Dr. Matt’s Bookshelf – Center for Insight Medicine

Dr. Matt’s Bookshelf

I’ve been wisely told, ‘The menu is not the food,’ meaning knowledge is not the same as experience. However maps and signposts can be extremely helpful on an uncertain journey. I hope these resources can serve as inspiration and direction, for you as they have for me, towards truly seeing and tasting what’s alive in our selves.

Best of the Best

Unlearn Your Pain:
The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety & Depression
by Howard Schubiner MD

The Way Out:
A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain
by Alan Gordon

The Divided Mind:
The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
by John Sarno

Audiobook

The Unlearn Your Pain Workbook:
A Self Guided Process to Reprogram Your Brain
by Howard Schubiner MD

The Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression Workbook:
A Self Guided Process to Reprogram Your Brain
by Howard Schubiner MD

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
by Gabor Maté MD

Audiobook

It's Not Always Depression:
Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self
by Hilary Jacobs-Hendel

Audiobook

When the Body Says No:
Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection
by Gabor Maté

Audiobook

The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity
by Steven Kessler

Audiobook

Radical Acceptance:
Awakening the Love That Heals Fear and Shame
by Tara Brach

Audiobook

Nonviolent Communication A Language of Life:
Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
by Marshall Rosenberg

Audiobook

Falling Upward:
A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
by Richard Rohr

Audiobook

For Professionals

Psychophysiologic Disorders:
Trauma Informed, Interprofessional
Diagnosis and Treatment
by David Clarke

A Diagnostic Guide for
Psychophysiologic Disorders
by David Clarke

Hidden From View: A clinician's guide to psychophysiologic disorders by Dr. Allan Abbass and Dr. Howard Schubiner

Diagnosis & Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms

(aka Tension Myoneural Syndrome [TMS], Mindbody Syndrome [MBS], Psychophysiologic Disroders [PPD], Functional Neurologic/Somatic Disorders [FND])

Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression
by Howard Schubiner

Audiobook

The Way Out:
A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain
by Alan Gordon

Audiobook

They Can't Find Anything Wrong!:
7 Keys to Understanding, Treating, and Healing Stress Illness
by David Clarke

Audiobook

Healing Back Pain:
The Mind-Body Connection
by John Sarno

Audiobook

The Mindbody Prescription:
Healing the Body, Healing the Pain
by John Sarno

Audiobook

The Divided Mind:
The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders
by John Sarno

Audiobook

Calm Your Body, Heal Your Mind: Transcend Pain, Anxiety, Anger, and Repetitive Unwanted Thoughts
by David Hanscom MD

Audiobook

Do You Really Need Spine Surgery?:
Take Control With a Surgeon’s Advice
by David Hanscom

Audiobook

Back in Control:
A Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain
by David Hanscom

Audiobook

Mind Your Body: A Revolutionary Program to Release Chronic Pain and Anxiety
by Nicole J. Sachs LCSW

The Meaning of Truth:
Embrace your truth. Create your life.
by Nicole Sachs

Crushing Doubt: An Advanced System for Mind-Body Pain and Symptom Relief
by Dr. Dan Ratner

Set It & Forget It: Are you Ready to Transform Your Sleep by Daniel Erichsen

Dr. John Sarno's Top 10 Healing Discoveries
by Steve Ozanich

Audiobook

The Great Pain Deception:
Faulty Medical Advice is Making Us Worse
by Steve Ozanich

Back Pain Permanent Healing:
Understanding the Myths, Lies, and Confusion
by Steve Ozanich

Audiobook

Pathways to Pain Relief
by Frances Sommer Anderson, & Eric Sherman

My Migraine Breakthrough:
How I Journeyed out of the Darkness of my Migraines, to the Light of a Reclaimed Life
by Lee Canter

The Lessons Doctor Sarno Taught Me:
Reflections, Memoir, and Teachings
by David Schechter M.D.

Audiobook

Breaking Out Of Pain:
Living the Legacy of John E. Sarno, MD
by Andrea Leonard-Segal MD, et al

The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook: Using the Brain's Neuroplasticity to Break the Cycle of Chronic Pain
by Vanessa M Blackstone

The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook for Teens: Rewire Your Brain to Find Relief from Chronic Pain
by Vanessa M Blackstone

The MindBody Workbook. Vol 2:
Thirty Days of Guided Journaling and Affirmations for Chronic Pain, Stress, and Other Disorders
by David Schechter M.D.

The MindBody Workbook. Vol 1:
A Thirty Day Program of Insight and Awareness for People with Back Pain and Other Disorders
by David Schechter M.D.

