Rest and relaxation

In the Podcast Psychologist, Melissa van der Sluis discusses a different important topic in psychology each episode and gives tips that you can immediately apply to your daily life.

Only available in Dutch

Available on Spotify and Apple

Afleveringen:
5. Body scan (EN)
6. Relaxing meditation (EN)
7. Walking meditation (EN)
8. Fly away sleep meditation (EN)
9. Forest sleep meditation (EN)

Te luisteren op Spotify en Soundcloud.

Rel@x will help you to understand and manage your stress. You'll get practical tips and tools to cope with the things going on in your life, as well as the support of a personal e-coach (for free!). You’ll learn:

• Coping skills to manage stressful situations
• How to change stress-inducing thinking patterns
• A step-by-step framework to solve your problems

Rel@x takes around 30 minutes per week for 5 to 7 weeks

This workshop is free and available via Moodlift.

Moodpep is useful for anyone who wants to learn how to improve or manage their mood. With the help of interactive exercises, a mood tracker, and a personal e-coach (for free!), you'll be on track to improving your mood right away. Moodpep takes around 30 minutes per week for 6-7 weeks. You’ll learn:

• How to break free of your negative thoughts
• How to evoke positive feelings
• And how to find and achieve your personal goals

Need more help? Make an appoitment with the student psychologist or coach.

This workshop is free and available via Moodlift.

Grip op je dip wants to help young adults who are experiencing depression or slumps. Via the website you can find information about depression, slumps and gloomy moods, talk to an expert or even follow a chat course, together with others who are experiencing the same.

Read more about Grip op je dip.

Sometimes it's hard to be kind to yourself. With this exercise, you can learn to have more compassion for yourself and others around you.

The Mindfulnest has also released an app, which allows you to listen to meditations in other places.

Downloaden for iOS en Android.

VGZ Mindfulness Coach is an app with yoga, mindfulness and meditation exercises. The app has already been downloaded 1 million times! And is recommended by psychologists and general practitioners.

Available on iOS and Android

Sometimes you can't physically relax until your mind settles down. Balance is an app full of guided meditations and mindfulness exercises, as well as sleep music and sounds.

Available on iOS and Android

WorryTree helps you to take control of your worries, transform your thoughts and feel better, using proven Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques. Take a moment of calm with sensory practices and use the simple journaling tools to record and manage your worries and anxious thoughts. 

Available on iOS and Android

In this book, Rob Brandsma shows that mindfulness is a skill you can practice and develop. By consciously handling your attention, you can switch back to the here and now every time.

Only available in Dutch

Everyone has a dip from time to time. But how do you get out of them? The cause of dejection and depressive feelings often lies in thinking too much. In this book, you will learn how to gain control over your thinking processes and finally get a grip on the amount of attention that goes to your thoughts.

Have you ever wondered what goes on in your head? From dreams to anxiety disorders, discover how your brain works in this enlightening series.

Available on Netflix

Sometimes you don't want to leave the house to attend a yoga class. Adriene has been making yoga videos on YouTube for years, so plenty of classes to choose from!

Available on YouTube

You may have seen it pass by: people who record themselves while tapping on objects and whispering into a sensitive microphone. ASMR is an experience where you feel tingling on your head, neck and possibly back due to certain sensory triggers. These triggers can be different for everyone, and there are also people who feel no tingling at all. ASMR videos don't work for everyone, but it can help some people relax and fall asleep.

Click here to see some ASMR videos to check if you get the 'tingles'

Only available in Dutch

Do you or someone close to you suffer from psychological complaints? With the short self-tests of 10-15 questions from We are MIND you do not make a diagnosis, but you can gain insight into whether you suffer from certain symptoms more than average. See which tests you can take here.

Didn't find a suitable test? Then take a look at the overview page of Wij zijn MIND for more information.