{"id":2395,"date":"2025-05-06T17:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/mental-health\/?page_id=2395"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:55:28","slug":"professor-pozzulos-picks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/professor-pozzulos-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Pozzulo\u2019s Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Professor Pozzulo\u2019s Picks\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Reading is one of the most enjoyable activities. It is exciting when psychological<\/i><\/b> science makes its way into popular books. Here are my Professor Pozzulo\u2019s Picks.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Dr. Joanna Pozzulo, Director, MeWeRTH<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defy: The Power of No in a World that Demands Yes<\/em> by Dr. Sunita Sah (2025, published by One World) \u2013 February 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Winter: Harness your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark or Difficult Days<\/i>,<\/i> by Kari Leibowitz (2024, published by Penguin Life) \u2013 January 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Joy of Solitude: How to Reconnect with Yourself in an Overconnected World<\/i> by Robert J. Coplan (2025, published by Simon & Schuster) \u2013 December 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being<\/i>, <\/i>by Marc G. Berman, Ph.D. (2025, published by Simon and Schuster) \u2013 November 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smartphone Nation: Why We’re All Addicted to Our Screens and What You and Your Family Can Do About It<\/i>, by Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr (2025, published by Knopf Canada) \u2013 October 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance<\/i> by Angela Duckworth (2016, published by Scribner) \u2013 September 2025<\/p>\n

Good Anxiety: Harnessing the power of the most misunderstood emotion <\/i>by Dr. Wendy Suzuki (2021, published by Atria Books) \u2013 August 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Get it Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation <\/span><\/i>by Ayelet Fishbach (2022, published by Little, Brown Spark) \u2013 July 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions<\/em> by Michael Norton (2024, published by Scribner) – June 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (and how anyone can harness it. Even you.)<\/em> by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas (2020, published by Currency) – May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others <\/i>by Adam Galinsky (2025, published by Harper Business) \u2013 April 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Positive Shift: Mastering Mindset to Improve Happiness, Health, and Longevity <\/i>by Catherine A. Sanderson, Ph.D. (2019, published by BenBella Books) <\/i>\u2013 March 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move the Body, Heal the Mind <\/i>by Jennifer Heisz, Ph.D (2022, published by Harvest) – Feb 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be <\/i>by Katy Milkman (2021, published by Portfolio) \u2013 Jan 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other <\/i>by Sophie Gr\u00e9goire Trudeau (2024, published by Random House Canada) – Dec. 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending <\/i>by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton (2013, published by Simon & Schuster) \u2013 Nov. 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chatter: The Voice in our Head, Why it Matters, and How to Harness it <\/i>by Ethan Kross, (2021, published by Crown)  – Oct. 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most <\/i>by Cassie Holmes, Ph.D. (2022; published by Gallery Books) \u2013Sept. 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us <\/i>by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross (2023; published by Random House) \u2013August, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Good Life: Lessons from the World\u2019s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness <\/i>by Robert Waldinger, MD and Marc Schultz, Ph.D. (2023; published by Simon & Schuster) \u2013July, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why we sleep: Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams<\/i> by Matthew Walker, Ph.D. (published by Simon & Schuster) \u2013June, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading is one of the most enjoyable activities. It is exciting when psychological science makes its way into popular books. Here are my Professor Pozzulo\u2019s Picks. -Dr. Joanna Pozzulo, Director, MeWeRTH Defy: The Power of No in a World that Demands Yes by Dr. Sunita Sah (2025, published by One World) \u2013 February 2026 How to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-2395","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3263,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2395\/revisions\/3263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mental-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=2395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}