealized, retouched, impossibly perfect images. We’ve worried primping and preening are a distraction and a trap. But have we focused too... Read more

An Abbreviated Life

By: Ariel Leve

Narrated by: Martha Plimpton

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A beautiful, startling, and candid memoir about growing up without boundaries, in which Ariel Leve recalls with candor and sensitivity the turbulent time she endured as the only child of an unstable poet for a mother and a beloved but largely absent father, and explores the consequences of a psychologically harrowing childhood as she seeks... Read more

Human Psychology 101

By: Alan G. Fields

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Understanding the human mind is a complicated array of wirings of the past combined with the physical and chemical inclinations of the present. Psychology is the study of the human brain, but it’s so much more than a mere dissection of the gooey gray mass trapped in our skulls; it’s a study of what makes us tick as individuals and as a... Read more

Why You Love Music

By: John Powell

Narrated by: Phil Fox

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A delightful journey through the psychology and science of music, Why You Love Music is the perfect book for anyone who loves a tune.

Music plays a hugely important role in our emotional, intellectual, and even physical lives. It impacts the ways we work, relax, behave, and feel. It can make us smile or cry, it helps us bond with the people... Read more

The Maximum Security Book Club

By: Mikita Brottman

Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting account of the two years literary scholar Mikita Brottman spent reading literature with criminals in a maximum-security men’s prison outside Baltimore, and what she learned from them—Orange Is the New Black meets Reading Lolita in Tehran.On sabbatical from teaching literature to undergraduates, and wanting to educate a different kind... Read more

Chancers

By: Susan Stellin & Graham MacIndoe

Narrated by: Susan Stellin & Graham MacIndoe

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

In this powerful memoir of addiction, prison, and recovery, a reporter and a photographer tell their gripping story of falling in love, the heroin habit that drove them apart, and the unlikely way a criminal conviction brought them back together.

Books for a Better Life Award Finalist • LitHub Best Book of the Month

When Susan Stellin asked... Read more

The Book of Human Emotions

By: Tiffany Watt Smith

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A thoughtful, gleeful encyclopedia of emotions, both broad and outrageously specific, from throughout history and around the world.

How do you feel today? Is your heart fluttering in anticipation? Your stomach tight with nerves? Are you falling in love? Feeling a bit miffed? Do you have the heebie-jeebies? Are you antsy with iktsuarpok or... Read more

Ordinarily Well

By: Peter D. Kramer

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Do antidepressants work, or are they glorified dummy pills? How can we tell? In Ordinarily Well, the celebrated psychiatrist and author Peter D. Kramer examines the growing controversy about the popular medications. A practicing doctor who trained as a psychotherapist and worked with pioneers in psychopharmacology, Kramer combines moving... Read more