🌤️ Mood And Cognition

An exploration of how emotional states shape the way we think, perceive, and make decisions — revealing the deep entanglement of feeling and reason.

The Upward Spiral

by Alex Korb • 2015

Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.

4.25

7k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Mood 🌤️ Depression Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation ⚗️ Brain Chemistry

The Upward Spiral 91%

Why your brain gets stuck in depression and the micro-actions that get it unstuck.

by Alex Korb 2015

4.25

7k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Mood 🌤️ Depression Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🔁 Habit Formation ⚗️ Brain Chemistry

Out of My Skull

by James Danckert • 2020

Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.

3.50

359

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 😶 Affective Science 🎯 Agency And Motivation 🔍 Attention And Engagement 🌟 Meaning And Purpose

Out of My Skull 91%

Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.

by James Danckert 2020

3.50

359 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 😶 Affective Science 🎯 Agency And Motivation 🔍 Attention And Engagement 🌟 Meaning And Purpose

Better Living Through Neurochemistry - A guide to the optimization of serotonin, dopamine and the neurotransmitters that color your world

by James Lee • 2014

How to use food, movement, and supplements to optimize your brain's key mood chemicals.

4.31

124

🧪 Neurochemistry 🧠 Brain Health 💊 Supplement Guides 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 🌈 Mood Management

Better Living Through Neurochemistry - A guide to the optimization of serotonin, dopamine and the neurotransmitters that color your world Summary

Better Living Through Neurochemistry - A guide to the optimization of serotonin, dopamine and the neurotransmitters that color your world 90%

How to use food, movement, and supplements to optimize your brain's key mood chemicals.

by James Lee 2014

4.31

124 ratings

🧪 Neurochemistry 🧠 Brain Health 💊 Supplement Guides 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 🌈 Mood Management

The Experience Machine

by Andy Clark • 2023

Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.

3.91

1k+

🧠 Predictive Processing 💭 Consciousness Studies 🦾 Embodied Cognition 🌐 Distributed Cognition ❤️ Embodied Emotion

The Experience Machine 90%

Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.

by Andy Clark 2023

3.91

1k+ ratings

🧠 Predictive Processing 💭 Consciousness Studies 🦾 Embodied Cognition 🌐 Distributed Cognition ❤️ Embodied Emotion

Live More Think Less

by Pia Callesen • 2017

Endlessly analyzing your moods fuels depression. The mental move that stops the loop can be learned.

3.52

2k+

🧠 Metacognitive Therapy 🔄 Rumination 🏃 Behavioral Activation 🧘 Cognitive Defusion 🟢 Mood Management

Live More Think Less 90%

Endlessly analyzing your moods fuels depression. The mental move that stops the loop can be learned.

by Pia Callesen 2017

3.52

2k+ ratings

🧠 Metacognitive Therapy 🔄 Rumination 🏃 Behavioral Activation 🧘 Cognitive Defusion 🟢 Mood Management

Positive Neuroscience

by Joshua D. Greene • 2016

The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.

2.50

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Affective Neuroscience 💭 Emotion And Cognition 👁️ Attention And Perception 💡 Creativity Research

Positive Neuroscience 90%

The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.

by Joshua D. Greene 2016

2.50

2 ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🧬 Affective Neuroscience 💭 Emotion And Cognition 👁️ Attention And Perception 💡 Creativity Research

Emotional Disorders and Metacognition

by Adrian Wells • 2000

The therapeutic target most clinicians miss: beliefs about thinking, not the thoughts themselves.

3.63

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Therapy 💭 Metacognition 🔁 Rumination 🌪️ Intrusive Thoughts

Emotional Disorders and Metacognition Summary

Emotional Disorders and Metacognition 90%

The therapeutic target most clinicians miss: beliefs about thinking, not the thoughts themselves.

by Adrian Wells 2000

3.63

16 ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Therapy 💭 Metacognition 🔁 Rumination 🌪️ Intrusive Thoughts

The Book of Moods

by Lauren Martin • 2020

A system for decoding your emotional triggers, built from one woman's study of her worst moods.

