External resources
On this page
- Websites
- Mindfulness apps
- Useful websites on general wellbeing, healthy eating, mindfulness etc.
- Dealing with insomnia
- Overcoming the fear of public speaking
- General tips on stress management at work, managing the stressed/mentally unwell & mindfulness
- Tools and techniques to survive and thrive on stress
- Online library of stress-related articles & free downloads
- Find a professionally qualified therapist
- Books
Websites
Mindfulness apps (iOS or Android)
- www.destressify.com
- www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app
- http://buddhify.com/ (highly recommended as flexible time-wise)
- www.bemindfulonline.com/ (4-week on-line mindfulness course)
- www.calm.com
- https://themindfulnessapp.com/ – can be downloaded on i-phones for 99p
- Anti-stress (includes selection of virtual stress balls, games, completed with sound effects etc.)
Useful websites on general wellbeing, healthy eating, mindfulness etc.
- www.healthy-balanced-diet.com
- www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/foods-high-in-vitamin-B12.php
- www.nhs.uk/Livewell/goodfood/Pages/the-eatwell-guide.aspx
- www.affinityhealthhub.co.uk/explore-evidence-and-tools
- www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
Dealing with insomnia
- www.richardwiseman.com/sleep
- Noisli (iOS & Android app – ambient sounds)
- ASMR sounds to stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2c4L6ovffg
Overcoming the fear of public speaking
- www.stresscure.com/jobstress/speak.html
General tips on stress management at work, managing the stressed/mentally unwell & mindfulness
- www.time-to-change.org.uk/ http://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/
- www.jobstresshelp.com
- www.mind.org.uk/media/977061/how-to-manage-stress-2012-2-.pdf
- www.bemindful.co.uk
- www.coffitivity.com
- www.noisli.com/ (to enhance productivity/concentration/focus)
Tools and techniques to survive and thrive on stress
- www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TCS.htm
Online library of stress-related articles and free downloads
- www.isma.org.uk/nsad-free-downloads
Find a professionally qualified therapist
- www.itsgoodtotalk.org.uk/therapists/advanced_search
- www.welldoing.org
- www.bps.org.uk/bpslegacy/dcp
- www.cbtregisteruk.com/
Books
General stress management and mindfulness
- Ed Halliwell (Author) Mindfulness: How To Live Well By Paying Attention (2015)
- Prof Mark Williams & Dr Danny Penman: Mindfulness: A practical Guide for finding peace in a frantic world (2015)
- Dr Ken Verni: Practical Mindfulness (2015)
- Stephen Palmer & Cary Cooper, How to deal with stress (2013)
- Allen Elkin: Stress Management for Dummies (2013)
Relaxation and insomnia
- Erica Brealey: Ten minute stress relief (Cassell & Co. 2003)
- Martha Davis & Matthew McKay: The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (2008)
- Sasha Stephens: The Incredible New Cure for Insomnia (2010)
- Dr Guy Meadows: The Sleep Book: How to sleep well every night (2014)
Effectiveness at work and work/life balance
- Andrew Bridgewater: How to deal with stress and create a healthy Work/life Balance (2016)
- John B. Arden: Surviving Job Stress (Career Press, 2002)
- Windy Dryden, Jack Gordon: Peak Performance: Become More Effective at Work (1997)
- David Allen: Getting things done, How to Achieve Stress Free Productivity (2002)
- Jeremy Lazarus: NLP for Business Success: How to get better results faster at work (2013)
- Stephen Covey: The Eighth Habit (2004)
Self-confidence, assertiveness, positive thinking and dealing with worry
- Kate Back, Ken Back: Assertiveness at Work (McGraw-Hill 2005)
- Gael Lindenfield: Assert Yourself (2002))
- Isaac Marks: Living with Fear (McGraw Hill 2005)
- Vera Peiffer: Positive Living (Piatkus, 2005)
- Dale Carnegie: How to stop worry and start living (1984)
- Dr D Burns: Feeling good, the new mood therapy (2000); Ten Days to Self Esteem (2000); When panic attacks: anxiety therapy that can change your life.(2010)
- Ros Taylor: Confidence at work: Get it, feel it, keep it (2013)
- Dr Rob Yeung: Confidence: The power to take control and live the life you want (2011)
- Dr Paul McKenna: Instant Confidence (includes CD) 2006
- Sam Davies: The Psychology of confidence (2014)
Other specialist areas
- Daniel Gilbert: Stumbling on Happiness (2007)
- Bob Etherington: Presentation skills for quivering wrecks (2012)
- Meik Wiking: The little book of hygge – the Danish way to live well (2016); The little book of lykke – the Danish search for the world’s happiest people (2017)
The International Stress Management Association also has a useful booklist: www.isma.org.uk