Achieve Calm And Balance With The Best Self Care Books

Do you need to take care of yourself more? Here are the best self care books to help achieve calm and balance. Give it a try you might just change your life.

Life can be stressful. There’s so much going on, work, family, relationships that when it doesn’t all fit looking after yourself is the first thing to go.

You are so busy being a wife, mother, daughter and valued employee that you skip meals, have little rest or relaxation and stop doing the things you love.

This can’t go on forever though. How much quality time can you spend with friends and family when you are frazzled and on the verge of collapse.

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You need to stop, take a step back and look at the changes you need to make, how you can deal with the effects of stress, and be present for your friends and family.

But where do you start? Luckily self care is a super hot topic these days. If you are just beginning your self care journey there are so many books, guides and journals to help you on your way.

Self care was the most important part of my fight against anxiety. When I first started taking care of myself I read everything I could get my hands on and still do if I’m honest. I wanted to share my favourite ones with you.

These are the best self care books I could find and they have helped me so much, they are filled with exercises, tips and ideas to help guide you. Of course not everything suggested will be for you but there is so much content and something for everyone. So just take what works for you.

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The Best Self Care Books For Calm And Balance

Calm by Fearne Cotton

CALM is the follow up to the bestselling HAPPY. It follows the same format of sectioning the book into different areas of your life. Body, mind, family, work and environment are just some of the topics covered.

Each section shows how you can bring calm to that aspect of your life. The book is filled with expert advice, tips, ideas and activities and strategies that the author herself has used to find calm.

This book is for those of us who are overwhelmed by modern life, who feel like life is running away from us and we just can’t get a grip of it.

It helps you find those moments of calm in the chaos, to relax and take pleasure from the simple things in life.

The Little Book Of Hygge by Meik Wiking

This book is a guide to the Danish art of Hygge. Pronounced “hooga”, hygge can be translated as a sense of comfort, togetherness, and well-being. The book gives an introduction to the practice, and then shows how we can incorporate it into our own lives.
The author explains how to get comfy, be present, build good relationships and indulge in the things you love. From the correct lighting to the right clothing to wear, this book gives you the full hygge experience.

This book is for anyone who loves getting comfy and relaxing. Having a love of coffee and cake helps a little too! The good news is, hygge is not just for winter as there is a chapter on practising the art all year round.

The Self Care Project by Jayne Hardy

This book tells you everything you could possibly want to know about self care. The author believes that self care is a tool we all have to help us take responsibility for our physical, emotional and mental well-being, we just need to learn how to use it properly.

The book explains that self care is not only not selfish but vital to our well-being. It gives practical advice on how to find time for daily self care and how to overcome any obstacles that may be in your way.

This book is for anyone who has been feeling at odds with life and knows they need to make a change. I found it well written and the steps for self care are explained in a practical no-nonsense way.

The Little Book Of Mindfulness by Patricia Collard

Mindfulness is a simple way to navigate our problems with more clarity. It focuses on living in the present moment and can improve productivity, focus, happiness, and peace of mind. Mindfulness does not take hours of meditation and the exercises in this book just take between 5 and 10 minutes.

This book features over 30 mindfulness exercises. Covering topics which include anger, self-compassion, reconnecting to life, and having a healthy relationship with food.

This book is for anyone short on time who wants to deal with stress in a gentle and relaxing way.

The Art Of Extreme Self Care by Cheryl Richardson

This book focuses on changing one behaviour per month. Each chapter is filled with step by step guides, actionable tips, personal experiences from the author and relevant resources.

This book is for anyone who prefers gradual change to a complete life change all at once.

The Book Of Self Care by Mary Beth Janssen

This collection of self care rituals and tips provides a wide range of activities and exercises for taking care of your whole self.

The book features tips for meditation and breathing techniques, cleansing your emotions, setting healthy boundaries and nourishing yourself.

This book is perfect for people who are new to self care as there is such a wide range of activities and I feel it gives a good grounding on the subject.

I have gained something from all of these books and would love to know what you think of them.
If there are any self care books you would like to recommend, please let me know in the comments.

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The Best Self Care Books For Calm And Balance

CALM is the follow up to the bestselling HAPPY. It follows the same format of sectioning the book into different areas of your life. Body, mind, family, work and environment are just some of the topics covered.

This book tells you everything you could possibly want to know about self care. The author believes that self care is a tool we all have to help us take responsibility for our physical, emotional and mental well-being, we just need to learn how to use it properly.

The book explains that self care is not only not selfish but vital to our well-being. It gives practical advice on how to find time for daily self care and how to overcome any obstacles that may be in your way.

This collection of self care rituals and tips provides a wide range of activities and exercises for taking care of your whole self.

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