Self Care
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA
This ground-breaking book provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life. Instead of asking us to ignore the very real obstacles and societal pressures that stand between women and well-being, the authors explain, with compassion and optimism, what we're up against and show us how to fight back. Named as one of the best books of the year by Bookriot.
All Work No Play: a Surprising Guide to Feeling More Mindful, Grateful, and Cheerful by Dale Sidebottom
A practical and rewarding handbook that shares strategies for play-based mindfulness, empathy, and gratitude exercises. Readers will discover their inner child, promote good mental health, build and foster more meaningful connections, and combat loneliness, toxic behaviors, and thoughts.
Thriving Mind: How to Cultivate a Good Life by Jenny Brockis, PhD
Walking you through common issues, such as loneliness, stress, relationship breakdown, loss of social connection, and mental health issues, Brockis shares practical strategies for overcoming them, as well as habits to help avoid them in the future.
The Self-Care Handbook: Connect with Yourself and Boost Your Wellbeing by Gill Hasson
For so many of us, selfcare often falls by the wayside. Hasson shows you how to develop the mindset, routines, and habits that can improve your wellbeing. It's a straightforward approach that helps you feel good about yourself, manage stress and anxiety, achieve a work-life balance, and increase your physical health.
Personality Isn't Permanent: Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story by Benjamin Hardy, PhD
Hardy debunks pervasive myths about personality that prevent us from learning and provides bold strategies for personal transformation. Filled with tips for reframing your past and designing your future, this guide shows how we can intentionally create our desired selves.
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry by Randolph M. Nesse, MD
Nesse provides a new framework for making sense of mental illness by explaining how negative emotions are useful in certain situations. He argues that mental disorders result from the mismatch between the modern environment and our ancient past, and that the key to the future is understanding individuals as individuals.
"Allow yourself the things you need right now. Whether that's space, rest, support, or something else, know that you are not a burden for taking care of yourself." -TWLOHA
"Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel." -Eleanor Brown
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