Senate House Library Wellbeing Collection
The SHL Wellbeing Collection provides a variety of supportive resources for our members, covering a wide range of issues and themes. Many of these resources are available online.
The Library’s Wellbeing Collection is designed to give our members guidance on a range of wellbeing issues. Our resources feature books and online resources (ebooks held by the Library, as well as supportive resources provided by third parties). These resources are provided for your guidance and are not intended to be a substitute for professional consultation. We regularly check the quality of third party content but we cannot be held liable for material on external websites.
Where is the Collection located?
Physical items in the SHL wellbeing collection can be found on the 4th floor (on the right hand side as you enter the Library, before you enter the Service Hall). Links to online resources can be found under each theme in the list below.
Subject areas
Wellbeing Collection:
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
A guide to eco-anxiety: how to protect the planet and your mental health, Anouchka Grose (eBook)
An Introduction to Coping with Anxiety, Brenda Hogan and Leonora Brosan
Anxiety is really strange / Steve Haines; art by Sophie Standing (eBook)
Anxiety Hacks for an Uncertain World (eBook)
Coward : why we get anxious & what we can do about it / Tim Clare. (eBook)
Notes on a nervous planet / Matt Haig. (eBook)
How to help someone with anxiety : a practical handbook / Rachel M. Allan
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness, Gillian Butler
Overcoming Anxiety: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques, Helen Kennerley
Anxiety at University: Student Wellbeing Series, Dominique Thompson
The ABCS of coping with anxiety : using CBT to manage stress and anxiety, James Cowart, PHD (eBook)
Unwinding anxiety : train your brain to heal your mind, Dr Judson Brewer
Online:
How to overcome fear and anxiety
Wellbeing Collection:
One-year art journal : daily prompts to spark your creativity, editor, Eun H. Jeong
The CBT art workbook for coping with anxiety / Jennifer Guest (eBook)
The CBT art workbook for coping with depression / Jennifer Guest (eBook)
The CBT art workbook for managing stress / Jennifer Guest (eBook)
Wellbeing Collection:
The novel cure : an A-Z of literary remedies / Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin (eBook)
Bibliotherapy / edited by Sarah McNicol, Liz Brewster (eBook)
The poetry pharmacy : tried-and-true prescriptions for the heart, mind and soul / William Sieghart
The poetry pharmacy returns : more prescriptions for courage, healing and hope / William Sieghart
The emergency poet : an anti-stress poetry anthology / edited by Deborah Alma
Online:
Reading Well - Reading to cope with bereavement or grief
Wellbeing Collection:
Black girl finance, Selina Flavius
Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, Derek Owusu
Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible, Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
The Colour of Madness: Exploring BAME mental health in the UK, Samara Linton and Rianna Walcott
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, Glory Edim
Taking Up Space : The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change, Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi
The unapologetic guide to Black mental health / Rheeda Walker (ebook)
Black joy : stories of resistance, resilience, and restoration / Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts
Black and great : the essential workplace toolkit : for us, by us / Rene Germain
Living while black : the essential guide to overcoming racial trauma / Guilaine Kinouani. -
Online:
The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)
Rethink Mental Illness – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) mental health webpage
Wellbeing Collection:
Online:
Mental Health Foundation - Mind over Mirror - Feeling my mind
Wellbeing Collection:
An Introduction to Coping with Depression, Lee Brosan and Brenda Hogan
How to help someone with depression : a practical handbook / Emma Cotterill
Defeating Depression, Roslyn Law
Depression at University: Student Wellbeing Series, Dominique Thompson
Lost connections : why you're depressed and how to find hope, Johann Hari
Online:
NHS Guide on Low Mood, Sadness and Depression
NHS Guide on Clinical Depression
NHS Guide on Postnatal Depression
NHS Guide on Seasonal Affective Disorder
Mind Guide on Postnatal Depression and Perinatal Mental Health
Wellbeing Collection:
Adult Dyslexia: Unleashing your Limitless Power, Cheryl Isaacs
Making dyslexia work for you [electronic resource] / Vicki Goodwin (ebook)
Studying with dyslexia by Janet Godwin
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
A toolkit for modern life : 53 ways to look after your mind / Emma Hepburn
Emotional intelligence pocketbook : little exercises for an intuitive life / Gill Hasson (ebook)
Happiness, a mystery & 66 attempts to solve it / Sophie Hannah
Mindfulness for Students, Stella Cottrell
Mindfulness pocketbook: little exercises for a calmer life / Gill Hasson
Resourcefulness at University: Student Wellbeing Series, Dominique Thompson
Staying Well and Safe at University: Student Wellbeing Series, Dominique Thompson
