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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mental Health First Response in the workplace
Mental Health is a much-neglected aspect of business life that can significantly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of any workforce. In this post, we will look at why mental health is an essential factor for businesses to consider and what they can do to help their employees remain mentally well. The importance of developing awareness […]
Suicide prevention and mental health awareness: why we should encourage men to talk
*Trigger warning – suicide* My story In 1994, I went to the cinema with my husband to see the film adaptation of the John Grisham novel, The Firm. I don’t remember too much about the starring cast and the premise of the entire storyline or maybe I have just chosen to forget. However, a scene […]
Resilience as we return to education
Many students of all ages are returning to education over the next few weeks across the UK. Talking to both school-age children and university students in the course of writing this blog, as a mother of a thirteen-year-old who is going into year two of High School as well as being an adult student myself […]
Children in lockdown
The impact on kids and on family life During many of our recent training sessions, parents have often expressed that they are now looking after or are concerned about the mental health of their children. We’ve compiled some ideas from these sessions that we find work for us. Whilst we are looking forward to things […]