3.84

5k+

🎭 Mood Regulation 🎯 Emotional Triggers 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💖 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindfulness

The Book of Moods 90%

A system for decoding your emotional triggers, built from one woman's study of her worst moods.

by Lauren Martin 2020

3.84

5k+ ratings

🎭 Mood Regulation 🎯 Emotional Triggers 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 💖 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindfulness

Conquer Your Negative Thoughts

by Daniel G. Amen • 2023

The thoughts that wreck your mood are lying to you. Learn to cross-examine them.

4.27

195

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌞 Positive Psychology 🌧️ Negative Thinking 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💭 Thought Management

Conquer Your Negative Thoughts 90%

The thoughts that wreck your mood are lying to you. Learn to cross-examine them.

by Daniel G. Amen 2023

4.27

195 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌞 Positive Psychology 🌧️ Negative Thinking 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💭 Thought Management

Rewire Your Brain 2.0

by John B. Arden • 2023

Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.

3.89

🧠 Neuroplasticity 😟 Anxiety Management 🌧️ Depression Recovery 🤝 Social Connection 🏃 Exercise And Mood

Rewire Your Brain 2.0 90%

Change your diet, movement, sleep, and social ties to retrain the brain from anxiety and depression.

by John B. Arden 2023

3.89

63 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 😟 Anxiety Management 🌧️ Depression Recovery 🤝 Social Connection 🏃 Exercise And Mood

The Feeling of What Happens

by António Damásio • 1999

Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.

4.01

4k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🪞 Consciousness Studies ❤️ Affective Neuroscience

The Feeling of What Happens 90%

Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.

by António Damásio 1999

4.01

4k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🏃 Embodied Cognition 🪞 Consciousness Studies ❤️ Affective Neuroscience

Against Depression

by Peter D. Kramer • 2005

Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.

3.86

520

🏥 Clinical Depression 🧠 Depression Biology 🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 💊 Biological Psychiatry

Against Depression 90%

Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.

by Peter D. Kramer 2005

3.86

520 ratings

🏥 Clinical Depression 🧠 Depression Biology 🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 💊 Biological Psychiatry

You Can Be Happy No Matter What

by Richard Carlson • 1992

Five principles that put happiness back where it lives: in your thoughts, not your circumstances.

4.11

2k+

🌊 Mood Management 💭 Thought Awareness ⏳ Present Moment 🧘 Stress Reduction 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

You Can Be Happy No Matter What 90%

Five principles that put happiness back where it lives: in your thoughts, not your circumstances.

by Richard Carlson 1992

4.11

2k+ ratings

🌊 Mood Management 💭 Thought Awareness ⏳ Present Moment 🧘 Stress Reduction 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Balanced Brain

by Camilla Nord • 2024

Your brain predicts your mood before you feel it, and often gets it wrong.

3.93

484

🧘 Mind-Body Connection 😌 Affective Science 🔮 Predictive Processing 🎯 Motivation And Reward 💊 Placebo Effects

The Balanced Brain 90%

Your brain predicts your mood before you feel it, and often gets it wrong.

by Camilla Nord 2024

3.93

484 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body Connection 😌 Affective Science 🔮 Predictive Processing 🎯 Motivation And Reward 💊 Placebo Effects

Surfing Uncertainty

by Andy Clark • 2015

Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.

4.09

381

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🔮 Predictive Processing 🧘 Embodied Cognition 🌱 Enactivism

Surfing Uncertainty 90%

Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.

by Andy Clark 2015

4.09

381 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🔮 Predictive Processing 🧘 Embodied Cognition 🌱 Enactivism

The Extended Mind

by Annie Murphy Paul • 2021

The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.

4.03

3k+

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Cognitive Science 💓 Body Wisdom 🌿 Attention Restoration 🏃 Movement And Cognition

The Extended Mind 90%

The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.

by Annie Murphy Paul 2021

4.03

3k+ ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Cognitive Science 💓 Body Wisdom 🌿 Attention Restoration 🏃 Movement And Cognition

Looking for Spinoza

by António Damásio • 2001

A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.

3.96

2k+

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🏛️ Neurophilosophy 🤝 Social Emotions ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🧬 Embodied Cognition

Looking for Spinoza 90%

A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.

by António Damásio 2001

3.96

2k+ ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🏛️ Neurophilosophy 🤝 Social Emotions ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🧬 Embodied Cognition

The Mindful Way through Depression

by J. Mark G. Williams • 2007

When thinking makes depression worse, an eight-week mindfulness program breaks the cycle.