Wherever you go, there you are: mindfulness meditation for everyday life, Jon Kabat-Zinn
Hardwiring happiness: the new brain science of contentment, calm, and confidence, Rick Hanson
Sane new world: a user's guide to the normal-crazy mind, Ruby Wax
10 keys to happier living, Vanessa King
Five Invitations: discovering what death can teach us about living fully, Frank Ostaseski
The art of rest: how to find respite in the modern age, Claudia Hammond
The self-care handbook : connect with yourself and boost your wellbeing / Gill Hasson (Ebook)
Taming Your Outer Child, Susan Anderson
The essence of health: the seven pillars of wellbeing, Craig Hassed
You will get through this night, Dan Howell
Why has nobody told me this before? / Dr Julie Smith
Online:
How to look after your mental health
How to look after your mental health in later life
How to look after your mental health using exercise
How to look after your mental health using mindfulness
How to support good mental health at work
How to Feel Good in Difficult Times : Simple Strategies to Help You Survive and Thrive by Gael Lindenfield
NHS Mental Wellbeing Audio Guides
NHS Guide on Mental Health and Wellbeing
NHS Guide on Different Types of Therapy
Mind Guide on Types of Mental Health Problems
Mind Guide on Drugs and Treatment for Mental Health Problems
Wellbeing Collection:
An Introduction to Coping with Grief, Sue Morris
Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving, Julia Samuel
Overcoming Grief: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, Sue Morris
Option B : facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy, Sheryl Sandberg and Adam M Grant
A short course in happiness after loss: (and other dark, difficult times), Maria Sirois
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Navigating Your Way to Recovery, Megan Arroll et al (eBook)
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
A gay man's guide to life : get real, stand tall and take your place / Britt East
A quick & easy guide to asexuality / Molly Muldoon & Will Hernandez
A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson
Loving Ourselves: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Self-esteem, Kimeron N. Hardin
Queer up : an uplifting guide to LGBTQ+ love, life and mental health, Alexis Caught
Sensible Footwear: A Girl’s Guide, Kate Charlesworth
The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being, Katy Lees (ebook)
The trans partner handbook : a guide for when your partner transitions / Jo Green (eBook)
Trans survival workbook / Owl and Fox Fisher
Love me as I am: Gay Men reflect on their lives, Ade Adeniji, Darren Brady, and Francois Lubbe
Straight Jacket - Matthew Todd
Online:
MIND Guide on LGBTIQ+ Mental Health
MindOut - a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people.
Wellbeing Collection:
The Student Mindset: A 30-item toolkit for anyone learning anything, Steve Oakes (eBook)
Uni life Hacks, George MacGill
U Thrive: how to succeed in college (and life), Daniel Lerner and Alan Schlechter
Stay balanced while you study: make the most of your student experience by Dominique Thompson
Online:
Alonement : how to be alone & absolutely own it / Francesca Specter
Lonely less : how to connect with others, make friends and feel less lonely / Gill Hasson
Navigating loneliness : how to connect with yourself and others / Cheryl Rickman
What a time to be alone [electronic resource] / Chidera Eggerue (Ebook)
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
Money moments : simple steps to financial well-being / Jason Butler
Money : a user's guide / Laura Whateley
Real life money : an honest guide to taking control of your finances / by Clare Seal
Stay financially healthy while you study : make the most of your student experience / Vivi Friedgut
The money edit : your no blame, no shame guide to taking control of your money / Makala Green
Wellbeing Collection:
Blue spaces : how and why water can make you feel better / Dr Catherine Kelly Ph.D
Losing Eden : why our minds need the wild / Lucy Jones
The natural health service : what the great outdoors can do for your mind / Isabel Hardman (eBook)
Nature and wellbeing in the digital age : how to feel better without logging off / Sue Thomas
Nature therapy walks : 22 sensory activities to enjoy in nature for wellbeing
Online:
Mind webpage on nature and mental health
Wellbeing Collection:
Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety: a guide to successful stress management, Nick Dubin
Asperger syndrome and bullying: strategies and solutions / Nick Dubin (ebook)
Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome, Rudy Simone
Nerdy, shy and socially inappropriate: a user guide to an asperger life, Cynthia Kim
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome, Tony Attwood
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
The CBT handbook / Pamela Myles and Roz Shafran
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
Depression in a Digital Age : The Highs and Lows of Perfectionism (eBook)
A series of unfortunate stereotypes : naming and shaming mental health stigmas / Lucy Nichol
Finding My Right Mind : One Woman's Experiment to Put Meditation to the Test (eBook)
First, we make the beast beautiful : a kinder conversation about anxiety / Sarah Wilson.
