{"id":18189,"date":"2026-01-08T17:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=18189"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:25:55","slug":"books-for-mental-health-by-various-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/books-for-mental-health-by-various-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Books for Mental Health by various authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

c.2025, various publishers\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>
\n$29.99 – $34.95\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer<\/em>
\nThe Truth Contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

For months, your brain has been full.<\/p>\n

Full of holidaying and end-of-year-ing and remembering all the things that needed done by the new month. Full of gifts and celebrations and news and weather. Now, maybe it\u2019s time to see what else goes on inside your cranium with these great new books about mental health\u2026<\/p>\n

If you struggle to know what\u2019s truth these days and what\u2019s not, then The Gaslit Brain: Protect Your Brain from the Lies of Bullying, Gaslighting, and Institutional Complicity<\/em> by Jennifer Fraser, PhD <\/strong>(Prometheus Books, $34.95) might be the book you need.<\/p>\n

Using stories to show, not tell, Fraser helps readers put themselves in situations, so they can learn how to identify a gaslighter. She then looks at the personality traits of someone who gaslights before teaching readers how to deal with the person who tries to lie to you. This is an especially helpful book for anyone who relies on the truth, and accepts nothing less.<\/p>\n

Worldwide strife is on everyone\u2019s mind these days, and Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain<\/em> by Nicolas Wright <\/strong>(St. Martin\u2019s Press, $30.00) is a science-based book that will help you understand long-term ramifications of conflict. It takes you from wars and warriors throughout history, to modern warfare and why it might seem like the world is constantly at battle.<\/p>\n

This not just a book for warriors on the field, though. Wright says that we are wired to do battle \u2013 whether its overseas, in your neighborhood, or sitting at your workstation. You\u2019ll be fascinated by this book.<\/p>\n

So how do you know what you know?\u00a0 Is it because someone else knows it? Do they know that you know? Ach, so confusing, so relax your mind a little and read When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows\u2026 Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life<\/em> by Steven Pinker<\/strong> (Scribner, $30.00), and it\u2019ll all make sense.<\/p>\n

In this book, you\u2019ll see how \u201ccommon knowledge\u201d is uncommonly necessary for human society, and how we naturally slip right into using it \u2013 until we don\u2019t, and then all kinds of bad things can happen. This is a book that may boggle your mind sometimes, but it\u2019ll also open your eyes to how our society works.<\/p>\n

If this all enough to keep you awake at night, well, then you need Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer\u2019s Guide Through the Sleeping Mind<\/em> by Michelle Carr<\/strong> (Henry Holt & Company, $29.99).<\/p>\n

Your alarm goes off, you\u2019re wide awake, but what do you remember about your dreams? Carr says that you can learn to \u201charness\u201d the dreams you have for better mental health, including problem-solving, and you can learn to avoid those bad, troubling dreams that ruin your rest \u2013 and the rest of your day.<\/p>\n

Not enough reading for your mental health? Then ask a librarian or bookseller for more, and they\u2019ll usher you to a section filled with self-help. Grab these four great books and others, then open your mind with good information, and fill it up.<\/p>\n

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