Health audiobooks

Random Acts of Medicine

By: Anupam B. Jena & Christopher Worsham

Narrated by: Anupam B. Jena & Christopher Worsham

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Does timing, circumstance, or luck impact your health care? This groundbreaking book reveals the hidden side of medicine and how unexpected—but predictable—events can profoundly affect our health. • Is there ever a good time to have a heart attack? Why do kids born in the summer get diagnosed more often with A.D.H.D.? How are marathons harmful... Read more

Slow AF Run Club

By: Martinus Evans

Narrated by: Martinus Evans

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A practical guide and a celebration of running for runners of all sizes and athletic ability, from the founder of the Slow AF Run Club.

Ten years ago, Martinus Evans got some stern advice from his doctor: “Lose weight or die.” First defensive, but then defiant, Evans vowed that day to run a marathon, though his doctor thought he was crazy. Since... Read more

Without Children

By: Peggy O'Donnell Heffington

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A historian of gender explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood In an era of falling births, it’s often said that millennials invented the idea of not having kids. But history is full of women without children: some who chose childless lives, others who wanted children but never had them, and still others—the vast... Read more

The Good Life

By: Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz

Narrated by: Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Bestseller

What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their “captivating” (The Wall Street Journal) book, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, show that the answer to these questions may be closer than you realize.

What makes a life... Read more

Cost of Living

By: Emily Maloney

Narrated by: Emily Maloney

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

The searing intimacy of Girl, Interrupted combined with the uncomfortable truths of The Empathy Exams in a collection of essays chronicling one woman’s experiences as both patient and caregiver, giving a unique perspective from both sides of the hospital bed.

What does it cost to live?

When we fall ill, our lives... Read more

A Terrible Thing to Waste

By: Harriet A. Washington

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) -- and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.
Did you know...
Middle-class African American households with incomes between $50,000 and $60,000 live in neighborhoods that are more polluted than those of... Read more

Digging Out

By: Tamara L. Hartl, PhD & Michael A. Tompkins, PhD...

Narrated by: Rebecca H. Lee

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Many people who hoard understand the extent of their problem and are open to help. This book is not for them. Digging Out is for the concerned and frustrated friends and family members of people who do not fully accept the magnitude of their hoarding problem and refuse help from others. If you have a friend or loved one with a hoarding problem... Read more

The DBT Workbook for Emotional Relief

By: Sheri Van Dijk, MSW

Narrated by: Jennifer Walden

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Do you have difficulty managing your emotions? If you're like most people, the answer is most likely an emphatic, "Yes!" Dealing with emotions is challenging, and it's easy to misunderstand those feelings—especially in the heat of the moment when it feels like they're ganging up on you from all directions. Getting hijacked by your emotions can... Read more

The Science of Beauty

By: Michelle Wong

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Get the facts about the biggest beauty and skincare trends from Instagram's cosmetic chemist Dr Michelle Wong.

Can tweakments do me any harm? Does deodorant cause breast cancer? Does eating chocolate give you acne? Do I need to wear sunscreen every day? What exactly is in my serum? Are collagen supplements the fountain of youth? What's the best... Read more

Wandering the Wards

By: Katie Featherstone & Andy Northcott

Narrated by: Piers Gibbon

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Wandering the Wards provides a detailed and unflinching ethnographic examination of life within the contemporary hospital. It reveals the institutional and ward cultures that inform the organization and delivery of everyday care for one of the largest populations within them: people living with dementia who require urgent unscheduled hospital... Read more

Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life

By: Suhas Kshirsagar & Michelle D. Seaton

Narrated by: Subhadra Newton

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

An eye-opening handbook from a leading Ayurvedic physician that blends cutting-edge science on ""clock genes"" with ancient eastern wisdom to help us understand how to harness the power of chronobiology to effortlessly lose weight, sleep better, exercise stronger, reduce stress, and boost our wellbeing.""It’s not you, it’s your schedule."" Does... Read more

Loneliness For Dummies

By: Andrea Wigfield

Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Loneliness for Dummies helps listeners understand loneliness and how to take steps to overcome this unwanted feeling. At some point in life, loneliness affects everyone. It can be triggered by situations and events like children leaving home, losing a loved one, working remotely, moving, divorce, or retirement. It can also occur without reason.... Read more

The ADHD Workbook for Teen Girls

By: Catherine J. Mutti-Driscoll, PhD

Narrated by: April Doty

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

If you're a teen girl with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—or suspect you may be—you've probably experienced a number of challenges in your life, including struggling in school, difficulty making friends, feeling like you have to be perfect, negative self-talk, fear of rejection, and intense emotions. You aren't alone. Although... Read more