4.01

9k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌧️ Depression Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Rumination 🤗 Emotional Acceptance

The Mindful Way through Depression Summary

The Mindful Way through Depression 90%

When thinking makes depression worse, an eight-week mindfulness program breaks the cycle.

by J. Mark G. Williams 2007

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌧️ Depression Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Rumination 🤗 Emotional Acceptance

The Emotional Life of Your Brain

by Richard J. Davidson • 2012

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

3.94

3k+

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary

The Emotional Life of Your Brain 90%

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

by Richard J. Davidson 2012

3.94

3k+ ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

by Adrian Wells • 2008

Anxiety and depression are driven by how we think about thoughts, not by the thoughts themselves.

4.37

166

🔄 Metacognitive Therapy 🔁 Rumination And Worry 🎯 Attentional Control 🌊 Non-Reactive Awareness 😰 Anxiety Disorders

Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression Summary

Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression 90%

Anxiety and depression are driven by how we think about thoughts, not by the thoughts themselves.

by Adrian Wells 2008

4.37

166 ratings

🔄 Metacognitive Therapy 🔁 Rumination And Worry 🎯 Attentional Control 🌊 Non-Reactive Awareness 😰 Anxiety Disorders

The Neuropsychology of Anxiety

by Jeffrey A. Gray • 1982

Anxiety is not fear. It is the brain's hesitation state when goals collide, with its own circuitry.

4.19

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 💊 Psychopharmacology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychiatry ⚠️ Threat Detection 😰 Anxiety Mechanisms

The Neuropsychology of Anxiety 90%

Anxiety is not fear. It is the brain's hesitation state when goals collide, with its own circuitry.

by Jeffrey A. Gray 1982

4.19

48 ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 💊 Psychopharmacology 🐒 Evolutionary Psychiatry ⚠️ Threat Detection 😰 Anxiety Mechanisms

Making a Good Brain Great

by Daniel G. Amen • 2005

The complete program a psychiatrist uses to keep your brain sharp, calm, and resilient for life.

3.86

988

🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🩺 Integrative Psychiatry

Making a Good Brain Great 90%

The complete program a psychiatrist uses to keep your brain sharp, calm, and resilient for life.

by Daniel G. Amen 2005

3.86

988 ratings

🧠 Brain Health ⚡ Cognitive Enhancement 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry 🩺 Integrative Psychiatry

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last

by Daniel G. Amen • 2018

A brain-first program to rescue your mood in minutes and build lasting emotional resilience.

4.22

656

🧠 Brain Optimization 🌿 Functional Medicine 🪤 Cognitive Distortions 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔁 Habit Change

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last Summary

Feel Better Fast and Make It Last 90%

A brain-first program to rescue your mood in minutes and build lasting emotional resilience.

by Daniel G. Amen 2018

4.22

656 ratings

🧠 Brain Optimization 🌿 Functional Medicine 🪤 Cognitive Distortions 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔁 Habit Change

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression

by Albert Ellis • 2006

Rewire depression’s thoughts, restart your reward system, and drop the perfectionism that fuels it.

3.88

383

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌧️ Depression Management 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring ▶️ Behavioral Activation 🤲 Self-Acceptance

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression Summary

The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression 90%

Rewire depression’s thoughts, restart your reward system, and drop the perfectionism that fuels it.

by Albert Ellis 2006

3.88

383 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌧️ Depression Management 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring ▶️ Behavioral Activation 🤲 Self-Acceptance

The Little Black Book of Decision Making

by Michael Nicholas • 2017

Stress hijacks your best thinking. Here is how to rewire attention and make smarter decisions.

3.77

126

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Decision Science 🧘 Mindfulness For Work 👁️ Attention Management ❤️ Emotional Regulation

The Little Black Book of Decision Making Summary

The Little Black Book of Decision Making 90%

Stress hijacks your best thinking. Here is how to rewire attention and make smarter decisions.

by Michael Nicholas 2017

3.77

126 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Decision Science 🧘 Mindfulness For Work 👁️ Attention Management ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Micro-Resilience

by Bonnie St. John • 2017

Life is a hundred small stresses. Learn the micro-resets that recover your mind between them.

