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T’was the Fight before Christmas
“It’s the most glorious time of the year!” … or its it? Yes, it’s exciting but it goes without saying that it can come with its pressures too. For some opening that first advent calendar window, triggers conflicting emotions of happiness, sadness and possibly even...
BE MINDFUL
CONNECT – BE ACTIVE – KEEP LEARNING – GIVING – BE MINDFUL Good mental health matters because it’s fundamental to our sense of wellbeing. One of the five evidence based NHS principles to step away from stress and build on mental well-being is BEING MINDFUL BE MINDFUL...
GIVING
Good mental health matters because it’s fundamental to our sense of wellbeing. One of the five evidence based NHS principles to step away from stress and build on mental well-being is GIVING GIVING Giving makes us happy – it’s part of our make-up. Research shows that...
BE ACTIVE
Good mental health matters because it’s fundamental to our sense of wellbeing. One of the five evidence based NHS principles to step away from stress and build on mental well-being is BEING ACTIVE BE ACTIVE Being active naturally enhances physical wellbeing but...
Are you holiday ready?
As your holiday draws nearer do your stress levels go up? Research commissioned by Lloyds TSB revealed 8 out of 10 people suffer from pre-holiday stress which lingers long after departure and even affects the holiday. The study revealed that 83% of those surveyed...
CONNECT
Good mental health matters because it’s fundamental to our sense of wellbeing. One of the five evidence based NHS principles to step away from stress and build on mental well-being is CONNECTION When it comes to our wellbeing, connection and relating to others is a...
Does your job involve high Emotional Labour?
Arlie Hochschild, a professor at The University of California, was the first to write about Emotional Labour in the mid-eighties. She described the emotional extent that some employees have to go to in certain industries. Eye contact, constant smiling, seemingly...
KEEP LEARNING
Good mental health matters because it’s fundamental to our sense of wellbeing. One of the five evidence based NHS principles to step away from stress and build on mental well-being is LEARNING We are excited to be partnering with Cerulean this week in celebrating...
Feel the FEAR
You can choose how you feel FEAR is one of the strongest core emotions. Emotion works sub consciously, yet affects our outward behaviour. So Fear not only affects us mentally but can affect us physically too. This insight has transpired following the recent EU...
H-app-iness! Does technology make you happy?
We can think of many ways technology makes us happy and impacts positively on wellbeing (a caveat comes with this) Think about members of our armed forces away from home for lengthy periods of time. An online call home seeing loved ones and hearing the words “I miss...
The Hot Desk Anomaly
Hot desking – find an empty desk and create your workspace for the day! Hot desking lends itself well to flexible working practice. If your entire workforce isn’t in the office everyday then less office space is needed. As an employer it will not only save you...
How do you combat stress and bolster your resilience levels?
The idea of this article is to get you thinking of ways to combat stress and enhance your mental wellbeing Having grown up in South Africa there was a time when sitting around the dinner table sharing stories of how violence had influenced our lives was an accepted...