Self-Care
A Doctor's Dozen: Twelve Strategies for Personal Health and a Culture of Wellness by Call Number: RA773 .P57 2018 & eBook (click title)In this book, Dr. Pipas shares twelve lessons and strategies for improved health that she has learned from patients, students, and colleagues over her twenty years working as a family physician.
The Little Book of Rest: 100+ Ways to Relax and Restore Your Mind, Body, and Soul by Call Number: BF161 .T33 2022Take your self-care and healing to the next level by redefining rest with these accessible and practical approaches to looking beyond sleep and focusing on other physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional parts of the self.
Looking After Your Autistic Self: A Personalized Self-Care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-Being by Call Number: RC553.A88 G367 2023 & eBook (click title)Niamh Garvey offers tips and tricks designed to reduce sensory and emotional stress and look after your autistic self. Featuring strategies including 'quick calm plans' for managing triggers and lived-experience advice on understanding emotional regulation, coping with sensory overload and how to look after your senses during intimacy, this guide is here to ensure that you don't just survive adulthood, you thrive in it.
Opening Up By Writing It Down: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain by Call Number: RC455.4.I54 P46 2016Expressing painful emotions is hard—yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research.
Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask! by Call Number: HV1570.23 .N44 2024Ditch the stigma, celebrate your identity, and put yourself first with these 100+ exercises that reinforce the idea that neurodiversity is a strength and teaches you how to relax, destress, find your community, practice self-love, and more.
Self-Care for Black Men: 100 Ways to Heal and Liberate by Call Number: RC451.5.B53 C37 2023Black men desperately need care and restoration. This book contains self-care strategies that address some of the most common issues Black men face.
Self-Care for Caregivers: A Practical Guide to Caring for You While You Care for Your Loved One by Call Number: RA776.95 .W46 2022Self-care is vital to caregivers maintaining stamina and a positive outlook for both themselves and the people they care for. But being so busy caring for others can make it hard to find time for yourself. In Self-Care for Caregivers, you'll find short, easy-to-read—and often easy-to-do—ways to replenish your mind, body, and spirit.
Self-Care for College Students: From Orientation to Graduation, 150+ Easy Ways to Stay Happy, Healthy, and Stress-Free by Call Number: LB2343.3 .D45 2019 & eBook (click title)Offers suggestions that help you tackle every aspect of taking care of yourself from the simplest tasks to rewarding activities that might require more planning. Sections include physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and professional self-care.
Self-Care for New and Student Nurses by Call Number: RT86 .F668 2021 & eBook (click title)Self-Care for New and Student Nurses presents techniques to prepare you for stressors present now and those to come. No matter where you are in your nursing career, this book offers you multiple ways to prioritize your own mental, physical, and emotional health.
Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You! by Call Number: RC394.A85 H36 2023Destress, find your community, and practice self-love with these 100+ exercises to reinforce ADHD as a strength.
Taking Care of Yourself by Call Number: RA776.95 .T34 2021Too many working parents focus solely on those around them, their families, their work, and a never-ending list of other commitments, only to lose sight of what they need themselves. Taking Care of Yourself provides expert advice to help you identify what you value most at work and at home, make choices that align with those values, and be the best version of yourself for your job and for your family.
Tiny Pep Talks: Bite-Size Encouragement for Life's Annoying, Stressful, and Flat-Out Lousy Moments by Call Number: eBook (click title)This book offers humorous encouragement for everyday challenges. Two comedians provide lighthearted motivation for situations ranging from sending an email to getting over a breakup, using humor to make light of common struggles and offer a boost of positivity.
Write Your Stress Away: Tame the Tension in Your Life by Call Number: BF575.S75 P745 2019This book introduces you to the revolutionary Write To Be Well four-step method proven to bring relief from stress and optimize your health, simply by writing.
Mindfulness
See also: Mindfulness/Meditation Guide
Attention Hijacked: Using Mindfulness to Reclaim Your Brain from Tech by Call Number: BF323.D5 M329 2022Explores the pervasive role of technology in our daily lives and its potential negative effects on health. It offers a roadmap for to manage screen time, debunking common myths and providing mindfulness techniques.
Bliss More: How to Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying by Call Number: BL627 .W375 2018A meditation practitioner and trainer clears up myths and misunderstandings about meditation and offers tips, tricks and hacks to help beginners learn how to get started in an effort to improve health, patience, stress levels, mental acuity and happiness.
Don't Just Sit There! 44 Insights to Get Your Meditation Practice Off the Cushion and Into the Real World by Call Number: BF637.S4 S5484 2019Discover the forty-four laws of life that are the missing link between the desire to meditate and the motivation needed to maintain a regular meditation practice, process the emotional fallout of meditative experiences, and find spiritual fulfillment.
Five Good Minutes of Mindfulness: Reduce Stress, Reset, and Find Peace Right Now by Call Number: BF637.M56 B74 2022Written by the founder and director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at Duke Integrative Medicine, this use-anywhere guide offers quick, proven-effective mindfulness practices for finding true contentment—even in the midst of chaos
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book by Call Number: BF637.M4 H37 2018Harris and Warren present a practical guide to meditation that debunks the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that make many people reluctant to try it. They suggest a range of meditation practices that may lower your blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of your brain.
