SMU Libraries Curate: Creating Communities Strengthening Ties

Creating communities and fostering strong connections is essential for our collective wellbeing and quality of life. Building meaningful relationships involves engaging with others, sharing experiences, and nurturing bonds that strengthen our social fabric. When we focus on creating communities and strengthening ties, we enhance our sense of belonging and support.

SMU Libraries, in support of SMU Mental Health Week 2024, invite you to join us in exploration of strategies and ideas to build and reinforce our connections through our specially curated selection of resources.

Visit our book display at Level 2, Li Ka Shing Library and pick up a read before 8 November 2024!

Videos

• As of Yet

• Attention and Empathy in Relationships

• Building Connections: How to Be a Relationship Ninja

• The Power of Vulnerability

Podcasts

• A Formula for Life - Social Resilience

• Navigating Friendships at Uni

• You Are Enough [Affirmation Meditation]

Articles

• Building Relationships Is Key for First-year College Students – Here Are 5 Easy Ways to Meet New Friends and Mentors / Leo M. Lambert, Isis Artze-Vega, Oscar Miranda Tapia, & Peter Felten

• Cultivating Empathy / Ashley Abramson

• Friendships Can Heal Campus Divisions, Study Finds, and Administrators Play a Big Role / Grace Mayer

• How to Have Closer Friendships (and Why You Need Them) / Emma Pattee

• ‘Resilience Is Grit amid Uncertainty’ / Freeman Hrabowski, Peter H. Henderson, Lynne C. Schaefer, & Philip J. Rous

• The 5-Day Friendship Challenge / Catherine Pearson

• What the Longest Study on Human Happiness Found Is the Key to a Good Life / Robert Waldinger & Marc Schulz

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Books

Almost Everything: Notes on Hope / Anne Lamott

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    BL624 .L35195 2018

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience / Brené Brown

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    BF637.S4 B76 2021

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon / James Norbury

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    PN6712 .N67 2021

Friendships: The Aspie Way / Wendy Lawson

e-Book

Promoting Belonging, Growth Mindset, and Resilience to Foster Student Success / Amy Baldwin, Bryce Bunting, Doug Daugherty, Latoya Lewis, & Tim Steenbergh

e-Book

Self-Care for College Students: From Orientation to Graduation, 150+ Easy Ways to Stay Happy, Healthy, and Stress-Free / Julia Dellitt

e-Book

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts / Gary Chapman

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    HQ734 .C4665 2010

The Formative Five: Fostering Grit, Empathy, and Other Success Skills Every Student Needs / Thomas R. Hoerr

e-Book

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are / Brené Brown

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    BF575.S37 B76 2010

The Journey: Big Panda and Tiny Dragon / James Norbury

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    PN6712 .N671 2022

The Laughing Guide to Well-Being: Using Humor and Science to Become Happier and Healthier / Isaac Prilleltensky

e-Book

The Lonely Century: How to Restore Human Connection in a World that's Pulling Apart / Noreena Hertz

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    BF575.L7 H47 2021

The Mindful Twenty-something: Life Skills to Handle Stress...and Everything Else / Holly Rogers

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    RC489.M55 R639 2016

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World / Melinda French Gates

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    HQ1155 .G38 2019

Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World / Vivek Hallegere Murthy

Li Ka Shing Library   Lifestyle Collection Level 2    BF575.L7 M88 2020

Women's Best Friendships: Beyond Betty, Veronica, Thelma, and Louise / Patricia Rind

e-Book

This selection of resources is curated by Li Zhenyan, Librarian, in collaboration with the Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness Centre.