Learn

Learn 

• TAO (free) is available to all students and offers an online library of interactive programs to help you learn life skills and tools to manage challenges such as stress and anxiety, imposter syndrome, and grief. 

• Wellness resources at Berkeley recalibrate

• UCB Student Well-Being Portal

• UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center - describes a wide range of activities and practices one can start doing immediately to promote happiness and well-being, including decreasing anxiety and depressive symptoms.

• CAPS Informational Handouts, a variety of informational sheets on different mental health topics.

• A Mental Health & Academics Guide developed by Abigail Zhong as a Peer Health Mentor for the Asian Pacific American Student Development (APASD) Office

Here is a collection of Books/ Audio Books that you may find helpful. Most of these authors have presentations on youtube and that is a good place to start.

The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good For You and How to Get Good At It, by Kelly McGonigal, PhD.  Dr. McGonigal offers a new view on stress management and discusses how you can benefit from embracing stress.  "Excellent re-frame from the challenges to benefits of one's relationship with stress."  Aaron Cohen, PhD Senior Staff Psychologist CAPS. - Get it at the UC Berkeley Library

Positive Psychology:

• Before Happiness by Shawn Achor

• Happier by Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD.

Resilience:

• Rising Strong by Brene Brown PhD

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown PhD

Self Compassion:

• Self Compassion by Kristin Neff, PhD

• Radical Compassion by Tara Brach

• You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown

Self Care in the Work Setting:

• The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loher 

Attention and Concentration:

• The Disorganized Mind by Nancy Ratey

Acceptance and Commitment:

• Getting out of your head and into your life by Steven Hayes PHD

Healthy Relationships:

• The Relationship Cure by John Gottman, PHD

Fat Positivity

• What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon

Sexuality

Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski PhD

CAPS Informational Handouts, a variety of informational sheets on different mental health topics.