Discover our recommended list of books and apps to support you through-out your daily living.
Books
| Topic | Book Title | Book Author | Description | Book Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | The Anxiety Cure | Klaus Bernhardt | Highly effective guide to finding the calm within yourself. | The Anxiety Cure @ Penguin |
| Life Skills / Mindset | The Courage To Be Disliked | Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga | Based on Alfred Adler Psychology; written asa conversation between two people about understanding your ‘life tasks’. | The Courage To Be Disliked @ Booktopia |
| Depression | Actually, I’m not OK | Danny Baker B from The Depression Project | Understanding depression. A guide to getting people motivated to talk about it and reach out to get help. | Actually, I’m not OK @ The Depression Project |
| Depression | How to Support a Loved One with Depression | Danny Baker B from The Depression Project | Understanding depression from an outside perspective and a guide to how to help your loved ones. | How to Support a Loved One with Depression @ The Depression Project |
| Depression / Mindset | Lost Connections | Johann Hari | Throws out the pharmaceutical, chemical imbalance perspective of depression and looks at the research around depression causes. Looks at finding meaning and connection/belonging in life as a way to combat depression. | Lost Connections @ Booktopia |
| Trauma | The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind & Body in the Healing of Trauma | Bessel Van der Kolk | Research-based but easy to read. Looks at how the body and brain are linked in suffering from and overcoming trauma. | The Body Keeps the Score @ Booktopia |
Apps
| Topic | App | Free / Paid | Description | App Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety / Depression Management, Emotional Intelligence Skills | Moodmission | Free | Fantastic app. Provides an assessment of how you tend to behave in line with your emotional peaks. Learns how to provide you with short, 3-5 minute emotional intervention exercises that help to reset your mood. | Apple App Store Google App |
| Smiling Mind | Apple App Store Google App | |||
| Meditation / Mindset | 10 Percent Happier | Free for mental health professionals. Potentially not for public. | Apple App Store Google App | |
| Meditation | Insight Timer | Free | Apple App Store Google App | |
| Healthy Sleep | Pillow | Free for basic. Paid for premium. | Stats, data, and sleeping aids to fall asleep. Tracks your sleep and provides you personalised data on your sleep patterns. | Apple App Store (Only on Apple) |
