Building Resilience in a Changing World
When things don’t go to plan, do you tend to bounce back or fall apart? Resilience, defined as the psychological capacity to adapt to stressful circumstances and to bounceback from adverse events, is a highly sought-after skill in today’s world. With everything that we havefaced over recent times – including the pandemic, economic challenges, increased […]
Communicating with Confidence: 6 skills for effective communication
“Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.”Paul J. Meyer Being able to communicate effectively is one of the most important life skills and helps us in all aspects of both our professional and personal lives. It allows us to share ideas, information, facts, opinions and feelings, and interact […]
Anti-Bullying Week – Reaching out and speaking up about workplace bullying
Anti-Bullying Week 2022 takes place from 14 to 18 November. This year’s ‘Reach Out’ theme empowers us all to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes. While the focus of Anti-Bullying week is heavily on children, it’s a timely reminder that bullying isn’t just something that happens in childhood or in schools, but […]
World Menopause Day – Continuing the conversation
World Menopause Day is held every year on October 18th. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available for improving the health and wellbeing of women in mid-life and beyond. This year’s theme is ‘Cognition and Mood’. A growing number of women who come to our […]
Mental Health First Response™ – Supporting ourselves and each other
Mental Health First Response™ – Supporting ourselves and each other October 10th is World Mental Health Day, an annual initiative recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of attending to the mental health and wellbeing of yourself and others. The theme this year, as set by […]
Summer FOMO
The alarm goes off at 5am, reminding you that you’re booked into a circuit training class at the gym before heading off to work. You reach over for your phone, switch off the alarm and open up Instagram. Despite all your efforts to cultivate a cool, minimalist persona on your grid you have 67 followers […]
Going beyond the rainbow
In June 1969, the first Pride march took place in the form of an historical protest, at the Stonewall demonstrations in New York City. Since then, we have seen Pride evolve into a joyous celebration, with big parades and marches exploding with colour, love and friendship – showing just how far LGBTQ+ rights have come. […]
The Power of Connection
When I became pregnant by accident at the age of 40, it was a colossal shock, and turned my comfortable, independent life upside down. My life had centered around my career, my love of fitness and my group of wonderful friends, and I was enjoying a blossoming relationship with a new partner. I was happy […]
Returning to the workplace
For the past two years, people all over the world have eagerly waited for the pandemic to end. As we’ve adapted, innovated, and persevered, life and workplaces are now starting to look a bit more ‘normal.’ However, many organisational routines and processes might not fit our new normal. And that’s okay. In fact, recognising this […]
Welcome to 2022!
January is typically the time of year when we look back at the year just gone and enthusiastically make plans for the forthcoming year. I have been reflecting on 2021 and what a year it was! It certainly was not what many of us had hoped for. Unfortunately, our expectations of it being a better […]