Much like a cup of coffee (or tea, if you’re a tea person), there’s very little in the world a good book can’t fix, and if you think you’re in desperate need of some support when it comes to your mental health and self-care, here’s a little treat your way.
Read on to discover the 6 best books to pick from, read and relish, and improve your self-care. You just might learn more about how to take time for YOU!!
How to Survive the End of the World
True to its title, this book is for all those out there who tend to catastrophize the heck out of things. If your anxious mind always tends to fix on the worst case scenario of anything and everything, this book helps you discover the inner workings of your mind, and with a pinch of humor sprinkled in, lends some solid advice to handle those obsessive anxious thoughts as well.
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is a book that has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for over a year and a half and if you haven’t given it a read yet, now’s the time to. It helps you understand why EQ has a higher power over IQ when it comes to helping individuals lead productive lives and influences their leadership skills, job performance and much more.
Notes On a Nervous Planet
If you’re looking for ‘the’ book that’ll help you feel happy and human in the fast paced 21st century that you’re living in, this is the one. From helping you tackle the information overload you get one social media to focusing on the modern problems you might be fighting on a daily basis, the book helps you take the much needed step back from your overstimulating life in a healthy way.
The Anxiety Solution
The Anxiety Solution takes you through an incredible journey of the author, who has struggled with anxiety. It helps you identify your self destructive habits, minimize them and find peace and calm in your everyday life. It also offers you some practical tips and tricks to start implementing in your day to day life (including exercises and meditation) which will help you regain control over your mind and feelings.
The Power of Now
If you find yourself inescapable within the clutches of chronic worrying, this book’s just the right thing for you. Within the book, you’ll find valuable advice which will help you understand why every moment that you spend worrying is a moment wasted, and just how to free yourself from those worrying and judgmental thoughts.
The Self Care Project
This one may be last on our list, but it is definitely not the least. Self care, being one of the highest trending words today, is actually incredibly important, and that’s exactly what this book helps you do and understand. Within its pages, you will discover how self care isn’t actually selfish, and how you can put it to use to restore your mind and body and find relief from stress and anxiety.
Which book would you read first? Let us know in the comments below!
