Discover recommended books about stress, anxiety and sleep, covering the science of sleep, stress management, mental wellbeing, nutrition, mindfulness and healthy lifestyle habits. This collection brings together books from doctors, researchers and health experts to help you understand the connection between sleep, stress and overall health.
Dr Rachel Allen
Practical guide to supporting someone experiencing mental health difficulties, with advice on listening, encouraging positive change and protecting your own mental wellbeing. Practical strategies for communication, support and self-care.
Dr Martha Beck
Explores anxiety and offers practical approaches for understanding anxious thoughts, reducing anxiety and developing greater emotional wellbeing. Focusing on using difficult emotions as an opportunity for personal growth and a more meaningful life.
Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Practical guide to managing stress through simple lifestyle changes and daily habits. Dr Chatterjee explores practical ways to reduce stress, improve wellbeing and create healthier routines without making major changes to your lifestyle.
Dr Elissa Epel
Explores the science of stress and provides practical strategies for changing how we respond to stressful situations. Dr Epel explains how stress affects the body and mind and offers approaches for building resilience and improving wellbeing.
Patrick Holford
Practical guide to managing stress, improving resilience, supporting consistent energy and developing healthier sleep habits. Also explores nutrition and lifestyle strategies for emotional wellbeing, including approaches to low mood and better sleep.
Dr Frank Lipman
Practical guide to improving sleep based on current sleep science and lifestyle factors that influence sleep quality. Explores the relationship between sleep, nutrition, exercise, stress, naps and technology, and provides strategies for developing healthier sleep habits.
Diane Macedo
Practical, science-informed guide to sleep health, insomnia and improving sleep quality by journalist and former insomniac Diane Macedo. Common sleep problems and the factors that can affect sleep, including stress, shift work, jet lag, light exposure, body clocks and daily routines, offering practical strategies for developing healthier sleep habits.
Dr Michael Mosley
Practical guide to understanding sleep and improving sleep quality, with advice on healthy sleep habits and strategies for getting better rest. Explores common factors that can interfere with sleep and provides practical suggestions for improving your nightly routine.
Emily & Amelia Nagoski
Why we feel overwhelmed and exhausted, and how stress can remain in our bodies even after the stressful situation ends. The book focuses on completing the stress cycle through rest, movement, connection, and self-care rather than trying to achieve constant “balance” or perfection.
Dr Aric Prather
A practical seven-day plan for improving sleep, based on techniques used in his sleep clinic. It focuses on simple, evidence-informed changes that help reduce sleep difficulties and allow the body’s natural sleep process to work more effectively.
Dr Matthew Walker
The science of sleep and its importance for physical and mental health. Dr Walker explains how sleep affects the brain, memory, learning, mood, immunity and overall wellbeing, while discussing the importance of sleep quality, healthy sleep habits and getting enough sleep.
Dr W Chris Winter
A practical guide to sleep health and improving sleep quality by neurologist and sleep-medicine specialist Dr Winter. The book explores how sleep works and how factors including food, light, exercise, stress, naps, technology and daily routines can influence sleep, while discussing common sleep problems such as insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome and circadian rhythm disorders.
Explore More Stress, Anxiety & Sleep Resources
You may also find these related collections helpful: