Psychology Month

A good book can help you start your mental health journey. Join the Winnipeg Public Library and Manitoba Psychological Society as we celebrate Psychology Month in February. From fresh insight into the human mind to great conversation starters, find these books and many more at winnipeg.ca/library.

Updated January 22, 2025
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The myth of normal : trauma, illness, and healing in a toxic culture
Mat,̌ Gabor
Paper Book
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. ...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Wherever you go, there you are : mindfulness meditation in everyday life
Kabat-Zinn, Jon.
Paper Book
Re-released on its tenth anniversary of publication, this book presents meditation as a natural activity that can be practiced anytime and anywhere, without props or trappings.

Also available in eBook format.

Où tu vas, tu es apprendre à méditer en tous lieux et en toutes circonstances
Kabat-Zinn, Jon.
Paper Book
Re-released on its tenth anniversary of publication, this book presents meditation as a natural activity that can be practiced anytime and anywhere, without props or trappings.
The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma
Van der Kolk, Bessel A.
Paper Book
A pioneering researcher and one of the world's foremost experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for healing   Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four...

Also available in eBook and eAudiobook formats.

Man's search for meaning
Frankl, Viktor E.
Paper Book
A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller is still just as relevant today as when it was first published. "This is a book I reread a lot . . . it gives me hope . . . it gives me a sense of strength." -Anderson...

Also available in eBook format.


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