The Unlearn Your Pain Workbook by Howard Schubiner, MD

The Unlearn Your Anxiety & Depression Workbook by Howard Schubiner, MD

The Neurobiology, Consequences, and Treatment of Trauma

When the Body Says No:
Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection
by Gabor Mate

Audiobook

The Body Keeps the Score:
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel Van Der Kolk

Audiobook

What Happened to You?:
Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
by Oprah Winfrey & Bruce Perry

Audiobook

It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

Waking the Tiger:
Healing Trauma
by Peter Levine

Audiobook

In an Unspoken Voice:
How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
by Peter Levine

Audiobook

The Drama of the Gifted Child:
The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition
by Alice Miller

Audiobook

The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Hurtful Parenting by Alice Miller

Pain and Neuroscience

Explain Pain:
Super Charged
by David Butler and Lorimer Moseley

Why Do I Hurt?:
A Patient Book About the Neuroscience of Pain
by Adriaan Louw

Why Do I Hurt?:
Workbook - Neuroscience Education Workbook for Patients with Pain
by Adriaan Louw

Painful Yarns:
Metaphors and Stories to Help Understand the Biology of Pain
by Lorimer Moseley

The Brain That Changes Itself:
Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
by Norman Doidge

Audiobook

Beyond Symptoms: Understanding, Experience, and Efficacy for your Self and Life

It's Not Always Depression:
Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self
by Hilary Jacobs-Hendel

Audiobook

Living Like You Mean It:
Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want
by Ronald J. Frederick

Audiobook

Loving Like You Mean It:
Use the Power of Emotional Mindfulness to Transform Your Relationships
by Ronald J. Frederick

Audiobook

The 5 Personality Patterns:
Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity
by Steven Kessler

Audiobook

How to Have Better Relationships: The Skills You Need, the Actions to Take, based on The 5 Personality Patterns
by Steven Kessler

Feel Your Body More: The Theory of Body-Based Therapy by Devaraj Sandberg

Focusing
by Eugene Gendlin

Audiobook

Nonviolent Communication A Language of Life:
Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
by Marshall Rosenberg

Audiobook

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
by Gabor Maté MD

Audiobook

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem:
The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field
by Nathaniel Branden

Audiobook

No Bad Parts:
Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
by Richard Schwartz

Audiobook

The Gifts of Imperfection:
Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
by Brené Brown

Audiobook

Loving What Is:
Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
by Byron Katie

Audiobook

Self-Compassion:
The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
by Kristin Neff

Audiobook

You Are the One You've Been Waiting For:
Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships
by Richard Schwartz Ph.D.

Audiobook

Wired for Love:
How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship
by Stan Tatkin

Audiobook

Addiction and Habits

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts:
Close Encounters with Addiction
by Gabor Maté

Audiobook

Atomic Habits:
An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear

Audiobook

Addiction and Grace:
Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions
by Gerald May

Books on Mindfulness and Contemplative Spirituality

Full Catastrophe Living:
Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Audiobook

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
by Jack Kornfield

Audiobook

Wherever You Go, There You Are:
Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Audiobook

Radical Acceptance:
Awakening the Love That Heals Fear and Shame
by Tara Brach

Audiobook

True Refuge:
Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart
by Tara Brach

Audiobook

The Power of Now:
A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle

Audiobook

A New Earth:
Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
by Eckhart Tolle

Audiobook

10% Happier:
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
by Dan Harris

Audiobook

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics:
A 10% Happier How-to Book
by Dan Harris

Audiobook

The Presence Process: A Journey into Present Moment Awareness
by Michael Brown

Audiobook

The Naked Now:
Learning To See As the Mystics See
by Richard Rohr

Audiobook

Falling Upward:
A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
by Richard Rohr

Audiobook

Open Mind, Open Heart:
The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel
by Thomas Keating

Other Fantastic and Influential Books

Hold On to Your Kids:
Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté

Audiobook

The Awakened Family: How to Raise Empowered, Resilient, and Conscious Children by Shefali Tsabary

Scattered Minds:
The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
by Gabor Maté

Audiobook

How to Change Your Mind:
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
by Michael Pollan

Audiobook

Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts by Oliver Burkeman

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nester

Audiobook

Find Your Why:
A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
by Simon Sinek

Audiobook

The Four Agreements:
Toltec Wisdom Collection
by Don Miguel Ruiz

Audiobook

For Professionals

A Diagnostic Guide for Psychophysiologic Disorders
by David Clarke

Psychophysiologic Disorders:
Trauma Informed, Interprofessional Diagnosis and Treatment
by David Clarke

Hidden From View:
A clinician's guide to psychophysiologic disorders
by Dr. Allan Abbass and Dr. Howard Schubiner

Reaching Through Resistance:
Advanced Psychotherapy Techniques
by Allan Abbass

Co-Creating Change:
Effective Dynamic Therapy Techniques
by Jon Frederickson

Co-Creating Safety:
Healing the Fragile Patient
by Jon Frederickson

Lives Transformed:
A Revolutionary Method of Dynamic Psychotherapy
by David Malan and Patricia C. Della Selva

Treating Affect Phobia:
A Manual for Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
by Leigh McCullough

How Emotions Are Made:
The Secret Life of the Brain
by Lisa Barrett

Audiobook

The Body Keeps the Score:
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel Van Der Kolk

Audiobook

Trauma and Memory:
Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory
by Peter Levine

Audiobooks

The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy:
Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation
by Deborah A. Dana

Audiobook

Internal Family Systems Therapy, Second Edition
by Richard C. Schwartz

Audiobook

Focusing
by Eugene Gendlin

Audiobook

The Power of Focusing:
A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing
by Ann Weiser Cornell

Audiobook

The Gift of Therapy:
An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients

Audiobook

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