The Mindapples blog has been our outlet for our thoughts, inspirations and company announcements since 2008. It’s actually how Mindapples started, just blogging about mental health and wellbeing, and inviting people to share what they do that’s good for their minds.
Now we use it in two ways: for occasional announcements and updates about what we’re doing, and to post articles about psychology and health research that could help people get to know their minds better. Browse the recent posts below, and get in touch if you find something interesting that you think we should be reading.
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A big thank you to Bene London!
We’re so grateful to the team at Bene London for hosting their first ever Charity Auction in support of Mindapples. The event took place on 1st May at their Farringdon showroom, where guests enjoyed a relaxed evening of great company, generous bidding, and beautiful design. Together, they raised an amazing £1,505 – all of which […]
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Step Outside for Your Mind
As the evenings grow lighter and the sun stays with us a little longer, it’s a beautiful time to slow down and spend some time outdoors. The Summer Solstice, which fell on Saturday 21st June, marked the longest day of the year. It was a gentle reminder to pause, soak in the light and reconnect […]
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Bringing the Whole-School Approach to Life with Mindapples for Schools
How Mindapples helps schools bring mental wellbeing into everyday education – in line with national guidance. Embedding Wellbeing Across the School Community The Department for Education’s Whole School or College Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing (2021) sets out a clear vision: that schools and colleges should promote “an ethos and environment that promotes respect […]
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Making Mental Wellbeing Part of School Life
There’s growing recognition in schools, policy and research that mental wellbeing in education should be part of everyday school life, not just an add-on. As schools explore new ways to support young people’s mental health, two recent studies help shed light on what’s working and where we need to go next. A 2024 review by […]
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Year 10 prepare to launch Mindapples to the whole school
Earlier this year Mrs Donna Hughes (Assistant Principal Personal Development) at Ormiston South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy (SWB) attended the Mindapples’ champions course for schools. Ormiston SWB is a large secondary school with over 1100 pupils in Bilston, Wolverhampton. We caught up with Mrs Hughes to find out what she thought about the course and […]
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Mindapples visits Mayfield school
In October 22 we were thrilled to be invited to Mayfield school in Portsmouth to film the teachers and students launching their whole school approach to mental health (the world premiere of the film coming soon!). We also had a chance to catch up in person with Mindapples’ champions Mrs Jude Firth and Mrs Verity […]
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Give Me Five: Paul Dodsley & Leah Wareham
Paul Dodsley (Student Health Development Officer) and Leah Wareham (Student Health and Wellbeing Project Officer) both run Healthy NTU, Nottingham Trent University’s Health Promotion programme within the Student Support Services. They help students learn new ways to look after their wellbeing through lots of different ways including running training sessions, events and activities throughout the […]
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Mindapples at University
We were delighted to see so many friends and partners using their Mindapples trees and apple cards on University Mental Health Day last week, sharing activities that they try to do every day to take care of their minds. Students at Nottingham Trent University, Royal Holloway University of London and Nottingham University thought of great ways […]
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Meet a Mindapples Champion!
This week we thought we’d hand over the Mindapples blog to one of our newest wellbeing champions. Tilly is a second year psychology student at Nottingham Trent University and recently completed her Mindapples Champion’s Training as part of our ongoing universities wellbeing programme. Over to you Tilly! Coming from a background of finding it so […]
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Donate to our #ChristmasChallenge21
Donate today and help Mindapples give mental wellbeing and resilience training to 100 schools! Mindapples are thrilled to be part of The Big Give Christmas Challenge, a digital match funding campaign which runs from midday 30th November (Giving Tuesday) to midday 7th December 2021. We aim to raise £20,000 to provide wellbeing support to 100 […]
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