The Complex PTSD Coping Skills Workbook

By: Tamara McClintock Greenberg, PsyD

Narrated by: Hana Lass

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

If you've experienced long-term or repeated trauma—such as childhood abuse or neglect, domestic violence, betrayal, or prolonged emotional abuse—you may struggle with intense feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety, shame, and distrust toward others. You should know that you aren't alone, your pain is real, and there are ways to improve your mental... Read more

Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep

By: Colleen E. Carney, PhD & Rachel Manber, PhD

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A busy and hectic life can profoundly affect your ability to get a good night's rest. And it's even more difficult to feel relaxed when you stay awake worrying that you won't fall asleep. This vicious circle can quickly rob you of your quality of life, which is why it is so important to seek the most effective treatment for your insomnia.

This... Read more

Integral Psychedelic Therapy

By: Jason A. Butler, Genesee Herzberg & Richard Lou...

Narrated by: David Lee Garver

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Integral Psychedelic Therapy is a groundbreaking, evidence-based collection that explores how psychedelic medicine can be incorporated into contemporary psychotherapy.

This book builds on current psychedelic research by providing an in-depth articulation of the practice of psychedelic therapy, weaving together a variety of complementary... Read more

The Black Woman’s Guide to Coping with Stress

By: Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN

Narrated by: Diana Blue

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Do you feel like you're doing it all for everyone—all the time? This book offers mindful self-awareness practices to help you prioritize self-care, soothe stress, and create a life of joy, fulfillment, and well-being.

In The Black Woman's Guide to Coping with Stress, Black psychologist and registered nurse Cheryl Woods Giscombe introduces the... Read more

The Science of Plant-based Nutrition

By: Rhiannon Lambert

Narrated by: Rhiannon Lambert

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Feeling a disconnect in your sex life?

Sex and relationship therapist Charlene Douglas invites you to connect more, communicate better, and love more deeply.

Perhaps you’ve considered seeing a therapist before but you worry it might be awkward or it’s too expensive... Come Closer provides the safe space you need to reflect on the past experiences... Read more

Hill House Living

By: Paula Sutton

Narrated by: Debra Michaels

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A guide to the simple pleasures of cottage living—antique hunting, gardening, and enjoying the seasons—from a beloved British design and fashion influencer.

A happy home is everything. No one knows this better than stylist and blogger Paula Sutton, who is behind the beloved Instagram account Hill House Vintage. Like many people, Paula gave... Read more

A Light in the Tower

By: Katie Rose Guest Pryal

Narrated by: Erin deWard

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

With evocative storytelling and incisive research, Katie Rose Guest Pryal brings a new eye to the mental health crisis that higher education has faced for decades. Written from the perspective of a bipolar-autistic professor, A Light in the Tower is both a bracing account of the mental health crisis in higher education and a passionate and... Read more

The Art and Science of Connection

By: Kasley Killam

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health—the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected—to truly flourish.Exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness advice is focused on achieving and maintaining good physical and mental health. But Harvard-trained social... Read more

Banish Bedtime Battles

By: Ellen Flannery-Schroeder, PhD & Chelsea Tucker,...

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A PERSONALIZED PLAN TO HELP YOUR CHILD MASTER SLEEPING ON THEIR OWN. PEACEFUL NIGHTS AWAIT!
Parents know that sleep is vital for children but often don’t know how to help their school-aged child sleep independently without the stalling, arguments, and emotional turmoil. Banish Bedtime Battles presents a straightforward plan to do just that. With... Read more

Hypochondria

By: Hal Rosenbluth & Marnie Hall

Narrated by: Stephen Graybill & Erin Bennett

Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A brutally honest but humorous account of the journey through the labyrinth of health care, including an eye-opening exploration of the skyrocketing costs—both personal and systemic—inflicted by hypochondria and the cost to the nation’s health-care system, and how consumers eventually pay for this precipitous rise in costsHal Rosenbluth, the... Read more

Aging Backwards: Updated and Revised Edition

By: Miranda Esmonde-White

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

An updated edition of the eye-opening guide to anti-aging, with a new chapter on fascia, which will publish in time for Miranda Esmonde-White’s PBS pledge drive in June 2018 focusing on the topic.""Every day, we have a very clear choice: We can grow older or we can grow younger.""In recent years the field of aging research has exploded with new... Read more