Make your reading list more mindful with our top picks for 2021, working on your mental and physical well-being.
Maintaining one’s mental well-being reserves the utmost importance for many as they continue to spend another year in the pandemic along the rest of the world. If you’re also looking to add some mindfulness to your TBR list, to draw support in this difficult time, or find inspiration to keep going, then we suggest the following six books:
I Used To Have a Plan
I Used To Have a Plan is a book to make you feel less alone. The book offers inspiring advice combined with realistic and relatable thoughts and reflections that add humor and make it an easy read. The writer Alessandra Ola now, an illustrator by profession, has added numerous illustrations throughout the book to convey her feelings visually. It’s a beautiful little read, perfect for those wanting a pick-me-up on bad days.
Hello, Habits
Hello, Habit is a guidebook to develop habits for those who like to keep it simple. The author Fumio Sasaki has written it on his struggle towards adopting a minimalist lifestyle. Whether you’re looking to practice well-being at work or looking for tips to practice more well-being exercises in areas of life you want to focus on, this book will help.
Can’t Stop Thinking
As the name suggests, Can’t Stop Thinking is for those who want to take control of their thoughts. The author of this book, Nancy Colier, is a psychotherapist and has been teaching mindfulness practices for several years. The book provides practice tools and advice that anyone can apply to improve their thought patterns and their life.
The Self-Compassion Workbook
The Self-Compassion Workbook is filled with practical well-being exercises for anyone who wants to free themselves of guilt and pressure to do more than they can. The ideas and advice by author Joy Johnson can prove to be helpful to people of different ages and lifestyles as well as to those who struggle to be compassionate toward others.
The Body Keeps the Score
You may already know of this book since it’s not a new release, but we had to add it to the list. The book The Body Keeps the Score offers the readers insight into how trauma affects people’s health in the long term. Written by Bessel van der Kolk, a practicing psychiatrist, and researcher, the book has proved helpful to many in understanding their trauma, breaking free from it, and improving their physical and mental well-being.
Grammar for a Full Life
Practice well-being through choosing the right words with Grammar for a Full Life. The writer, Lawrence Weinstein gently brings the readers’ attention to the importance of using the right language when talking to themselves and explores the role of grammar in one’s mental well-being.
With that, you have six of many other books that will help you become more mindful of your well-being. While the list is not exhaustive, it’s a great place to start and make your life more meaningful. Each teaches multiple valuable lessons and even cover some basics that we tend to forget in the midst of dealing with life’s chaos.
