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Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (October, 2025)

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  Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (October, 2025) Smartphone Nation: Why We're All Addicted to Our Screens and What You and Your Family Can Do About It , by Dr. Kaitlyn Regehr (2025, published by Knopf Canada) My take: Although smartphones seem ubiquitous, managing them so that your well-being isn’t negatively impacted can be challenging. In Smartphone Nation, Regehr (2025) provides a powerful, behind the scenes view of how tech firms control our screen time. She provides a practical guide on how to take back control and educate those who may be vulnerable. Regehr asks (and answers) several critical questions around “screen consumption”— what is our screen consumption doing to how we think and understand the world? She provides several strategies on how to take action so that the information coming at us is what we want rather than what the tech firms want to give us. Regehr also provides tips on spotting misinformation. This book is an education on technology, social media, and screen ti...
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October Giveaway! Giveaway closes October 8th

We’re giving away a copy of  October's Professor Pozzulo’s Pick. Click on read more then  click here  to enter to win or copy the web address and search it in your browser:  https://carleton.ca/mental-health/october2025-giveaway/
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Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (September, 2025)

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  Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (September, 2025) Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (2016, published by Scribner) My take: Some people seem to get back up no matter how many times they get knocked down while others struggle and hold on to setbacks. The difference between these two conditions may be something called “grit”. In Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Duckworth (2016), explores what it means to have grit, how to develop it, and why it is important. Duckworth also provides several evidence-based strategies on how to become “grittier”. Are successful people simply more talented? More intelligent? According to Duckworth, having grit is more important. (Agreed!) So, what is grit? Grit is the “passion and perseverance for long-term goals that involves a sustained effort to achieve a future objective despite setbacks”. Duckworth discusses four essentials of grit 1) interest - being genuinely interested/having a passion, 2) practice –practicing...
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September Giveaway! Giveaway closes September 5th

   We’re giving away a copy of September 's Professor Pozzulo’s Pick. Click on read more then click here to enter to win or copy the web address and search it in your browser:   https://carleton.ca/mental-health/septembergiveaway/
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August Giveaway! Giveaway closes August 8th

  We’re giving away a copy of A ugust 's Professor Pozzulo’s Pick. Click on read more then  click here  to enter to win or copy the web address and search it in your browser:  https://carleton.ca/mental-health/augustgiveaway/
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Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (August, 2025)

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  Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (August, 2025) Good Anxiety: Harnessing the power of the most misunderstood emotion by Dr. Wendy Suzuki with Billie Fitzpatrick (2021, published by Atria Books) My take: I think for anyone who experiences “everyday anxiety” (or stress or nervousness), it may be hard to imagine anxiety as something that might be “good” (I fall into this category!). In Good Anxiety: Harnessing the power of the most misunderstood emotion, Suzuki takes you on a science-filled journey of how anxiety works in our brains and how you can change those pathways for a more “positive” experience. Suzuki makes a distinction between clinical level anxiety and everyday anxiety. Although, the mechanisms may be similar, the book is oriented toward coping and changing our perceptions and reactions to this type of anxiety. Not only is there a lot of science in this book, but there are also several case examples that help illustrate the information. Three themes that emerged throughout the ...
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Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (July, 2025)

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  Professor Pozzulo’s Pick (July, 2025) Get it Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation , Ayelet Fishbach (2022, published by Little, Brown Spark) My take: Have you ever experienced that excitement to embark on a new goal (you’ll start Monday!), only to find that part way through to reaching your goal, that you lost interest, your motivation wanes. In Get it Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation , Fishbach (2022) explores the complex construct of motivation. You’ll discover barriers to motivation and how to deal with them so you can reach your goals. Fishbach provides a fulsome examination of the science of motivation. She explores orientations such as cup half full or empty and what motivates under these different perspectives. Intriguingly, which part of the glass motivates you will depend on context and the importance of your goal. At the end of each chapter, a series of questions allow you to reflect to better understand the science and strategi...
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