International Self-Care Day Books
Check out these great book recommendations inspired by International Self-Care Day!
Did you know that 24th of July is International Self-Care Day? This is a global initiative to encourage everyone to make self-care a part of their everyday (24/7!).
We hope you can take some time today (even a small amount) to do something kind for yourself. To help we've compiled a short list of books that might serve as a jumping off point for your self-care journey!
Being by Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies
Being human is hard. In this book, daughter–father psychologists Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies explore what it means to be human, and our shared need for love, meaning and self-understanding. They highlight the power of hope, the role of purpose in wellbeing, and how acceptance is key to a more authentic and joyful life. This is the beauty of being.
The Courage to Like Yourself by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
The sequel to the bestselling international phenomenon The Courage to Be Disliked, The Courage to Like Yourself challenges beliefs about self-worth, contentment and belonging, and shows us how we can find happiness through accepting ourselves as we are.
Drained by Leah Ruppanner
A groundbreaking new way to understand the mental load—and why it's crushing so many women around the world.
This book is a toolkit designed to help you identify and prevent the things that sap your energy, so that you can free up capacity to live the life you truly want.
Life's Tough - Be Tougher by David Buttifant and Nick Farr
Built on lived experience and professional expertise, Life's Tough - Be Tougher offers practical, real-world strategies to build resilience in the face of setbacks and explores the impact of physical health, emotional, social and spiritual resilience.
It's Not You, It's the World by Joanna Cheek
It's Not You, It's the World is the essential guide for anyone feeling depressed, anxious, enraged or overwhelmed by adapting to a chaotic world. Drawing on extensive cross-cultural research, years of clinical experience, and her own journey as a patient, Dr Cheek demonstrates how self-improvement alone neglects the source of our suffering.
The Seeker and the Sage by Brigid Delaney
How Stoic principles can help us navigate the challenges of our divided, unstable world. Can the principles of Stoicism lead us to a peaceful, 'good' life? Brigid Delaney explores how the wisdom of this ancient philosophy apply to communities, and how that can potentially help cultivate our own utopias in an increasingly troubled world.
How Will I Ever Get Through This? by Lucy Hone
From bestselling author and TED speaker Dr Lucy Hone comes a timely and much-needed guide to surviving the silent epidemic of living loss - the kind that follows divorce, illness, estrangement, redundancy, infertility or any other life upheaval.
All these books are available at your bookstore of choice.
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