The Loneliness Pandemic
Loneliness is the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week which takes place between 9th and 15th May. Levels of loneliness during the pandemic have risen at a devastating rate. This has...
Supporting Women’s Mental Health at Work
Across the globe the inspiring social, cultural, economic and political achievements of women are celebrated through International Women’s Day. In 2022 this takes place on 8th March and focuses on...
Staff Wellbeing & Hybrid Working
This time two years ago we could not have predicted the radical ways in which our working, domestic and social lives have transformed. For a while the pandemic forced many of us to work from home...
It really is OK not to be OK!
As we cautiously step into 2022 the nation continues to face some uncertainty as a result of the Omicron variant spreading across the globe. Over the Christmas break some may have had time to...
Why does your business need a Wellbeing Strategy?
Addressing the mental health of your organisation and its employees may seem like a daunting prospect, but deeper examination will be of benefit in the long run. Hosting yoga sessions or arranging...
‘Older Workers’ & Work-Related Stress
When we were approached to share our knowledge about the impact of stress on older workers, our first thoughts were how is this demographic defined? A generally accepted threshold seems to be 50 to...
Support for Line Managers: The Unsung Heroes
Our line managers certainly sit high up among the many unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. They have faced complex challenges; coping with issues around hybrid working arrangements, listening...
Helping Employees to Feel ‘Safe’
Human beings are hard-wired to crave certainty about the future. Uncertainty is perceived as a threat by our minds and, as we transition back into the physical workplace there are many questions to...
Embracing The New Hybrid Model Of Working
Over the last eighteen months we have been so impressed with stories shared by our clients about how their leaders and teams have so quickly adapted to new ways of working, and have learnt new...
What is the new ISO 45003?
The IS0 45003 is the first global standard on psychological health, safety and wellbeing at work. It is a set of guidelines that supplements the current standard for broader occupational health and...
It’s OK not to be OK
Sitting with uncomfortable emotions..... The uncertainty of the pandemic has sent our emotions on one of the biggest rollercoaster rides. Feelings of anger, despair, fear and frustration may rise up...
The Greater Need to Support Working Parents
A glimpse through an average UK household window will reveal a very different picture to what was going on a year ago. Now, swathes of working parents up and down the country are juggling online...