Tag: mental health

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Creative Contemplation: The Feelings Library

16/12/2021

A public art installation created by architecture practice CAUKIN Studio in collaboration with SKIP Gallery and therapy service Self Space aims to shine a light on mental health this Christmas...

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Just For you 2020 by Mona Lerch

The Healing Power of Painting

04/06/2020

Abstract artist, Mona Lerch, shapes her paintings with her life experiences. She explores her emotions whilst working and embodies them into her artwork. ...

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Isolation Walks: A Visual Meditation

03/06/2020

If we are ever to emerge from this dystopian vision with poise, we will have to be extra humble, strong and empathetic. ...

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© Nicola Anthony, The Flow of Time, 2017

Surviving Lockdown: Daryl Goh on Self-Judgement

27/05/2020

Up next in the series, Nicola Anthony examines guilt, and how artists can objectively evaluate their own work whilst ignoring the niggling voice of self-judgement. ...

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© Nicola Anthony, Great Soul, 2014

Surviving Lockdown: Tabish Khan and the Inner Critic

06/05/2020

Part three explores the feelings of self-lambasting that many people experience when given the time and space to turn the critical eye upon their lives. ...

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© Nicola Anthony, Pass It On, 2013

Surviving Lockdown: What Do We Surround Ourselves With?

30/04/2020

The next instalment in our series of interviews to pick up tips from the arts to help get through this unusual period....

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© Nicola Anthony, Poetry Net Series, 2019

Surviving Lockdown: Behind the Scenes in the Art Studio

29/04/2020

A series of video interviews with figures from the art world explores transferrable skills from the arts to help survive these out-of-the-ordinary times. ...

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Detoxifying the Digital Landscape

16/01/2019

2018 saw a surge in the popularity of therapeutic software, a trend causing a telling tonal shift in our daily online routines....

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Cured Meats Found to Exacerbate Bipolar Disorder

18/07/2018

An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates in processed meats may contribute to manic episodes....

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Depressingly Funny: Daphne

17/01/2018

A refreshingly accurate and wryly funny portrayal of everyday mental illness, Daphne is an impressive feature debut....

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Anxiety, Depression, Sleep: A Lethal Cocktail if the Proportions are Wrong

05/01/2018

People who sleep less than 8 hours a night more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety ...

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Does Being Single Shorten Your Life?

20/12/2017

Couple up for long-term happiness ...

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Self-Medication or Self-Anesthesia: It’s No Wonder We Tune Out

15/12/2017

Beneficiaries of the system promote their lies; the sane seek solace where they can get it...

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Your Mood Depends on the Food You Eat (and your age)

14/12/2017

Young adults and mature adults require different food to improve their mental health...

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Did You Know the Common Ingredient that May Cause Alzheimers?

13/12/2017

Canola oil linked to worsened memory & learning ability in Alzheimer's ...

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Is This a Bad Time? 24-hour Working

23/11/2017

More needs to be done to ensure 24-hour working is not the new norm ...

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Less Drudge, More Trudge: Employees Demand More Walking

20/11/2017

Employees want to sit down less and walk more during work days ...

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Sleeping man, sleep well

Deep Sleep, Deep Effects: The Dangers of Insufficient Sleep

15/11/2017

Studying sleep's profound and extensive effects on brain function ...

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Can Coloured Light Calm an Argument?

14/11/2017

Blue lighting is proven to help us relax faster than white lighting after an argument ...

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self-esteem

Count Yourself Confident! Self-Esteem in Numbers

13/11/2017

Discovered: The equation that can map self esteem in the brain...

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Career Goals? Hic! Booze and Weed Hold Teens Back

06/11/2017

Booze and pot use in teens lessens life success ...

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green spaces

Want More Attentive Kids? Get Them to the Green Spaces

31/10/2017

Living close to green spaces is associated with better attention in children ...

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Smoke Weed, Get More Action. The Science

27/10/2017

Regular marijuana use linked to more sex, Stanford study finds ...

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Winter? Embrace Your Depression, It’s The Soul’s Defiance

20/10/2017

Depression, seasonally affected or otherwise, may be the soul shunning the collective madness...

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How do YOU want to die early? Stress or Bad Diet?

19/10/2017

Stress might be just as unhealthy as junk food to digestive system ...

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psilocybin, magic mushrooms

Ctrl+Alt+Psilocibin: How Magic Mushrooms Reset Depressed Brains

17/10/2017

Magic mushrooms may 'reset' the brains of depressed patients ...

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American Fears

War? Famine? A Second Term of Trump? America’s Top Ten Fears

12/10/2017

Chapman University releases 4th annual Survey of American Fears ...

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cardiac health

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart: The Cardiac Effects of Marriage Breakdown

11/10/2017

Risk factors for heart health linked to marital ups and downs - at least for men ...

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Five Ways to Minimize the Damage Done by Energy Drinks

10/10/2017

Identifying ways to minimize the harm of energy drinks ...

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Meh…Zzz. Why Do We Fall Asleep When We’re Bored?

03/10/2017

Explaining our inescapable desire to sleep in boring situations...

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