Take Care Coaching’s Top Book Recommendations

A Health and Wellness Coach is never done learning and we encourage our clients to keep this growth mindset as well! Over the years, we’ve accumulated quiet a library of health resources. Here are our top recommendations to give you the best evidence-based information on the following topics:

Chronic Disease Prevention

Chronic Diseases: An Encyclopedia of Causes, Effects, and Treatments. Editor is Jean Kaplan Teichroew. This is the first encyclopedia on chronic disease. We contributed some sections on heart disease.

Compassion

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind To Yourself by Kristin Neff

Love 2.0: Creating Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection by Barbara Fredickson

Nutrition

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan

How Not To Die by Michael Greger

Stress Management

The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal. Check out the Ted Talk about it: https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend?language=en

A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein

Positive Psychology

StrengthsFinder 2.0: Discover Your Strengths by Don Clifton

The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky

Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things To Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee. Check out Ted Talk to learn more: https://www.ted.com/talks/ingrid_fetell_lee_where_joy_hides_and_how_to_find_it

The Designing Your Life Workbook: A Framework For Building A Life You Can Thrive In by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

Tell us which one is your favorite by emailing info@takecarecoach.com. Happy reading!