3.66

418

🧠 Cognitive Performance 😌 Stress Management 🎯 Attention Management 😤 Emotional Regulation 🌻 Positive Psychology

Micro-Resilience 90%

Life is a hundred small stresses. Learn the micro-resets that recover your mind between them.

by Bonnie St. John 2017

3.66

418 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Performance 😌 Stress Management 🎯 Attention Management 😤 Emotional Regulation 🌻 Positive Psychology

Projections

by Karl Deisseroth • 2021

How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.

4.00

2k+

🧠 Biological Psychiatry 💔 Affective Neuroscience 🔌 Neural Circuits 🛋️ Patient Narratives 🧬 Evolutionary Biology

Projections 90%

How grief, mania, and psychosis reveal the ancient brain circuits that built human emotion.

by Karl Deisseroth 2021

4.00

2k+ ratings

🧠 Biological Psychiatry 💔 Affective Neuroscience 🔌 Neural Circuits 🛋️ Patient Narratives 🧬 Evolutionary Biology

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings

by Eric Robertson • 2019

Break free from overthinking and transform every emotion into a source of strength.

3.65

617

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔄 Overthinking 🔀 Cognitive Reframing 🪞 Self-Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings Summary

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings 90%

Break free from overthinking and transform every emotion into a source of strength.

by Eric Robertson 2019

3.65

617 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔄 Overthinking 🔀 Cognitive Reframing 🪞 Self-Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Undoing Depression

by Richard O'Connor • 1997

Depression is a set of learned habits. Here's how to unlearn them.

4.01

1k+

🌧️ Depression Recovery 🧩 Integrative Therapy 💭 Cognitive Restructuring ❤️ Emotional Literacy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Undoing Depression 90%

Depression is a set of learned habits. Here's how to unlearn them.

by Richard O'Connor 1997

4.01

1k+ ratings

🌧️ Depression Recovery 🧩 Integrative Therapy 💭 Cognitive Restructuring ❤️ Emotional Literacy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

by Daniel G. Amen • 1998

Your moods have a biology. A brain-imaging psychiatrist shows which systems to retrain, and how.

3.97

13k+

🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 💊 Psychiatric Self-Help 🧬 Biological Psychiatry 🔬 Brain Imaging 🌧️ Mood Disorders

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Summary

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life 90%

Your moods have a biology. A brain-imaging psychiatrist shows which systems to retrain, and how.

by Daniel G. Amen 1998

3.97

13k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Neuroscience 💊 Psychiatric Self-Help 🧬 Biological Psychiatry 🔬 Brain Imaging 🌧️ Mood Disorders

Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness

by Richard Carlson • 1997

Unhappiness is a thinking habit, not a life sentence. The off switch is simpler than therapy.

3.98

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Self-Help ☮️ Inner Peace 🌧️ Negative Thinking 🎯 Present Moment 🔄 Mental Habits

Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness Summary

Stop Thinking, Start Living Discover Lifelong Happiness 90%

Unhappiness is a thinking habit, not a life sentence. The off switch is simpler than therapy.

by Richard Carlson 1997

3.98

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Self-Help ☮️ Inner Peace 🌧️ Negative Thinking 🎯 Present Moment 🔄 Mental Habits

Smarter Tomorrow

by Elizabeth R. Ricker • 2021

Fifteen minutes of personal experiments each day can upgrade your brain: here's how to start.

3.66

252

🧠 Cognitive Enhancement 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🧪 Self-Experimentation 🧬 Biohacking 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Smarter Tomorrow 90%

Fifteen minutes of personal experiments each day can upgrade your brain: here's how to start.

by Elizabeth R. Ricker 2021

3.66

252 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Enhancement 🔬 Scientific Self-Help 🧪 Self-Experimentation 🧬 Biohacking 🔄 Neuroplasticity

A User's Guide to the Brain

by John J. Ratey • 2001

Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.

4.04

2k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Embodied Cognition 👁️ Perception And Consciousness 🔍 Attention Management 💾 Memory Formation

A User's Guide to the Brain 90%

Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.

by John J. Ratey 2001

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🏃 Embodied Cognition 👁️ Perception And Consciousness 🔍 Attention Management 💾 Memory Formation

Mind Over Mood

by Dennis Greenberger • 1995

How to run your own CBT, step by step, with the worksheets therapists actually assign.

