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10Apr

Why Books About Mental Health Are So Important

Louise Chunn

books, wellbeing

Mind

Well-known mental health campaigners Jonny Benjamin and Natasha Devon spoke about the trend for books about mental health at the London Book Fair
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06Apr

Wellcome Book Prize 2018: Mayhem by Sigrid Rausing

Louise Chunn

addiction, books, Wellcomebookprize

Soul

Out of a horrendous chapter in her family's life – the death of her drug-addicted sister-in-law – Sigrid Rausing has wrought a seering memoir, finalist in the Wellcome Book Prize 2018
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20Mar

Wellcome Book Prize 2018 Shortlist Announced

Welldoing

books, Wellcomebookprize

Mind

Novels, memoirs and serious science books make up this year's shortlist in the highly-regarded Wellcome Book Prize 2018
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23Feb

All That Man Is: Tales of Masculinity at Odds with Itself

Julia Bueno

books, men

Therapists

David Szalay’s latest novel, All That Man Is, is a valuable contribution to understanding the way some men look at the world
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14Feb

Susie Orbach's In Therapy: The Unfolding Story

Susie Orbach

books, therapy

Mind

In the latest edition of her book of dramatised case studies, London psychotherapist Susie Orbach muses on what brings people to therapy
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09Feb

Wellcome Book Prize 2018: Longlist Announced

Welldoing

books

Soul

The Wellcome Book Prize celebrates works of fiction and non-fiction that touch on the subjects of medicine, health, illness, and science
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30Jan

Ruby Wax Talks About Her New Book How to Be Human

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books, mindfulness, neuroscience

Mind

Welldoing.org's founder Louise Chunn chaired a sell-out London event for the launch of Ruby Wax's new book How to be Human
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10Jan

Johann Hari's Book Lost Connections Uncovers Causes of Depression

Louise Chunn

anxiety, books, depression, socialmedia, society

Mind

Author Johann Hari tells Louise Chunn that society's disconnection from our psychological needs is a major cause of depression and anxiety
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08Jan

Introducing Planet Mindful, Edited by welldoing.org's Louise Chunn

Louise Chunn

books, mindfulness, therapists, therapy, yoga

Soul

Bi-monthly magazine Planet Mindful is dedicated to finding calm in your life, and includes much that welldoing.org followers will recognise
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01Dec

A Reminder That the Little Things Matter the Most

Rae Ritchie

books, friendship, kindness, love, society, wellbeing

Soul

Great ideas for making a difference that are inspiring rather than intimidating. Rae Ritchie reviews a new book by 52 Lives' Jaime Thurston
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