Burnout Books

Books about Burnout, CFS, ME and healing chronic illness

On this page we’ve collected together the best books we’ve read about healing chronic illness (mostly focusing on Burnout/CFS/ME), along with your suggestions shared via our ‘Share your story’ form.

There are many aspects to healing our bodies, and much of the best literature now focuses on a more holistic approach which includes the mind and body.

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
• When the Body Says No or The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate
• The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
• The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions by Esther M. Sternberg
• Banishing Burnout: Six Strategies for Improving Your Relationship with Work by Christina Maslach
• Play it Away by Charlie Hoehn
• Adrenal Fatigue by James L. Wilson
• Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
• Nutrition: Michael Pollans’ Food Rules or In Defense of Food. How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy by Paul Chek are good places to start
• Recent bestselling fiction: The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella

Got any good book recommendations for those of us struggling/healing from Burnout / CFS / ME? Let us know on the Share your Story page.