Books
Our curated collection of books is packed with innovative approaches, motivating stories, and actionable strategies for accessing your lighter side. Perfect for anyone ready to dive deeper.
Play, Delight & Creativity
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2014
Available online at aplayfulpath.com
by Bernard DeKoven -
Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration (2022)
by Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts -
The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness (2018)
by Ingrid Fettel Lee -
Why Play Really Matters, and 101 Ways to Get More of It in Your Life (2019)
by Michael Rosen -
How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (2010)
by Stuart Brown & Christopher Vaughan -
The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secrets of Games (2016)
by Ian Bogust -
The Power of Living Lightly in a Serious World (2018)
by Anthony DeBenedet -
How to Feel Alive Again (2021)
by Catherine Price -
How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life (2023)
by Mike Rucker -
Essays (2020)
by Ross Gay -
“A delightful, compelling book that offers a dazzling array of practical, thoughtful exercises designed to spark creativity, help solve problems, foster connection, and make our lives better.”—Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author and host of the Happier podcast
Optimism in Climate
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Why Changing the Way We Think is Critical to Solving the Climate Crisis (2020)
by Elin Kelsey -
2021
by John Wiseman -
Visions of Climate Futures (2024)
by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson -
How to Teach in a Burning World (2024)
Edited by Jennifer Atkinson & Sarah Jaquette Ray
Section on Joy and Resilience as Resistance
Resilience & Eco-anxiety
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Saving Our Sanity, Our Kids, and Our Future (2024)
by Heather White -
How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet (2020)
by Sarah Jaquette Ray -
How to Deal with Climate Change (2021)
by Leslie Davenport -
With climate disasters mounting and solutions feeling ever more elusive, eco-anxiety is rapidly becoming one of the biggest mental health threats of our time.
Surviving Climate Anxiety is the essential guide to coping with the psychological impacts of persistent environmental crisis. In it, the world's leading climate anxiety expert Dr. Thomas Doherty shares his pioneering, evidence-based methods to help