Library Guides: Wellbeing: self-help resources: Wellbeing books

How to use these resources

Library Services and the Student Counselling and Mental Health Service have worked collaboratively to bring students and staff a selection of self-help resources.

Resources are intended to be used either as stand-alone self-help or to complement counselling or mental health support.

If you have any personal or academic matters that are causing you distress or a diagnosed mental health condition, contact the Student Health and Wellbeing team for emotional and practical support.

If you are a member of staff you can access the Staff Counselling Service through the Occupational Health Service.

Reading Well book lists

Reading Well is scheme supported by research and endorsed by health professionals. Titles address common issues and mental health conditions and are designed to help you understand and manage your mental health and wellbeing.

Reading Well at CityLibrary

Recommended by Student Health and Wellbeing

The books on this reading list have been recommended by professional staff from the Student Health and Wellbeing team at City.

Student Health & Wellbeing recommendations

Audiobooks and reading for pleasure

You can find and borrow wellbeing, fiction and non-fiction books to read for pleasure on OverDrive. A selection of titles are available in audio-book format. Download the Libby reading app to access books from your mobile device.

OverDrive

Collection highlights

Find a selection of new print, e-books and audiobooks available at CityLibrary.

At the Pond: Swimming at the Hampstead Ladies' Pond

The Wild Remedy: How Nature Mends Us : A Diary

Living while Black: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Racial Trauma

Looking After Your Autistic Self

Mental heath and wellbeing apps and websites

The CityWellbeing app
Centered around the 5 ways to wellbeing (Be Active, Connect, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give), CityWellbeing provides you with the tools to start building healthy, positive habits into your everyday life. Creating small daily habits in each area can boost your wellbeing and help you to become a happier, healthier you. Take care and download CityWellbeing through iOS or Google Play.
Togetherall
If you need a safe place to share how you’re feeling and get support through courses & resources, City students have access to Togetherall using your academic email address.
The Mix and Shout
The Mix offer free, confidential and anonymous support which can be accessed wherever young people are. They connect young people to experts and their peers to talk about everything from money to mental health, homelessness to jobs, break-ups to drugs and more. Shout is a confidential, 24/7 text message support service for anyone in the UK who is struggling to cope. Shout is powered by trained and skilled volunteers overseen by clinical supervisors, helping young people who feel they can’t cope reach a place of calm.
Hub of Hope
Chasing the Stigma (CTS) has launched the Hub of Hope - a national mental health database, bringing help and support together in one place, with a focus on grassroots organisations.
Mind
Mind gives advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Catch-it app
Catch It is a joint project between the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester, to help users better understand their moods through use of an ongoing diary. The app was designed to illustrate some of the key principles of psychological approaches to mental health and well-being, and specifically Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Mindshift CBT app
MindShift® CBT uses scientifically proven strategies based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of your anxiety.
Self-help app for the mind (SAM)
SAM is a non-profit, community-backed wellbeing app to help you monitor and manage your mental health, with self-help techniques to help with anxiety, depression, loneliness and coping. SAM is informed by clinical best practice and academic research.