Book Reviews

Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), The Happiness Trap Cards offer 50 simple, practical exercises for navigating difficult thoughts and feelings and focusing on what matters.

Waitohu invites you to record daily entries guided by the Māori lunar calendar.

This book reinforces that understanding how things work for Māori, and honouring the necessary cultural supports, remains one of the most effective ways to promote wellbeing and safety for tangata whaiora.

A gentle picture book that explores how unspoken feelings can grow heavy, and supports children and parents to talk about feelings that are often hard to name.

Kane shares the experiences that made him almost quit farming, along with the simple methods he developed for dealing with the mental and physical strains of life on the land.

This pukapuka explores wellbeing using Te Whare Tapa Whā as its guide. It weaves evidence-based psychological ideas with Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview).

Former Surgeon General of the United States, Vivek Murthy’s book reveals the importance of human connection, the hidden impact of loneliness on our health, and the social power of community.

This book is a collaboration of insight from a wide range of Māori researchers exploring childrearing approaches grounded in kaupapa Māori that encourage positive wellbeing outcomes for children.

A journey through Jehan's four year battle with depression, and how he found the power that helped him to survive in storytelling.

A book about how the garden is a vital place of escape for the brain, and how it helps us shape our minds through action as well as thought.

This graphic novel provides a fresh approach to the story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, with a special emphasis on unpacking the two versions of Te Tiriti and exploring their ongoing significance.

Author Joy Hibbins (the founder of an award-winning Suicide Crisis Centre) shares her invaluable experience of helping people through suicidal crisis.

How to let go of frazzle and make time for you.

A story aimed at helping children navigate feelings of stress and anxiety.

An updated revised copy of Scotty Morrison's phrasebook with everyday language.

Research into the best ways to overcome mental health discrimination and stigma.