Self-Improvement audiobooks

When the Body Says No

By: Gabor Maté, MD

Narrated by: Daniel Maté

Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, this acclaimed, bestselling guide provides insight into the mind-body link between illness and health, and the critical role that stress and our emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases.

In this accessible and groundbreaking book—filled with the... Read more

Dirty Laundry

By: Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery

Narrated by: Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

An empowering and witty guide to banishing shame and living your fullest life with ADHD—plus tips for loved ones on helping them navigate this world, too—from viral duo ADHD_Love.
 
What if you stopped feeling ashamed of constantly being late or of getting so hyperfocused on a task that you drop everything else you had to do? How can you as a... Read more

On Our Best Behavior

By: Elise Loehnen

Narrated by: Elise Loehnen

Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considered “good,” revealing how the Seven Deadly Sins still control and distort our lives and illuminating a path toward a more balanced, spiritually complete way to live

Why do women equate self-denial with being good?

We... Read more

Soul Boom

By: Rainn Wilson

Narrated by: Rainn Wilson

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In this New York Times bestseller, comedic actor, producer, and writer Rainn Wilson explores the problem-solving benefits that spirituality gives us to create solutions for an increasingly challenging world. The trauma that our world experienced in recent years—as result of both the pandemic and societal tensions that threaten to overwhelm... Read more

Feel-Good Productivity

By: Ali Abdaal

Narrated by: Ali Abdaal

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"Abdaal's enthusiastic narration resonates, inspiring listeners to become amateur productivity scientists. Informative, motivational, and entertaining, this audiobook delivers an enlightening perspective on productivity."—AudioFile

This program is read by the author.

The secret to productivity isn’t discipline. It’s joy.

We think that... Read more

Break the Cycle

By: Dr. Mariel Buqué

Narrated by: Dr. Mariel Buqué

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

***The Instant National Bestseller***

A Next Big Idea Club must-read title for January 2024

The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room—from Dr. Mariel Buqué, PhD, a Columbia University–trained trauma-informed... Read more

Paris

By: Paris Hilton

Narrated by: Paris Hilton

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

***An Instant New York Times Bestseller***From the woman who is credited for launching what we know as the celebrity focused, “brand” driven, social media obsessed popular culture of today, comes an honest and surprising memoir that reckons with that truth, and shows that there is so much more to Paris Hilton than you might believe. This... Read more

This Is Your Mind on Plants

By: Michael Pollan

Narrated by: Michael Pollan

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The instant New York Times bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book | One of NPR's Best Books of the Year

“Expert storytelling . . . [Pollan] masterfully elevates a series of big questions about drugs, plants and humans that are likely to leave readers thinking in new ways.” —New York Times Book Review

From #1 New York Times bestselling author... Read more

Why Buddhism is True

By: Robert Wright

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.

At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the... Read more

The Power of Ritual

By: Casper ter Kuile

Narrated by: Casper ter Kuile

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Casper ter Kuile, a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popular Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast, explores how we can nourish our souls by transforming common, everyday practices—yoga, reading, walking the dog—into sacred rituals that can heal our crisis of social isolation and struggle to find purpose—a message we need more... Read more

The Courage to Be Happy

By: Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm, Noah Galvin & January LaVoy

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In this follow-up to the international bestseller and TikTok sensation The Courage to Be Disliked, discover how to reconnect with your true self, experience true happiness, and live the life you want.

What if one simple choice could unlock your destiny?

Already a major international bestseller, this eye-opening and accessible follow-up to the... Read more

He/She/They

By: Schuyler Bailar

Narrated by: Schuyler Bailar

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Go‑to expert on gender identity, Schuyler Bailar, offers an essential, urgent guide that changes the conversation about gender identity and how we talk about it.

