How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend (Paperback)

Dr. Rachel Barr

ISBN 10: 0241767113 / ISBN 13: 9780241767115

Published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd, London, 2025

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Paperback. Neuroscientist and mental health advocate Dr. Rachel Barr invites you to know your brain better - and live a calmer more fulfilled life as a resultIn today's world, the pursuit of perfection is marketed as the path to happiness. We're led to believe that if we work harder and buy the right products, then we can optimise ourselves into a state of perpetual bliss. But what if this relentless effort is actually working against our natural wiring?In a world that constantly shouts for more, neuroscientist Dr. Rachel Barr PhD is here to start a quiet revolution, one that whispers- what if you're already enough?Instead of demanding yet more productivity, Rachel offers a refreshing alternative- to work with, not against, the brain's natural rhythms - from its hunger for meaning to the impact of art and creativity on our mental well-being.Scientifically backed and joyfully accessible, Rachel invites you to stop trying to 'be your best self' and instead learn to become better friends with your brain. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend (Paperback)
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241767113
• ISBN 13: 9780241767115
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

'Fun, but still deeply, rigorously researched.' - Professor Neil Shyminsky

'A true masterpiece. Rachel Barr has done a phenomenal job breaking down the complexities of the human mind.' - Jeffrey Meltzer, LMHC

'Insightful and relatable psychoeducation that demystifies the brain . . . it’s a resource I’ll proudly keep on my shelf as a therapist.' - Joshua Fletcher, anxiety therapist

Your brain is the most remarkable thing in the known universe.

Always trying to mend itself, and always trying to protect you, it’s in a constant state of flux ― adapting, reconfiguring, finding new pathways . . . And it has an astonishing capacity for recovery.

Only it doesn’t always get it right.

Rachel Barr struggled through years of devastating loss, heartache, and uncertainty until neuroscience gave her the first spark of self-belief she had felt in her adult life ― and proof that, because of the brain’s near-infinite potential for neuroplastic change, it’s never too late to carve out neural pathways to form new habits, new skills, and new ways of thinking.

Whether you want to nerd-out on Neuroscientific acronyms, finally understand what’s going on in your head, or take refuge in a book that’s like a warm hug for your mind, How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend is a delight-filled, evidence-based guide to taking better care of your brain ― so it, in turn, will take better care of you.

About the Author

Dr. Rachel Barr PhD is a neuroscientist specialising in the electrophysiology of sleep and memory. Outside of her research, she aims to bridge the gap between neuroscience and our everyday experiences, using social media to share these learnings with over one million followers.