Foreword
Welcome to Issue 19 of MindNet.
We take a look at beating bullying and the growing number of grandparents raising grandchildren, and what that means for mental health.
We profile Barry Taylor, who coordinated May's Men's Wellbeing = Men Being Well symposium. And Taimi Allan from Mind and Body Consultants Ltd tells us a bit about how she promotes the Rethink Grants (via the mental health promotion diary).
We also bring you an article about recent research into whole food diets and depression.
Other articles include:
- News
- A profile about mental health promoter Angela Culpin
- Ginny Tate's PAWS Therapy, a service where people can interact with animals as part of a recovery or wellness programme.
- Racheal McGonigan talks about her Transgender Guide, which is aimed at those going through the transition from male to female or female to male.
- An article by Robyn Pearce on how to plan ‘positive slow time' into your working day.
- Zumba - a dance-based exercise programme that is grabbing people's attention.
- A reading list on resiliency and young people.
- A review of Marisa Garau's new book on Mindfulness.
We hope you enjoy reading the articles in this issue and, remember, you can share your feedback by leaving a comment at the bottom of each page.
Naku iti-nei,
Judi Clements
PS: We are always looking for case studies and profiles about people and projects in New Zealand with a focus on mental health promotion and wellness.
If you can recommend a wellness or mental health promotion service, project or programme that we could feature in MindNet - or would like to contribute an article yourself - please email mindnet@mentalhealth.org.nz
