About the Collection
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
Addiction
Anger and Irritability
Wellbeing Collection:
Online:
Anxiety
Wellbeing Collection:
An Introduction to Coping with Anxiety, Brenda Hogan and Leonora Brosan
Anxiety is really strange / Steve Haines; art by Sophie Standing (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
Online:
How to overcome fear and anxiety
Bibliotherapy
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
Bipolar
Support for Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Users
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
Online:
The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)
Rethink Mental Illness – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) mental health webpage
Body Image
Wellbeing Collection:
Online:
Mental Health Foundation - Mind over Mirror - Feeling my mind
Bullying
Caring
Wellbeing Collection:
An introduction to coping with depression for carers / Tony Frais
Living with dying : a complete guide for caregivers / by Jahnna Beecham & Katie Ortlip
Online:
NHS Guide on Supporting Carers
Mind Guide on Support and Advice for those Caring for people with Mental Health Problems
Chronic Illness
Depression
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
Dyslexia
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:
Eating Disorders
Fatigue
General Mental Wellbeing
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
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
Grief and Bereavement
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:
IBS
Wellbeing Collection:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Navigating Your Way to Recovery, Megan Arroll et al (eBook)
Online:
Support for LGBTQ+ Users
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)
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.
Life Skills
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:
Loneliness
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:
Mood Swings
Nature and Wellbeing
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
Neurodiversity
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:
OCD
Wellbeing Collection:
Online:
Pain
Panic
Perfectionism
Wellbeing Collection:
The CBT handbook / Pamela Myles and Roz Shafran
Online:
Personal Stories
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)
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
Lighter than my shadow [electronic resource] / Katie Green (Ebook)
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
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
Procrastination
Self-Harm
Wellbeing Collection:
The Truth About Self-Harm: For Young People and their Friends and Families, Celia Richardson
Online:
Self-Esteem
Sex/Pornography
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
Sleep
Smartphone addiction
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)
Stress
Suicide
Wellbeing at Senate House Library
As the central library for the University of London, Senate House Library plays a key role in the University’s wellbeing strategy. This will principally be through our Wellbeing Collection, which is made up of physical books and ebooks, as well as links to information held outside of the Library.
We work in conjunction with Adrian Clarke (the University of London’s Student Health and Wellbeing Manager) and host events to promote personal wellbeing.
Disclaimer
These resources are intended as a source of informal advice and information only. They are not a substitute for personalised treatment or professional consultation. Where this is required please contact a qualified professional. In an emergency call 999.
Contact us
If you have any queries about the Collection, or if you have suggestions or feedback, please get in touch with us using the feedback form.
If you are a member of the Library and you would like to arrange an informal discussion about a wellbeing concern, or if you have any issues with the University of London, you are welcome to contact the University of London Student Health and Wellbeing Manager, Adrian Clarke. This is not a substitute for personalised treatment and in an emergency you should always call 999.