Working in the healthcare field can be rewarding but also a source of stress, which can impact your wellness. Fortunately (and maybe unfortunately), the market is oversaturated with self-care books offering many ways to improve your well-being, from healthy eating and exercise to mindfulness and positive affirmations. But where do you start?

While searching for top 10 lists online to find the perfect book to kick-start your journey is easy, you may run into the same problem. Which list do I go by, and whose opinion is this? Well, with our Wellness in the Health Professions guide, you won't have to worry.

This guide provides quick access to a collection of wellness books and tools curated by your friendly librarians. Each page features a different topic and collection on wellness.

  • Mental Health and Well-Being: Fortunately, as a healthcare professional and a Chamberlain student, you have mental health resources readily available to you. This page shows you where to access those resources.
  • Burnout and Compassion Fatigue: Experiencing high levels of stress for an extended period of time due to the nature of the work can lead to burnout and compassion fatigue. Since this is so prevalent in the caring professions, there are many books out there covering this. This page lists several that you can find in the library.
  • Anxiety and Trauma: This page highlights workbooks with tools for addressing anxiety and healing trauma.
  • Stress Management and Mindfulness: This page features online sources and books providing techniques for reducing stress, including practicing mindfulness.
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment option for reducing stress and balancing emotions. This page highlights a few books explaining these methods in depth.

You can preview a few of the books in this guide below.

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nursing coverCompassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nursing by Vidette Todaro-Franceschi

ISBN: 9780826155191
Publication Date: 2019
The book provides practical strategies for dealing with a myriad of issues, including compassion fatigue, burnout, moral distress, caring for the dying, PTSD, and workplace violence. This resource will help empower nurses so they can create a more compassionate work environment.
 

The Anxiety Skills Workbook coverThe Anxiety Skills Workbook by Stefan G. Hofmann; Judith S. Beck (Foreword by)

ISBN: 9781684034529
Publication Date: 2020
This book offers tips and tricks for managing your anxiety and worry using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness. Based on the evidence-based treatment model developed at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University, this book will help you understand and effectively deal with anxiety and worry anytime, anywhere.
 

The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem coverThe Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem by Joe Oliver; Richard Bennett; Russ Harris (Foreword by)

ISBN: 9781684033041
Publication Date: 2020
With this evidence-based guide, you'll learn to break free from the self-critical stories you've created about yourself and develop the self-compassion and self-acceptance you need to reach your full potential.
 

The CBT Toolbox: 185 Tools to Manage Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Behaviors and Stress coverThe CBT Toolbox: 185 Tools to Manage Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Behaviors and Stress by Jeff Riggenbach

ISBN: 9781683732792
Publication Date: 2021
Designed for mental health clinicians, coaches and clients alike, this book is a go-to resource for addressing unhelpful thinking patterns and implementing practical, proven, action steps to achieve goals and live life more intentionally.