ThunderFest 2025: Survive & Thrive

In celebration of UVic's ThunderFest 2025, explore our handpicked reads for surviving—and thriving— on campus, at home, and everywhere in between

Updated September 3, 2025
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Slow productivity : the lost art of accomplishment without burnout
Newport, Cal
Paper Book
A New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and IndieBound bestseller "Brilliant and timely" -- Oliver Burkeman ~ Do Fewer Things. Work at a Natural Pace. Obsess over Quality. ~ From the New York Times bestselling...
Succeeding with adult ADHD : daily strategies to help you achieve your goals and manage your life
Levrini, Abigail
Paper Book
Stop feeling frustrated by what you are not accomplishing and start making practical steps toward achieving your goals. This expanded and updated new edition of psychologist Abigail Levrini's bestselling book offers realistic, proven strategies to help adults with ADHD lead more fulfilling...
The trauma of burnout : how to manage your nervous system before it manages you
Plumbly, Claire
Paper Book
Break the cycle of anxiety, trauma, and burnout with the help of this informative tool book, written by a professional trauma therapist and clinical psychologist. "There is only one book on burnout that I will be recommending - this one. We need one in every office...
Held by the land : a guide to Indigenous plants for wellness
Joseph, Leigh
Paper Book
Author Leigh Joseph, an ethnobotanist and a member of the Squamish Nation, provides a beautifully illustrated essential introduction to Indigenous plant knowledge. *Honorable Mention, 2023 Foreword INDIE Book Award* Plants can be a great source of healing as well...
Sensory : life on the spectrum : an autistic comics anthology
Ollerton, Bex
Paper Book
A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences--from diagnosis journeys to finding community--from autistic contributors. From artist and curator Bex Ollerton comes an anthology featuring comics from thirty autistic creators about their...

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