Mindfulness for Students: Embracing Now, Looking to the Future by Call Number: BF637.M56 K38 2019 & eBook (click title)Leaving the security of home and adjusting to new-found independence can be an exciting transition. It can also be unsettling. It is vital to know how to deal with life's many challenges and triumphs emotionally. Practicing mindfulness can equip you with the skills to do this.
Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety: 100 Simple Practices to Find Peace Right Now by Call Number: BF637.M56 S65 2019These 100 practical meditations equip you to handle your physical and mental responses from anxiety, no matter when fight-or-flight feelings strike.
Mindful Thoughts for Students: Nurture Your Mind, Flourish in Life by Call Number: BF637.M56 H667 2021 & eBook (click title)Studying can be a stressful and anxious process, with deadlines and a focus on results taking away from the pleasure of learning. Mindful Thoughts for Students is an astute collection of 25 insights into how practicing awareness whilst studying can transform learning into a positive experience every day.
The Mindful Twenty-Something: Life Skills to Handle Stress ... and Everything Else by Call Number: RC489.M55 R639 2016Stress is a modern-day epidemic, and with the tumult of busy schedules and major life changes that young adults experience, they're particularly vulnerable to its negative effects. This book presents a unique, evidence-based approach to help twenty-somethings reduce stress and make important life decisions with respect to school, relationships, sex, career, and more with clarity and confidence.
The No-Nonsense Meditation Book: A Scientist's Guide to the Power of Meditation by Call Number: BL627 .L3913 2021Steven Laureys explores the effect of meditation on the brain, using hard science to explain the benefits of a practice that was once thought of as purely spiritual. The result is a highly accessible, scientifically questioning guide to meditation, designed to open the practice to a broader audience.
Stress Less: Mindfulness for Teenagers by Call Number: BF637.M56 A95 2023Adam walks you through the reasons why coping with emotions and stress in a healthy way is good for your body and mind. He will teach you what mindfulness is and how to develop a mindful mindset so that you can find balance and focus on the present, rather than worrying about the past or the future.
Why Can't I Meditate? How to Get Your Mindfulness Practice on Track by Call Number: BL627 .W43 2016An accessible guide from an expert on Mindfulness on how to get the most out of meditation and make the practice a permanent part of your daily life.
Yoga and Exercise
Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body by Call Number: eBook (click title)Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. It is truly a practice for all—you do not need to be young, slim, and flexible to practice it. Heyman breaks down poses, breathing practices, meditation techniques and yoga teachings into practical tools that we can use every day, regardless of our limitations or challenges.
Move More at Your Desk: Increase Your Energy at Work & Reduce Back, Shoulder & Neck Pain by Call Number: RA781 .B696 2022 & eBook (click title)A practical guide to show you small, simple, varied and doable ways to move more so that your body is less stiff, stronger, more energized and feels good. It focuses on movements you can easily do throughout the day—whether in the office or at home.
Movement for Every Body: An Inclusive Fitness Guide for Better Movement by Call Number: GV452 .D47 2024An inclusive, full-color guide to improving mobility, building strength, and increasing flexibility for every body and any size, shape, and ability.
Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down by Call Number: GV481.2 .K87 2023A guide to incorporating exercise into daily life to improve mental health. The book dispels fitness myths and provides practical advice for building adjustable workout plans, celebrating even minor achievements, and knowing when to rest.
Yoga for Every Body: A Beginner's Guide to the Practice of Postures, Breathing Exercises and Meditation by Call Number: RA781.7 .R39 2022Regardless of your shape, size, or background, yoga offers benefits beyond physical health, including improved mental well-being. This book encourages beginners to start their yoga journey, emphasizing that even small steps can lead to transformative changes in life. With a focus on simplicity and accessibility, it provides guidance for those looking to enhance their strength, flexibility, and overall vitality through yoga practice.
Yoga for Everyone: 50 Poses for Every Type of Body by Call Number: RA781.7 .B66 2019This book offers yoga for every type of body: those who are big, small, elderly, pregnant, or of various physical abilities--everyone. No matter who you are or what you look like or what your abilities are, you can do all 50 poses in this book.
Yoga to Stay Young: Simple Poses to Keep You Flexible, Strong, and Pain-Free by Call Number: eBook (click title)From simple neck stretches to more advanced moves like the downward-facing dog and the tree pose, you'll explore beginner-friendly poses guided by clear, color illustrations. Balance your way to healing and body bliss with this complete yoga guide for seniors.
Your Brain on Exercise by Call Number: QP376 .W465 2021Regular exercise benefits not only your body but also your brain, impacting its function and health in various ways. This book explores how different types of physical activity affect the brain, emphasizing the importance of purposeful movement aligned with evolutionary priorities. By understanding how exercise influences the brain through muscle-derived chemical messengers, readers gain insights into optimizing their physical and mental well-being.
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- 988, the Suicide and Crisis hotline (call or text); press 1 for the Veterans Crisis hotline
- The Counseling and Wellness Center at Santa Fe College (352-395-5508)
- 24/7 support on TimelyCare, free to all SF students
- The Alachua County Crisis Center (352-264-6789)
- The National Sexual Assault Hotline (1-800-656-4673, also chat in English or Spanish)
- The Trevor Project for LGBTQ+ students (1-866-488-7386; also chat and text)
- The Steve Fund for students of color (text STEVE to 741741)