Five Books to Improve Your Mental and Emotional Health

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A book is a perfect companion to your busy lives. They provide a sense of calm and focus that you often lack in this world of constant distractions, notifications and demands. In addition, there are so many books out there with great messages for mental health. To help you find your perfect fit, here is a list of five books that will help you make positive changes in your life and improve how you think.

The Body Keeps the Score

This phrase means that you deeply connect your physical and emotional health to past experiences. And when things go wrong in one area, for example, you have a traumatic event or occasion; it can affect how you feel emotionally and physically.

It is a book that should be mandatory reading for everyone. It shares an alarming and enlightening narrative about the physical consequences of early life stress. The Body Keeps the Score is a book that balances vulnerability with resilience. This book will help you understand what trauma does to your brain and show how it can recover.

Change the Brain, Change Your Life

The brain is the most powerful organ in your body. It controls all your thoughts, feelings and actions. The book Change the Brain, Change Your Life is a new book by Dan Gilbert, PhD, professor of psychology at Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness.

This workbook includes practical tools for managing stress, building resilience to adversity, improving social connections and achieving success in all aspects. The brain has a remarkable capacity for changing and adapting throughout your lifespan, and you can influence these changes with new habits, practices or experiences. 

It does not matter which types of drugs you are using. Whether it is carts ccell, tobacco, or alcohol, there is a solution for you from start to finish. This workbook provides an easy-to-follow guide of some simple changes you can make in your lives that will profoundly impact how happy, healthy, and successful you are.

Recovery--Freedom From Our Addictions

This book is a clear, practical guide to overcoming your addiction and staying sober. It provides the tools for those in recovery or just thinking about it but have no idea where to start. It includes the program basics, such as dealing with cravings and triggers, how to prepare for setbacks in recovery, and what family members can do to help someone recover. Recovery is a universal story of achieving mental health outside of addiction by those who have been there themselves.

Codependent No More

This is a book about love addiction and the need for approval that many people carry in their lives. It's an interesting read if you're looking to understand yourself better or help someone else get out of what seems like an ongoing relationship with someone who cannot give them what they want: emotional security.  That comes from within.

Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women’s Workbook

This book is about understanding the effects of trauma on your mind and body, healing from past abuse and managing complex relationships with partners or family members. In addition, you will learn how to use specific skills to heal emotional wounds caused by chronic stress responses. 

Conclusion

The five books described in this blog post offer various perspectives and strategies that will help any reader improve their mental health. The time is now to get educated about the way you think, live and love. It’s time to take charge of your health, whether you want it for yourself or a loved one.

Maria Olsen