Here's my Top 10 Favourite Psychology Books (and who I would recommend them to)! I read these at different points of my life and influenced my path as a student and even now as a psychologist there's a good mix of selfhelp, psychological science, lived experience and even a textbook! It's a bit of a long one so buckle in and hope you enjoy! :)

//TIMESTAMPS (books in no particular order!)
00:00 Intro
01:09 The Defining Decade Meg Jay
04:11 KINDLE vs hard copy books!
05:33 The Happiness Trap Dr Russ Harris
08:03 The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog Bruce D. Perry & Maia Szalavitz
10:16 Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl
13:04 How To Think Straight About Psychology Keith Stanovich
15:28 Group Christie Tate (*I refer to Psychodynamic therapy)
17:50 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell
20:12 Moonwalking with Einstein Joshua Foer
23:17 The Buddha and the Borderline Keira Van Gelder
26:09 10% Happier Dan Harris
27:55 Honourable Mentions!

Other references:
// My TikTok Mythbusting Video:
// Malcolm Gladwell's Podcast (Revisionist History): https://www.pushkin.fm/show/revisioni...
// Angela Duckworth's TED Talk on Grit:    • Grit: the power of passion and persev...  
// Esther Perel's Podcast (Where Should We Begin) https://whereshouldwebegin.estherpere...

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