Good reference books used within PeaceBuilders Network topic structure.

Book: Modern Masculinity - Dr Stephan B Poulter 2024

A compassionate Guidebook to Men's Mental Health ( a very comprehensive read )*

https://www.stephanpoulter.com/

Contents

Part 1 Body Masculinity: The Mind-Body Connection - Physical Health is Emotional and Mental Health

Part 2 Relationships Matter: You and your Parents! Expanding your relationship IQ

Part 3 Masculinity in the Era of Cancelation, Confusion and Clarity - The healing power of Your Four Horsemen*

Book: Happy Mind Happy Life - Dr Rangan Chatterjee 2022

10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day.

A science-backed guide to a calmer, happier you.

https://drchatterjee.com/happy-mind-happy-life/

Contents

-Introduction

-Write your happy ending

-Eliminate choice

-Treat yourself with respect

-Make time stand still

-Seek out friction

-Talk to strangers

-Treat your phone like a person

-Have maskless conversations

-Go on holiday every day

-Give yourself away

Book: Why has nobody told me this before? By Dr Julie Smith 2022

Contents

On Dark Places

On Motivation

On Emotional Pain

On Grief

On Self-doubt

On Fear

On Stress

On Meaningful Life

Book: How to live when you could be dead by Deborah James 2022

https://books.google.ca/books/about/How_to_Live_When_You_Could_Be_Dead.html?id=9pblDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y

Contents

-How hope can help you sleep at night

-Valuing today because tomorrow might not come

-Something to aim for

-How I've kept going when I felt like stopping

-Fuel the fire of failure

-Its time to get gritty

-The courage to face your fears

-The healing power of laughter

-There is always something to be grateful for

-Planting seeds

Book: Read this or die! Persuading yourself to a better life by Ray Edwards 2023

https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Read_This_Or_Die/khBPzwEACAAJ?hl=en

Contents:

Pain:

Starts with what hurts

-Letting go of the lies we love

-Facing reality

-Beliefs are engines for change

Amplify:

It gets worse before it gets better

-Turn up the volume

-People change when they have to not when they want to

Story:

Believing in a better future

-The power of myth

-When old stories no longer serve us

Testimony:

Evidence worth believing

-Making yourself believe anything

-Reinforcing new realities

Opportunity:

The invitation to change

-Calling yourself to action

-Closing the deal

-Practice becoming a new person

Response:

Making it stick

-Imagine the worst

-Remove all risk

-Commitment has a cost

Conclusion:

Read this ….and live!

Book: Owning our Struggles by Minaa B. 2023

https://www.minaab.com/

Discover the power of collective healing in this research-based and real-world guide to moving past trauma and adversity—together.

Contents:

The struggle for wholeness

The struggle for healing

The struggle for safe spaces

The struggle for unconditional love

The struggle for intimacy

The struggle for fulfillment

The struggle of being human

Book: Level Up by Rod Dial 2023

How to Get Focused, Stop Procrastinating, and Upgrade Your Life

https://robdial.com/book/

Contents:

Fear

Identity

Purpose

Visualization

Direction

Distraction

One step at a time

Focus

Consistency

Habits

Neuroplasticity

Creating a dopamine reward system

Book: The Power of Regret - Danial H Pink 2022