A Year to Change Your Mind: Ideas from the Therapy Room to Help You Live Better

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Writing in New York magazine, conservative journalist Andrew Sullivan praised How to Change Your Mind as "astounding." [10] Compassionate and easy to read, this book can lead us to better ways of living. It is filled with unpretentious wisdom’– Henry Mance The New York Times Book Review named How to Change Your Mind one of the best books of 2018. [6] [7] The 10 Best Books of 2018". The New York Times Book Review. November 29, 2018 . Retrieved October 24, 2019.

Forgiving imperfections: Embrace mistakes as opportunities for growth and practice self-forgiveness.

Resilient role models: Seek inspiration from individuals who have overcome adversity and learn from their experiences. Empathetic listening: Practice active listening when others share their thoughts and feelings with you.

A compassionate book filled with useful tips to help us through life' - Claudia Hammond, bestselling author of The Key to Kindness Foster a supportive environment: Surround yourself with individuals who are understanding and empathetic towards mental health struggles.

Enjoyable activities: Engage in activities that bring you joy and a sense of accomplishment regularly. Perhaps the smartest thing about How to Change Your Mind, however, is the restraint with which Pollan inserts himself into the narrative. His own story with psychedelics is fascinating – he ignored them for most of his life, only starting to experiment with them in his mid-60s – but that isn’t what this show is about. Instead, the bulk of the advocacy here comes in the form of compassionate case studies, featuring people with anxiety or OCD, who try these drugs (often in clinical settings) and are, if not always cured, then helped considerably.