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• Furiously Happy

  {a Funny Book About Horrible Things}

  Lawson, Jenny, 1979-

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  An exploration of anxiety and depression with a humorous tone.

• The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health

  Navigate An Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help You Deserve

  Walker, Rheeda,

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  A comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system.

• First, We Make the Beast Beautiful

  a New Journey Through Anxiety

  Wilson, Sarah (Nutritionist)

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  Challenges cultural beliefs about anxiety from the perspectives of medical and spiritual leaders to explore how the condition needs to be viewed less as a burdensome affliction and more as a source of divine growth.

• Really Good, Actually

  a Novel

  Heisey, Monica

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  A bittersweet comedy that portrays the uncertainties of relationships and how our mental health is intertwined.

• The Collected Schizophrenias

  Essays

  Wang, Esme Weijun

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  An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, cutting to the core.

• Where to Start

  a Survival Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mental Health Challenges

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  Clear and honest information on common mental health illnesses and what steps you can take to find help and practice self-care.

• The Bell Jar

  Plath, Sylvia

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  An honest and realistic look at a woman and her battles with mental illness and many pressures of society.

• The Cure for Burnout

  How to Find Balance and Reclaim Your Life

  Ballesteros, Emily

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  Burnout management coach Emily Ballesteros shows you how to say goodbye to long-term stress and guides you to a path of personal and professional balance.

• Fully Present

  the Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness

  Smalley, Susan L.

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  Explores the practical art and science of mindfulness as it relates to the traditions of Buddhism with a helpful guide to improving a mindful stance and an awareness of life experiences in any situation or circumstance.

• The Silver Linings Playbook

  Quick, Matthew, 1973-

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  A story told from an endearing and brilliant perspective on topics of depression and love.