October is the time of the year when we celebrate and raise awareness around mental health. This year the theme of the Mental Health Day (10.10.) is mental health inequality.
What is a digital detox, and why so many times it simply doesn’t work?
The 10th of October marks World Suicide Prevention Day organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention. Even in 2021, talking about suicide is hard and there is a lot of stigma and misinformation around it. So even though every day should be a suicide prevention day, on the 10th of October we unite to move the conversations and education on the topic a step forward. So what can we …
So here is the summary of what I think digital wellbeing is. It stands for many things…
The problem with individualism? It is White and it is ruining the planet.
Oftentimes when I introduce myself and start talking about the positive impact of digital on our wellbeing people call me (aka class or label me – which I do not like) as an optimist. When in actual fact I am not a digital wellbeing optimist at all. I am an optimistic sceptic if you ask me.
This episode of the #OxfordMentalHealth video series on YouTube features a fantastic conversation about mindfulness and gardening. It is a lovely watch to top up our understanding of the impact of nature on our mental health.
Apologies for the hard to read font, but I did this on purpose. See how when presented on the red the font is bolder and on the yellow light. This is so symbolic for me, especially when it comes to the conversations around online gaming.
So let’s start to think about how to manage and nurture our digital wellbeing. The first thing I do with my clients is to ask them to make a list of the benefits of using digital technologies.