3.96

5k+

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring 📊 Mood Tracking 🏃 Behavioral Activation 🎢 Exposure Therapy

Mind Over Mood 90%

How to run your own CBT, step by step, with the worksheets therapists actually assign.

by Dennis Greenberger 1995

3.96

5k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring 📊 Mood Tracking 🏃 Behavioral Activation 🎢 Exposure Therapy

The Disordered Mind

by Eric R. Kandel • 2018

Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.

4.13

3k+

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

The Disordered Mind 90%

Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.

by Eric R. Kandel 2018

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🏥 Neuropsychiatry 🩺 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity 💭 Consciousness Studies

Exercise for Mood and Anxiety

by Michael W. Otto • 2011

Exercise can rival medication for depression. The challenge is staying with it; here is how.

3.96

230

🏋️ Exercise Psychology 😊 Mood Management 🔄 Behavioral Activation 😌 Anxiety Relief 💡 Motivational Psychology

Exercise for Mood and Anxiety 90%

Exercise can rival medication for depression. The challenge is staying with it; here is how.

by Michael W. Otto 2011

3.96

230 ratings

🏋️ Exercise Psychology 😊 Mood Management 🔄 Behavioral Activation 😌 Anxiety Relief 💡 Motivational Psychology

Growing from Depression

by Neel Burton • 2010

Depression is a signal, not a sentence. Philosophy-backed strategies to mine it for growth.

3.83

174

🌱 Depression Recovery 🧘 Anxiety Management 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Mindfulness Practice 🏛️ Philosophical Therapy

Growing from Depression 90%

Depression is a signal, not a sentence. Philosophy-backed strategies to mine it for growth.

by Neel Burton 2010

3.83

174 ratings

🌱 Depression Recovery 🧘 Anxiety Management 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Mindfulness Practice 🏛️ Philosophical Therapy

How to Be Miserable

by Randy J. Paterson • 2016

Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.

3.99

3k+

🧠 Behavioral Activation 🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🪤 Wellbeing Traps 📱 Digital Minimalism 🎢 Hedonic Adaptation

How to Be Miserable 90%

Forty everyday strategies for misery, decoded: see which are yours, then do the opposite.

by Randy J. Paterson 2016

3.99

3k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Activation 🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🪤 Wellbeing Traps 📱 Digital Minimalism 🎢 Hedonic Adaptation

The Happiness Trap

by Russ Harris • 2007

Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.

4.13

21k+

🧠 Third-Wave Cbt 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🧭 Values-Based Living 🚫 Emotional Avoidance 👁️ Present Moment Awareness

The Happiness Trap 90%

Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.

by Russ Harris 2007

4.13

21k+ ratings

🧠 Third-Wave Cbt 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🧭 Values-Based Living 🚫 Emotional Avoidance 👁️ Present Moment Awareness

The Pyramid Mind

by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023

Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.

4.65

145

🔀 Integrative Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤔 Realistic Thinking 🔄 Memory Reprocessing ❤️ Emotional Regulation

The Pyramid Mind 90%

Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.

by Vlad Beliavsky 2023

4.65

145 ratings

🔀 Integrative Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤔 Realistic Thinking 🔄 Memory Reprocessing ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Your Brain on Food

by Gary L. Wenk • 2010

The difference between a drug and a meal is dose. A neuroscientist's tour of your brain.

3.42

699

🍽️ Food And Mood 🧪 Neurochemistry ⚡ Neurotransmitters 💊 Psychopharmacology 🌿 Ethnobotany

Your Brain on Food 90%

The difference between a drug and a meal is dose. A neuroscientist's tour of your brain.

by Gary L. Wenk 2010

3.42

699 ratings

🍽️ Food And Mood 🧪 Neurochemistry ⚡ Neurotransmitters 💊 Psychopharmacology 🌿 Ethnobotany

Reclaim Your Brain

by Joseph A. Annibali • 2015

Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.

3.65

539

🧠 Neuroscience 🧘 Mindfulness 📝 Narrative Therapy ♥️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Reclaim Your Brain 90%

Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.

by Joseph A. Annibali 2015

3.65

539 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🧘 Mindfulness 📝 Narrative Therapy ♥️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Shift

by Ethan Kross • 2025

An emotion arrives unbidden. The science of what you can do in the seconds after.

