Mutual Links

• falmusic :

  Interactive site for music in Falmouth, Cornwall UK

• LETS Forum :

  LETS Forum is dedicated to free and low cost alternatives in an increasingly money orientated world, including Local Exchange Trading Schemes and amateur Bulletin Board Systems and mail networks.

Creativity

• Absolutely Free Clipart :

  Free web graphics site, the source for many of reallifetools' images

• Santiago Calatrava :

  Spanish sculptor and architect. Great designs.

Ecology

• Cob in Cornwall :

  Ecologically conscious local builders

Economics

• Feasta :

  Feasta aims to identify the characteristics (economic, cultural and environmental) of a truly sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and promote the implementation of the measures required for this purpose. Includes complete on-line updated of Richard Douthwaite's "Short Circuit"

• LETS Forum :

  LETS Forum is dedicated to free and low cost alternatives in an increasingly money orientated world, including Local Exchange Trading Schemes and amateur Bulletin Board Systems and mail networks.

• New Economics Foundation :

  Working for an economy that puts people and planet first.

• Time Banks :

  All about Time Banks in the UK

Education

• altruists.org :

  Pioneering altruism as a viable social norm.

• Cornwall College :

  The official Cornwall College website, with information on courses and how to enrol

• Dictionary and Thesaurus :

  Just an online dictionary and thesaurus. Top site, fast and very useful

• The Political Compass :

  The old one-dimensional categories of "right" and "left" are overly simplistic for today's complex political landscape. For example, who are the "conservatives" in today's Russia? Are they the unreconstructed Stalinists, or the reformers who have adopted the right-wing views of conservatives like Margaret Thatcher? On the standard left-right scale, how to you distinguish leftists like Stalin and Gandhi? It is not sufficient to say that Stalin was simply more left than Gandhi. There are fundamental political differences between them that the old categories on their own can't explain. Similarly, we generally describe social reactionaries as "right-wingers", yet that leaves left-wing reactionaries like Robert Mugabe and Pol Pot off the hook. Take the test, and yopu'll be given the copmpass with your own special position on it.

• The Quotations Page :

  Quotation site with a database of over 15,000 quotes

• UCAS :

  The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service

Health

• Benzodiazepine Addiction, Withdrawal and Recovery :

  If you or someone you know is trying to withdraw from Valium, Xanax, or any other benzodiazepine, this site provides a tremendous amount of information and support networks, including an excellent FAQ section

• British Medical Journal :

  The general medical journal website

• Depression :

  The website describes itself as; "the leading UK charity for people affected by depression. This web site contains information about the symptoms of depression, treatments for depression, as well as Depression Alliance campaigns and local groups." (now merged with Mind, and link changed to reflect this)

• Diet Talk :

  Offering news, help and support

• Disasters Emergency Committee :

  Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is an umbrella organisation which launches and co-ordinates the UK’s National Appeal in response to major disasters overseas.The DEC was originally set up by a group of aid agencies back in 1963. It brings together a unique alliance of Britain's aid, corporate, public and broadcasting sectors to rally the nation's compassion, and ensure that funds raised go to those charities best placed to deliver effective and timely relief to people most in need.

• fitness.com :

  "The ultimate health and fitness resource". Your starting point for fitness related material on the web

• Homeopathy For Everyone :

  Seemingly comprehensive site that could be worth a visit

• LaStone Therapy :

  LaStone Therapy - the original Hot Stone Massage founded in 1993

• Medical Encyclopedia :

  Looks very complete and scary enough to be a decent medical encyclopedia! Not recommended for leisurely browsing, though

• Medscape :

  Complete with 25 medical speciality areas to explore

• OCD Foundation :

  The Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder foundation; featuring information on symptoms and treatment, support, and self-screening tests

• Oxfam GB :

  Oxfam GB is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation that works with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world.

• Shelterbox :

  Shelterbox - box containing 10 sleeping bags, a rugged 10 person tunnel tent, tools and equipment - sent to disaster areas around the world, wherever they're needed. Based in Helston, Cornwall.

• What Doctors Don't Tell You :

  WDDTY - Excellent site for information & research

• WHO: World Health Organisation :

  The official WHO homepage

Life Skills

• Emotional Intelligence :

  Nice resource on EQ, whether you have or have not read Daniel Goleman`s book. Pay it a visit, and if you do not yet know what EQ is, you MUST visit

Transition

• Article on Rob Hopkins and start of Transition Towns :

  The story of the Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan is an extraordinary one. A mid-thirties Englishman with a penchant for permaculture and an interest in peak oil moves to rural Ireland, starts teaching at the local further education college, and ends up writing, with his students, a ground-breaking document: the first timetabled strategy for weaning a town off fossil fuels. And what is more, that small Irish town actually adopts the action plan and starts to implement it.

• Cornwall Community Climate Forum :

  Cornwall Community Climate Forum was formally established in 2006. The three main aims of the Forum are to provide peer support, to develop and coordinate joint networking, to provide an interface between community and strategic policy.

• powerswitch :

  Powerswitch.org.uk is dedicated to raising awareness & discussion of the impending & permanent decline of cheap oil & gas supply, the consequences of which will affect every corner of our lives.

• Transition Culture :

  An evolving exploration into the head heart and hands of energy descent. Positive ways of engaging with the challenges posed by Peak Oil.

• Transition Falmouth :

  Engaging the community in designing a vibrant low energy future for Falmouth and the surrounding area to face the twin challenges posed by Peak Oil and Climate Change. Please join us and participate in the process.

Mind Speak

• About Psychotherapy :

  Website written by a clinical psychologist, who aims to explain psychotherapy in clear and concise terms

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry :

  Dedicated to educating parents and families about the emotional and psychological issues affecting children and adolescents

• BPD Central :

  For those with loved ones suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder

• DreamChild - Living With Chronic Depersonalization :

  Personal site relaying the experience of depersonalization; offers plenty of good and interesting material, and with that, some detailed coping strategies

• Encyclopedia of Psychology :

  Database of links to external websites relating to psychology

• Insanity Test :

  Light-hearted analysis of your own personal sanity

• Mind Publications :

  Check out the section on Alternative Medicine...

• My OCD Den - A Personal Look At Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder :

  Personal site run by an OCD sufferer for OCD sufferers

• Pendulum Resources :

  Guide to affective disorders on the web; some useful articles such as "Best Things To Say To A Depressed Person"

• Personality Disorder Test :

  Personality disorder test, designed to indicate whether or not you may have a personality disorder

• Psych Central :

  Comprehensive resource for psychology and mental health matters

• Psychiatry in the Cinema :

  Nifty little resource, all about psychiatry on the big-screen

• Psychiatry Online :

  Links off to some interesting psychiatry resources

• RiddleNut :

  Riddles galore! For when you`re in the brain-bending mood

• Schizophrenia :

  The most complete schizophrenia resource on the web

• Social Anxiety UK :

  An organization dedicated to providing information about social anxiety. A place for help and support.

• Social Psychology Network :

  Browse the web for psychology sites here

• Talking About Hearing Voices :

  One of very few forums dedicated to the hearing of voices (auditory hallucinations). For support, information, and insight

• The Lucidity Institute Inc. :

  All about lucid dreaming. This site sells tapes and other aids aimed to induce lucid dreaming, but there is also a lot of free information and research

• The Phobia List :

  A complete A-Z of genuine phobias. Interesting, humorous, and occasionally unbelievable!

• The Role of Serotonin in "Romantic Love" :

  An interesting publication exploring the biological connection between a `love` emotion and an `obsessive` thought experienced by an OCD sufferer. This site has lots of other interesting articles relating to current research in psychiatry