Anti-transgender legislation is being introduced in state governments around the United States in record-breaking numbers. Trans people are under attack in sports, healthcare, school... Read more

The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition

By: Sonya Renee Taylor

Narrated by: Sonya Renee Taylor

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestseller! "To build a world that works for everyone, we must first make the radical decision to love every facet of ourselves. . . . 'The body is not an apology' is the mantra we should all embrace."
—Kimberlé Crenshaw, legal scholar and founder and Executive Director, African American Policy Forum

Humans are a varied and... Read more

Never Leave the Dogs Behind

By: Brianna Madia

Narrated by: Brianna Madia

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Nowhere for Very Long continues her story with this deeply honest, moving account of a woman walking the line between independence and isolation when she moves to the Southwest desert with nothing and no one but her four dogs.In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life... Read more

She Comes First - Abridged

By: Ian Kerner

Narrated by: Ian Kerner

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

""She Comes First is quite simply the best guide to oral sex out there."" —AskMen.comThe essential guidebook to oral sex, She Comes First offers a radical new philosophy for pleasuring womenAs women everywhere will attest, men are ""ill-cliterate."" But in the pages of She Comes First, the mystery of female satisfaction is solved, and the tongue... Read more

This Book Is Cheaper Than Therapy

By: Liz Kelly, LICSW

Narrated by: Ann Sprinkle

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Tired of feeling like shit but can't afford therapy?

Finding a good therapist is hard. Finding a good therapist you vibe with—and who won't break the bank—is even harder. In This Book Is Cheaper Than Therapy, seasoned therapist Liz Kelly brings the therapy office to you. So even if money is tight, your insurance doesn't cover therapy, you can't... Read more

Building a Second Brain

By: Tiago Forte

Narrated by: André Santana

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

“One of my favorite books of the year. It completely reshaped how I think about information and how and why I take notes.” —Daniel Pink, bestselling author of Drive

A revolutionary approach to enhancing productivity, creating flow, and vastly increasing your ability to capture, remember, and benefit from the unprecedented amount of information... Read more

Stop Walking on Eggshells

By: Randi Kreger & Paul T. Mason, MS

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages? Do you feel you are "walking on eggshells" to avoid the next confrontation? If the answer is "yes," someone you care about may have borderline personality disorder (BPD)—a mood disorder that causes negative self-image, emotional... Read more

No Bad Parts

By: Richard C. Schwartz PhD & Alanis Morissette - f...

Narrated by: Charlie Mechling

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover an empowering new way of understanding your multifaceted mind - and healing the many parts that make you who you are.Is there just one “you”? We’ve been taught to believe we have a single identity, and to feel fear or shame when we can’t control the inner voices that don’t match the ideal of who we think we should be. Yet Dr. Richard... Read more

Anchored

By: Deb Dana, LCSW

Narrated by: Deb Dana

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

An intense conversation, a spat with a partner, or even an obnoxious tweet—these situations aren't life-or-death, yet we often react as if they are. That's because our bodies treat most perceived threats the same way. Yet one approach has proven to be incredibly effective in training our nervous system to stop overreacting: Polyvagal Theory.

In... Read more

The Happiness Advantage

By: Shawn Achor

Narrated by: Shawn Achor

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An engaging, deeply researched guide to flourishing in a world of increasing stress and negativity—the inspiration for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time

“Powerful [and] charming . . . A book for just about anyone . . . The philosophies in this book are easily the best wire frames to build a happy and... Read more

Us

By: Terrence Real

Narrated by: Terrence Real & Bruce Springsteen

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Stop working on yourself as an individual and start working on your relationship as a couple, with the help of the renowned family therapist and bestselling author of The New Rules of Marriage
 
“This book is a road map for all of us who seek true intimacy.”—GWYNETH PALTROW, founder and CEO of goop

Not much is harder than figuring out how to love... 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

How to Break Up with Your Phone

By: Catherine Price

Narrated by: Emily Rankin

Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Packed with tested strategies and practical tips, this 30-day plan is the essential, life-changing guide to setting boundaries with your smartphone.

“The Marie Kondo of brains . . . for the first time in a long time, I’m starting to feel like a human again.”—Kevin Roose, The New York Times

Is your phone the first thing you reach for in the... Read more