Clients often inquire about books and podcasts to help them navigate various mental health issues. Here's a compilation of the ones I often suggest to support and guide them, divided by topic.
Anxiety:
The Anatomy of Anxiety by Ellen Vora
Overcoming Anxiety: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques by Helen Kennerley
Free Yourself from Anxiety: A Self Help Guide to Overcoming Anxiety Disorders by Emma Fletcher & Martha Langley
Panic Attacks: What are they, why they happen and what you can do about them by Christine Ingham
Getting Over OCD: A 10 Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life by Jonathan Abramowitz
Breaking negative habits:
Build a Better Brain by Peter Hollins
Tiny Habits: Why Starting Small Makes Lasting Change Easy by Brian Jeffrey Fogg
Low mood and depression:
A Toolkit for Happiness by Emma Hepburn
Mind Over Mood: Change how you feel by changing the way you think by Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky
Overcoming Depression: A Self Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques by Paul Gilbert
Surviving Post-Natal Depression: At Home No-One Hears You Scream by Cara Aiken
Relationships:
It Didn't Start With You: How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle by Mark Wolynn
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Rosenberg Marshall B
The Relate Guide to Better Relationships: Practical Ways to Make Love Last by Sarah Litvinoff
Self-esteem:
Overcoming Low Self-Esteem: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques by Melanie Fennell
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer
Increase your Confidence in One Day and Stay Confident for the Rest of Your Life by Olga Levancuka
Trauma:
Trauma is Really Strange by Steve Haines (Author) & Sophie Standing (Illustrator)
Mindfulness Skills for Trauma and PTSD: Practices for Recovery and Resilience
by Rachel Goldsmith Turow
The Survivor’s Guide: To Recovery from Rape and Sexual Abuse by Robert Kelly, Fay Maxted & Elizabeth Campbell
Understanding Trauma: How to Overcome Post-Traumatic Stress by Roger Baker
Bereavement:
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief through the Five Stages of Loss by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
An Introduction to Coping with Grief by Sue Morris
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