20 April 2016

According to a new survey, over 1.5 million young people in the UK encounter bullying every year … and many of those who have been bullied go on to bully others. We joined the discussion of this problem on BBC 5 Live, to bring a mindfulness in schools perspective to the problem.

You can find our comments from 2.53 on the BBC podcast’s timeline here. The discussion commences at 2.38, with powerful stories from a person who bullied and one who was bullied, and how they dealt with it.

13 April 2016

Discussing anxiety can be tricky — we offered Good Housekeeping six ways to start the conversation.

Read the online article here.

13 March 2016

We shared a few thoughts on mindfulness in school with Academy Today. You can read the online article here.

25 February 2016

Challenging the language you use in your head – and the reasons you accept other people’s behaviour – are essential for mental health hygiene: here are five tips that we shared with The Independent.

Read the online article here.

25 February 2016

An NHS report recently highlighted the fact that severe and prolonged mental illness can shorten life expectancy by 15 to 20 years. The equivalent statistic for chronic smoking is 10 years.

In this issue of the Huffington Post, we discuss how maintenance of mental health should be no different from any other aspect of health.

Read the online article here.

23 February 2016

Diversions such as adult colouring books help to relax in the short term, but do nothing to address the underlying cause of stress.

Read about colouring therapy and its drawbacks in Netdoctor here.