wellbeing – Page 2 – A New Vision for Mental Health

The definition of mental health has been widened so much that it’s now almost meaningless

Author: Editorial 15th May 2023 0 Comments

This article by Martha Gill has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “The psychiatrist Simon Wessely once said his spirits sank every time there was a mental health awareness week . ‘We don’t need people to be more aware. We can’t deal with the…
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anxiety, Martha Gill, medicalisation, mental health awareness, Mental Health Foundation, stigmatisation, The Guardian, wellbeing

Why have we stopped talking to strangers?

Author: Editorial 10th May 2023 0 Comments

“Efficient urban design, attention-grabbing screens and isolating headphones all mean we’re rapidly losing the art and joy of spontaneous encounters. But artist Andy Field has a plan for how we can start to connect again…” This report by Steve Chamberlain –…
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Andy Field, Culture & Society, encounterism, loneliness, Steve Chamberlain, The Guardian, urban design, wellbeing

Mental health awareness campaigns may actually increase distress

Author: Editorial 14th April 2023 0 Comments

This article by Jack Sears has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “An article published in New Ideas in Psychology hypothesizes that mental health awareness efforts in Western countries may be partially responsible for the rise of mental health problems…
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Jack Andrews, Jack Sears, Lucy Foulkes, Mad in the UK, mental health awareness campaigns, New Ideas in Psychology, Prevalence Inflation Hypothesis, wellbeing

The link between stress and depression … and the 10 simple words that could help

Author: Editorial 23rd March 2023 0 Comments

“Neurological insights into how the brain processes stress, and how it can develop into depression, have led to new interventions” This article by Dean Burnett has been published in The Guardian: It begins: “It’s a damp, midweek afternoon. Even so, Cardiff’s…
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Dean Burnett, depression, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, Jim White, neuroscience, stress, The Guardian, wellbeing

Forget regret! How to have a happy life – according to the world’s leading expert

Author: Editorial 17th March 2023 0 Comments

“relationships … don’t just make us happy; they also help us weather the unhappy times, the challenges.” This article by Emine Saner is about an interview with Dr. Robert Waldinger (director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which has been…
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eudaimonia, happiness, Harvard Study of Adult Development, hedonism, relationships, Research, Robert Waldinger, The Good Life, wellbeing

Prescribing nature: the restorative power of a simple dose of outdoors

Author: Editorial 17th February 2023 0 Comments

This article by Donna Lu has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “In my mid-20s, I undertook the quintessentially Australian rite of passage of moving to London for a few years. Months into my first English winter, I started having…
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Australia, blue space, Donna Lu, exercise, Green Adelaide, green spaces, nature-based therapy, social prescribing, The Guardian, Thomas Astell-Burt, wellbeing

‘When life was unbearable, horses helped us through’

Author: Editorial 5th December 2022 0 Comments

This article by Roberta Caiazza has been published in The Psychologist. It begins: “Everything happens for a reason. 2019 wasn’t a great year for me, but I stumbled upon a Groupon voucher for a horseriding lesson. I’ve not looked back since….
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Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association, equine-assisted therapy, nature-based therapy, Roberta Caiazza, The Psychologist, wellbeing

Why being by the sea is good for our mental wellbeing?

Author: Editorial 20th October 2022 0 Comments

This article by Claire Watt has been published on the Sea Sanctuary website. It begins: “ Blue Health is becoming a popular topic all over the world, gaining momentum as studies uncover exactly how blue spaces – such as the sea can improve…
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blue health, Claire Watt, exercise, nature, Sea Sanctuary, wellbeing

Why Writing can be Good for Your Mental Health

Author: Editorial 3rd August 2022 0 Comments

This article by Ashe Fox has been published on the Sea Sanctuary website. It begins: “‘Write hard and clear about what hurts,’ wrote prolific author Ernest Hemmingway; it’s something he demonstrated in much of his works. So what are the benefits…
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Ashe Fox, journals, Sea Sanctuary, wellbeing, writing

AM I NORMAL?

Author: Editorial 28th July 2022 0 Comments

This book – subtitled “The 200-Year Search for Normal People (and Why They Don’t Exist)” – has been written by Sarah Cheney. The publishers say: “Before the nineteenth century, the term normal was rarely ever associated with human behaviour. Normal was…
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anxiety, books, Culture & Society, history, normality, Sarah Cheney, wellbeing