Psychology bestsellers

Atomic Habits

An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

By: James Clear
Narrated by: James Clear
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

“Forget new years resolutions, build better systems for success! Read more

The Anxious Generation

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

By: Jonathan Haidt
Narrated by: Sean Pratt & Jonathan Haidt
Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

“Will be thinking about this book for a long time. Academic topic but author made it easily understandable. Highly recommend! Read more

All About Love

New Visions

Love Song to the Nation: Book #1

By: bell hooks
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

“This really is all about love in its many forms. It should be required reading for everyone... and rereading. Read more

The Art of Gathering

How We Meet and Why It Matters

By: Priya Parker
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

“Whether you're running a classroom, holding a meeting, or hosting a party, this book from Priya Parker offers a ton of insight on what makes a good gathering. Read more

How to Keep House While Drowning

A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

By: KC Davis
Narrated by: KC Davis & Dr. Raquel Martin
Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

“I absolutely loved the book and wanted to immediately listen to it again! I was also thrilled to be reading a book written by a Licensed Professional Counselor about cleaning of all things! This book's primary focus is mental health, and this is the lens in which cleaning is viewed from. Davis addresses trauma and how it can impact the... Read more

The Body Keeps the Score

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

By: Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Narrated by: Sean Pratt
Length: 16 hours 15 minutes

“A beautiful dissection of trauma and its effects on the brain. One of the world’s foremost experts on trauma uses recent studies to show how trauma reshapes parts of us. The author frames trauma in a whole new way and makes you really consider the true definition of it. This book outlines how the traumas people carry can impact their capacity to... Read more

The Age of Magical Overthinking

Notes on Modern Irrationality

By: Amanda Montell
Narrated by: Amanda Montell
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

“Part pop psychology, part memoir, the book examines modern cultural phenomena (standom, the proliferation of unlicensed mental health “gurus” on instagram) as well as Montell’s own life’s path by making reams of scientific studies accessible and relatable. I most enjoyed the chapters where she puts herself under the lens. I think this could be... Read more

Mattering

The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose

By: Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Narrated by: Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“A timely, vitally important read.” — Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:thinking

“Beautifully written and deeply felt. Wallace gives readers the insights we need to understand each other, and the actions we can take to enhance each other’s lives.”—... Read more about Mattering

Talking to Strangers

What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

“This is an audio experience. Malcolm Gladwell talks about it a bit in the beginning. He chose to use audio recordings of interviews, etc., wherever available instead of just reading the quotes himself. There’s music spattered throughout. It’s kind of a book/podcast. It is not just a direct reading of the text. Also, Malcolm Gladwell has a... Read more

Good Inside

A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

By: Becky Kennedy
Narrated by: Becky Kennedy
Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

“Good Inside has really helped me reframe the way I talk to my kids and ultimately, helped me support them better. There are instances of real stress reduction when I keep in mind her concept of Good Inside. Her nugget about shame has opened my eyes to one major behaviour. Read more

ADHD is Awesome

A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD

By: Penn Holderness & Kim Holderness
Narrated by: Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, Nathan Rosborough, Ann Marie Taepke, Tyrrell Harrell & Lola Holderness
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

“This is truly one of those books that I would recommend listening over reading; you get so much more from Penn and Kim’s conversations back-and-forth and also how distracted he clearly got in the studio. Kim brought him back on track several times which was not only a great demonstration of how They really live but also how to redirect someone... Read more

Sociopath

A Memoir

By: Patric Gagne
Narrated by: Patric Gagne
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

“Sociopath is compelling, reflective, funny, informative, complicated, and beautiful. While both a coming-of-age story and an informative memoir on sociopathy, this book, at it is core, is a love story. A self-love story, a familial love story, and a romantic love story. The author does an amazing job of narrating - making you feel like you are... Read more

Strong Ground

The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit

By: Brené Brown
Narrated by: Brené Brown
Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

“Brené Brown has been inspiring folks to connect with their values and tap into the power of vulnerability for years now. But not since Dare to Lead has she provided such an incredible toolkit for leaders of all industries. I am excited to see how she will address the turbulent times we find ourselves in, and I am thrilled to see someone pushing... Read more

You Didn't Hear This From Me

(Mostly) True Notes on Gossip

By: Kelsey McKinney
Narrated by: Kelsey McKinney
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

“This was just SO GOOD. Impeccably researched and unputdownable, you will close this book thinking about gossip in a completely different way . Read more

Unmasking Autism

Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity

By: Devon Price, PhD
Narrated by: Devon Price, PhD
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes

“Whether or not you or someone else close to you has received an autism spectrum diagnosis, I GUARANTEE this book will leave you with a new, more expansive view of yourself and others. We all wear "masks" sometimes, but this insightful and fascinating work by an autistic, trans psychologist is an essential antidote to letting these masks truly... Read more

The Other Side of Change

Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans

By: Maya Shankar
Narrated by: Maya Shankar
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

“Through the experiences of ordinary people undergoing immense and uncontrollable changes in life, clinical scientist Maya Shankar offers us powerful insights into the transformative gifts often hiding in the losses that most challenge our sense of self and our orientation to the world. Full of the courage to face our worst fears and the... Read more

