From a simple, kind gesture in a supermarket, to an exploratory community project at the beach, check out these refreshing wellbeing recommendations
1. Page-turners
Rewire by Nicole Vignola
Is it really possible to rewire your brain into breaking unhealthy habits, or diminishing negative beliefs? According to leading neuroscientist Nicole Vignola, you absolutely can! She shows us how by teaching us about the neuroscience behind our behaviour, and shares neurohack methods for changing it.
(Out now, £18.99)
2. Out and about
Be part of the Big Seaweed Search
There are 650 species of seaweed found around the UK, and each one plays a vital role in our coastal ecosystems, and helps in the fight against climate change. Join the Marine Conservation Society on their Big Seaweed Search to help scientists monitor how our ecosystem is changing, in order to better protect it .
(Find out more at mcsuk.org)
3. Act of kindness
Let someone go ahead of you in a queue
You don’t have to make big gestures to brighten someone’s day. It can be as simple as letting someone behind you in the queue go ahead of you. When they only have a couple of items compared to your weekly grocery haul, showing consideration in this way can leave someone feeling uplifted, and wanting to create a domino effect.
4. Lend us your ears
‘Where are you going?’
When you see people pass by, do you ever wonder where they are going, or what their life is like? You wouldn’t be the only one – podcast host Catherine Carr does, too. She approaches these strangers to ask this simple question that reveals so much about their lives, with a mix of funny, heart-breaking, and surprising stories.
(Available now on all podcast platforms)
5. Plugged-In
Jang and Fox
Need a pick-me-up during the day? Then turn to Instagram account Jang and Fox for a series of heartwarming, short, cosy comics. With animals starring as the main characters, it’s a playful way to get across simple messages of kindness and empathy between others and ourselves.
(Follow @jangandfox on Instagram)
6. Lesson Learned
Always take your leftovers
According to Business Waste, nearly 200,000 tonnes of food are wasted in UK restaurants each year. One tiny thing you can do to improve this is to take your leftovers home with you. Restaurants can’t donate half-eaten food, so doing this allows you to self-manage your own waste, while saving you money on tomorrow’s lunch.
7. Tech tip-offs
Byway
Byway is the B-corp travel company that helps you find your next scenic getaway, reachable by land or sea. Founder Cat Jones would take multi-stop journeys with her family to make her trip more sustainable, but it came with a lot of organisation and preparation. That’s where Byway comes in, to make planning your next trip hassle and flight-free.
(Visit byway.travel)
8. Get going
Try the 6-6-6 walking challenge
We know how good walking is for you, but there are many of us who find it difficult to squeeze exercise routinely into our day. Enter this simple walking challenge. The rule is to do a six-minute warmup before a 60 minute walk, which can be done at either 6am or 6pm, and then cool down for six minutes.
9. Square eyes
Blink
Three children from a French-Canadian family have been diagnosed with an incurable eye condition that will lead to visual impairments. On a quest to help them make as many visual memories as they can, parents Edith and Sébastien take them on a once in a lifetime trip around the world.
10. Treat yourself
Mindbox Watercolour Craft Kit
Contemporary artist Venessa Parker knows how truly healing art can be, as someone who turned to art as therapy during an overwhelming time in her life. So, if picking up a paintbrush also works for you, try your hand at her watercolour kit, and choose from two stunning scenic designs: seaweed escape or woodland sunset.
(£20, venessakparker.com)
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