Psychology audiobooks

So Sad Today

By: Melissa Broder

Narrated by: Melissa Broder

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed poet and creator of the popular twitter account @SoSadToday comes the darkly funny and brutally honest collection of essays that Roxane Gay called "sad and uncomfortable and their own kind of gorgeous."

Melissa Broder always struggled with anxiety. In the fall of 2012, she went through a harrowing cycle of panic attacks and dread... Read more

The Mindful Athlete

By: George Mumford

Narrated by: JD Jackson

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Jordan credits George Mumford with transforming his on-court leadership of the Bulls, helping Jordan lead the team to six NBA championships. Mumford also helped Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum, and Lamar Odom and countless other NBA players turn around their games. A widely respected public speaker and coach, Mumford is sharing his own story... Read more

Eating in the Light of the Moon

By: Anita A. Johnston, PhD

Narrated by: Arika Rapson

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Weaving a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and simple folktales, Anita Johnston, PhD, inspires women to free themselves from disordered eating by discovering the metaphors that are hidden in their own life stories.


"Storytellers speak in the language of myth and metaphor," Johnston explains. "They tell us a truth that is not... Read more

Knowing The Nature of Your Elemental Personality

By: Debra Silverman

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Debra Silverman suggests that each of us has basic personality traits that can be seen in the context of the four elements of earth, air, water, and fire. Each element has strengths and shadows. Understanding which element is most prevalent in your personality and which ones are weak will help you see what is missing in order to be a more... Read more

Failure: Why Science Is So Successful

By: Stuart Firestein

Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge, Jr.

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The general public has a glorified view of the pursuit of scientific research. However, the idealized perception of science as a rule-based, methodical system for accumulating facts could not be further from the truth. Modern science involves the idiosyncratic, often bumbling search for understanding in uncharted territories, full of wrong... Read more

The Prodigy's Cousin

By: Joanne Ruthsatz & Kimberly Stephens

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Research scholar Joanne Ruthsatz here teams with psychology professor Kimberly Stephens to deliver an eye-opening investigation of the link between child prodigies and autism. Finding that prodigies possess the strengths of autism, but not its deficits, the authors expand our understanding of "talent" while providing hope for breakthrough... Read more

A Murder Over a Girl

By: Ken Corbett

Narrated by: Ken Corbett

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A psychologist's gripping, troubling, and moving exploration of the brutal murder of a possibly transgender middle school student by an eighth grade classmate

On Feb. 12, 2008, at E. O. Green Junior High in Oxnard, CA, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney shot and killed his classmate, Larry King, who had recently begun to call himself "Leticia" and... Read more

The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success

By: Peg Dawson, Ed.D. & Richard Guare, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you smart, scattered, and struggling? You're not alone. Cutting-edge research shows that today's 24/7 wired world and the growing demands of work and family life may simply max out the part of the brain that manages complex tasks. That's especially true for those lacking strong executive skills—the core brain-based abilities needed to... Read more

Conviction

By: Juan Martinez

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Juan Martinez, the fiery prosecutor who convicted notorious murderess Jodi Arias for the disturbing killing of Travis Alexander, speaks for the first time about the shocking investigation and sensational trial that captivated the nation.Through two trials, America watched with baited breath as Juan Martinez fought relentlessly to convict Jodi... Read more

He's Not That Interested, He's Just Passing Time: 40 Unmistakable Behaviors of Men Who Avoid Commitment and Play Games with Women

By: Bruce Bryans

Narrated by: Dan Culhane

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Men don't really have "commitment issues". At least, not in the way most women think men do. When a man tells you he has "commitment issues", there's a good chance that what he really means is he's not that interested in you and is just using you to pass time with until he meets someone "better".

But even though men don't really have commitment... Read more

Praten met je partner

By: Annette Heffels

Narrated by: Annette Heffels

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Hoewel, of juist omdat je van elkaar houdt, kun je de ander heel erg pijn doen. Zelden met slechte bedoelingen, meestal niet uit gebrek aan liefde, maar omdat je zo verschillend bent, elkaar niet begrijpt, je je slecht behandeld voelt. De gevoelens die stellen over deze problemen hebben zijn intens en gecompliceerd. Terwijl de oplossingen vaak... Read more

How to Have a Good Day

By: Caroline Webb

Narrated by: Caroline Webb

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In How to Have a Good Day, economist and former McKinsey partner Caroline Webb shows readers how to use recent findings from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience to transform our approach to everyday working life.
 
