Good Chemistry
The Science of Connection, from Soul to Psychedelics
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Jean Ann Douglass
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Julie Holland
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A psychiatrist and psychedelic researcher explores the science of connection - why we need it, how we’ve lost it, and how we might find it again.
We are suffering from an epidemic of disconnection that antidepressants and social media can’t fix. This state of isolation puts us in "fight or flight mode", deranging sleep, metabolism, and libido. What’s worse, we’re paranoid of others. This kill-or-be-killed framework is not a way to live. But when we feel safe and loved, we can rest, digest, and repair. We can heal. And it is only in this state of belonging that we can open up to connection with others.
In this powerful audiobook, Holland helps us to understand the science of connection as revealed in human experiences from the spiritual to the psychedelic. The key is oxytocin - a neurotransmitter and hormone produced in our bodies that allows us to trust and bond. It fosters attachment between mothers and infants, romantic partners, friends, and even with our pets. There are many ways to reach this state of mental and physical well-being that modern medicine has overlooked. The implications for our happiness and health are profound.
We can find oneness in meditation, in community, or in awe at the beauty around us. Another option: psychedelic medicines that can catalyze a connection with the self, with nature, or the cosmos. Good Chemistry points us on the right path to forging true and deeper attachments with our own souls, to one another, and even to our planet, helping us heal ourselves and our world.
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 505
Between the ages of twelve and twenty-four, the brain changes in important and, at times, challenging ways. In Brainstorm, the renowned psychiatrist and bestselling author of Parenting from the Inside Out, The Whole-Brain Child, and Mindsight, Daniel Siegel busts a number of commonly held myths about adolescence — for example, that it is merely a stage of “immaturity” filled with often “crazy” behavior — to reveal how it is in fact a vital time in our lives in terms of charting the course for the adults we ultimately become.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narration for kindergarteners...
- By Kalutha on 03-28-14
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Born for Love
- Why Empathy Is Essential - and Endangered
- By: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 332
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Story5 out of 5 stars 327
From birth, when babies' fingers instinctively cling to those of adults, their bodies and brains seek an intimate connection - a bond made possible by empathy, the remarkable ability to love and to share the feelings of others. In this unforgettable book, award-winning science journalist Maia Szalavitz and renowned child psychiatrist Bruce D. Perry explain how empathy develops, why it is essential both to human happiness and for a functional society, and how it is threatened in a modern world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Born for Love is a Rallying Call for Caring and Cry for Help
- By Jeffrey Olsen on 09-24-18
By: Bruce D. Perry, and others
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Transcendence
- Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation
- By: Norman E. Rosenthal
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 354
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 291
Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., a 20-year researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and the celebrated psychiatrist who pioneered the study and treatment of Season Affective Disorder (SAD), brings us the most important work on Transcendental Meditation since the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Science of Being and Art of Living - and one of our generation's most significant books on achieving greater physical and mental health and wellness.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Inspirational yet "Informercional"
- By James on 05-24-13
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Own Your Self
- The Surprising Path beyond Depression, Anxiety, and Fatigue to Reclaiming Your Authenticity, Vitality, and Freedom
- By: Kelly Brogan M.D.
- Narrated by: Kelly Brogan M.D.
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 204
In a book that's both provocative and promising, holistic psychiatrist Kelly Brogan, MD, author of A Mind of Your Own, shows us that we don't have to medicate our mental, emotional, and physical pain away - that the best way out is through. She explodes the mistaken belief that our symptoms - from mood changes to irritability to fogginess and fatigue - are evidence that we are sick or broken. Then she charts a new path to get real, get well, and get free.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Get the print book
- By AMM on 09-23-19
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Bliss Brain
- The Neuroscience of Remodeling Your Brain for Resilience, Creativity, and Joy
- By: Dawson Church
- Narrated by: Dawson Church
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
Award-winning author and thought leader Dawson Church, Ph.D., blends cutting-edge neuroscience with intense firsthand experience to show you how you can rewire your brain for happiness—starting right now.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely awful. Pointless and no direction.
- By Amanda M. on 09-21-20
By: Dawson Church
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The Emotional Life of Your Brain
- How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live - and How You Can Change Them
- By: Richard J. Davidson Ph.D., Sharon Begley
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 182
Why are some people so quick to recover from a setback while others wallow in despair? Why are some people so highly attuned to others that they seem psychic, while other people put both feet in it over and over again? Why are some people always up and others always down? In this hotly anticipated book, award-winning, pioneering neuroscientist Richard J. Davidson answers these questions by offering an entirely new model of our emotions - their origins, their power, and their malleability.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Looks Like I Will Be The First Reviewer...
- By Douglas on 11-03-13
By: Richard J. Davidson Ph.D., and others
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The Biology of Desire
- Why Addiction Is Not a Disease
- By: Marc Lewis PhD
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 496
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 420
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 412
The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease based on evidence that brains change with drug use. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing. Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it's supposed to do - seek pleasure and relief - in a world that's not cooperating.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An important addition to understanding addiction.
