Author
Kelly McGonigal
Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist who teaches at Stanford University and has led group exercise classes for almost twenty years. She is the author of The Willpower Instinct.
Books in Livria
- The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage
Why does a long run make you want to hug the whole world, and why does dancing in step with strangers make them feel almost like family? Psychologist Kelly McGonigal gathered research and the stories of people for whom…
- The Upside of Stress
What if the harm comes from believing stress is harmful, rather than from stress itself? Stanford psychologist Kelly McGonigal taught people to fear stress for years, then reconsidered her view. Here are the…
- The Willpower Instinct
Why does a trip to the gym make dessert so tempting, and why does one lapse make you want to abandon an entire diet? A Stanford psychologist gathered research on self-control into a practical book. Here are her central…