Advances in behavioral sciences are giving us an ever better understanding of how our brains work, why we make the... Read more

This is Your Brain on Sports

By: L. Jon Wertheim

Narrated by: Sam Sommers & Keith Szarabajka

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This is Your Brain on Sports is the book for sports fans searching for a deeper understanding of the games they watch and the people who play them.  Sports Illustrated executive editor and bestselling author L. Jon Wertheim teams up with Tufts psychologist Sam Sommers to take readers on a wild ride into the inner world of sports.  Through the... Read more

While the City Slept

By: Eli Sanders

Narrated by: René Ruiz

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

“Binged Making a Murderer? Try . . . [this] riveting portrait of a tragic, preventable crime.” —Entertainment Weekly

Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime

Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize

A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter’s gripping account of one young man’s path to murder—and a wake-up call for mental health care in America
... Read more

Originals

By: Adam Grant

Narrated by: Fred Sanders & Susan Denaker

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times bestseller that examines how people can champion new ideas in their careers and everyday life—and how leaders can fight groupthink, from the author of Hidden Potential, Think Again, and the co-author of Option B

“Filled with fresh insights on a broad array of topics that are important to our personal and professional... Read more

In a Different Key

By: John Donvan & Caren Zucker

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Length: 23 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Sweeping in scope but with intimate personal stories, this is a deeply moving book about the history, science, and human drama of autism.”—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker
 
“Remarkable . . . A riveting tale about how a seemingly rare childhood disorder... Read more

Messages from the Masters - Abridged

By: Brian Weiss

Narrated by: Brian Weiss

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The true story of a prominent psychiatrist, his young patient, and the past-life therapy that changed both their lives.

As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks. His... Read more

Aches, Pains, and Love

By: Kira Lynne

Narrated by: Kira Lynne

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you living with chronic pain or illness, or both? Have you given up on having an intimate, romantic relationship?
Twenty years ago, a doctor told Kira Lynne that she would never be able to have an intimate relationship due to her chronic health conditions. Having proven that doctor wrong, Kira set out to write a book for people living with... Read more

Neuro-Philosophy and the Healthy Mind

By: George Northoff

Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Applying insights from neuroscience to philosophical questions about the self, consciousness, and the healthy mind. Can we “see” or “find” consciousness in the brain? How can we create working definitions of consciousness and subjectivity, informed by what contemporary research and technology have taught us about how the brain works? How do... Read more

Going Bugs - Abridged

By: James Hillman

Narrated by: James Hillman

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

James Hillman is a psychologist and author of The Soul's Code, recently at the top of the New York Times bestseller list. His essay "Going Bugs" is a classic exposition of the meaning of bugs in the human psyche. Hillman examines the role that bugs - insects and creepy-crawlies - play in dreams and how human reaction to them is symptomatic of... Read more

The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

By: Christopher K. Germer, PhD

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"Buck up." "Stop feeling sorry for yourself." "Don't ruin everything." When you are anxious, sad, angry, or lonely, do you hear this self-critical voice? What would happen if, instead of fighting difficult emotions, we accepted them? Over his decades of experience as a therapist and mindfulness meditation practitioner, Dr. Christopher Germer has... Read more

The Mindful Way Through Anxiety

By: Susan M. Orsillo, PhD & Lizabeth Roemer, PhD

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

You can't just "get over" anxiety. In fact, the very things most people do to try to feel better—avoiding feared situations, pushing worry out of mind—only make the problem worse. Leading psychologists Susan M. Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer present a powerful new alternative that can help you break free of anxiety by fundamentally changing how you... Read more

Das Lebensspiel und seine Regeln - Abridged

By: Florence Scovel

Narrated by: Siegrid

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: Yes

Unser Leben funktioniert nach bestimmten Regeln. Wenn wir sie beachten, dann geht es uns gut und wir können das Spiel des Lebens erfolgreich spielen. Florence Shinn war eine der berühmtesten Weisheitslehrerinnen des vergangenen Jahrhunderts. Für jeden von uns, so betont sie, steht die vollkommene Fülle bereit. Wir müssen sie nur sehen. Denn... Read more

Care of the Soul, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Ed

By: Thomas Moore

Narrated by: Charles Bice

Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times BestsellerWith a new introduction by the author and additional material, this 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by Thomas Moore provides a powerful spiritual message for our troubled times.In this special 25th anniversary edition of Thomas Moore’s bestselling book Care of the Soul readers are... Read more