Psychology audiobooks

The Possibility Principle

By: Mel Schwartz

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

How would you like to experience your life? It’s an intriguing question, and yet we’ve been conditioned to believe our life visions and goals are often unattainable—until now. With The Possibility Principle, psychotherapist Mel Schwartz offers a revolutionary approach to living the life we choose.Though science has vastly expanded our knowledge,... Read more

Absolute Madness

By: Catherine Pelonero

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 17 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Absolute Madness tells the disturbing true story of Joseph Christopher, a white serial killer who targeted black males and struck fear into the residents of Buffalo and New York City in the 1980s. Dubbed both the .22-Caliber Killer and the Midtown Slasher, Christopher allegedly claimed eighteen victims during a savage four-month spree across the... Read more

Mastering the Addicted Brain

By: Walter Ling, MD

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

For anyone trying to overcome an addiction, living with someone with an addiction, or helping someone with an addictionAs most drug and alcohol addicts eventually realize, good intentions alone aren’t enough to break destructive habits. However, addiction can be managed once its true nature is understood. This simple yet profound guidebook takes... Read more

La vida secreta de la mente

By: Mariano Sigman

Narrated by: Pablo Gandolfo

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Mariano Sigman, uno de los neurocientíficos de mayor prestigio internacional, nos propone en este fascinante audiolibro un viaje a lo más íntimo de la mente humana: los sueños, la conciencia, las decisiones, el aprendizaje y las emociones.
La vida secreta de la mente es un viaje especular que recorre el cerebro y el pensamiento. Se trata... Read more

Perceptual Intelligence

By: Brian Boxer Wachler

Narrated by: Brian Boxer Wachler

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

With the lucid verve and solid scientific grounding of an Oliver Sacks or Malcolm Gladwell, Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler guides listeners on a fascinating tour of the bedrock of our existence—the way our senses perceive everything and everyone in the world around us.Why does one person see Jesus in a shower curtain, get a “bad feeling” about someone... Read more

The Gaslight Effect

By: Dr. Robin Stern

Narrated by: Nan McNamara

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Are You Being Gaslighted?
Check for these telltale signs:
1. You constantly second-guess yourself.
2. You wonder, “Am I being too sensitive?” a dozen times a day.
3. You wonder frequently if you are a “good enough” girlfriend/wife/employee/friend/daughter.
4. You have trouble making simple decisions.
5. You think twice before bringing up innocent... Read more

The Creative Curve

By: Allen Gannett

Narrated by: Allen Gannett

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Big data entrepreneur Allen Gannett overturns the mythology around creative genius, and reveals the science and secrets behind achieving breakout commercial success in any field.
 
We have been spoon-fed the notion that creativity is the province of genius -- of those favored, brilliant few whose moments of insight arrive in unpredictable... Read more

101 Defenses

By: Jerome S. Blackman M.D., F.A.P.A.

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Defenses are mental operations that restore or maintain psychic equilibrium when people feel that they cannot manage emotions that stem from conflict; they remove components of unpleasant emotions from conscious awareness. For example, using sex, food, or hostility to relieve tension - that's a defense - catalogued here as entry number 68:... Read more

Parenting as Partners

By: Vicki Hoefle

Narrated by: Vicki Hoefle

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Very few families are perfect. But looking from the outside in, through conversations in the grocery store or clicking through social media, oftentimes it seems we are the only ones struggling with raising our kids or aligning with our spouses on parenting. The reality is that so many families struggle. Vicki Hoefle, three-time author, parenting... Read more

Wounded Angels

By: Richard Kagan

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Wounded Angels: Inspiration From Children in Crisis uses vignettes of children in crisis situations to portray how troubling behaviors can act as clues for ways children can grow stronger after traumatic stress. This text shows how children can guide caregivers and practitioners through hidden conflicts and, through case examples, provide... Read more

The Fear Factor

By: Abigail Marsh

Narrated by: Christine Lakin

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In this "compelling scientific detective story," a leading neuroscientist looks for the nature of human kindness in the brains of heroes and psychopaths (Wall Street Journal).