Gender queer [electronic resource] : a memoir / by Maia Kobabe (Ebook)
I belong here : a journey along the backbone of Britain / Anita Sethi (Ebook)
I Had a Black Dog: his name was depression, Matthew Johnstone
I Never Said I Loved You, Rhik Samadder
Jog on : how running saved my life / Bella Mackie.
Lighter than my shadow [electronic resource] / Katie Green (Ebook)
Man up, man down : standing up to suicide / by Paul McGregor.
Maybe I don't belong here : a memoir of race, identity, breakdown and recovery / David Harewood
Must try harder : adventures in anxiety / by Paula McGuire
Everything is an emergency : an OCD story in words and pictures / Jason Adam Katzenstein
Reasons to Stay Alive, Matt Haig
Sound mind : my bipolar journey from chaos to composure, by Erika Nielsen
The book of hope : 101 voices on overcoming adversity / Jonny Benjamin, Britt Pflüger
The Boy with the Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton, Sathnam Sanghera
The shapeless unease : a year of not sleeping / Samantha Harvey
The to-do list and other debacles / Amy Jones
Through thick and thin: my autobiography, Gok Wan
Turning : lessons from swimming Berlin's lakes / Jessica J. Lee
Finding My Voice, Nadiya Hussain
I Love the Bones of You: My Father and the Making of Me, Christopher Eccleston
Cheer up Love: Adventures in Depression with the Crab of Hate, Susan Calman
Lost boy found : redrawing the lines of my life / Andrew Puccetti
Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times / Katherine May
Wellbeing Collection:
A quick & easy guide to consent / written & drawn by Isabella Rotman
Overcoming sexual problems : a self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques, Vicki Ford
Understanding and treating sex and pornography addiction, Paula Hall
Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction, Gary Wilson
Online:
Brook - a charity offering free and confidential advice on sexual health and wellbeing for under 25s
The Terrance Higgins trust - an HIV and sexual health charity
The Terrance Higgins trust - Sexual health for trans and non-binary people website
Wellbeing Collection:
An Introduction to Coping with Insomnia and Sleep Problems, Colin A. Espie
Nodding off : the science of sleep from cradle to grave / Alice Gregory. (eBook)
Overcoming insomnia : a self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques, Colin A. Espie
The seven-day sleep prescription : seven days to unlocking your best rest / Aric A. Prather, PhD.
The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night, Guy Meadows
Online:
Wellbeing Collection:
Digital minimalism : choosing a focused life in a noisy world / Cal Newport
How to break up with your phone, Catherine Price
Online:
The Centre of Humane Technology’s (tips on how to take control of your smartphone usage)
SHL Wellbeing Collection Online
The SHL Wellbeing Collection provides a variety of supportive resources for our members, covering a wide range of issues and themes. All the material on this page is available online.
About the Collection's online resources
The Library’s Wellbeing Collection is designed to give our members guidance on a range of wellbeing issues. This page features links to online supportive resources that compliment the Wellbeing Collection. These resources are provided for your guidance and are not intended to be a substitute for professional consultation. We regularly check the quality of third party content but we cannot be held liable for material on external websites.