Category: Wellbeing Info

Workplace wellbeing is a top priority for many employers. Some workplaces have responded with a surge of benefits, including, access to meditation apps, and employee assistance programs, or EAPs, which offer free or low-cost services and counseling to help people with issues affecting their well-being. Many employers I work with tell me their employees dont […]

Investments in mental health and wellbeing have increased over the past 10 years with organisations acknowledging mental health as an important business issue. Many cannot convert these efforts into meaningful outcomes – only 25% of the UK’s largest companies have improved workplace mental health, according to the CCLA Corporate Mental Health Benchmark. People managers face […]

I spoke to 3 friends on Friday night whose lives are turned upside down because of their sons’ mental health. One son is gambling, one seems terribly depressed & one is struggling with his self-esteem. I have a boy and a girl and I see their struggles but recently I have been worrying more about […]

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 […]