Sources of Inspiration & Support
Books
For Everyone
Becoming - Michelle Obama
How to Fail - Elizabeth Day
The Shepherds Life - James Rebanks - On connection, to the land & to ourselves.
Reasons to Stay Alive - Matt Haig
The Comfort Book - Matt Haig
The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less - Alex Soojun-Kim Pang
Poems
Devotions - Mary Oliver
The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried - and - True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and Soul - William Sieghart
The Poetry Pharmacy Returns: More Prescriptions for Courage, Healing and Hope - William Sieghart
Health Care Worker’s Wellbeing & Personal Stories
Also Human - Caroline Elton. Caroline is a psychologist who specialises in helping doctors. Here she describes stories of some doctor’s lives and struggles; a timely reminder that doctors are also human.
Breaking and Mending - Joanna Cannon. A powerful memoir of Joanna’s story as a junior doctor.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness: An Eight Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World - Mark Williams, Danny Penman
Podcasts
How to Fail with Elizabeth Day
Websites
For all
Mind | the mental health charity
Permission to Feel | Marc Brackett
For Health Care Workers
NHS People | Supporting our NHS people
The Practitioner Health Programme
Mindfulness
Videos
A Dawn Chorus Soundscape from the RSPB Nature Reserves (Royal Society for Protection of Birds)