Tidy Butt Library

We have compiled a growing list of resources for the Tidy Butt Library giving you articles, techniques and videos that can provide the spark to help improve your mental health

Cold exposure benefits

Cold Water Dipping
Known benefits of cold showers
https://www.wimhofmethod.com/benefits-of-cold-showers

What Is Mental Health?

Mental Health
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act.
https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/what-is-mental-health

Cold Showers For Anxiety Relief

Cold Water Dipping
You may have heard that cold showers are very effective for your body and mind. That is why Wim Hof uses exposure to cold in his method to boost the immune system and to gain many other benefits for both mental and physical health
https://www.wimhofmethod.com/blog/cold-showers-for-anxiety-relief

Proteins

Nutrition
Video
What are proteins? Proteins are an essential part of the human diet. 

HEALTHY EATING HACKS

Nutrition
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HEALTHY EATING HACKS

How do carbohydrates impact your health? - Richard J. Wood

Nutrition
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The things we eat and drink on a daily basis can impact our health in big ways. 

What is a calorie? - Emma Bryce

Nutrition
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We hear about calories all the time: How many calories are in this cookie? How many are burned by doing 100 jumping jacks, or long-distance running, or fidgeting? 

How The Six Basic Nutrients Affect Your Body

Nutrition
Video
In this video, we are going to talk about the six basic nutrients that you get from your food and their functions. 

Best Foods for Anxiety and Depression

Nutrition
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Let’s dive into the best foods for anxiety and the best foods for depression 

The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health | Julia Rucklidge

Nutrition
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Nutrition and mental health 

30 days of Journaling made my life better.

Journaling
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The self-improvement and self help movement is in full swing, and there are a lot of ways people can go about trying to improve different areas of their lives

How to Journal Every Day for Increased Productivity, Clarity, and Mental Health

Journaling
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Start your journaling habit in just a line a day

How I Journal for Mental Clarity (very simple)

Journaling
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This is a simple breakdown of how I journal for mental clarity. I don't spend more than 5-10 minutes on it a day. This originally began as a bullet journal and has slowly evolved into what it is today.

The Journalling Techniques that Changed My Life

Journaling
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9 Journalling Techniques that I've come across/up with over the past 12 years

9 JOURNALING TIPS for beginners | how to start journaling for self-improvement + 70 PROMPTS

Journaling
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 get your notebook and pen and a cup of tea, get comfy, and let's start writing together!

cold water exposure

Cold Water Dipping
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This Bitesize clip is from episode 127 of the podcast with Wim Hof aka The Iceman. Wim believes taking a cold shower each morning can lessen stress and anxiety as well as regulate your mood whilst also giving other important health benefits

How the food you eat affects your brain - Mia Nacamulli

Nutrition
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When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Or so restless at night? Mia Nacamulli takes you into the brain to find out. 

Brain Tricks - This Is How Your Brain Works

Mental Health
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This Is How Your Brain Works.

The Amazing Power of Your Mind

Mental Health
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The average person thinks thousands of thoughts every single day. Not only are many of these thoughts the same thoughts they had yesterday, but a lot of these thoughts are dwelling on something negative in the past or fearing something that could happen in the future. 

very many of us will be called upon by fate to rewrite the stories of our lives. 3:40 / 4:45 How to Get Out of a Despairing Mood

Mental Health
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In moments of despair, we may be suffering not from a failure of spirit, but a failure of imagination.

YOU ARE NOT DEPRESSED, STOP IT!

Mental Health
Video
You are not depressed !!

This Is What It Feels Like To Be Depressed

Mental Health
Video
You will not silence me.

The Science of Depression

Mental Health
Video
What's going on inside of a depressed person?

What is depression? - Helen M. Farrell

Mental Health
Video
Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world.

How to stop feeling anxious about anxiety | Tim Box

Mental Health
Video
This video could help to stop you feeling anxious about anxiety !

How to cope with anxiety | Olivia Remes

Mental Health
Video
Anxiety is one of most prevalent mental health disorders, with 1 out of 14 people around the world being likely affected.

What causes panic attacks, and how can you prevent them?

Mental Health
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Dig into the science of what triggers panic attacks, how to recognize them, and the available treatments for panic disorder.

What's normal anxiety -- and what's an anxiety disorder?

Mental Health
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Everyone gets anxious at times, but how can you tell when it crosses the line and needs attention?

Failing at Normal: An ADHD Success Story | Jessica McCabe

Mental Health
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Jessica McCabe tell us the story of her life. Once a gifted child with bright future, who later lives a life of a constant failures, because one thing - her ADHD diagnosis. Until one thing changed everything and she realized, that she is not alone

ADD/ADHD | What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

Mental Health
Video
Here’s everything you need to know about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children.

Bipolar disorder (depression & mania)

Mental Health
Video
Bipolar disorder, causes, symptoms and treatments 

Generalized anxiety disorder

Mental Health
Video
Generalized anxiety disorder 

How stress affects your brain

Mental Health
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How stress affects your brain 

What Is Mental Health?

Mental Health
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What is mental health 

We All Have Mental Health

Mental Health
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We all have mental health 

Mental Health: In Our Own Words

Mental Health
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Mental health in our own words 

Celebrities Share Thoughts on Anxiety & Depression

Mental Health
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Celebrities share thoughts on anxiety and depression 

10-Minute Meditation For Stress

Meditation
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10 minute meditation to help relieve stress or overwhelm 

Superhumans: The remarkable brain waves of high-level meditators

Meditation
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The remarkable brain waves of high level meditators 

10 Minute Chakra Balance Guided Meditation for Positive Energy

Meditation
Video
10 minute meditation for positive energy 

10-Minute Meditation For Sleep

Meditation
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10 minute meditation to help with sleep 

10-Minute Meditation For Anxiety

Meditation
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10 minute meditation to help relieve anxiety 

5-Minute Meditation You Can Do Anywhere

Meditation
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5 minute meditation for beginners 

The Scientific Power of Meditation

Meditation
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How exactly does meditation affect the body