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...
New Year and another Lockdown
At the start of a new year when we would usually be setting ourselves new goals, we are instead presented with the introduction of a third national lockdown. If the thought of living through another...
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...
Carve Some Time Out For Self-Compassion….
This year, unlike any other, has presented us with many challenges. Consequently, we are now seeing elevated levels of depression, anxiety and other debilitating mental health conditions. By...
Give yourself the Gift of a Gratitude Habit
Give yourself the gift of a GRATITUDE HABIT........ In the midst of a global pandemic you may feel that there is not be much to be grateful for. Research from the field of positive psychology shows...
Doing Our Best To prevent ‘BURNOUT’ During The Covid-19 Pandemic
This week's positive news around the development of a third effective vaccine for COVID-19 offers some hope of a way out of the pandemic. However, for the forthcoming months tight restrictions will...
Spotlight on Men’s Mental Health
Spotlight on Men's Mental Health Campaigns like 'Movember' and similar charities like CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) play an excellent role in raising the profile of men's health and...
Supporting Parents Employee’s through Covid-19
COVID-19 is changing not only our lives but our children’s lives too. An Ofsted report published on Tuesday looking into the effects of the pandemic revealed that older children were showing signs...
Managing Stress in Lockdown
Managing stress as we enter a second lockdown Here in England we find ourselves facing a second, month-long, lockdown. This will impact us all in different ways, but for many of us the thought of...
Wellbeing for Winter
With darker mornings and nights drawing in many of us will feel a strong pull to withdraw and hibernate. Indeed, while most of us experience some changes in our mood during the autumn and winter...
Taking the time to support women in the workforce going through menopause…
Taking the time to support women in the workforce going through menopause..... Often viewed as a taboo subject, menopause presents many older women with challenges as they navigate the later phase...
National Work Life Week
COVID-19 has forced many of us to change how and where we work and as we near the end of 2020 we are finding ourselves continuing to work remotely. This national WORK LIFE BALANCE week has never...