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  If you were one of the millions of people feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and quite frankly “over 2020” by the end of last year, then the recent Christmas holiday season was probably a welcome break which hopefully allowed you some time

  How are you feeling today on a scale of 1-10 and why? Today I’m a 7/10 and can be confident when answering that question! I use a mental health tracking tool called Form which I try to use every day

The pandemic has exposed our global mental health crisis more than ever.  For some people it has alleviated stressors around commuting, lack of time or distraction in the office for example, but for others it has exacerbated existing stressors or

This week it has been widely documented in the news about the rise in alcohol consumption since the start of lockdown.  The number of “high risk” drinkers has nearly doubled to 8.4 million since lockdown began as well as thousands

  As discussed in last week’s blog, we now have evidence from studies supporting what we have observed time and again, that internal wellbeing champions/advocates/heroes driving the wellbeing agenda will result in a much higher rate of engagement, productivity and ultimately

We have started to see the insights come in from across the world about the impact COVID has had and continues to have on our health and wellbeing.  According to a recent survey by Perkbox, emotional health has been hit

I was in two minds whether to develop this new product because I was acutely aware of many businesses making cuts, furloughing people and quite frankly trying to survive as well as the other businesses who are lucky enough to

I have been heartened by the increase in people talking about their feelings over the past month or so of lockdown. Business conversations have been open, honest and become the norm. Notably, more men have opened up about how they

We are undoubtedly experiencing an unprecedented time of uncertainty and things are changing by the hour. Many of us are experiencing fear, upset and panic. I don’t know a single person who hasn’t been impacted by this virus in some

Let’s be clear, Blue Monday is just a phenomenon created off the back of a marketing campaign by Sky Travel in 2005. Yet we seemed to have adopted it in the UK as the most depressing day of the year,

It’s not a job, it’s a lifestyle. Learn here about how Nike have adopted a high performing culture to get the best out of their people. As a big head office and workplace culture enthusiast, I was recently delighted to visit

Your alarm goes off at 6am, it is Monday morning, dark outside and you are faced with getting on a packed train and going back to work, for a whole year, after a fun festive break. Where did the time

Following last Friday’s Employee Benefits Awards ceremony, I was delighted to catch up with Guy Hayward, the CEO of Goodman Masson who was the winner of arguably the most important award of the night- Best Employee Engagement Strategy. Goodman Masson is

Located in the bustling city of Auckland, New Zealand, is a financial services company called Perpetual Guardian. This is no ordinary financial services company in a busy city, this is a company who’s Founder and CEO has taken a bold

Some might bury their head in the sand when the topic comes up. Some may not have given it a second thought. Some don’t even flinch and feel very comfortable discussing it. And others might think about it all the

I spent a lot of my late teens and 20’s out. As in, out out! Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and if we are including University, then Wednesdays as well. At the time it was great fun and I loved the

I have just come out of one of the most heart-warming wellness workshops I have ever been to in the workplace, designed to begin to change the tide on the stigma associated with mental health. My former employer, global recruitment firm

This morning the clients of leading global HR recruitment firm Frazer Jones were invited to a ‘Breath Revolution’ experience as part of a ‘Mindful Morning’ Series I have developed for the business. As guests arrived at 8am, they walked into an

Following my first ever 10 day detox inspired by Goop, I thought it would be useful to share my experience should you fancy a go to see how it makes you feel. The reason I decided to do it was because

Cuddles I love a cuddle, like really love a cuddle. I didn’t really think anything of it until my husband started teasing me about the amounts of cuddles I request on a regular (tri-daily) basis. I must have subconsciously developed it

April is Stress Awareness Month but we all know too well that it feels like stress month every month. Our stressful, fast-paced lives causes adrenaline and cortisol to surge and course through our bodies all day long, which left unaddressed can

Following a brilliant workshop at The Conduit led by Executive Coaches Lisa Quinn and Nicky Chambers I felt excited to share their wisdom in a short blog post, which hopefully gives you a taste of how you can beat the

Happiness at work matters. It matters as much in our work lives as it does in our personal lives, and it should matter to businesses too. One study by the Social Market Foundation found that happy employees are up to