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Finding your Happy Place

Listen, find comfort, and learn about practices that can increase mental well-being.

Evanston Public Library

20 items

  • "Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness no matter how challenging your circumstances."
    eAudiobook, 2023[S.I.] : Books on Tape, 2023.
  • "In Beyond Anxiety, Dr. Martha Beck explains why anxiety is skyrocketing around you, and likely within you. She also tells you how to not only reduce your anxiety but use it to propel you into a life filled with peace, meaning, and joy."
    eAudiobook, 2025[S.I.] : Books on Tape, 2025.
  • "This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men—and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life."
    eAudiobook, 2019[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2019.
  • "Packed with actionable strategies to deal with common problems, Real Self-Care is a complete roadmap for women to set boundaries and move past guilt, treat themselves with compassion, get closer to themselves, and assert their power"
    eAudiobook, 2023[S.I.] : Books on Tape, 2023.
  • Flourishing Kin

    Indigenous Foundations for Collective Well-Being

    Celidwen, Yuria,
    "A first-of-its-kind book that updates the Western paradigm of mental wellness with Indigenous wisdom for collective, sustainable happiness."
    eAudiobook, 2024[United States] : Sounds True, 2024. — eAudiobook hoopla
  • "In this wise, caring, and enlightening book, Neff shows women how to reclaim balance within themselves, so they can help restore balance in the world."
    eAudiobook, 2021[S.I.] : HarperAudio, 2021.
  • "A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts—and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger…
    eAudiobook, 2023[S.I.] : Books on Tape, 2023.
  • "In these pages, readers will discover essential techniques for self-healing, including journaling rituals to cultivate innate strength, accessible tools for processing difficult emotions, and restorative meditations to ease the mind."
    eAudiobook, 2022[S.I.] : Chronicle Books, 2022.
  • " In Atlas of the Heart , Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human."
    eAudiobook, 2022[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2022.
  • "Powerful, enlightening, and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body—and examines one woman’s ability to reclaim agency from her trauma."
    eAudiobook, 2022[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2022.
  • "From New York Times bestselling author and beloved Today show co-host Hoda Kotb comes an inspiring collection of quotes—drawn from her own personal favorites featured on her 1 million+ Instagram account—that offer wisdom, courage, and hope."
    eAudiobook, 2019[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2019.
  • "The Comfort Book is Haig’s life raft: it’s a collection of notes, lists, and stories written over a span of several years that originally served as gentle reminders to Haig’s future self that things are not always as dark as they may seem."
    eAudiobook, 2021[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2021.
  • "The antidote to overscheduling and feeling like your days aren't your own, Happier Hour reframes your time around life's happiest moments to build days that aren't just full—but fulfilling."
    eAudiobook, 2022[S.I.] : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2022.
  • "A step-by-step plan clinically proven to break the cycle of worry and fear that drives anxiety and addictive habits"
    eAudiobook, 2021[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2021.
  • "Together offers inspiring and encouraging stories of individuals and communities who are making great strides in helping us to understand that we are not alone. Told with great compassion and hope, Dr. Murthy makes a powerful and convincing…
    eAudiobook, 2020[S.I.] : HarperAudio, 2020.
  • "The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks."
    eAudiobook, 2022[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2022.
  • "In a relatable and inclusive tone, Set Boundaries, Find Peace presents simple-yet-powerful ways to establish healthy boundaries in all aspects of life."
    eAudiobook, 2021[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2021.
  • "In this groundbreaking book, Jamil Zaki shares cutting-edge research, including experiments from his own lab, showing that empathy is not a fixed trait--something we're born with or not--but rather a skill that can be strengthened through effort."
    eAudiobook, 2019[S.I.] : Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2019.
  • "For anyone who has faced a difficult childhood, or who cares about the millions of children who do, the innovative and acclaimed health interventions outlined in the The Deepest Well represents vitally important hope for change."
    eAudiobook, 2018[S.I.] : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2018.
  • "A profound compendium of intimate, inspiring essays and thoughtful prompts that will keep you afloat in difficult times and sustain you in the everyday."
    eAudiobook, 2023[S.I.] : Books on Tape, 2023.