Arlee French says INTRA’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Therapeutic program turned his life around. When Arlee French, at 15, first took part in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Therapeutic program he was at a crossroad which could have easily led down a path of hard drug use and mental health problems. Now [...]
b.well helps people in the community whose drug or alcohol use has a negative effect on their mental health. Last year b.well helped people through more than 2,000 consultations. Jonathan took part in the program. At 21 Jonathan has overcome more challenges than most young men his age. After a childhood [...]
“I’ve connected with my body and my feelings,” Cooper 34 After completing The Buttery Private residential wellbeing program Cooper, 34 said he has a new attitude to himself and to life. “This program taught me how to nurture my soul. It gave me access to self-nurture and compassion. By nurturing one’s [...]
Speaking at a Science of Happiness forum, "Dr Tony Fernando from the University of Auckland, pointed to an increasing dependency on activities associated with the brain's excitement-pleasure circuitry for the rising levels of anxiety and depression in teenagers today. Prominent in this cerebral circuitry is social media." Read the article [...]