Each April 23 We celebrate Sant Jordi and the Book Day. This is a good time to take advantage of and give or give ourselves some of those works that help us to know something else about ourselves, face problems emotional or psychological that we can suffer and express ours Emotions to take care of our mental health and increase our quality of life.

Therefore, this is a great occasion to recommend some of the best self -help books and psychology that you can give in Sant Jordi. Everyone and every one provide knowledge and wisdom to Know us better to ourselves and learn to relate more healthy and honest to others, both in our personal life as in the work life.

Self -help books

‘Even the balls of positive thought’

Even the balls of positive thought/Photo: www.planetadelibros.com

We begin with a book that is a breath of fresh air among all those works called self -help: Even the balls of positive thought (Martínez Roca Editions), by the psychologist and psychotherapist Buenaventura del Charco Oleabetter known in networks like Ventura Psychologist.

The author, which also conducts the podcast Raw psychologyaddresses this work turning the back to that sweetened reality of some other books in which, rather than telling the truth, what many prefer to hear is written. But Ventura Psychologist Speak in an open, adult and unsuccessful way of what things really are and why they happen as they happen.

Emotions, Traumas, anxietyprocesses of ruptures and Duels… everything has a place in a book where you will learn a lot about yourself and how the psychological problems through sincerity with oneself, the need to assume pain and sadness, and the fact of resorting to therapy whenever necessary.

The best thing is that it is counted in such a way, that it seems that you are sitting with the author taking something in a cafeteria, in a Colloquial and nearby toneand with the occasional anecdote that will take some laugh. Essential.

‘We are what we are talking about. The therapeutic power of speaking and speaking to us’

The truth is that any book by the psychiatrist Luis Rojas Marcos It is recommended if we are interested in psychologythe Mental health and he Emotional well -being In all your facets. But, this time, to give this Sant Jordi We suggest you We are what we are talking about. The therapeutic power of speaking and talking about us (Grijalbo editorial).

In a time when we live at full speed and the images replace the talks on many occasions, the work shows us the importance of talk to ourselves and conversation with others. With this it is possible to work our self-esteemtake decisions and take care of ours Affective relationships.

Let’s not forget that, in most cases, problems with other people bring the cause of conversations that have not been maintained, of things that have not been said or of listening blockages that do not allow us to really assimilate what we are telling us. If you want to discover the therapeutic power to speak and verbalize what we feeldo not stop reading it.

‘Body neuroscience’

Body neuroscience/Photo: Nazarethcastellanos.com

Doctor in Neuroscience and graduated in Theoretical Physicswith more than two decades behind them dedicated to research of brain activity, Nazareth Castellanos allows us to approach through Body neuroscience (Kairós Editorial) to the relationship between our body and our neurons.

In this way, it introduces us to a fascinating scientific discipline that is living a real revolution regarding the advances that are taking place, and that year after year results in new data of interest on our brain.

All this allows us to understand much better How our mind works and What a relationship with our emotionsour mood and our body, as well as with certain capacities such as concentration and the memory. A work that combines science and humanism in an irresistible way.

‘The little book of psychology’

If you study psychology Or you are interested enough to know a little more about it, this work is perfect for you to regal it in Sant Jordi. Written by Psychologists English Emily Ralls and Caroline Riggs, THE LITTLE BOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY (Amat Editorial) allows you to know a little more about this discipline and clarify the most used concepts and ideas.

Theories of Freudthe Maslow pyramidcomplex like those of Oedipus and everything that is relevant through the History of Psychology has its space in this accessible and practice work For all audiences. After reading it, you will be clear about the differences between the different approaches of psychology, such as humanisthe cognitivehe behavioral and the psychodynamicamong others.

You will find THE LITTLE BOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY edited in Spanish, but also in Catalan under the title of The petit llibre of psychology.