January is the optimum time to reboot your brain. From therapy AI bots to calming podcasts, here’s a guide to the smartest gadgets.
Best Self Journal
The product for anyone who wants to kick-start 2020 with a healthy, successful mindset. It delivers a beautifully designed 13-week planning, productivity, and positivity system for goal achievement.
£30 + shipping, uk.bestself.co
WoeBot
Chat with an AI bot to organise your thoughts, overcome uncomfortable feelings, track your mood over time, and learn about yourself using the 150+ evidence-based lessons.
Free, woebot.io
Neom energy boost candle
Neom creates scented organic products designed to improve your wellbeing. This energy-boosting candle is a caffeine-free tool for energising the mind for work, study or reading.
£32, neomorganics.com
MoxieCast by Mandy Lehto
Warm, gentle and wise is the appropriate way to describe the writer and coach Dr Mandy Lehto. That’s why I love listening to her podcast, an antidote to the standard life-hack shows out there.
Free, Apple Podcasts
Lumie Light
Perfect for the winter months, the Lumie Bodyclock Spark 100 mimics the subtle light and colour changes of sunrise and sunset. A brightening morning alarm wakes you naturally. A fading sunset creates a relaxing mood at bedtime.
£74.99, johnlewis.com
Clementine App
Hypnotherapy is not what it used to be. Clementine helps women feel calmer, sleep better and grow their self-confidence in a woo-woo-free way. A modern app for modern women under modern pressures.
free, clementineapp.co.uk
Headspace
Headspace is my top pick from the mindfulness scene. Learn how to meditate using short daily audio recordings with themed sessions focusing on stress, sleep, anxiety and health.
£12.99 monthly subscription, headspace.com
Reflectly
Journaling has been shown in countless studies to improve mental and physical health. Reflectly is a neat app that uses AI to bring you writing prompts and self-reflective questions to work through your challenges and focus on the positive.
Free, with in-app purchases, reflectly.app
Hazel Gale is a therapist, author and former world champion kickboxer. She shares mental health tips and processes on Instagram @hazel.gale.therapy
Hazel's hit list
Read it: The Mind Monster Solution by Hazel Gale
A step-by-step guide to radical self-acceptance taught through story, theory and science-backed exercises. £9.99, waterstones.com
Follow it: Typetasting
Sarah Hyndman is a graphic designer and typographer who explores the psychology of mark-making on Instagram, @typetasting
Back it: Mind Monsters: A Game of Life.
A ground-breaking smartphone narrative game to help young people improve their mental and emotional resilience. mindmonsters.co.uk
Watch it: The Call to Courage by Brené Brown
This is a must-watch for anyone interested in the psychology of connection. netflix.com
