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David Robson: Social connection and health

David Robson: Social connection and health Science journalist and Sunday Morning regular, David Robson, joins us to talk about his latest book, The Laws of Connection.

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Dancing is the best exercise for mental health

Dancing is the best exercise for mental health Dr Alycia Fong Yang joins Jim to explain why we should be hitting the dancefloor over the gym.

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A close look at languishing and how to vanquish it

A close look at languishing and how to vanquish it It's not depression. It's not burnout. Languishing is a sense of low-grade mental weariness. It's a term coined by sociologist Dr Corey Keyes during the pandemic when so many people felt like we were muddling through our days.

Excellent item from RNZ- on the book “Why am I Like This?

Dr Jen Martin on the science behind our weirdest thoughts We all ponder the big questions sometimes, like: Why does time speed up as you get older?; How come we find baby animals so cute? Dr Jen Martin dives into our weirdest thoughts and habits.

Some more great listening from RNZ. 12 reasons why life gets better with age

Turning mid life crises into challenges Midlife and crisis are two words that almost always go together. Chip Conley doesn't see it that way. He says midlife is a challenge not a crisis. He's an entrepreneur, author and former head of global hospitality for Airbnb. He says our 40s, 50s and 60s are a time to re-imagine and repurpose our li...

This has some great material. Not just for the festive season

How to avoid a fractious festive season It's that time of year families coming together to celebrate, but spending more time together can also bring its own stressors. Relationship therapist Jo Robertson has some tips for avoiding conflict, and for navigating potential flashpoints.

Coming soon to WELLINGTON 100% of ticket proceeds support mental health

To keep everyone safe in the age of Omicron we have set up our two groups with these safety procedures:

Monday Group 6:30 - 8:30pm
ZOOM online group for immune-compromised or those who cannot attend in person. We also take applications for attendance from people outside Wellington.

Friday Group 12.30 - 2.30pm
IN-PERSON group for those that prefer this format. Due to Covid we run the following to keep all safe:
- Vaccine certificates are required.
- Wear masks at all times (no cloth masks as they aren't very effective against Omikron).
- We will leave the door open and all windows to guarantee a permanent airflow.
- Maximise the distances between us.
- Only come when you have no cold symptoms.-

ThroughBlue is now back for 2022. Our Monday nights sessions are for those that like to attend online via zoom (helpful for anyone who's immune-compromised with Covid in the community) and Friday sessions are in person. Look forward to seeing you in the coming year.

To keep everyone safe at ThroughBlue Friday's in-person group we will be using vaccine passports. Please bring yours on Friday. Looking forward to seeing you then.

ThroughBlue is still running over lockdown, we've just moved online and will be doing Friday and Monday groups on zoom. Look forward to seeing you then.