The Mindapples campaign

Get Well UK Service

6 March 2009

In Northern Ireland people have been re examining the way they think about health. It is a little odd that the findings were not released for more than a year but nevertheless… This scheme treats and heals patients who have been given up on by doctors. In particular, people with ‘chronic low mood’. It addresses […]

Time to change

4 March 2009

Time to Change TV ad was aired in January and February in England. The advert explains how the affects of stigma and discrimination can impact on a person who is or has experienced mental health problem. Ruby Wax talks about what it is like to live with depression.

Happy Tapper

3 March 2009

Happy Tapper have launched an iphone application which is a Gratitude Journal. Gratitude keeps coming up in studies as a major source of long-term wellbeing and happiness. The application just gives you another way to keep track of the good things, people and events in your life on a daily basis. A new study shows […]

“I need to see a head doctor – so what?”

28 February 2009

Lily Allen admits to therapy and making mistakes…few women in the media talk so openly about being sad. She has told the press about her dark days – the times when she has felt insecure, lonely and miserable. Her secret weapon is therapy, although it’s not so secret. “I’m not ashamed of going to hospital […]

Like clockwork

25 February 2009

The secret life of your bodyclock by Horizon was on last night. It took me on a journey into the secret world of the human internal body clock Our body clock controls what we do and how well we do it. In relation to When is asleep not asleep? This program explored the idea of […]

When is asleep not asleep?

22 February 2009

New Scientist asks “Are bad sleeping habits driving us mad?” “TAKE anyone with a psychiatric disorder and the chances are they don’t sleep well. The result of their illness, you might think. Now this long-standing assumption is being turned on its head, with the radical suggestion that poor sleep might actually cause some psychiatric illnesses […]

A pill to make you forget?

17 February 2009

Is there a now a magic pill to help you forget a painful experience? Dutch researchers are testing the waters with beta blocking heart pills with the belief that these pills alter how we remember and react to difficult memories. During the study, 60 people were given an unpleasant memory by combining photos of spiders […]

Nature delivered

16 February 2009

Graze is officially recognised by the NHS as supporting the 5-a-day scheme. It was started by seven friends who shared a passion for food. It allows British office workers to improve the way they eat at work. You can order tasty food online and get it delivered to your desks. With boxes containing everything from […]

Andy Gibson explains Mindapples

Craig at the O’Reilly GMT blog has very kindly posted a video interview with me explaining the Mindapples project and talking a bit about how far we’ve got. He caught me on the hop a bit: no time to do my hair, although I did manage to dress up a bit. Here’s the video from […]

Winter delight

13 February 2009

Well, seeing as this is my first post on Mindapples I’d like to simply say hello. I hope that my morning adventure in the snow with my mindapple makes you smile. I look forward to the conversations, sharing and learning with the Mindapples team.