This book changed my whole life. It’s now the basis on which I compare all modern life and determine what is “normal”.

Ryan busts a wealth of myths we’ve been fed about our hunter gatherer ancestors, making the case that ‘civilisation’ is not all its cracked up to be. It has really helped me understand more about humans and our natural state of being.

We’ve been taught to believe we’re an inherently selfish, competitive species. This false narrative is the backbone of the extractive systems that plague our modern world. But what if it’s based on a lie? With examples from the real-life Lord of the Flies and hidden flaws in the Stanford prison experiment, Bregman paints a new picture of humanity, with kindness at our core.

Disclaimer: I haven’t read this yet, but I’m itching to!

I’m only part way through this book, but wow. It turns on its head everything we know about depression, anxiety, medication and our unshakeable need for social connection. This discussion is desperately necessary in these lonely, drugged-up, numbed-out times. Can’t wait to finish it.

Real-life stories demonstrating how small acts of courage, kindness, and self-trust can help us transition from a world of separation and crisis to one of interconnectedness, meaning and collective transformation.

Explores how modern society's expectations, stress, and trauma shape physical and mental health, arguing that what we consider 'normal' is often unhealthy and disconnected from our true human needs.

Reveals the breathtaking intelligence of trees, demonstrating how they communicate, share nutrients and even warn each other of danger — challenging all that we think we know. There’s a full length documentary you can rent online too!

Exploring grief as a transformative force, this book “offers hope and healing for a profoundly fractured world—and a pathway home to the brightness, pains, and gifts of being alive.”

A deep dive into how modern breathing habits harm our health and how ancient practices and new science reveal simple techniques to restore balance, improve sleep, reduce stress, and enhance wellbeing.

“Instead of thinking about social justice as a process that starts with changing people's minds, Embodied Activism understands our bodies--how we feel in them and relate to others through them--as the sites of transformation”

Thomas shows how environmental and social justice are inseparable. She highlights how marginalised communities are disproportionately affected by ecological harm and offers a vision and toolkit for building an inclusive, equitable, and sustainable movement.

Blending Buddhist philosophy, systems theory, and deep ecology, Macy shows how feelings of grief, fear, and despair for the planet can be transformed into compassion, empowerment, and action. The book guides us to see the world as a living web to which we intimately belong.

Drawing on Indigenous teachings, decolonial thought and personal reflection, Machado de Oliveira explores how to grieve, unlearn, and accompany modernity as it dies, while cultivating new ways of being in relationship with each other and the Earth.