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A resource list to support Mental Health and Wellbeing of UCA students.
Updated January 9, 2024
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Resilience how to cope when everything around you keeps changing
Webb, Liggy.
Ebook
BOUNCE BACK FROM WHATEVER LIFE THROWS AT YOU Stressful situations are a fact of life. Job insecurity, financial burden, relationship doubt are all too familiar. Some people approach them with confidence and poise, facing change and challenges head on. Others back away slowly into a...
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The unapologetic guide to Black mental health : navigate an unequal system, learn tools for emotional wellness, and get the help you deserve
Walker, Rheeda
Ebook
An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis--and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system. We can't deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Black people die at disproportionately high rates...
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Night vision : seeing ourselves through dark moods
Alessandri, Mariana
Ebook
A philosopher's personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human Under the light of ancient Western philosophies, our darker moods like grief, anguish, and depression can seem irrational. When viewed through the lens of...
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Anger management an anger management training package for individuals with disabilities
Gulbenkoglu, Hrepsime
Ebook
Many people with intellectual disabilities have difficulty managing feelings of anger. Anger Management is a complete training package for helping people with intellectual or physical disabilities deal with anger in constructive, effective ways. The training programme consists of 12...
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Overcoming depression and low mood : a five areas approach
Williams, Chris
Ebook
Depression affects many people at some point in their lives. Fortunately, we now know that by changing certain thoughts and behaviour patterns you can greatly improve how you feel. Overcoming Depression and Low Mood: A Five Areas Approach explains how low mood can affect your life. It...
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Diet of despair a book about eating disorders for young people and their families
Paterson, Anna
Ebook
SPECIAL MENTION TES/NASEN BEST ACADEMIC BOOK AWARD `Anna has written a very descriptive book of her feeling and the difficult times she went through as she struggled with anorexia. The book gives advice, recovery ideas and encouragement for those who suffer eating...
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Female body image in contemporary art : dieting, eating disorders, self-harm, and fatness
Newman, Emily L.
Ebook
Numerous contemporary artists, particularly female artists, have chosen to examine the idealization of the female body. In this crucial book, Emily L. Newman focuses on a number of key themes including obesity, anorexia, bulimia, dieting, self-harm, and female body image. Many artists utilize...
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Mindfulness pocketbook : little exercises for a calmer life
Hasson, Gill.
Ebook
Follow-up to the bestselling Mindfulness: Be Mindful. Live in the Moment. Gill Hasson, author of the bestselling Mindfulness is back and this time you can fit her advice in your pocket! This little book is packed with over 100 quick exercises, each dealing with a different...
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The ACT Workbook for OCD : Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Exposure Skills to Live Well with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Mazza, Marisa T.
Ebook
Stand up to your OCD! The ACT Workbook for OCD combines evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP) for the most up-to-date, effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). If you're one of millions of...
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The mindfulness workbook for OCD : a guide to overcoming obsessions and compulsions using mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy
Hershfield, Jon
Ebook
If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might have an irrational fear of being contaminated by germs, or obsessively double-check things. You may even feel like a prisoner, trapped with your intrusive thoughts. And while OCD can have a devastating impact on your life, getting real...
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