How Jumping the Gun isn’t good for our mental health. We’ve all been there: intervened in an argument between two friends, jumped at the chance to offer some advice, although we really have no idea what the other person is going through, or accepted a business deal with a client before gathering all the necessary …
Inaction – The Hardest Thing to Do: Action Bias. Read More »
Generalisation – the Scourge of Generalising We’ve all been there: expected rejection letters from every company after receiving one rejection letter, believed you weren’t worthy of a placement because two schools rejected you, or refused to drive after a car accident. We just don’t want to relive the disappointment… so, we expect it before it …
Litvin, Silja & Markus, Maier (2019) TLDR: Mobile interventions work. We developed an EVIDENCE-BASED app called PsycAppsE and trialled it in a 2-arm RCT over 4 weeks. Depression levels were significantly lowered, anxiety levels were lowered. Attrition rates led me to abandon customary mood-tracking and CBT app-delivery and into developing eQuoo. It’s still live on …
How mHealth programmes can treat depression: A randomised controlled trial. Read More »
The Miley Cyrus Family goofing around. During the holidays, emotional fitness is especially important! Some people think of holiday season as of time of joy, family and togetherness. They’re a lucky bunch, and bless them! However, most people do dread one or the other aspect of about their holiday schedule, gift shopping, entertaining and spending …
How Emotional Fitness Can Get You through the Holidays Read More »
This eQuoo app games you to into learning useful psychological skills Mental health is one of the biggest issues of recent times, with Kendall Jenner, Emma Stone, Lady Gaga and even The Rock opening up about their mental health issues. Even the royal family has got in on the act, setting up the Heads Together …
There are quite a few definitions floating around that aren’t always intuitive. And when people start abbreviating, things get confusing quick. We are not in the business of confusing – we’re in the business of playful teaching. Everyone knows IQ and why it’s so important, but what is EQ (emotional quotient), and what is it …