At fourteen, Amber could boast of killing her guinea pig, threatening to burn down her home, and seducing men in exchange for gifts. She used the tools she had available... Read more

Kickflip Boys

By: Neal Thompson

Narrated by: Joe Knezevich

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

“With a dispassionate but tender eye, Thompson captures the ache, fizz, yearning and frustration of being the father of adolescent boys—and of adolescence itself, observed and remembered.” —Michael ChabonWhat makes a good father, and what makes one a failure? Does less-is-more parenting inspire independence and strength, or does it encourage... Read more

Unthinkable

By: Helen Thomson

Narrated by: Helen Thomson

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A prizewinning journalist with a background in neuroscience, Helen Thomson spent years tracking down people who live with the world's most extraordinary neurological disorders—like a man who tried to break his back because his legs no longer felt like his own, and another who believed that he was dead for nine years. Not content to simply read... Read more

Shame Nation

By: Sue Scheff

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In today’s digitally driven world, disaster is only a click away.A rogue tweet can bring down a business; an army of trolls can run a celebrity off-line; and virtual harassment might cause real psychological damage.Shame Nation is the first book to both explore the fascinating phenomenon of online shaming and offer practical guidance and... Read more

ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life Second Edition

By: Judith Kolberg & Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed professional organizer Judith Kolberg and Dr. Kathleen Nadeau, renowned ADHD clinical psychologist, are back with an updated edition of their classic text for adults with ADD. Their collaboration offers the best understanding and solutions for adults who want to get and stay organized. Listeners will enjoy all new content on organizing... Read more

The Age of Melancholy

By: Dan G. Blazer

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Depression has become the most frequently diagnosed chronic mental illness, and is a disability encountered almost daily by mental health professionals of all trades. "Major Depression" is a medical disease, which some would argue has reached epidemic proportions in contemporary society, and it affects our bodies and brains just like any other... Read more

Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships

By: John Welwood

Narrated by: Stephen Graybill

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

While most of us have moments of loving freely and openly, it is often hard to sustain this where it matters most--in our intimate relationships. Why, if love is so great and powerful, are human relationships so challenging and difficult? If love is the source of happiness and joy, why is it so hard to open to it fully and let it govern our... Read more

The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Stars

By: Paul Broks

Narrated by: Simon Bubb

Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

When celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks's wife died of cancer, it sparked a journey of grief and reflection that traced a lifelong attempt to understand how the brain gives rise to the soul. The result of that journey is a gorgeous, evocative meditation on fate, death, consciousness, and what it means to be human.
 
The Darker the Night,... Read more

Elements of Taste

By: Benjamin Errett

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 5 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From My Little Pony to the Sex Pistols: An engaging exploration of why we love what we love

Katy Perry. Wes Anderson. Coldplay. Star Wars. Hamilton. Gilmore Girls. We all have our most and least favorite things. But why?

In this smart, funny, and well-researched audiobook, Benjamin Errett brings together the latest findings from the worlds of... Read more

Critical Thinking Junkie

By: Howie Junkie

Narrated by: How-To Junkie

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Critical Thinking Junkie":

Howdy friend, who wants "to develop critical thinking,"

In the old days where famous Greek philosophers - like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle - would conglomerate in the public square Agora of Athens, people from all over would gather around to listen attentively to... Read more

The Psychology of Eating and Drinking Fourth Edition

By: Alexandra W. Logue

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 13 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging audiobook explores the truth behind how and why we eat and drink what we do. Instead of promising easy answers to eliminating picky eating or weight loss, this audio approaches controversial eating and drinking issues from a more useful perspective-explaining the facts to promote understanding of... Read more

Practical Hypnosis

By: Instafo & Xavier Zand

Narrated by: Instafo

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Enhance Your Everyday Life With Everyday Hypnosis
"Hypnosis." The very essence of the word conjures up an image of some theatrical individual swinging a pocket watch in front of willing participants in an attempt to get them into a trancelike state, who loses all their free will and do whatever the hypnotist commands. Nothing could be further... Read more

Inspiration Junkie

By: Howie Junkie

Narrated by: How-To Junkie

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Inspiration Junkie":
Howdy friend, who wants "to get inspired,"
Lacking inspiration? Not feeling your mojo? Can't find your muse? Don't sweat it fellow aspiring inspiration junkie! You are here because you want to have more inspiration in your life - whether it's for doing work, accomplishing goals, or... Read more

Shyness Junkie

By: Howie Junkie

Narrated by: How-To Junkie

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From the Desk of the How-To Junkie for the "Shyness Junkie":
Howdy friend, who wants "to overcome shyness,"
Shyness is like a disease that deteriorates your quality of life to feeling helpless and useless. Take for instances:
- Do you not have many friends (or none for that matter) because of your shyness?
- Do you flee in the presence of the... Read more