Author: Lisa Jansen. Publisher: Oratia Books.

In Life Done Differently, Lisa Jansen shares her own epic journey. Fans of Eat Pray Love and Cheryl Strayed's Wild will love this adventurous, thought-provoking and inspiring memoir.

02 November 2023

Author: Dr Jo Prendergast. Publisher: HarperCollins NZ.

The practical and effective how-to guide to parenting your teen through tough times from an expert psychiatrist and comedian for fans of Maggie Dent, Celia Lashlie and Nigel Latta

30 August 2023

Author: Kyle MacDonald. Publisher: Upstart Press.

Have you ever wondered why you react the way you do to stressful situations? Or why some people seem to descend into agitation and chaos while others become rigid and controlling? Sh*t Happens will help you understand these behaviours.

10 August 2023

Author: Dr Alia Bojilva. Publisher: HarperCollins (NZ)

Guiding readers through a four-step process – to develop clearer awareness, deeper belonging, broader curiosity, and stronger drive – The Resilience Toolkit is a proven playbook on embracing the unknown with greater confidence and learning to recover faster from setbacks.

2 August 2023

Author: John Kirwan. Publisher: Penguin Books (NZ)

An updated edition of the groundbreaking and bestselling memoir by mental health advocate and former All Black Sir John Kirwan.

1 August 2023

Author: Ned Wenlock. Publisher: Earth’s End Publishing.

Told in Ned Wenlock’s unique and beautifully pared down style, Tsunami is a taut page turner, a coming-of-age story, and nuanced examination of teenage alienation and the unpredictable consequences of our actions.

1 August 2023

Author: Dr Lucy Hone. Publisher: Allen & Unwin.

Resilient Grieving is a practical, research-based guide to finding your own path to recovery from devastating loss. Updated and revised edition, including new research.

04 July 2023

Author and illustrator: Rebecca Larsen. Publisher: David Bateman Ltd.

Learn how to express your emotions through music in this delightful new story, Strum a Tune When You're Happy Kei Te Pai.

30 June 2023

Author: Brittany Smith-Farrant. Publisher: David Bateman Ltd.

Living Full shines a light on disordered eating, obsessive calorie counting and compulsive exercising. Through practical advice, helpful activities and first-hand accounts of recovery, this book will help you find the path to recovery and remind you that you are not alone.

01 June 2023

Author: Feana Ru’akoi. Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand.

When Lopini is replaced as kapa haka leader, he starts to spiral. It doesn’t matter that he thinks it’s a good idea, or that he agreed to the change in the first place. He’s a hard-out perfectionist and this feels like a public failure. How will he come to terms with it?

01 June 2023

Author: Steve Anderson. Publisher: Urban Druid Press.

The Devil’s Haircut: My Life Before and After the Raurimu Massacre, is an intimate case study from the tragedy of one of this country’s worst mass shootings, the Raurimu Massacre, by its perpetrator Stephen Anderson.

01 May 2023

Author: Gwendoline Smith. Publisher: Allen & Unwin New Zealand.

How do you know if you're just feeling a bit sad or if you are depressed? What level of sadness is 'normal'? How do you work out what's going on when you feel down? What kinds of treatment are available? How do you help a family member or friend who is depressed? Psychologist Gwendoline Smith answers these questions and many more in The Book of Feeling Blue.

17 January 2023

Authors: Lisa Cherrington and Sarika Rona. Illustrator: Amy Cameron. Publisher: Massey University Press (Te Tihi o Ruahine)

The Awhi Warrior helps families talk with their tamariki about the difficult emotions that arise when we are separated from the ones we love.

01 December 2022

Author: Sue Marsden. Publisher: Cold Hub Press.

Thank you, Elisabeth relates stories of people at the end of life who have continued to teach author Sue Marsden the importance of self-awareness.

27 September 2022

Author: Kane Brisco. Publisher: HarperCollins NZ.

Farmer Kane Brisco share his tools for the physical and mental strains of life on the land.

03 August 2022

Author: Sue Saunders. Publisher: Penguin.

There is much information available on the processes required when you need help with conception - but what about the other side - the emotions and decisions that have to be made along this journey?

1 June 2021 release

Author: Jehan Casinader. Publisher: HarperCollins New Zealand.

As an award-winning TV journalist, Casinader told other people's stories - until he lost control of his own. Severely depressed, he tried everything - from mindfulness to massage; Prozac to Pilates. Was something missing? 7 October 2020 release