From Self-Care to Self-Discovery: The Best Books for Mental Health
Good mental health is every bit as important as good physical or nutritional health, but it’s often overlooked. Finding time to take care of your mental wellbeing will benefit every aspect of your life, leaving you feeling calmer and more in control of your own happiness, and more open to embracing all life has to offer.
Whether you need help dealing with a stressful situation such as a breakup or job uncertainty, or support handling the anxieties of everyday life that build up over time, we’re selected six of the top self-care books to help you on your journey of self-discovery. These books will help you better understand your own mental health, and also offer comfort and hope as they remind you that no matter what you’re going through or what you’re feeling, you’re not alone.
These self-care books will encourage, support, educate and heal, giving you the tools to deal with whatever life throws at you and the confidence to take control of your own mental health.
Little Things
When you’re having a bad day and life is stressing you out, it can be hard to remember the little pleasures that can make all the difference to your mental health. Here, Fearne Cotton shares tips, tricks, simple exercises and practical tools to help you practise self-awareness, find balance in the modern, hectic world, and stop feeling so alone in your struggles to find happiness.
Feel Good In Fifteen
The Body Coach reveals ways to feel good in his latest book, which looks at ways in which you can nourish mind, body and soul. With simple and nutritious recipes to cover everything from breakfast to lunch, dinner and snacks, workout routines to energise and boost your mood, and guided journal prompts to help you find the joy in everyday life, each can be completed in achievable 15 minute sessions and will help you feel your best everyday.
Pinch Of Nom: Express
Over one hundred slimming-friendly recipes that are full on flavour and low on tedious prep work. Designed to fit into a busy lifestyle where eating tasty, nutritious meals is still a top priority, these recipes for everything from breakfasts, roasts, puddings and takeaways can be quickly prepared in twenty minutes, and even contain ideas for air fryers and slow cookers. Whether you want a quick family-friendly meal or a more indulgent dinner-party dish, there’s something here for every occasion.
The Ramadan Family Cookbook
With over 80 delicious recipes to choose from, Muslim food blogger Anisa Karolia has you covered for Ramadan. Whether you want to batch cook in advance or prefer whipping up something quick, tasty and delicious when the sun goes down, there’s something to inspire everyone. With recipes such as Masala Prawns, Grilled Chipotle Chicken Skewers, Lamb Samosas and Mango Lassi, each beautifully photographed and with ideas for making the dishes more healthy.
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Official Veganuary Cookbook
Whether you’re a vegan, flexi or simply curious about plant-based cooking, this official Veganuary cookbook is for you. Featuring over 100 delicious and nutritious meal ideas, including burgers, pies, traybakes and desserts, as well as a handy list of store cupboard essentials and tips and advice for making your mealtimes as economical and eco-friendly as possible, this is the perfect recipe book for anyone wanting to eat a little more healthily in 2024.
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