The third in our series of library guides lists some of the self-help books available through the NICS Library Service with the aim of supporting the NICS's commitment to improving your health and wellbeing.
Click on the title to take you to the book details on our catalogue where you can login and request the book or email/phone us with the details and we will send it out to you via the courier. There are also e-books available and the link will take you directly to the book on our e-book platform, VLE Books. You will need to register the first time you use this and then login to read a book. Search on the catalogue for any other subjects you are interested in or contact us directly with any suggestions.
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Physical health - fitness and exercise
- The 4 pillar plan: how to relax, eat, move and sleep your way to a longer, healthier life - Rangan Chatterjee
- Stay fit for life - Joshua Kozak
- Walking for fitness - Nina Barough
- Your twelve week guide to running - Daniel Ford
- Yoga for everyday living - Stella Weller
- Chair yoga: sit, stretch and strengthen your way to a happier, healthier you - Kristin McGee
- Hayne's running manual: a step by step guide
Healthy living
- Lower cholesterol: reduce blood pressure and stress - Catherine Butterfield
- Eat better, live longer - Dr Sarah Brewer
- The 4 pillar plan: how to relax, eat, move and sleep your way to a longer, healthier life - Rangan Chatterjee
- Stop smoking with CBT: the most powerful way to beat your addiction - Max Pemberton
- Quit smoking boot camp - Allen Carr
Stress
- Overcoming your workplace stress: a CBT-based self-help guide - Martin R. Bamber
- Overcoming low self-esteem - Melanie Fennell
- Toxic stress: a step by step guide to managing stress - Harry Barry
- The stress test: how pressure can make you stronger and sharper - Ian Robertson
- A life less stressed: the five pillars of health and wellness - Ron Ehrlich
- How to deal with stress - Stephen Palmer
- The pressure principle: handle stress, harness energy and perform when it counts - Dave Alred
- Overcoming panic - Vjaya Manicavasagar
Domestic violence
- Understanding adult survivors of domestic violence in childhood: still forgotten, still hurting [EBOOK] - Gill Hague
- Narrative therapy for women experiencing domestic violence: supporting women's transitions from abuse to safety [EBOOK] - Mary Allen
- Supporting women after domestic violence: loss, trauma and recovery [EBOOK] - Hilary Abrahams
- When loving him is hurting you: hope and help for women dealing with narcissim and emotional abuse [EBOOK] - David Hawkins
Health and wellbeing
- It's not you, it's your hormones - Nicki Williams
Mindfulness and relaxation
- Mindfulness for busy people: turning from frantic and frazzled into calm and composed - Michael Sinclair
- Discover meditation and mindfulness: create a better life through the power of reflection - Tara Ward
- Mindfulness for life: a six week guide to inner peace - Oli Doyle
- Mindfulness for worriers: overcoming everyday stress and anxiety - Padraig O'Morain
- Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world - Mark Williams
- Resilient: find your inner strength - Rick Hanson
- The mind workout: twenty steps to improve your mental health and take charge of your life - Mark Freeman
- Mindfulness and sleep: how to improve your sleep quality through practicing mindfulness - Anna Black
- The easy way to mindfulness: free your mind from worry and anxiety - Allen Carr
- Managing anxiety with mindfulness for dummies - Joelle Jane Marshall
Depression and Anxiety
- Happy: why more or less everything is absolutely fine - Derren Brown
- Managing depression with CBT for dummies - Brian Thomson
- Tackling depression at work: a practical guide for employees and managers - Kerrie Eyers
- The ten step stress solution: live more, relax more, re-energise more - Neil Shah
- Controlling anxiety: self help strategies to conquer fear and phobias and live with confidence - William Stewart
- Overcoming social anxiety and shyness - Gillian Butler
- An introduction to coping with depression for carers - Tony Frais
- Depression and anxiety the drug free way [E-BOOK] - Mark Greener
- The ABCs of coping with anxiety: using CBT to manage stress and anxiety [E-BOOK] - James Cowart
- Anxiety and depression workbook for dummies [E-BOOK] - Elaine Iljon Foreman
- Coping with shyness and social phobia: a guide to understanding and overcoming social anxiety [E-BOOK] - W. Ray Crozier
- The compassionate mind approach to postnatal depression - Michelle Cree
- Boys don't cry: a story of love, depression and men - Tim Grayburn
- Dealing with depression: simple ways to get your life back - Jan Marsh
CBT
- The CBT handbook - Pamela Myles
- The yoga-CBT workbook for anxiety - Julie Greiner-Ferris
- Beat low self-esteem with CBT - Christine Wilding
- CBT at work for dummies - Gill Garratt
- Understanding CBT: develop your own toolkit to reduce stress and increase well-being - Kasia Szymanska
- Enjoying work is easy as CBT: a practical guide to CBT for work - Gill Garratt
- Managing OCD with CBT for dummies [E-BOOK] - Rob Willson
Nutrition
- Eat better, live longer - Dr Sarah Brewer
- The vitamin complex: our obsessive quest for nutritional perfection - Catherine Price
Diabetes
- Diabetes and keeping fit for dummies - Sheri Colberg
- Managing Type 2 diabetes - American Diabetes Association
- Diabetes for dummies - Alan Rubin
Mental resilience and mental health
- The resilience factor: 7 keys to finding your inner strength and overcoming life's hurdles - Karen Reivich
- EQ applied: the real world guide to emotional intelligence - Justin Bariso
- The pressure principle: handle stress, harness energy and perform when it counts - Dave Alred
- Resilient: find your inner strength - Rick Hanson
- The mind work out: twenty steps to improve your mental health and take charge of your life - Mark Freeman
- Positive thinking: find happiness and achieve your goals through the power of positive thought - Gill Hasson
- Positive male mind: overcoming mental health problems - Shaun Davis
- Body image problems and body dysmorphic disorder: the definitive survival and recovery approach
- 50 top tools for employee wellbeing - Debbie Mitchell
- The compassionate mind approach to postnatal depression - Michelle Cree
- Emotional sensitivity and intensity: how to manage intense emotions as a highly sensitive person - Imi Lo
- Simple thinking: how to remove complexity from life and work - Richard Gerver
- The answer: how to take charge of your life and become the person you want to be - Allan & Barbara Pease
Advice for carers
- Take care: how to be a great employer for working carers - David Grayson
- An introduction to coping with depression for carers - Tony Frais
- The carer's bible - Amanda Waring
Bereavement
- Silent grief: living in the wake of suicide [E-BOOK] - Christopher Lukas
- After the suicide: helping the bereaved to find a path from grief to recovery [E-BOOK] - Kari Dyregrov
- The grief survival guide: how to navigate loss and all that comes with it - Jeff Brazier
- Effective grief and bereavement support: the role of family, friends, colleagues, schools and support professionals - Kari Dyregrov
- Man up, man down: standing up to suicide - Paul McGregor
Eating disorders
- Beating eating disorders step by step: a self-help guide for recovery [E-BOOK]- Anna Patterson
- Healing your hungry heart: recovering from your eating disorder [E-BOOK] - Joanna Poppink
- Anorexia nervosa: a recovery guide for sufferers, families and friends - Janet Treasure