Why taking care of our feelings matters
“Positive emotions are worth cultivating, not just as end states in themselves but also as a means to achieving psychological growth and improved well-being over time” – Barbara L. Fredrickson Broaden-and-Build Theory of Positive Emotions, 2001 According to recent psychological research, the experience of positive emotions such as joy, interest, contentment and love, not only […]
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Mindapples in Universities
Would you like to grow some Mindapples in university? Seven universities have now taken up the Mindapples campaign by asking students to share their 5-a-days and promote good mental health for students. On the 22nd of February, mindapples sprouted in six universities around the UK as part of University Mental Health and Wellbeing Day, a new initiative […]
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Mindapples receives £120,000 funding
I’m hopeless at keeping secrets, particularly when I have good news to share. So it’s with great pleasure that I can finally announce an investment of £120,000 in Mindapples from Maudsley Charity. Maudsley Charity’s funds are made up of donations that have been made to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and its predecessor organisations, […]
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Reflections on 2011
What a year. 2011 has been one of the fiercest and most eventful I’ve ever known, and a big one for Mindapples. There have been some challenges, to say the least. It’s been difficult for everyone in the voluntary sector this year, and we’ve lost some good people and projects in the cuts and economic […]
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The 2011 Mindapples advent calendar
Have you checked out our lovely Advent Calendar yet? Throughout December we’re sending you a Christmassy mindapple a day. Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook to get the updates, and you can subscribe on our new Mindapple-a-day feed too. Here’s a selection of the best so far…
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The Future of Mindapples Web Apps?
Today and tomorrow, Mindapples is very proud to be at the Future of Web Apps London conference, rubbing shoulders with some of the most interesting folks in the international tech scene. Thanks very much to Carsonified for featuring us as one of the sponsors and letting us bring our Mindapples Tree to their conference. Mindapples […]
Continue reading A summer of mindapples…
There’s been a “Back to School” feel here at Mindapples HQ recently, because we’ve finally finished our roadtrip to the summer festivals bringing Mindapples to the masses. It’s been amazing fun and it’s been particularly nice hearing all the wonderful suggestions and feedback from people at festivals the length and breadth of the country. Our […]
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Mindapples at the Thames Festival this weekend!
This summer, Mindapples has been touring the country at a host of music festivals, including Secret Garden Party, Wilderness and the Big Chill. We’ve met lots of amazing people, perhaps including you, and had a lot of fun in the fields. More on that next week when we start to round up all our activities. […]
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Mindapples at the Lambeth Country Show today!
Jenny and half the Mindapples festivals team is at Larmer Tree this weekend to kick off our summer festivals programme for 2011. If you aren’t lucky enough to be there this weekend though, you don’t have to miss out – come to the Lambeth Country Show! Laura, Ruta and I will be flying the Mindapples […]
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Mindapples – coming to a festival near you
The time has come again to get the mindapples tree back on the road and come and meet all of you wonderful people. Yes, it’s the festival season! We feel very lucky to have been invited back to the four fantastic festivals we visited last year, as well as some exciting new ones too. Here’s […]
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