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 With so many life-enhancing books promising life-long happiness, it is a wonder so many of us are so miserable. We have an entire collection to help you find your inner peace even if it is just for half an hour. Check our Reading Well collection for stories, journeys, poetry and self-help titles. We have 3 new titles to share: Rapport: the four ways to read people by Emily Alison & Laurence Alison "Get what you want from even the most difficult characters. Rapport reveals that every interaction follows four styles- Control (the lion), Capitulate (the mouse), Confront (the Tyrannosaur) and Co-operate (the monkey). As soon as you understand these styles and your own goals you can shape any conversation at will. And you'll be closer to the real secret- how to create instant rapport." The Courage to be disliked: how to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga "The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple y...

  Make sure you take care of yourself this winter. Here are a few ways the Health Library can help. Reading Well Collection Curl up with a book and immerse yourself in a story. We have a collection of mood-boosting fiction books to help you to unwind. There are also poetry collections to inspire and amuse you. Or try one of our self-help books to support your own mental health. Borrow these from our reading well collection. You can browse the collection in the library or take a look at the titles available via Library Search . Wellbeing Area You can also take a moment of mindfulness in our wellbeing area. There are jigsaws and colouring books to try or just take a little you-time in a comfy chair.

 Ready for your holiday? Make sure you pack all the essentials... Take along something inspiring from our Reading Well collection. Browse the collection online and borrow what you want from the Health Library.

As we head into winter with darker days, poor weather and winter pressures, make sure you take a moment to look after yourselves. Health Education England and the Reading Agency have crowd-sourced a list of uplifting resources for NHS staff. The full suite, which includes books and digital resources, were recommended by NHS people for NHS people. Ideal for boosting your mood. Why not try something different to help with your wellbeing? Books Come to the Health Library and browse through our Reading Well collection . You'll find self-help books, poetry and fiction titles. Just the ticket to relax your mind. Podcasts Want to listen to a story? Try... Nothing much happens - bedtime stories for adults to aid relaxation Desert Island Discs - listen to episodes from this popular radio show Online Resources Yoga Pilates - to get moving - gently! - check this youtube programme providing an introduction to pilates Your Mind Plan - A five question interactive quiz to get your personal pl...

 This Libraries Week do something different and take a look at our Reading Well collection. We’re not just here for the must-have text book or latest clinical update. We’ve got a range of titles including self-help books, poetry and popular fiction. Access the Collection You can browse through the collection online via the Library Search catalogue . See something you like? Just request it and you can pick it up later. Or just pop along to the Health Library and browse the shelves – this collection is to the right as you enter through the glass doors. What books are available? Here is a selection (from the images above): The Keeper of Lost Things (Ruth Hogen) The Lido (Libby Page) Calypso (David Sedaris) Dear Mrs Bird (AJ Pearce) Heaven on Earth: 101 Happy Poems (Wendy Cope) The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie Mackesy) The Lost Spells (Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris) The Guest Cat (Takashi Hiraide) The Moon#s a Balloon (David Niven) Sour Heart (Jenny Z...

  NHS Knowledge and Library Services are working in partnership with T he Reading Agency to provide a new collectio n of 10 books and 30 online resources to NHS staff via their library . F or the first time, the collection will also be given to 120 prison libraries in England .     T he theme of the collection focuses on supporting better general health, including topics such as ag e ing well, women’s health and menopause, men’s health, life as a trans person and better mental wellbeing.      Funded by Health Education England, the collection has been chosen with the various communities involved for individuals to use themselves or to help them understand someone else’s health issues.     A copy of each of the 10 books will be sent to over 300 NHS and prison libraries across England . The d igital resources can be found on the NHS Knowledge and Library Services website .    Check our Reading Well collection for books to...

  Virtual wellbeing week is being run 25th April to 1st May . It is aimed at healthcare staff and encourages you to take a moment to recognise, reflect and reconnect. You can join a range of events organised by Together We're Better: Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent . Reading can support health and wellbeing and help develop empathy. We'd encourage you to take a look at our Reading Well book collection - this is especially created with mood enhancing and self-help books. You can visit the library to view the collection or browse online . Why not take some time out for yourself and read something different? #SSOTStaffWellbeing

Make sure you look after yourselves. The library can play a part. Evidence supports the value of reading to improve health and wellbeing, so we have introduced a collection of books based on the Reading Agency’s Reading Well and Mood-boosting books. Take a look at our Reading Well collection . You can browse the collection online or thumb through books in the library. Books are available on standard loan. This collection is gathered together and shelved by the main doors. You’ll find texts on self help, inspirational stories or just something for a bit of a laugh.

Come and see the new Reading Well Collection in the Health Library in the CEC at Royal Stoke.   Or browse the collection online and see the extra books we have chosen for our Reading Well collection. We have the ten Uplifting books recommended by a panel of NHS staff -  Uplifting resources: for the NHS, from the NHS  as well as others on the Reading Agency’s Reading Well lists. The NHS Uplifting Collection has fiction, non-fiction, and poetry books, supported by uplifting digital resources, including poems, websites, videos and apps. Click here  for links to the digital resources. The Health Library at County h as the Uplifting books too and others you can read to relax and unwind. The Reading Agency has published reports about the benefits of reading for pleasure including these findings: Readers for pleasure report fewer feelings of stress and depression than non-readers (28% more likely to report feelings of depression). Reading for just 30 minutes a w...