Educators Thriving Book List

Immunity to change at the organizational level

A helpful framework for having difficult conversations

A guide to the key elements to building motivation in others

Another excellent book by the person who coined the term, Positive Psychology

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A framework for making personal change when change is hard

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A great guide for educators on building resilience

Introduction to mindfulness strategies

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An outstanding book about how trauma manifests. And what we can do to heal.

A terrific synthesis of research on happiness

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Helpful introduction to key concepts regarding habit formation

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A book packed with insights about the connection between well-being and the ways in which we use our time.

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A helpful book for thinking about how we can set boundaries

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A terrific book about childhood trauma. And what we can do to support young people who have experienced trauma.

This book charts the evolution of Positive Psychology and Seligman's own journey as a psychologist, emphasizing the importance of hope, optimism, and resilience in mental well-being.

A helpful book for thinking about how we can set boundaries

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An excellent book about our internal dialogue by Michigan Professor of Psychology Ethan Kross

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A powerful new book about the prevalence of deep relational brokenness in families and what we can do to address it

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Helpful for transforming how we relate to one another in the midst of conflict

A must read

A fascinating book about a methodology for accomplishing our goals that involves purposeful reflection on the obstacles that stand in the way of the realization of our goals. The research behind the efficacy of this approach is pretty striking!

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An helpful guide book for building strong teams

A great guide to empirically- demonstrated strategies to increase happiness

A fascinating take on how we can grow from challenge

A fascinating book about the connections between anxiety and habit formation

Guide to effectively addressing problematic behavior

We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success.

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A fascinating book about how to form healthy habits

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Life planning. And life-changing. Rocked my world.

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Fascinating book about the role of exercise in well-being

Cheesy title. Important ideas.

Really enjoyable synthesis of some core findings from positive psychology

Eminently readable book on building new habits

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A guide to much of the research about willpower and self control from one of the field’s preeminent researchers of the topic