Book Club | Dr Tonia Mezzini

So many books, so little time…Here are some of my favourites.

I’ll keep adding to this list, so watch this space. And tell me your favourites when you see me in clinic.

Anything by Alain De Botton. The man could write a shopping list and I'd read it. Start with The Course

Understanding pain is trickier than we might think. My 'light blub moment' was half-way through reading Painful Yarns: Metaphors and

Kaz Cooke does a great job of providing wise, accurate and amusing advice on Girl Stuff and Women's Stuff. Get

Dr Rosie King, one of Australia's favourite sex therapists, has written two excellent books for couples. Where Did My Libido

Sex is a complex life skill, and a little bit of instruction, inspiration and illumination never went astray. I was

Heartline is a funny, thought-provoking book is a series of short stories written by my good friend Dr Brendan Carson.

Jenny Laswon's "mostly true memoir" Let's Pretend This Never Happened is a laugh out loud story of growing up in rural

Yep, another therapy book. Simple stories of the encounters between a psychotherapist and his patients. Profound and moving. You'll need

Peggy wrote this book as a parent, wanting to 'navigate the complicated new landscape' that confronts women today. In the

Ah, my intellectual crush...Alain De Botton introduces this series of essays designed to help us to understand ourselves and the

This is described as 'an open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients'. A series of brief

This is a fabulous introduction to what psychotherapy is, and how it can help to liberate your mind. Gillian and

This is Esther's first book and it's a gem! She is able to take a psychological and sociological look at

Esther is a world famous psychotherapist who specialises in couples, relationship and sex therapy. This is her second book and

Alyssa is a gynaecologist from the USA who wants us all to be able to speak vagina. Yay, I agree! She's

Jen is known as the 'Twitter Gynaecologist' in the USA and Canada. She has a 'vagenda' to inform and empower women

Caitlin Moran's latest offering is a treasure. She tackles the big questions of a woman's life - feminism, mid-life, husbands,