wellbeing

The importance of the Natural Health Service

Author: Editorial 11th September 2020 0 Comments

This article in The Spectator has been written by Isabel Hardman. It begins: “Most people consider going for a walk or a run as a sort of optional leisure activity, something you get round to once you’ve been to the shops….
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green spaces, Isabel Hardman, natural world, nature, The Spectator, wellbeing

Crossing Cultures with the Power Threat Meaning Framework – New Zealand

Author: Editorial 7th September 2020 0 Comments

“This is the first of two blogs about my invited tour of New Zealand and Australia with the Power Threat Meaning Framework (joined by contributing author John Cromby in Australia). The PTMF is an ambitious attempt to outline a conceptual…
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Culture & Society, Lucy Johnstone, Mad in the UK, Maori, New Zealand, Power Threat Meaning Framework, wellbeing

The Voices Within – the History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves

Author: Editorial 27th August 2020 0 Comments

“A luminous exploration of the nature of thoughts, from daydreams to the voices in our heads” This book has been written by Prof. Charles Fernyhough. The publishers say: “At the moment you caught sight of this book, what were you thinking?…
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books, Charles Fernyhough, hearing voices, human thought, internal world, wellbeing

We Become What We Think

Author: Editorial 26th August 2020 0 Comments

This article by Jürgen Nagler – Deputy Resident Representative for Bhutan on the United Nations Development Programme – comes from the website of the International Science Council. It begins: “1. Beyond GDP: Towards SDGs and Wellbeing While development efforts showcase success…
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Bhutan, gross domestic product, Gross National Happiness, happiness, Jürgen Nagler, mindset, paradigm shift, wellbeing

The Creative Bureaucracy & Its Radical Common Sense

Author: Editorial 7th August 2020 0 Comments

This short book is co-authored by Charles Landry and Margie Caust. It addresses a subject – namely bureaucracy and the civil servants that work in its various departments – that affects all of us, has great relevance to societal wellbeing and…
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books, bureaucracy, Charles Landry, Margie Caust, urban planning, wellbeing

Coronavirus: Will lockdown easing see more of us using rivers?

Author: Editorial 3rd August 2020 0 Comments

Claire Marshall, reporting for the BBC: “Figures suggest that more people than ever are heading to Britain’s rivers with the easing of lockdown – renewing calls for better public rights of access. It comes as MPs are to consider proposals…
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BBC, blue space, Claire Marshall, cold water swimming, depression, lakes, nature, rivers, wellbeing

How home design can impact our mental health

Author: Editorial 22nd July 2020 0 Comments

As published on the What Works Centre for Wellbeing’s website, the key findings from this article by Ben Channon are: “Control (or even perceived control) is crucial. Having the space to decorate, personalise, organise, and regulate ourselves can help us reach…
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architecture, Ben Channon, design, home design, urban design, wellbeing, What Works Centre for Wellbeing

The New Laws of Psychology: Why Nature and Nurture Alone Can’t Explain Human Behaviour

Author: Editorial 9th July 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. Peter Kinderman. The publishers say: “This controversial new book describes how human behaviour – thoughts, emotions, actions and mental health – can be largely explained if we understand how people make sense of their…
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books, diagnostic labelling, model of mental well-being, Peter Kinderman, psychology, wellbeing

Time, not material goods, ‘raises happiness’

Author: Editorial 8th July 2020 0 Comments

” … my take home message is, ‘think about it, is there something you hate doing that fills you with dread and could you pay somebody else to do that for you?’ If so, then science says that’s a pretty…
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BBC, Elizabeth Dunn, happiness, Helen Briggs, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Research, time, wellbeing

The Rabbit Effect

Author: Editorial 2nd July 2020 0 Comments

This book – subtitled “Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness” – has been written by Dr. Kelli Harding. The publishers say: “When Columbia University doctor Kelli Harding began her clinical practice, she never intended to explore…
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books, friendship, kelli harding, kindness, loneliness, love, wellbeing

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