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Forest Therapy: Seasonal Ways to Embrace Nature for a Happier You

Author: Editorial 6th December 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by Sarah Ivens. The publishers say: “Who hasn’t felt better after a walk in the woods, a picnic alfresco or a swim in the sea? There is something soul-soothingly simple and refreshing about getting back to…
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books, green spaces, nature, nature-based therapy, Sarah Ivens, wellbeing

Healing Countryside

Author: Editorial 3rd December 2021 0 Comments

In this 59 minute video from the BBC, “Ellie Harrison discovers how our countryside can provide the perfect tonic in troubled times, and we look through the archives to rediscover the restorative potential of our green spaces.”

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BBC, Ellie Harrison, natural world, nature, videos, wellbeing

The student studying the healing power of surfing

Author: Editorial 2nd December 2021 0 Comments

Morag Kinniburgh reports for BBC News Scotland: “Jamie Marshall says his PhD from Edinburgh’s Napier University is the first in the world focused on ‘surf therapy’. He has spent the past four years studying what he says are the healing powers…
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anxiety, BBC, BBC News Scotland, blue space, Jamie Marshall, Morag Kinniburgh, PTSD, surf therapy, surfing, wave project, wellbeing

New handbook to help prescribe nature for mental health and wellbeing

Author: Editorial 19th November 2021 0 Comments

The European Centre for Environment and Human Health has produced this handbook . They say: “Understanding how the power of nature can help people improve their mental health and overcome conditions such as depression, anxiety and stress has been boosted thanks…
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blue space, European Centre for Environment and Human Health, green spaces, nature, nature-based therapy, Ruth Garside, social prescribing, wellbeing, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

Author: Editorial 17th November 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by Daniel J. Levitin. The publishers say: “In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the…
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books, Daniel Levitin, evolution, music, neuroscience, Research, wellbeing

A Prescription for Music Lessons

Author: Editorial 15th November 2021 0 Comments

This studies review from Dr. Debra Shipman has been published by Federal Practitioner. It concludes: “A healthful lifestyle includes holistically addressing issues pertaining to mental and physical well-being. Learning how to play a musical instrument is a workout for the brain, just…
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Debra Shipman, depression, Federal Practitioner, music, music therapy, neuroscience, PTSD, social prescribing, substance abuse, wellbeing

Chemically Imbalanced: Everyday Suffering, Medication, and Our Troubled Quest for Self-Mastery

Author: Editorial 12th November 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by Joseph Davis. The publishers say: “Everyday suffering—those conditions or feelings brought on by trying circumstances that arise in everyone’s lives—is something that humans have grappled with for millennia. But the last decades have seen a…
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biochemical imbalance, books, Culture & Society, Joseph Davis, wellbeing

Pop Pills: the usage of behavior medication by kids in the USA

Author: Editorial 4th November 2021 0 Comments

POP PILLS is the result of an extended investigation by French photojournalist Baptiste Lignel on the use of “behavior medication“ by youths in the USA. The publishers say: This book combines M. Lignel’s photography with elements from popular culture and social media, which bring additional voices to the narrative…
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ADHD, anxiety, Baptiste Lignel, behavior medication, behaviour medication, books, Culture & Society, depression, OCD, popular culture, social media, USA

The big idea: Is it your personality, or a disorder?

Author: Editorial 3rd November 2021 0 Comments

“Psychological diagnoses offer an easy way in to understanding character – but our habit of using them comes at a cost” This article by Lucy Foulkes has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “It takes around 30 seconds to diagnose…
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diagnosis, disorder, Lucy Foulkes, personality, The Guardian

Meditation training reduces long-term stress, hair analysis shows

Author: Editorial 14th October 2021 0 Comments

“A new study finds that mental training reduces the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in hair. The amount of cortisol in hair provides information about how much a person is burdened by persistent stress.” This research report come from ScienceDaily….
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cortisol, hair, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, meditation, Research, ScienceDaily, stress

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