Feel-good songs for healthcare workers

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27 Sept 2023

Healthcare workers are passionate, caring folk. With a diminished workforce worldwide, overloaded systems and reduced resources, it is no wonder we are all feeling stretched and compromised in the face of the ensuing moral distress. It is important to address the wider systemic issues but we also need to do small things to care for ourselves and each other day to day. One solution? A feel-good music playlist - have a listen and share with anyone who may need a boost!

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Feel-good songs for healthcare workers

The songs below were gathered from many different healthcare workers, who were invited to share their favourite feel-good songs.

These are just a few of the songs shared - if you'd like to see the whole list, please have a look here.

And if you'd like to have your best songs added, please let us know here and we will add them to this growing list.

Enjoy!

Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine

Xavier Rudd - Follow The Sun

Bob Marley - Three Little Birds

Feeling Good - Nina Simone

Penguin Café Orchestra - Music For A Found Harmonium

Somewhere over the Rainbow - Israel 'IZ' Kamakawiwo'ole

Bill Withers - Lovely day

P!NK, Willow Sage Hart - Cover Me In Sunshine

Lou Reed - Perfect Day

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

Lizzo - Good As Hell

Smash Mouth - I'm A Believer

Harry Styles - As It Was

Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out

Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe

If you'd like to add to these lists, please feel free to share your own feel-good songs here.

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