Olly Bridge
Systematic review shows that exercise is more effective than medicines to manage mental wellbeing!
Depression, anxiety, and distress are common mental health disorders that can significantly impact a person's quality of life. While...
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Olly Bridge
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Is a cold plunge like a bout of intense exercise?
I was asked this question by someone that attended one of my talks recently and I thought I'd share my answer here for everyone to...
Olly Bridge
- Feb 18
- 2 min
“Death is very likely the single best invention of Life." - Steve Jobs
This quote has never spoken to me more than right now... Have you ever experienced a moment in your life when everything just stopped and...
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- Jan 30
- 5 min
Habit Hacking
Sunday 28th January saw us do another amazing get-together for the Drive Against Depression Summer Drive Day down the Great Ocean Road...
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- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
I never thought I'd see the day...I'm published!!!
It was a real honour to be able to contribute to this journal article and to be able to sit alongside such leaders in their field was a...
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- May 18, 2022
- 3 min
My perceived weakness became my SuperPower...
I was having a conversation with a friend a week or so ago about this topic and it's amazing to hear more and more media outlets talking...
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- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
New Podcast Alert....
I had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) and chatting with Angie Hilton a little while ago and we cover everything from how I came...
Olly Bridge
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
How do I get through the Holiday Season?...I use my 5 simple rules...
I had the pleasure of talking at the DAD Summer Drive day a few Sundays ago, these days are the highlights of my year...I just love doing...
Olly Bridge
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
What I did on World Mental Health Day 2021...
Hey team, While the relevance of the above image and World Mental Health Day might not seem obvious, to me is it is a shining example...
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- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
DOMS for the mind...
Each year I find RUOK Day a BIG and EMOTIONAL day! As a result, I often find that the day after, or the day after the day after can be a...
Olly Bridge
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
Oh, what a world it would be if we could all have the 'openness' of a 10 year old...
Our kids are going through a LOT right now. COVID-19 has brought with it a lot of BIG feelings and emotions, none more so than those...
Olly Bridge
- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
What this picture taught me...
As we head into the thick of our 5th Lockdown this image made me reflect on how far we’ve come. I remember my wife and I sitting down as...
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
Exercise during childhood affects the development of cognitive functions
Research over the previous decade has shown that exercise during childhood affects the development of cognitive functions. Recent...
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- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
My mental health program to get me out of my COVID-19 slump!
I was chatting to a friend recently about this and I thought that it was worthwhile referencing it here on my blog too. I get frustrated...
Olly Bridge
- Jun 16, 2021
- 1 min
I've been saying this for over a decade now...corporate wellbeing tokenism needs to stop!
Recently the Amazon "WorkingWell" program has been copping a bit of flack, its AmaZen booths in their distribution centres have been...
Olly Bridge
- May 7, 2021
- 9 min
I can't wait until lunchtime today....
I'm just about to break my 120 hour fast that I do once a quarter...and I feel great. Now I'm not suggesting everyone does this and no...
Olly Bridge
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
$1.5 Trillion...says with little finger raised to side of mouth and eyebrow raised...
Health and wellbeing is not a bad industry to be in right now :-) Let's just make sure that this money is being spent on things that will...
Olly Bridge
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
A revolutionary moment in the world's history is a time for revolutions, not for patching!
What has been the role of digital tools for mental health during the pandemic thus far, and how might it help health services identify...
Olly Bridge
- Apr 1, 2021
- 1 min
Virtual care is here to stay, but not everyone has the technology to support these breakthroughs...
60% of patients want to use technology more for their healthcare and 9 out of 10 patients said the quality of care was “as good or...
Olly Bridge
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
As I brush my teeth tonight…
I have the pleasure of being a Drive Against Depression (DAD) mental wellness network practitioner. Yesterday was the Autumn Drive Day...
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