Health audiobooks

The Well-Gardened Mind

By: Sue Stuart-Smith

Narrated by: Sue Stuart-Smith

Length: 11 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener presents “a truly uplifting book on the power of gardening—and how it can change people’s lives” (Stylist, UK).

The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the “real” life that lies outside. When we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life... Read more

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful

By: Sarah Wilson

Narrated by: Sarah Wilson

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Bestseller""Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read.” – Mark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckThe Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful.Sarah Wilson first came across this Chinese proverb in psychiatrist Kay... Read more

No One Cares About Crazy People

By: Ron Powers

Narrated by: Ron Powers

Length: 14 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia.

From the centuries of torture of "lunatiks" at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the... Read more

Black Girls Breathing

By: Jasmine Marie

Narrated by: Jasmine Marie

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Harness the power of breathwork with this compassionate, healing guide for Black women.
 
As a Black woman, Jasmine Marie knows the impact that intergenerational trauma and systemic racism have had—and continue to have—on her community. Those experiences, along with her own journey through chronic stress, are why she created black girls... Read more

Valley So Low

By: Jared Sullivan

Narrated by: Lee Osorio & Jared Sullivan

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting courtroom drama about the victims of one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history—and the country lawyer determined to challenge the notion that, in America, justice can be bought

For more than fifty years, a power plant in the small town of Kingston, Tennessee,  burned fourteen thousand tons of coal a day, gradually... Read more

It Starts with One

By: Jason Lipshutz

Narrated by: Jason Lipshutz, James Fouhey & Helen Laser

Length: 11 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From the executive director of music at Billboard, an extensive look inside the 20+ year career of mega-selling rock band Linkin Park, featuring new interviews, exclusive quotes, and insights from the band’s associates and collaborators
 

Linkin Park is one of the 21st Century’s biggest, and most important, rock bands. All it takes is one quick... Read more

Really Very Crunchy

By: Emily Morrow

Narrated by: Emily Morrow

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author and her husband, Jason Morrow.Find your Inner Crunchy without becoming that person with this helpful guide from social media star Really Very Crunchy. Are you tired of being bombarded by toxins at every turn? Do you want a more natural, "crunchy" approach to the world (with or without the beige aesthetic)? Well, grab your... Read more

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

Strangers to Ourselves

By: Rachel Aviv

Narrated by: Andi Arndt

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Book Review Ten Best Books of 2022
A Wall Street Journal Ten Best Books of 2022

The acclaimed, award-winning New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv offers a groundbreaking exploration of mental illness and the mind, and illuminates the startling connections between diagnosis and identity.

In Strangers to Ourselves, a powerful and... Read more

Quarterlife

By: Satya Doyle Byock

Narrated by: Satya Doyle Byock

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

An innovative psychotherapist tackles the overlooked stage of Quarterlife—the years between adolescence and midlife—and provides a “fascinating” guide “on how to navigate and thrive—rather than just survive—these odd years” (PureWow).

“Quarterlife is an insightful, revealing look at the messy and uncharted paths to wholeness, and a powerful tool... 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

Tiefenentspannung nach dem Herzinfarkt - Autogenes Training, Atemübung und Herzmeditation für ein gesundes Leben nach einem Infarkt (Ungekürzt)

By: Torsten Abrolat & Franziska Diesmann

Narrated by: Torsten Abrolat & Franziska Diesmann

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Mit einem Herzinfarkt ändert sich das Leben eines Menschen meist schlagartig. Neues Gesundheitsbewusstsein und besonders der Umgang und die Reduzierung von Stress im Alltag stehen ab dann im Vordergrund. SyncSouls hat genau dafür - für ein stressreduziertes Leben nach dem Myokardinfarkt (ebenso gut geeignet für Patienten mit Stent oder Bypass)... Read more

Well Being

By: Valentina Gaylord

Narrated by: Valentina Gaylord

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A fitness celebrity shares her story of overcoming autoimmune disease—and helps you chart your own path to wellness in body, mind, and soul.

Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can be stressful, confusing, and scary—especially when the path to healing seems to be nowhere in sight. Valentina Gaylord knows this firsthand because she has lived... Read more

Les Mécanismes du désir - Comprendre la passion, la jalousie et la rivalité

By: Jean-Michel Oughourlian

Narrated by: Bruno Munda

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Expériences intimes intraduisibles, le désir, la jalousie, la passion, la rivalité reposent en réalité sur un ensemble de mécanismes cérébraux. Leur clé ? Les neurones miroirs, qui nous poussent à nous imiter les uns les autres.

Peut-on maîtriser ces expériences ? Les apprivoiser ? Les transformer en alliées ? C'est à cet exercice que nous... Read more

Grow a New Brain

By: Alberto Villoldo

Narrated by: Peter Straub

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing older is inevitable, but aging can be prevented, even reversed—but only when you upgrade your brain, using both ancient and modern science, to create psychosomatic health.

A healthy brain is the foundation for a healthier and more fulfilling life, and in Grow A New Brain, modern shamanic practitioner Alberto Villoldo reveals research and... Read more

Ashkenazi Herbalism

By: Deatra Cohen & Adam Siegel

Narrated by: Adam Siegel

Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive guide to the medicinal plant knowledge of Ashkenazi herbal healers--from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.

Until now, the herbal traditions of the Ashkenazi people have remained unexplored and shrouded in mystery. Ashkenazi Herbalism rediscovers the forgotten legacy of the Jewish medicinal plant healers who thrived in Eastern... Read more

Scar Tissue

By: Danny Covey

Narrated by: Danny Covey

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“Why is this happening to me?” Maybe that’s a question you’ve asked yourself. If you have, you are not alone.I’ve faced many battles in my life. I have survived eight heart operations, four of which were open-heart surgeries. I have nearly died on the operating table three times, and I was repeatedly told I would never physically excel...and... Read more

Cuídate para crecer

By: Ana Pérez

Narrated by: Ana Pérez

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Después del éxito de Terapia para llevar, vuelve la psicóloga Ana Pérez, Nací Dramática. La autoestima no se regala, se trabaja. Descubre 100 herramientas prácticas y fáciles para mejorar tu relación contigo. ¿Qué es para ti el autocuidado? ¿Te hablas a ti mismo como a las personas a las que más quieres? ¿Cómo llevas la culpa? ¿Qué relación hay... Read more

The Modern Guide To Sex

By: Georgia Grace

Narrated by: Georgia Grace

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Get out of your head and into your body.
From acclaimed sex expert Georgia Grace, The Modern Guide to Sex is the ultimate handbook for experiencing full-body pleasure, sexual confidence and fulfilling relationships. It's the new go-to sex guide for everyone.Featuring full-colour illustrations of anatomy and techniques, as well as practical,... Read more

Bald

By: Stuart Heritage

Narrated by: Graham Mack

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

This is a guide to life in the club that nobody wants to join.



Nobody chooses to be bald. Nobody wants to look into the mirror and be confronted with an absence. Nobody gains any comfort from having a slightly better idea of what their skull looks like.



Stuart Heritage has been bald for two years. But before he accepted the inevitable, he spent a... Read more