Constant news and social media scrolling has a name now: doomscrolling. Here are the Mental Health Foundation’s own six tips for cutting down.

Five minutes of writing a day is one of the simplest wellbeing habits going. Here is what it actually involves, and two ways to start.

The NHS puts connecting with other people first among its five steps to mental wellbeing. Here is what it actually recommends doing.

Wild swimmers often describe a lasting mood lift. Here is what a systematic review of blue space research actually found, and how strong that evidence is.

The Mental Health Foundation’s five-step way to check your work-life balance, its practical tips for switching off, and the rest breaks, daily rest and weekly rest that GOV.UK says workers over 18 are usually entitled to.

A summary of the NHS Every Mind Matters guide to talking about your mental health: when to talk, choosing someone you trust, planning what to say, picking a time and place, and what to do if talking to someone you know is difficult.

What the NHS Every Mind Matters guide says about physical activity and mental wellbeing: the benefits it lists, the six ways it suggests to be active, the free beginner plans it points to and when to check with a GP.

What a Green Gym session involves, how the NHS describes green gyms, and what a 2022 peer-reviewed study of 892 attendees at The Conservation Volunteers’ Green Gym reported on wellbeing, with its limits.

What the Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild challenge involves, what the University of Derby’s evaluation reported on wellbeing, nature connection and health, and why the evidence should be read with caution.

What a King’s College London smartphone study of 1,292 people found about everyday birdlife and wellbeing, how far the evidence goes, and the RSPB’s beginner tips for watching birds from a garden, park or balcony.