The Very Best Tips to Look After Your Mental Health: Best of 2019
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Over the past 2 years, I have had the privilege of talking with some of the most interesting and insightful voices in health. To celebrate, I am releasing 3 very special episodes at the end of the year, which also happens to be the end of the decade! In my new book ‘Feel Better in 5’, I split up health into 3 broad categories: Mind, Body, and Heart. The first section, ‘Mind’, is all about doing little things each day that will look after your mental health, something that has never been more important than it is today. Our minds are simply not designed for the modern world. The incredible pace of human civilization has far exceeded our brain’s ability to cope. This is one of the reasons that many of us struggle with anxiety, depression, fatigue, and a lack of purpose.
In today’s show, I share with you some of the very best clips from previous episodes relating to the topic of our minds. I hope that it will serve as a ‘greatest hits’ of practical tips that you can use each day to look after your mind, feel happier, and stay calmer—simple things that we can all do in our busy lives.
You will hear clips from Natasha Devon on what ‘mental fitness’ is and how to ring-fence time for it each day, the neurosurgeon Rahul Jandial about the effect meditative breathing has on changing your brain waves, the neuroscientist and medical doctor Tara Swart on the power of your thoughts and how effective journaling can be, Professor Felice Jacka on the very latest research on how our diet can impact our mood and alleviate some cases of depression, and we finish off with the inspirational Matt Haig who shares his amazing and insightful wisdom. If you are a fan of my podcast, I really think you are going to love this very special episode. Sit back, strap yourself in… and enjoy!
There are plenty more 5-minute tips for your mind in my brand new book, Feel Better in 5: Your Daily Plan to Feel Better for Life, which is available to order now.
Links to full podcast episodes:
- Podcast episode 57 – Mental Fitness and Body Image with Natasha Devon MBE
- Podcast episode 76 – How to Optimise Your Brain Health with Dr Rahul Jandial
- Podcast episode 58 – How to Open Your Mind and Change Your Life with Dr Tara Swart
- Podcast episode 74 – How Diet Can Save Your Mental Health with Professor Felice Jacka
- Podcast episode 61 – Talking Mental Health with Matt Haig
- All episodes: drchatterjee.com/podcast