3.83

3k+

🧠 Emotion Regulation 🔬 Affective Science 👁️ Attention Management 🪞 Cognitive Reframing 🌿 Sensory Grounding

Shift 90%

An emotion arrives unbidden. The science of what you can do in the seconds after.

by Ethan Kross 2025

3.83

3k+ ratings

🧠 Emotion Regulation 🔬 Affective Science 👁️ Attention Management 🪞 Cognitive Reframing 🌿 Sensory Grounding

The Power of Neuroplasticity

by Shad Helmstetter • 2014

Your inner voice is writing your brain's wiring. Take control and rewire it on purpose.

4.23

727

🧠 Applied Neuroplasticity 💬 Self-Talk 🏋️️ Brain Training 🔄 Habit Formation 🌻 Positive Psychology

The Power of Neuroplasticity 90%

Your inner voice is writing your brain's wiring. Take control and rewire it on purpose.

by Shad Helmstetter 2014

4.23

727 ratings

🧠 Applied Neuroplasticity 💬 Self-Talk 🏋️️ Brain Training 🔄 Habit Formation 🌻 Positive Psychology

Brain Hacks

by Adams Media • 2017

Your diet, your workout, your bedtime: 200 science-backed levers for a faster, sharper brain.

3.09

287

🧠 Brain Health 🏋️ Cognitive Fitness 🥑 Brain Nutrition 🌿 Holistic Brain Care 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Brain Hacks 90%

Your diet, your workout, your bedtime: 200 science-backed levers for a faster, sharper brain.

by Adams Media 2017

3.09

287 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🏋️ Cognitive Fitness 🥑 Brain Nutrition 🌿 Holistic Brain Care 🔄 Neuroplasticity

How the Body Knows Its Mind

by Sian Beilock • 2015

Your body doesn't just express your thoughts. It decides them, from your face to your fingers.

3.60

426

🔬 Embodied Cognition 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ✍️ Embodied Learning 🏃 Brain Health 🌳 Environmental Psychology

How the Body Knows Its Mind 90%

Your body doesn't just express your thoughts. It decides them, from your face to your fingers.

by Sian Beilock 2015

3.60

426 ratings

🔬 Embodied Cognition 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ✍️ Embodied Learning 🏃 Brain Health 🌳 Environmental Psychology

Welcome to Your Brain

by Sandra Aamodt • 2008

The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.

3.72

2k+

🧠 Brain Science 🔬 Everyday Neuroscience 🎯 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Memory Systems ❤️ Emotion Science

Welcome to Your Brain 90%

The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.

by Sandra Aamodt 2008

3.72

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Science 🔬 Everyday Neuroscience 🎯 Cognitive Biases 🗂️ Memory Systems ❤️ Emotion Science

The Chemistry of Joy

by Henry Emmons • 2005

Your kitchen, your breath, your movement, and your mind: the missing half of depression treatment.

4.03

825

🩺 Integrative Psychiatry 🥑 Mood And Nutrition 🕉️ Ayurvedic Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness For Depression 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine

The Chemistry of Joy 90%

Your kitchen, your breath, your movement, and your mind: the missing half of depression treatment.

by Henry Emmons 2005

4.03

825 ratings

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook

by Jennifer Mckay • 2021

Manage anxiety and depression in 5 to 20 sessions: the practical exercises that make CBT work.

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🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💭 Cognitive Distortions 🏃 Behavioral Activation 🧘 Managing Anxiety 🌤️ Overcoming Depression

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook 90%

Manage anxiety and depression in 5 to 20 sessions: the practical exercises that make CBT work.

by Jennifer Mckay 2021

4.00

2 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💭 Cognitive Distortions 🏃 Behavioral Activation 🧘 Managing Anxiety 🌤️ Overcoming Depression

Cognition

by Daniel Reisberg • 2005

How the mind constructs perception, memory, and reasoning, revealed by key experiments.

3.78

281

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 👁️ Attention & Perception 🧩 Memory Systems 🗣️ Language And Mind 💭 Thinking And Reasoning

Cognition 90%

How the mind constructs perception, memory, and reasoning, revealed by key experiments.

by Daniel Reisberg 2005

3.78

281 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 👁️ Attention & Perception 🧩 Memory Systems 🗣️ Language And Mind 💭 Thinking And Reasoning

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