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Jamie’s 5-A-Day

30 January 2009

Jamie Ridler posted her great list: Here are my top five things to do every day (or every week) to stay mentally healthy: Journal: I find that there is so much going on in my busy brain that a daily release of it onto the page really helps me find calm and clarity. It’s especially […]

Lovely Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry’s great advert! Thanks for the pic @ Tom de Grunwald

The art of research

23 January 2009

A few people have asked us recently if we’re trying to produce an official “five-a-day” from the Mindapples research. There are a lot of different lists of recommended actions for our mental health, and many offer interesting talking points. We don’t want to add to that pile by producing yet another set of five things […]

I Love You More

21 January 2009

I Love You More Than is a site where you can submit your own ideas about love….

Cassie’s 5-A-Day

Cassie Robinson wrote her beautiful 5-a-day…. – Having what people these days call a portfolio career means my days are varied and often improvised, a freedom that I love but that I’ve found requires some management of energy. Improvisation comes from a solid foundation I think and my solid foundation is making sure I stick […]

Bluest Monday of the Year?

19 January 2009

In a very Mindapples type article in the Telegraph today, they asked some eminent figures for their ‘cheer-up’ tips. Here is just a sample from the article: Anthony Horowitz, author and screenwriter: “If you’re stuck in the city at a time of high stress, the best thing is to pop down to your local cemetery. […]

Jessica’s 5-A-Day

18 January 2009

Jessica posted her 5-a-day… and sent the beautiful photo above too. “Here are the top five things that I try to do every day to stay mentally healthy, keeping in mind mentally healthy is relative and not always successful:” 1. I am friends with myself. This means that I speak to myself kindly and treat […]

This Much Depression

15 January 2009

The publication, This Much Depression is about the seasonal affective depression(SAD) in Vancouver. As Vancouver has lots of rain, compared to other places, many people are suffered from the SAD. This book tells about what is SAD, personal experiences of SAD and how to get over it. The signage designed for measure the depression of […]

Rohan’s 5-A-Day

13 January 2009

Rohan Gunatillake posted his 5-a-day, which includes a valuable plea for slowing down and appreciating the people around us: 1. Walk the walk. As someone who headed up his own wellbeing movement in the past, I had to put this one in. By reducing the speed of my pace of walking just a fraction, I find that […]

David’s 5-A-Day

9 January 2009

David Jennings, author of Net, Blogs and Rock ‘n’ Roll, has some marvellous links within his Mindapples list! “This comes with the warning that my mind feels fairly badly inspissated at the moment, but that may be because I’ve not been getting all five sufficiently regularly.” Meditation, or bathing a baby. Best to get the […]