Category: Wellbeing Info

Burnout is rife and the great resignation rages on. Bikes & bananas don’t cut it when it comes to wellbeing, according to Deloitte’s new report which says that wellbeing needs investment and a strategy. So why are companies under resourcing their wellbeing strategies. When done properly, engagement rises, attraction rockets so organisations keep the best […]

Should you cry in front of clients? It may sound like an obvious ”no.” It’s a common belief in the business world that any display of emotion or vulnerability is a sign of weakness. This week I ran a mental health course and on the 3rd session, I was moved to tears by what a […]

A recent report by Axa Health called UK Mind Health -Key themes your employee mental wellbeing plans must consider for 2022 and beyond calls for Line Managers to be ready. A panel discussion including some key names in the wellbeing field, discussed the pivotal role of line managers when it comes to creating good working […]

I often wonder what life will be like for my autistic niece in the workplace. Getting through school has been challenge enough. I stumbled across this CIPD document which is so useful for HR Professionals who want to learn more about neurodiversity, the benefits for their organisation, and how they can support neurodivergent people to […]

Watch this 3 minute video about the differences between stress and burnout.

I was listening to a podcast from “The Mid Life Festival” and one of the speakers commented that Generation X women say yes to everything.  It’s a massive stereotype but I felt some resonance in the comment. I have learned to say NO more often! Perhaps you are your family’s/team’s  MVP and if you don’t […]

(Photo courtesy of https://isma.org.uk/) In my experience of working with companies, many Managers are just not up to the job of managing employee stress. In fact, many actually create the stress. Every workplace wellbeing specialist I have heard speak at various events, cite poor line management as being a significant problem for companies. Yet, it […]

You don’t have to be a global brand like DHL to win awards but to be a top employer like them, you have to focus on employee wellbeing. I was fortunate to work with DHL this year on their wellbeing strategy and they are making great strides. Without sharing any top secret information from them […]

This is a question we often discuss on my training courses. It feels like an uncomfortable stereotype. Of course this isn’t the case for everyone. Employees on my courses tell me that they feel women are more comfortable opening up about their mental health which means they are less likely to turn to unhelpful coping […]

Empathy doesn’t come naturally to all of us. When I teach mental health first aid, I always show this video as Brene Brown explains what empathy is much better than I can. This clip tells you all you need to know about the difference between Sympathy and Empathy. There really is such a difference.

  My job is to encourage openness about mental health and yet I have been keeping quiet about my recent cancer diagnosis. Why? What’s the difference? I have spent a few weeks mulling this over. I used to think it was much easier to open up about physical health than it was mental health. Perhaps […]