Body & Mind Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Body & Mind Archives - Positive News 32 32 ‘Trees show us what community means’. The importance of having access to forests, according to you https://www.positive.news/society/trees-show-us-what-community-means-the-importance-of-having-access-to-forests-according-to-you/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:40:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=488215 Positive News readers share the profound impact that being in forests has had on your wellbeing 

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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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]]> ‘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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]]> Dutch digital detoxers unplug en masse. Will the world follow? https://www.positive.news/society/dutch-digital-detoxers-unplug-will-the-world-follow/ Fri, 31 May 2024 11:43:01 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=481606 Members of The Offline Club are swapping out their phones for board games, books and tranquillity. Now, the concept is poised to go global

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]]> Five ways to bring more awe into your life https://www.positive.news/science/five-ways-to-bring-more-awe-into-your-life/ Tue, 21 May 2024 12:06:48 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=480852 Experiencing awe can slow our perception of time, research shows. Here are five ways to seek it out

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]]> How to support your mental health during a crisis, according to you https://www.positive.news/society/how-to-support-mental-health-according-you/ Mon, 13 May 2024 15:58:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=479905 We asked Positive News readers what advice they had for coping during difficult times. This is what you said

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]]> 10 unique mental health projects helping people in the UK https://www.positive.news/society/10-unique-mental-health-projects/ Mon, 13 May 2024 13:18:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=479874 From hip-hop to veg patches, these projects use novel strategies to support people through mental health challenges

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]]> As the First Nations know, forests are ‘music to the soul’ https://www.positive.news/society/as-the-first-nations-know-forests-are-music-to-the-soul/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:57:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=475850 In the Australian Wet Tropics region, restoration work is under way to protect the world’s oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforest

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]]> What went right this week: shielding children from social media, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-13-of-2024/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:00:37 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=475421 Florida shielded children from social media, Scotland passed a ‘momentous’ wildlife bill, and a diet offered climate hope, plus more

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