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Book Reviews and Library Information

CCI Support has a well rounded ‘Wellness Library’. These are free for members to borrow for 4 weeks.  Please have a look at the Library list and contact your Health and Wellness Facilitator or [email protected] to arrange this.  You can view the catalogue by looking at the PDF version of it below.

Do you love reading and reviewing books?

CCI Support would love to hear from you if reading and writing book reviews are your thing.  Please contact us if you are interested in reviewing some of the books in our library [email protected]

Book Review: The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

When living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the very idea that “the obstacle is the way” can sound misguided—if not downright offensive. After all, CFS is not a simple mindset issue or a hurdle to be "crushed." It’s a complex, often misunderstood condition that affects...

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Performance by David Coventry

Book Review David Coventry’s Performance is a groundbreaking exploration of life with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), a chronic illness that defies conventional understanding of time, memory, and narrative.Blurring the boundaries between memoir, novel, and...

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How to Keep House While Drowning by K.C. Davis was written for people who are struggling with household and self-care tasks due to chronic illness, ADHD, post-partum depression and other healthissues. It has a number of great tips on how to make care tasks a bit...

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The Fatigue Book by Lydia Rolley - Chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID fatigue practical tips for recovery Sense of an author who is personally invested The Fatigue Book immediately conveys the sense of an author who is personally invested – and indeed, Lydia...

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Your Symptoms Are Real, Dr Benjamin H. Natelson

Although some 15 years since publication, I found this book to be insightful and still very relevant today.  Dr Natelson validates the reader from page 1 onwards, showing compassion and understanding for people with ongoing pain, fatigue, difficulty thinking and...

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Sacred Rest

How can you keep your energy, happiness, creativity, and relationships fresh and thriving in the midst of never-ending family demands, career pressures, and the stress of everyday life?

Sacred Rest, written by Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith, a board-certified internal medicine doctor, reveals why rest can no longer remain optional.

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Dr Ros Vallings Books

We have all 3 available in the library for you to loan.

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