Health audiobooks

Black Girls Breathing

By: Jasmine Marie

Narrated by: Jasmine Marie

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Harness the power of breathwork with this compassionate, healing guide for Black women.
 
As a Black woman, Jasmine Marie knows the impact that intergenerational trauma and systemic racism have had—and continue to have—on her community. Those experiences, along with her own journey through chronic stress, are why she created black girls... Read more

Valley So Low

By: Jared Sullivan

Narrated by: Lee Osorio & Jared Sullivan

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting courtroom drama about the victims of one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history—and the country lawyer determined to challenge the notion that, in America, justice can be bought

For more than fifty years, a power plant in the small town of Kingston, Tennessee,  burned fourteen thousand tons of coal a day, gradually... Read more

It Starts with One

By: Jason Lipshutz

Narrated by: Jason Lipshutz, James Fouhey & Helen Laser

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From the executive director of music at Billboard, an extensive look inside the 20+ year career of mega-selling rock band Linkin Park, featuring new interviews, exclusive quotes, and insights from the band’s associates and collaborators
 

Linkin Park is one of the 21st Century’s biggest, and most important, rock bands. All it takes is one quick... Read more

Really Very Crunchy

By: Emily Morrow

Narrated by: Emily Morrow

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author and her husband, Jason Morrow.Find your Inner Crunchy without becoming that person with this helpful guide from social media star Really Very Crunchy. Are you tired of being bombarded by toxins at every turn? Do you want a more natural, "crunchy" approach to the world (with or without the beige aesthetic)? Well, grab your... Read more

Random Acts of Medicine

By: Anupam B. Jena & Christopher Worsham

Narrated by: Anupam B. Jena & Christopher Worsham

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Does timing, circumstance, or luck impact your health care? This groundbreaking book reveals the hidden side of medicine and how unexpected—but predictable—events can profoundly affect our health. • Is there ever a good time to have a heart attack? Why do kids born in the summer get diagnosed more often with A.D.H.D.? How are marathons harmful... Read more

Slow AF Run Club

By: Martinus Evans

Narrated by: Martinus Evans

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A practical guide and a celebration of running for runners of all sizes and athletic ability, from the founder of the Slow AF Run Club.

Ten years ago, Martinus Evans got some stern advice from his doctor: “Lose weight or die.” First defensive, but then defiant, Evans vowed that day to run a marathon, though his doctor thought he was crazy. Since... Read more

Without Children

By: Peggy O'Donnell Heffington

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A historian of gender explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood In an era of falling births, it’s often said that millennials invented the idea of not having kids. But history is full of women without children: some who chose childless lives, others who wanted children but never had them, and still others—the vast... Read more

The Good Life

By: Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz

Narrated by: Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Bestseller

What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their “captivating” (The Wall Street Journal) book, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, show that the answer to these questions may be closer than you realize.

What makes a life... Read more

Strangers to Ourselves

By: Rachel Aviv

Narrated by: Andi Arndt

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Book Review Ten Best Books of 2022
A Wall Street Journal Ten Best Books of 2022

The acclaimed, award-winning New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv offers a groundbreaking exploration of mental illness and the mind, and illuminates the startling connections between diagnosis and identity.

In Strangers to Ourselves, a powerful and... Read more

Quarterlife

By: Satya Doyle Byock

Narrated by: Satya Doyle Byock

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

An innovative psychotherapist tackles the overlooked stage of Quarterlife—the years between adolescence and midlife—and provides a “fascinating” guide “on how to navigate and thrive—rather than just survive—these odd years” (PureWow).

“Quarterlife is an insightful, revealing look at the messy and uncharted paths to wholeness, and a powerful tool... Read more

Cost of Living

By: Emily Maloney

Narrated by: Emily Maloney

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

The searing intimacy of Girl, Interrupted combined with the uncomfortable truths of The Empathy Exams in a collection of essays chronicling one woman’s experiences as both patient and caregiver, giving a unique perspective from both sides of the hospital bed.

What does it cost to live?

When we fall ill, our lives... Read more

A Terrible Thing to Waste

By: Harriet A. Washington

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) -- and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.
Did you know...
Middle-class African American households with incomes between $50,000 and $60,000 live in neighborhoods that are more polluted than those of... Read more

Tiefenentspannung nach dem Herzinfarkt - Autogenes Training, Atemübung und Herzmeditation für ein gesundes Leben nach einem Infarkt (Ungekürzt)

By: Torsten Abrolat & Franziska Diesmann

Narrated by: Torsten Abrolat & Franziska Diesmann

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Mit einem Herzinfarkt ändert sich das Leben eines Menschen meist schlagartig. Neues Gesundheitsbewusstsein und besonders der Umgang und die Reduzierung von Stress im Alltag stehen ab dann im Vordergrund. SyncSouls hat genau dafür - für ein stressreduziertes Leben nach dem Myokardinfarkt (ebenso gut geeignet für Patienten mit Stent oder Bypass)... Read more

Well Being

By: Valentina Gaylord

Narrated by: Valentina Gaylord

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A fitness celebrity shares her story of overcoming autoimmune disease—and helps you chart your own path to wellness in body, mind, and soul.

Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can be stressful, confusing, and scary—especially when the path to healing seems to be nowhere in sight. Valentina Gaylord knows this firsthand because she has lived... Read more

Les Mécanismes du désir - Comprendre la passion, la jalousie et la rivalité

By: Jean-Michel Oughourlian

Narrated by: Bruno Munda

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Expériences intimes intraduisibles, le désir, la jalousie, la passion, la rivalité reposent en réalité sur un ensemble de mécanismes cérébraux. Leur clé ? Les neurones miroirs, qui nous poussent à nous imiter les uns les autres.

Peut-on maîtriser ces expériences ? Les apprivoiser ? Les transformer en alliées ? C'est à cet exercice que nous... Read more

Ashkenazi Herbalism

By: Deatra Cohen & Adam Siegel

Narrated by: Adam Siegel

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive guide to the medicinal plant knowledge of Ashkenazi herbal healers--from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Until now, the herbal traditions of the Ashkenazi people have remained unexplored and shrouded in mystery. Ashkenazi Herbalism rediscovers the forgotten legacy of the Jewish medicinal plant healers who thrived in Eastern... Read more

Grow a New Brain

By: Alberto Villoldo

Narrated by: Peter Straub

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing older is inevitable, but aging can be prevented, even reversed—but only when you upgrade your brain, using both ancient and modern science, to create psychosomatic health.

A healthy brain is the foundation for a healthier and more fulfilling life, and in Grow A New Brain, modern shamanic practitioner Alberto Villoldo reveals research and... Read more

Scar Tissue

By: Danny Covey

Narrated by: Danny Covey

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“Why is this happening to me?” Maybe that’s a question you’ve asked yourself. If you have, you are not alone.I’ve faced many battles in my life. I have survived eight heart operations, four of which were open-heart surgeries. I have nearly died on the operating table three times, and I was repeatedly told I would never physically excel...and... Read more

Cuídate para crecer

By: Ana Pérez

Narrated by: Ana Pérez

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Después del éxito de Terapia para llevar, vuelve la psicóloga Ana Pérez, Nací Dramática. La autoestima no se regala, se trabaja. Descubre 100 herramientas prácticas y fáciles para mejorar tu relación contigo. ¿Qué es para ti el autocuidado? ¿Te hablas a ti mismo como a las personas a las que más quieres? ¿Cómo llevas la culpa? ¿Qué relación hay... Read more

The Modern Guide To Sex

By: Georgia Grace

Narrated by: Georgia Grace

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Get out of your head and into your body.
From acclaimed sex expert Georgia Grace, The Modern Guide to Sex is the ultimate handbook for experiencing full-body pleasure, sexual confidence and fulfilling relationships. It's the new go-to sex guide for everyone.Featuring full-colour illustrations of anatomy and techniques, as well as practical,... Read more

Sleep Drink Breathe

By: Michael Breus, PhD

Narrated by: Michael Breus, PhD

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The key to renewed energy, weight loss, lower stress, and improved cognition is easier than you think. It all starts with balancing your basics. Good health doesn’t have to be complicated. Sleeping, hydrating, and breathing are fundamental to life, and making simple adjustments to the way we perform these basic functions can have an... Read more

Bald

By: Stuart Heritage

Narrated by: Graham Mack

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This is a guide to life in the club that nobody wants to join.



Nobody chooses to be bald. Nobody wants to look into the mirror and be confronted with an absence. Nobody gains any comfort from having a slightly better idea of what their skull looks like.



Stuart Heritage has been bald for two years. But before he accepted the inevitable, he spent a... Read more

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Every Day

By: Richard Carlson & Kristine Carlson

Narrated by: Kristine Carlson

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Take a breath, find your calm, and embrace all the goodness life has to offer with a new daily guide featuring the best-loved wisdom from The Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series.

Dr. Richard Carlson has taught millions how to let go of the anxieties and fears that can derail our day and instead focus on what really matters. With 365 reflections,... Read more

Raising Sound Sleepers

By: Adam Blanning, MD

Narrated by: Qarie Marshall

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Help children of all ages learn life-long skills—how to sleep, self-soothe, and feel calm. An easy-to-absorb, holistic guide from physician and child-development consultant Adam Blanning. What can parents do to avoid bedtime meltdowns? Why do established settling routines stop working? How can children be encouraged to fall asleep more... Read more