Take a deep dive into mental health/wellness resources with these 9 book recommendations.
Compiled by Kerri-Ann Rowe, reference librarian and clinical assistant professor of law in the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library at UNC School of Law.
Don’t Panic, 3rd Ed.
Reid Wilson, Ph.D.
Collins Living, 2009
Written by Reid Wilson (an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UNC), Don’t Panic provides explanations of how panic attacks happen and their physical manifestations before offering methods and techniques for overcoming that panic. Dr. Wilson provides a five -step strategy for controlling the panic and working through the anxiety. The book also includes a section on two of the most common stressors: fear of flying and social anxiety.
Pee On It and Walk Away: How to Stay Stress-Free Among Difficult People
Esther Yang and Roger Ziegler
Lume Flog Publishing, 2012
A bit more light-hearted than the other books on this list, Pee on it and Walk Away provides pieces of advice for staying stress-free using one-liners and humorous images to bring a smile to the reader’s face. Expect to see dogs and cats (and the occasional kangaroo) doing all sorts of adorable things, advising the reader on how to deal with difficult situations.of AI before providing a framework for how to proceed with AI with a diverse, inclusive approach.
The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice through Mindfulness and Meditation
Jeena Cho and Karen Gifford
American Bar Association, 2016
Published by the American Bar Association, the Anxious Lawyer is an introduction to meditation and mindfulness geared to those engaged in the practice of law. Designed as an eight-week program, the book provides concrete and easily followed steps for creating and maintaining a meditation practice.”
Yoga for Lawyers
Hallie N. Love and Nathalie Martin
American Bar Association, Health Law Section, 2014
Written by lawyers for lawyers and published by Health Law Section of the ABA, Yoga for Lawyers provides tips on how to destress, including sections on mindful lawyering, meditation, and yoga techniques. The book features techniques to try and images to help with the yoga poses.
Stress Reduction for Lawyers, Law Students, and Legal Professionals: Learning to Relax
Stephen Snyder
Buddha’s Heart Press, 2020
Framed around the questions, “Who has your data? Why should you care? And most important, what can you do about it?”, Cyber Privacy intends to demonstrate to the reader exactly how their information is being used by the private sector, the government, employers, and schools. It explains the roles of science, technology, and the law on privacy and provides direction on how to navigate privacy issues when technology is evolving so quickly and the laws are changing so slowly.
50 Lessons for Lawyers: Earn more. Stress less. Be awesome.
Nora Riva Bergman
Berroco Canyon Publishing, 2016
Written by a law firm coach, 50 Lessons for Lawyers provides advice on how to stress less, including tips on getting rid of bad habits and how to “do the harder thing first”. 50 Lessons provides specific lessons on everything from sleeping to marketing to cultivating positivity with the intention that the reader will focus on the lessons that speak the most to them.y and where it can go wrong.
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Bantam Books, 2013
Full Catastrophe Living provides a mindfulness-based stress reduction program to help deal with stress, reduce anxiety, and stimulate well-being. Full Catastrophe Living breaks down different kinds of stressors (including people stress, role stress, and world stress), providing methods of recognizing and handling the stress.them, explaining the difficulties in regulation due to the inherent features of the new technology.
Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness
Susan L. Smalley PhD and Diana Watson
Da Capo Lifelong, 2010
A practical guide to mindfulness, Fully Present provides scientific explanations of the benefits of mindfulness before delving into guidance on how to develop one’s own mindfulness practice. Not sure how to fully incorporate mindfulness into a daily routine? The authors give examples of mindfulness in daily living, providing specific actions the reader may take.
Calming Your Anxious Mind
Jeffrey Brantley
New Harbinger Publications, 2007
Calming Your Anxious Mind delves into the body’s fear system and how it works. Then it provides a step-by-step program on developing a mindfulness practice, using acceptance and feelings of safety to begin the process of moving beyond feelings of anxiety, fear, and panic.
