wellbeing
The Politics of Well-being and Ecstasy
The “Green Care Approach” – An Antidote to the Disconnected Human Crisis
Lalita Powell is the founder of Lakota Fields (a not-for-profit holistic horse sanctuary offering equine-assisted personal development and learning opportunities). She writes: “Even though pharmaceutical intervention and talking therapies are still the most popular form of intervention offered by the NHS in…
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What is it like to live without any friends?
Hamish Mackay reports for the BBC : “‘You learn to rely on yourself and only yourself,’ says 26-year-old Hazel Newell, reflecting on a period of her life that left her feeling alone, anxious and unable to connect with those around her. According to new…
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Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing has produced an inquiry report – Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing – Second Edition (July 2017) – that presents the findings of two years of research, evidence-gathering and discussions with patients, health and social care professionals, artists and arts…
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Blue Mind
Subtitled The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do, this book has been written by marine biologist and researcher Wallace J Nichols. The publishers say :…
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Clonakilty has become Ireland’s first autism-friendly town
Geraldine Gittens, writing in the (Irish) Independent newspaper : “Clonakilty has become Ireland’s first autism-friendly town. Over 80 businesses and organisations carried out four specific actions, in association with the As I Am charity, in order to achieve the accolade. They erected…
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A Big Emotion is Not an Emergency: Helping Teenagers Manage Their Emotions
Lisa Marchiano, writing in Aero magazine says: “I learned early in my daughter’s toddler days that savvy moms don’t gasp or shriek when the baby falls and bumps herself. At playgroups, the correct response was modeled for me: toddler falls down; toddler looks…
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