Break The Stigma: Year Round Mental Health Listens

Jog On

How Running Saved My Life

By: Bella Mackie
Narrated by: Bella Mackie
Length: 6 hours 33 minutes

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Bella’s brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety. A compassionate and important book’ Joe Lycett ‘Perfect for resetting a glum January mindset’ Alexandra... Read more

It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies)

Inspirational people open up about their mental health

By: Scarlett Curtis
Narrated by: Scarlett Curtis, Adam Kay, Honey Ross, Miranda Hart, Saba Asif, Paapa Essiedu, Shvorne Marks & Full Cast
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

Everyone has a mental health. So we asked: What does yours mean to you?

THE RESULT IS EXTRAORDINARY.

Over 60 people have shared their stories. Powerful, funny, moving, this book is here to tell you:

It's OK.

With writing and audio from a collection of collaborators including:

Adam Kay - Alastair Campbell - Alexis Caught -... Read more

Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom

Kiki Kallira: Book #1

By: Sangu Mandanna
Narrated by: Zenia Starr
Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

For fans of the Aru Shah and Serpent's Secret series, this action-packed fantasy-adventure sees a girl's drawings of Indian mythology spring to vivid life--including the evil god who seeks to enter the real world and destroy it.

Kiki Kallira has always been a worrier. Did she lock the front door? Is there a terrible reason her mom is late?... Read more

The Light We Carry

Overcoming in Uncertain Times

By: Michelle Obama
Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

“Michelle Obama is back with more words of wisdom, pillars of humility, and just simply Michelle. The Light We Carry is an uplighting book that will help you deal with the emotions and isolation that we have had to deal with during and after the pandemic. But more than that, she has compiled questions that she has been asked again and again, and... Read more

Ultra-Processed People

Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food

By: Chris van Tulleken
Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken & Dr. Xand van Tulleken
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

The Omnivore's Dilemma meets Fast Food Nation from a global perspective in this game-changing look at the science, economics, and history of ultra-processed food and the industry's effect on our health and planet.

It’s not you, it’s the food.

How much of our daily caloric intake comes from ingesting substances that, technically speaking, do not... Read more

Thirsty: A Novel

By: Jas Hammonds
Narrated by: Alaska Jackson
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

“A really cutting look at alcoholism and dependency in a teen. I really enjoyed the exploration of the main character's mixed background and how her family's comments and actions have affected her view on her identity. Exploration of class and the ickiness of club culture (both yacht clubs and university clubs). Jas Hammonds cuts deep, as always,... Read more

You Are a Champion

How to Be the Best You Can Be

By: Marcus Rashford & Carl Anka
Narrated by: Kenton Thomas
Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

I want to show you how you can be a champion in almost anything you put your mind to.

Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the soccer field—but before he was a Manchester United and England soccer player, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just a kid from... Read more

The Secret Sunshine Project

By: Benjamin Dean
Narrated by: Amanda Shodeko
Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

A heart-warming story of kindness, courage and love in all its forms from the award-winning author of Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow. Perfect for 9+ readers and fans of Elle McNicoll, Lisa Thompson and Onjali Rauf.

‘A huge, shining kaleidoscope of joy’– L.D. Lapinski, author of THE STRANGEWORLDS TRAVEL AGENCY

Bea’s family are happy. Like,... Read more

The Success Myth

Letting go of having it all

By: Emma Gannon
Narrated by: Emma Gannon
Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

OUR OBSESSION WITH ACHIEVEMENT IS A TRAP. THIS IS HOW TO BREAK FREE.

Emma Gannon had everything she'd longed for: a string of successful books to her name, a thriving portfolio career, speaking engagements around the world... She was also burned out and confused at why she felt unhappy, yet still striving for more.

After... Read more

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

A Memoir

By: Baek Sehee
Narrated by: Jully Lee
Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

“I truly enjoyed reading this book! Baek Sehee's use of conversations with her psychiatrist made me feel as if I was there with her in the office, learning about her mental health. Each chapter is a recording of her and her psychiatrist's actual conversations as well as an analysis of what she learned from that session. I think this is a great... Read more

The Resilience Myth

New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma

By: Soraya Chemaly
Narrated by: Soraya Chemaly
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

The author of the “must-read” (NPR) Rage Becomes Her presents a powerful manifesto for communal resilience based on in-depth investigations into history, social science, and psychology.

We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for strength, mental fortitude, and positivity. But with her distinctive “skill, wit, and sharp insight” (Laura... Read more

All the Things We Never Said

By: Yasmin Rahman
Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Sixteen-year-old Mehreen is overwhelmed by her anxiety and depression, and she doesn't believe anyone in her life will understand if she tries to talk about it. She's been thinking about suicide for a while when she discovers a website called MementoMori.com. The site matches people with partners and assigns them a date on which to end their... Read more

First, We Make the Beast Beautiful

A New Journey Through Anxiety

By: Sarah Wilson
Narrated by: Sarah Wilson
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

“First, We Make the Beast Beautiful evokes the strange and magical feeling of having discovered a personal journal in a public place. It is first and foremost a memoir that tackles difficult subjects, touching on many experiences, both traumatic and constructive, that the author feels have affected her journey through anxiety. A great deal of the... Read more

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

By: Julie Smith
Narrated by: Julie Smith
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

“Smart, insightful, and warm. Dr. Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need.” –Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the ""Dear Therapists"" podcast?Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides the skills you need to... Read more

Mental Health at Work

Penguin Business Experts Series

By: James Routledge
Narrated by: James Routledge
Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

It has never been more essential to support our mental health at work. With one in four people experiencing poor mental health right now, we need to start talking about it.

Penguin Business Expert James Routledge has worked with CEOs, HR directors, managers and people at all levels on successful mental-health... Read more

Wintering

The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

By: Katherine May
Narrated by: Rebecca Lee
Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

“When we all started our own ‘winters’ in March, some of us were more prepared than others. May writes delicately of the struggles of life and the ways we may be able to prepare ourselves for such times, something I feel we all need to learn in order to survive the emotional winter that is a worldwide pandemic. Grab a cup of tea, find a cozy... Read more

The Midnight Library

A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

“At the end of this book, I cried with life-affirming joy. At the end of this book, you will know with certainty that it is good to be alive, and you will know that you make a difference. Nora Seed is so full of regret and sadness that she wants to end her life. She discovers that between life and death there is the Midnight Library and each... Read more

My Monster and Me

By: Nadiya Hussain
Narrated by: Nadiya Hussain
Length: 5 minutes

From the winner of The Great British Baking Show and star of Nadiya's Time to Eat comes a heartfelt story to help give children and parents the tools they need to talk about worries and anxiety.

A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his... Read more

The Comfort Book

By: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Matt Haig
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

“As a fan of Matt Haig's fiction, I added The Comfort Book to my playlist but hadn't yet listened to it. 'The right book at the right time' was never truer for me than the day I did need support and comfort, and Matt's narration of his inspiring, uplifting perspectives was perfect. I pressed 'rewind' more than once, as his words were such a balm. Read more

Where to Start

A Survival Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mental Health Challenges

By: Mental Health America
Narrated by: Max Meyers
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

A comforting and useful resource for anyone who’s struggling emotionally and looking for help, from the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness

It can be extremely hard to figure out what’s going on in our own heads when we are suffering—when we feel alone and unworthy and... Read more