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.