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

By: Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect, and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional... Read more about Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

What My Bones Know

A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

By: Stephanie Foo
Narrated by: Stephanie Foo
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

“Stephanie Foo, formerly of This American Life, shares her story of abuse and the lessons she learns about living with complex post-traumatic stress. Read more

The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition

Features a new foreword

By: Brené Brown
Narrated by: Brené Brown
Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

“Brown's book concentrates on self-compassion and cultivating: resilient spirit, creativity, calm, & stillness, just to name a few. Read more

Think Again

The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

By: Adam Grant
Narrated by: Adam Grant
Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

“In an increasingly polarized world, open-mindedness and intellectual flexibility are so important. Learn how to unlearn and rethink. Stay curious! Read more

Dare to Lead

Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

By: Brené Brown
Narrated by: Brené Brown
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

“I LOVE this book. I learned so much during my first listen via Libro.fm that I am going to read it again (this time in hardcover, with colleagues reading alongside so we can discuss). It's super-motivating and inspiring, but totally research-based. I feel that leaders at every type of organization would benefit from reading this. (Also: I got to... Read more

Ace

What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

By: Angela Chen
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

“This book is an eye-opening collection of personal testimonies, research, and history about asexuality, and to a lesser extent, aromanticism. Whether you are new to learning about asexuality or are asexual yourself, by the end of the book you will have a richer and multifaceted understanding of ace identity and experience. Read more

Stolen Focus

Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again

By: Johann Hari
Narrated by: Johann Hari
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.

“The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again

“Read this book to... Read more about Stolen Focus

Supercommunicators

How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

By: Charles Duhigg
Narrated by: Charles Duhigg
Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

“This was an engaging book to listen to! I loved learning about communication styles and how to do it effectively in different situations. Read more

What Happened to You?

Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

By: Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry
Narrated by: Bruce D. Perry & Oprah Winfrey
Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

“In What Happened to You?, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce D Perry discuss the effects of trauma on the human brain, especially the young brain, and how our brain and minds are resilient, how these traumas affect each of us later in life, and how we heal from them. In a balanced back and forth between very personal stories from Oprah's life,... Read more

The Whole-Brain Child

12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

By: Daniel J. Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson
Narrated by: Daniel J. Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

“A book all parents should read. I read this when my kids were babies/ toddlers. Read more

Attached

The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep-- Love

By: Amir Levine, M.D. & Rachel Heller
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

"A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship."
--John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

We already rely on science to tell us what to eat, when to exercise, and how long to sleep. Why not use science to help us improve our relationships? In this revolutionary book,... Read more about Attached

On Repentance and Repair

Making Amends in an Unapologetic World

By: Danya Ruttenberg
Narrated by: Sara Sheckells
Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Winner NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS in Contemporary Jewish Life & Practice
Myra H. Kraft Memorial Award

A crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm—from personal transgressions to our culture's most painful and unresolved issues.

American culture focuses on letting go of grudges and redemption narratives... Read more about On Repentance and Repair

The Myth of Normal

Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

By: Gabor Maté, MD & Daniel Maté
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
Length: 18 hours 12 minutes

The instant New York Times bestseller

By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.

In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how... Read more about The Myth of Normal

High Functioning

Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy

By: Judith Joseph
Narrated by: Judith Joseph & Mel Robbins
Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

“I liked how this book was approachable and informative. Dr. Judith Joseph discussed how someone may be functioning outwardly, maybe even over-functioning, but still experiences symptoms of depression such as anhedonia. I appreciated her 5 V’s framework to alleviate high-functioning depression. If she writes any more books, I would definitely be... Read more

Madness

Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

By: Antonia Hylton
Narrated by: Antonia Hylton
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, this New York Times bestseller is a page-turning account of one of the nation’s last segregated asylums..."a book that left me breathless" (Clint Smith).

For centuries, Black patients have been absent from our history books. Madness transports readers through the ninety-three-year history... Read more about Madness

Why We Sleep

Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

By: Matthew Walker
Narrated by: Steve West
Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

“If I told you scientists discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer, enhances your memory, makes you more creative, protects you from cancer and dementia, wards off colds and the flu, lowers your risk of heart attacks and stroke, and makes you feel happier and less anxious, would you be interested? This striking... Read more

Mating in Captivity

In Search of Erotic Intelligence

By: Esther Perel
Narrated by: Esther Perel
Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

“Esther Perel’s knowledge, wisdom and ability to go beyond more traditional ways of thinking make this a great read/listen. I’ve recommended this to several friends in long-term relationships, and it has also helped me have more understanding of some of my own experiences. I’m a huge fan—highly recommend this one. Read more

Dopamine Nation

Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

By: Anna Lembke, MD
Narrated by: Dr. Anna Lembke
Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
“Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick,
as heard on Fresh Air

This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is... Read more about Dopamine Nation

My Grandmother's Hands

Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

By: Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW & SEP
Narrated by: Cary Hite
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

