Resources
You may find these books helpful. They are from varied backgrounds and do not represent one school of thought. You may find one that speaks to you more clearly than others.
This is a working list ready to be updated at any time. Enjoy.
Well-being
Sound Asleep. The expert guide to sleeping well - by Chris Idzikowski (Book)
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This book tackles all the common, and many of the not so common sleep problems - from the different forms of insomnia to street noise, nightmares and crying babies. It offers effective ways to improve your sleep by easy lifestyle changes and simple, natural techniques.
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Self-care for the Real World - Nadia Narain & Katie Narain Phillips (Book)
Combining friendly advice, personal stories, exercises and recipes, Self-Care for the Real World is a practical guide to self-care, for real people with busy lives.
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Relaxation Techniques
Audio files of relaxation techniques that can help relieve stress and gain a sense of well-being. Available in both male and female voices.
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Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Free meditations and mindfulness resources.
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More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) - Elaine Welteroth (Book)
This book discusses race, identity, love, friendship taking up space as a Black woman in a predominantly white workplace, and the meaning of success.
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The Self Love Experiment: Fifteen Principles for Becoming More Kind, Compassionate and Accepting Yourself- Shannon Kaiser (Book)
Put a stop to self-sabotage and overcome your fears so that you can gain the confidence you need to reach your goals and become your own best friend.
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It Didn’t Start with You - Mark Wolynn (Book)
The latest research affirms that traumatic experience is passed on to future generations and that this emotional inheritance, hidden in everything from our gene expression to everyday language, plays a far greater role in our health than ever previously understood. It Didn't Start with You is full of life changing stories, powerful insights, and practical tools for personal healing.
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What happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing - Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey (Book)
Dr Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking ‘What happened to you?’
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Feel the Fear and do It Anyway - Susan Jeffers (Book)
Whatever your anxieties, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway will give you the insight and tools to vastly improve your ability to handle any situation. You will learn to live your life the way you want - and move forward from a place of suffering, paralysis and depression to one of power, energy and love.
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You Are a Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living An Awesome Life - Jen Sincero (Book)
In this refreshingly entertaining how-to-guide, bestselling author and success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bitesized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises and the occasional swear word, helping you to: identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviours that stop you from getting what you want. It will also help you to create a life you totally love. And create it NOW.
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Getting the Love You Want - A Guide for Couples; by Harville Hendrix and Helen Lakelly Hunt (Book)
Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix is a relationship guidebook that helps couples fix their issues by understanding their childhood experiences and developing empathy and effective communication skills.
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Love, Sex & Relationships – An Integrative Model for Sexual Education; by Cabby Laffy and Polly McAfee (Book)
LoveSex and Relationships introduces a pleasure-focused rather than reproductive model of sex, exploring how our brains, minds, bodies and emotions interact to create our experience of sexuality.