- By Jeff M on 02-28-16
By: Marc Lewis PhD
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Emotional Intelligence
- By: Daniel Goleman
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,648
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,626
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,582
It is the tenth anniversary since the first publication of Daniel Goleman's groundbreaking bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, which maps the territory where IQ meets EQ, where we apply what we know to how we live. Spending over a year on the New York Times bestseller list, Emotional Intelligence provided the evidence for what many successful people already knew: being smart isn't just a matter of mastering facts; it's a matter of mastering your own emotions and understanding the emotions of the people around you.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good info, hard to listen sometimes
- By Stephanie on 04-16-03
By: Daniel Goleman
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Mind Over Medicine
- Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself
- By: Lissa Rankin M.D.
- Narrated by: Lissa Rankin M.D.
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 742
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 613
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 611
Dr. Rankin discovered the health care she had been taught was missing something: a recognition of the body’s innate ability to self-repair. Using cases of spontaneous healing, Dr. Rankin shows how thoughts, feelings, and beliefs can alter the body’s physiology. She lays out the data proving that loneliness, pessimism, depression, fear, and anxiety damage the body, while intimate relationships, gratitude, meditation, sex, and authentic self-expression flip on the body’s self-healing processes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Blue Zones Meets The Placebo Effect
- By Jay on 06-29-13
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The Depths
- The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic
- By: Jonathan Rottenberg
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Nearly every depressed person is assured by doctors, well-meaning friends and family, the media, and ubiquitous advertisements that the underlying problem is a chemical imbalance. Such a simple defect should be fixable, yet despite all of the resources that have been devoted to finding a pharmacological solution, depression remains stubbornly widespread. Why are we losing this fight?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great read for understanding
- By Adam on 02-04-15
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A User's Guide to the Brain
- Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain
- By: John J. Ratey
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 102
John Ratey, best-selling author and clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, lucidly explains the human brain's workings, and paves the way for a better understanding of how the brain affects who we are. Ratey provides insight into the basic structure and chemistry of the brain, and demonstrates how its systems shape our perceptions, emotions, and behavior. By giving us a greater understanding of how the brain responds to the guidance of its user, he provides us with knowledge that can enable us to improve our lives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, mediocre narration
- By Dr. B on 09-25-18
By: John J. Ratey
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Hardwiring Happiness
- The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
- By: Rick Hanson
- Narrated by: Rick Hanson
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 499
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 409
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Story4 out of 5 stars 404
Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Like a therapy session while I'm on the move.
- By julie on 12-09-13
By: Rick Hanson
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Fully Present
- The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness
- By: Susan Smally Ph.D., Diana Winston
- Narrated by: Elizabeth London
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 373
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 300
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Story4 out of 5 stars 295
Mindfulness—the art of paying attention with openness and curiosity to the present moment—has attracted ever-growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners. This uniquely accessible guide provides a scientific explanation for how mindfulness positively and powerfully affects the brain and body, as well as practical guidance.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Decent information but very boring
- By Dan on 10-20-15
By: Susan Smally Ph.D., and others
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Uncovering Happiness
- Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-compassion
- By: Elisha Goldstein PhD
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Most of us believe when we're depressed that our situation is hopeless. That's a mistake, Dr. Elisha Goldstein reassures us in Uncovering Happiness. The secret to overcoming depression and uncovering happiness is in harnessing our brain's own natural antidepressant power and ultimately creating a more resilient antidepressant brain.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but focused on depression.
- By wrenekape on 03-22-15
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Trauma Recovery Through Psychedelic Experiences
- A Guide to Understanding and Safely Using MDMA, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Ayahuasca, Cannabis, LSD, DMT and More! For Addiction, Depression, PTSD & OCD
- By: Roy Clark
- Narrated by: Dan Levy
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story5 out of 5 stars 49
Ready to move forward with your life and make meaningful changes, but you are regularly held back by mental health and/or trauma from your past? Unresolved trauma can cause a number of mental health conditions, but this doesn’t have to be the way life defines you forever. You deserve better!
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2 out of 5 stars
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Okay overview, but there are much better resources
- By Matt Haag on 07-19-23
By: Roy Clark
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Siddhartha's Brain
- Unlocking the Ancient Science of Enlightenment
- By: James Kingsland
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 148
Framed by the historical journey and teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha's Brain shows how meditative and Buddhist practices anticipated the findings of modern neuroscience. Moving from the evolutionary history of the brain to the disorders and neuroses associated with our technology-driven world, James Kingsland explains why the ancient practice of mindfulness has been so beneficial to and so important for human beings across time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent Book.
- By Ken Beller on 06-26-16
By: James Kingsland
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