Category Archives: Mental Health

Mindful Storytime

Posted on April 11, 2021 by gemmell

The idea here is to blend mindfulness with aboriginal dream time stories. The desired outcome is both a verbal record of these wonderful stories that people can pass down from one generation to the next, a means for Australians to … Continue reading →

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Lithiated Water

Posted on February 17, 2021 by gemmell

So I’ve just learned about the wonderful effects of low dose lithium and read that they used to make lithiated water, and in fact 7up was lithiated. I think given the supplements industry that lithiated water needs to make a … Continue reading →

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LiveInIt

Posted on February 4, 2021 by gemmell

Imagine a VR experience where you walk out on stage to adoring fans. A full 3d video of someone big name lead singer walking out and hearing those cheers, for YOU. They’re cheering for you! LiveInIt is a set of … Continue reading →

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Compost & Conversation

Posted on January 27, 2021 by gemmell

This is a service where someone goes to someone’s house to collect their household scraps every couple of days. The idea is that these people are dual purpose – they are a mental health service, they pop by and have … Continue reading →

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Whole Health Centers

Posted on March 26, 2020 by gemmell

I believe that the medical profession is losing trust at an alarming rate. I don’t like that people are turning to stupid things like homeopathy, but by the same token a natropath will sit down with you for an hour … Continue reading →

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Repatriate

Posted on February 24, 2020 by gemmell

VR software that helps inmates that are coming towards the end of their term in prison experience every day life via VR. Paying with credit cards, ordering ubers, etc. This helps them to enter society, and not commit crimes to … Continue reading →

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Self Reflection: The health mirror

Posted on February 13, 2019 by gemmell

So this is a combination of two previous ideas. One is the smart mirror / mirror mirror on the wall idea where you have an AI like presence in the mirror that can display certain things. The other idea is … Continue reading →

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Good Times 4 Bad Times Phone/Photo App

Posted on September 11, 2018 by gemmell

One thing about depression is that you can’t see anything good. Good Times 4 Bad Times is an application that runs on your phone (plugs in to Google photo’s?) that asks you some really specific questions about your mood and … Continue reading →

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Actually. A bot that helps you record the things you appreciate.

Posted on September 10, 2018 by gemmell

One of the many tools in the toolbelt of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is to train your brain by reinforcing good things. A mechanism to do this is to write down 3 things that you appreciate each day. However, I believe … Continue reading →

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