“On the list of books I've read this year, this book has by far made the largest impact in my life. For anyone looking to take a critical look at Racism and how that effects black and white bodies, this book is incredibly insightful. I find myself referencing this text often and performing some of the exercises featured for grounding and... Read more

Conflict Resilience

Negotiating Disagreement Without Giving Up or Giving In

By: Robert Bordone & Joel Salinas
Narrated by: Chris Brinkley
Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

“A neuroscientist and a lawyer team up to help you understand how to be more resilient in the face of disagreement. This book is kinda perfect for our times. So often we want to just shut down, tune out and turn away from conflict in this really difficult time. But what if we built up our skills to engage just a bit more? The authors balance... Read more

Revenge of the Tipping Point

Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

By: Malcolm Gladwell
Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

“Fun return to the Tipping Point. The audio version is great and includes some interesting interviews. Read more

Atlas of the Heart

Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

By: Brené Brown
Narrated by: Brené Brown
Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her latest book, Brené Brown writes, “If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for meaningful connection.”

In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a... Read more about Atlas of the Heart

Divergent Mind

Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed For You

By: Jenara Nerenberg
Narrated by: Tegan Ashton Cohan
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish.As a successful Harvard and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted... Read more about Divergent Mind

Unmasking for Life

The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically

By: Devon Price, PhD
Narrated by: Devon Price, PhD
Length: 10 hours 1 minute

“Unmasking For Life is a companion work to Unmasking Autism, a book dedicated to uplifting the existence of people who live while masking their neurodivergence. In his newest work, Price explores concrete practices for unmasking and building a more neurodivergent friendly life for yourself. Reading it, I was even inspired to take some steps... Read more

Empire of Normality

Neurodiversity and Capitalism

By: Robert Chapman
Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

'Groundbreaking . . . [provides] a deep history of the invention of the "normal" mind as one of the most damaging and oppressive tools of capitalism. To read it is to see the world more clearly' Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes



Neurodiversity is on the rise. Awareness and diagnoses have exploded in recent years, but we are still missing a... Read more about Empire of Normality

Superbloom

How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart

By: Nicholas Carr
Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

“This one examines human communication in its many forms and posits that HOW we communicate dictates WHAT we communicate. Is it too late to limit the speed and reach of social media? If so, how do we shape our selves and our society before the algorithm shapes everything for us? A great audiobook, but I find I want to refer back to certain... Read more

Decolonizing Therapy

Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice

By: Jennifer Mullan, PsyD
Narrated by: Carmen Jewel Jones
Length: 17 hours 55 minutes

A call to action for therapists to politicize their practice through an emotional decolonial lens.



An essential work that centers colonial and historical trauma in a framework for healing, Decolonizing Therapy illuminates that all therapy is—and always has been—inherently political. To better understand the mental health oppression and... Read more about Decolonizing Therapy

It's Not You

Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

By: Ramani Durvasula PhD
Narrated by: Ramani Durvasula PhD & Maria Shriver
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissism

AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER

It’s not always easy to tell when you’re dealing with a narcissistic person. One day they draw you in... Read more about It's Not You

The Urge

Our History of Addiction

By: Carl Erik Fisher
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Boston Globe

An authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction—a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives—by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself

“Carl Erik Fisher’s The Urge is... Read more about The Urge

Smitten

Romantic Obsession, the Neuroscience of Limerence, and How to Make Love Last

By: Tom Bellamy, Ph.D.
Narrated by: John Hopkins
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

“Have you ever had an addictive crush? How can you tell the difference between obsession and love? This book is a gentle neuroscience-based guide on how to build healthy and long lasting connections. Read more

No Bad Parts

Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

By: Richard Schwartz, PhD
Narrated by: Charlie Mechling
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Discover an empowering new way of understanding your multifaceted mind—and healing the many parts that make you who you are.
 
Is there just one “you”? We’ve been taught to believe we have a single identity, and to feel fear or shame when we can’t control the inner voices that don’t match the ideal of who we think we should be. Yet Dr.... Read more about No Bad Parts

Man's Search for Meaning

By: Viktor E. Frankl
Narrated by: Theo Solomon
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

“A profound, moving, and transformative meditation on suffering and meaning written by a psychologist who was a prisoner in Auschwitz for three years. Read more

Rewriting the Rules

An Anti-Self Help Guide to Love, Sex, and Relationships: Second Edition

By: Meg-John Barker
Narrated by: Gabrielle Baker
Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships. We search for The One but find ourselves staying single because nobody measures up. We long for a happily-ever-after but break-up after break-up leave us bruised and confused.



Rewriting the Rules is a friendly guide through the complicated—and often contradictory—advice that's given about sex... Read more about Rewriting the Rules

How Minds Change

The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

By: David McRaney
Narrated by: David McRaney
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

A powerful, compassionate investigation of why it’s so hard to change your mind—and the transformative effects that follow when you do—by the internationally bestselling author of You Are Not So Smart

"A riveting read on the art and science of persuasion . . . In a time when too many minds seem closed, this is a masterful analysis of what it... Read more about How Minds Change