Wellbeing Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:56:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Wellbeing Archives - Positive News 32 32 Five things we’ve learned making a series on community-led mental health projects around the world https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/what-learned-community-led-mental-health-projects/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 08:08:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=464099 The enviable childcare situation of Guatemalan parents, and why ‘stringers’ have the best job on earth

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]]> The secret ingredient for optimum health? Kindness, says this fitness expert https://www.positive.news/society/the-secret-ingredient-for-optimum-health-its-kindness-says-this-fitness-expert/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:53:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=463881 A unique health programme that focuses on self-kindness will launch in January

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]]> How ‘husky therapy’ is helping offenders to tackle their mental health challenges https://www.positive.news/society/husky-therapy-tackle-mental-health/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:52:26 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=462117 An adventure leisure company has partnered with the NHS to offer canine-led therapy to offenders on a mental health unit

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]]> The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global https://www.positive.news/society/the-finnish-approach-to-psychosis/ Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:51:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=461196 Developed by Finnish doctors in the 1980s, 'open dialogue' dramatically improves outcomes for those in crisis

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]]> Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing https://www.positive.news/world/guatemala-circles-of-hope-mental-health/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:53:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460634 Following decades of civil war, a community collective in Guatemala uses sharing circles to revive Indigenous concepts of mental health

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]]> You told us: how Positive News readers challenge rampant consumerism https://www.positive.news/society/you-told-us-how-positive-news-readers-challenge-rampant-consumerism/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:21:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458778 ‘Tis the season to buy, buy, buy, but Positive News readers are choosing to do things differently this Christmas

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]]> Eight ways to stay sane in the climate crisis https://www.positive.news/environment/eco-anxiety-ways-to-stay-sane-in-the-climate-crisis/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:42:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=451975 Feeling fretful about the climate emergency? You’re not alone. Here’s how to manage ‘eco-anxiety’ 

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]]> 20 ways to shop more mindfully (and resist pressure to part with cash) https://www.positive.news/society/20-ways-to-shop-more-mindfully/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:06:35 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458531 Retailers have many tactics to get you to splash the cash. Here’s how to sidestep them, while shopping more mindfully

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]]> Eight ways to transform a walk in the forest into a wellbeing immersion https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/how-transform-walk-forest-into-wellbeing-immersion-mental-health/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:58:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458367 New forest wellbeing trails have launched across England. Here’s how to get the most out of them

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]]> As Ireland’s smartphone school ban is approved, the town where it all began https://www.positive.news/society/the-town-where-irelands-smartphone-school-ban-began/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:40:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458012 Fearing the impact of phone use on their children, one town came up with a solution. Now the Irish government is following suit

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