Many a discussion happens over a cup of tea. From friendly catch-ups to mutual commiseration, tea is arguably a better social lubricant than alcohol, making for the ideal beverage to accompany a quiet moment alone or to sip while opening up to a mate. Encouraging tea drinkers to share a moment with others or by themselves, social enterprise Mood Tea takes the beverage to the next level. Tapping into the therapeutic benefits of tea, Mood Tea comprises four blends, each crafted with mood and cognition-benefiting ingredients designed to help the drinker focus, destress, sleep, or relax.
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The range consists of four caffeine-free blends, including Happy Days, a fruity blend that combines hibiscus, apple, and ginger with adaptogenic ashwagandha to reduce stress and anxiety; Get On Up, an invigorating blend of pineapple, cinnamon, soothing lemon balm, and Siberian ginseng which promotes mental alertness; Be Kind, Unwind, a tisane of peppermint and passionflower to ease muscle tension and regulate mood; and Sweet Lullaby, a bedtime blend of rooibos, licorice, vanilla, skullcap root, and rose to promote a restful and relaxing slumber.
Best of all, every sip taken works to support youth mental health. A purpose-driven brand, Mood Tea donates all profits to charitable organisations, including Batyr, which helps educate and empower young people to break the stigma surrounding mental health; and Backtrack, which provides practical and emotional support for young people from rural communities.
According to research from Lifeline and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, nine Australians end their lives each day (with over 3000 dying by suicide every year). Currently, suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged between 15 and 44, with almost half of the population between 16 and 85 experiencing some form of mental disorder in their lifetime.
“With anxiety, social pressures, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and trauma affecting school-aged children in Australia, our purpose-driven tea aims to lift the mood of a generation and start reversing the current youth suicide figures,” said Jenni Hayward, general manager of Mood Tea. “Despite youth suicide claiming more young lives each year than cancer or car accidents, we found few Australians are talking about this crisis. By encouraging Aussies to take a moment for themselves each day with a delicious cup of Mood Tea, we can continue to fund important youth mental health programs and help our young generation of Aussies.”
Words by John Deckard
