First 2025 Summer Social
mentalitee recently held its first drop-in/social event at Trafford Golf Centre, Manchester. Head over to our YouTube channel for a quick explainer on what happened,… Read More »First 2025 Summer Social
Owen
About the author: Husband, father, IT Security guy, mental health advocate, golfer, dog owner. And now blogger, by the looks of it.
(wo)mentalitee
A post involving two admissions of ignorance. 1. Until recently (more on which below), to my shame I was unaware of the history / herstory… Read More »(wo)mentalitee
Nail the basics – video instruction
mentalitee’s YouTube is now live and our PGA teaching partner Matt Cross has created three short instructional videos to help you nail the basics. The… Read More »Nail the basics – video instruction
Great beginner’s guide
If you’re new to the game, there aren’t many better starting points than this: a short booklet from our friends at England Golf covering most… Read More »Great beginner’s guide
Mindfulness – A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World, by Mark Williams and Danny Penman.
A short(ish) review – for reasons we’ll get into – that we really could boil down to ‘just read it’. It’s that good. Jon Kabat-Zinn,… Read More »Mindfulness – A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World, by Mark Williams and Danny Penman.
No pressure…
You might think I’d blog about Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) during Mental Health Awareness Week, but it has already gained plenty of traction this… Read More »No pressure…
The Four Foundations of Golf, by Jon Sherman
The Four Foundations of Golf, by Jon Sherman The Four Foundations of Golf is squarely an instructional book, pitched ever-so-slightly more at established golfers than… Read More »The Four Foundations of Golf, by Jon Sherman
Adapting
pragmatism (noun) “the quality of dealing with a problem in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist, rather than following fixed theories, ideas… Read More »Adapting
Zen Golf, by Dr. Joseph Parent
For many people this is the book on the relationship between golf and mental wellbeing. While plenty of others, many pre-dating this one, examine the… Read More »Zen Golf, by Dr. Joseph Parent
Summer Friends/Winter Friends
Some quick thoughts occurred as I noticed the days starting to get a bit shorter. For the past eight years I’ve been a member of… Read More »Summer Friends/Winter Friends