Wellbeing Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:21:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Wellbeing Archives - Positive News 32 32 What’s the single most inspiring thing anybody has said to you? https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/whats-the-single-most-inspiring-thing-anybody-has-said-to-you/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:21:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=488469 We want to know: what wise words have positively impacted your life?

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]]> Reading between the lines: the book club boom https://www.positive.news/society/reading-between-the-lines-the-book-club-boom/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:07:27 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=488048 A desire for offline community and connection is fuelling a resurgence of interest in book clubs in the UK

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]]> The bid to ensure that no one dies alone https://www.positive.news/society/the-bid-to-ensure-that-no-one-dies-alone/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:10:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486840 A nurse who trains compassionate citizens to provide company for people in the last hours of their lives is expanding into tackling social isolation too

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]]> ‘I saw a man transform before my eyes’ https://www.positive.news/society/i-saw-a-man-transform-before-my-eyes/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:51:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=487334 A UK charity brings young men together with older men in their communities to provide positive role models – and it’s lifechanging stuff

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]]> Six things we learned making the Positive News podcast https://www.positive.news/society/six-things-we-learned-making-the-positive-news-podcast/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:16:28 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486948 Our first series challenged western wellbeing concepts and showed community solutions to mental health issues. Here are our highlights

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]]> What went right this week: progress on poverty, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-28-of-2024/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:00:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486681 Indonesia slashed its poverty rate, China supercharged renewables, and the ‘world’s most joyful museum’ won a top award, plus more

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]]> We want to know: what do forests mean to you? https://www.positive.news/society/we-want-to-know-what-do-forests-mean-to-you/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:00:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486489 Whether you are a tree hugger, forest bather or just love being in nature, what are the most meaningful experiences you’ve had with trees?

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]]> ‘I had fun making my wrinkles’: the growing movement to embrace ageing https://www.positive.news/society/the-movement-to-embrace-ageing/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:00:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486495 For years, women have been sold the idea that beauty is synonymous with youth. But many are now joyfully embracing ageing

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]]> What can we learn from ‘supercommunicators’? https://www.positive.news/society/what-can-we-learn-from-supercommunicators/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:20:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=485311 We can work on having deeper conversations, says the author of a book about connecting in disconnected times

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]]> What went right this week: avoiding a sixth mass extinction, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-26-of-2024/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:00:53 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=485212 Scientists showed how to avoid a sixth mass extinction, humanity became ‘less negative’, and Sierra Leone banned child marriage, plus more

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