Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Collection Highlight: Mental Health Awareness Month 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Forsyth County Public Library offers patrons a wide array of current books about keeping the mind healthy, preventing and healing mental illness, and practicing self-care.

A few new titles are shared below. Visit our Community Resources Guide and Mental Health Helplist under eResources or ask a librarian for additional mental health resources for you or for a loved one. 

Change Your Brain Every Day: Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships by Daniel G. Amen, MD. 2023

Psychiatrist and clinical neuroscientist Daniel Amen, MD, draws on over 40 years' clinical practice with tens of thousands of patients to give you the most effective daily habits he has seen that can help you improve your brain, master your mind, boost your memory, and make you feel happier, healthier, and more connected to those you love.



Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Gabor Maté, MD. 2023

Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.






Fitter, Calmer, Stronger: A Mindful Approach to Exercise & Nutrition by Ellie Goulding. 2023

Combining a mindful approach to exercise with delicious, nutritious recipes, this book will help you kickstart healthy habits, develop a positive mindset, and establish clear, achievable goals. Goulding shares a holistic approach to feeling and being your best, physically and mentally. 
Malady of the Mind: Schizophrenia and the Path to Prevention by Jeffrey Lieberman. 2023

This book interweaves cultural and scientific history with dramatic patient portraits and clinical experiences to impart a revolutionary message of hope: that for the first time in human history, schizophrenia can not just be effectively treated, but even prevented.
Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison. 2023

The acclaimed author of An Unquiet Mind considers the age-old quest for relief from psychic pain and the role of the gifted healer in the journey back to health.
Living in the Light: Yoga for Self-Realization by Deepak Chopra, MD, and Sarah Platt-Finger. 2023

Deepak Chopra's groundbreaking guide to the philosophy and practice of Yoga will help you reach your highest potential and a deeper understanding of self.



Jeanne McMahan
Information Specialist, MLIS

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