Books like Creating optimism by Bob Murray

Dr. Peale’s classic guide shows how faith and positive thinking can energize life, break worry, improve relationships, and help readers achieve ambitions.

Sonja Lyubomirsky, a research psychologist at the University of California, reveals a research‑based, step‑by‑step plan to boost happiness in everyday life, drawing on studies with thousands of participants.

A practical guide to breaking the habits of anxiety and depression by using self‑talk techniques to reframe thoughts and build healthier living habits.

A practical, no-nonsense guide that distills the hidden workplace rules into clear advice for advancing your career.

Dr. Frederic Flach’s updated classic turns depression into a powerful catalyst for growth, offering science‑backed insights, practical strategies, and new research on PTSD, child depression, spirituality, and antidepressants.

James S. Gordon presents a seven‑stage, evidence‑based program that combines nutrition, Chinese medicine, movement, psychotherapy, meditation, guided imagery, and spiritual practice to help people move past depression and regain hope without relying solely on prescription drugs.

Peter Kramer challenges romantic myths about depression, presenting it as a serious disease, and outlining new research and pathways to resilience and recovery.

How to cope with a loved one's depression.

Self‑Coaching teaches practical, step‑by‑step strategies for individuals with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, empowering them to become their own guide to healthier thinking, improved mood, and balanced daily life.

'This book has saved my life', say thousands of people who have changed their lives forever after reading Depression: The Way Out of Your Prison over the past decade.Depression is the experience of a terrible isolation, of being alone in a prison. But by understanding how we build the prison of depression we can dismantle it forever. Dorothy Rowe gives us a way of understanding depression, allowing us to take charge of our lives. She shows it is not an illness requiring drugs but a defence we use to hold ourselves together when we feel our lives falling apart.This completely updated second edition takes account of recent changes in the NHS and includes information on services available for non-British readers. Those buying a further copy of this popular book will be interested to see new case histories alongside news about some of the people mentioned in the first edition.Author of ten bestsellers on life and its problems, Dorothy Rowe is a clinical psychologist who now devotes her time to research, writing and teaching. Her work is read across the world in fourteen different languages and she is a sought-after speaker and commentator on depression and a wide range of psychological conditions.

A comprehensive guide to managing depression through rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT).

Using a support group website, Anne Sheffield explores the impact of depression on family relationships and offers advice for non-depressed partners.