It’s Christmas! Time off work. Presents to buy. Drinking and eating more than you would normally. Visiting friends, family and loved ones (social distancing regulations allowing). It’s the season of goodwill, cheer, and demanding work priorities. Cheer is exactly what we need—especially after the year we’ve had, because of the dreadful Covid-19 virus. […]
We all experience different levels of uncertainty every day. While many things are outside our control, our mindset is key to coping with difficult circumstances and facing the unknown. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People author Stephen Covey uses a helpful framework that provides clarity on what you cannot change or influence on matters […]
Imagine, we bring in the dawn of a new decade in January 2020, you make your New Years’ resolution, set goals such as lose weight, stop smoking, save money, find new love, or seek a new career. Then we start planning holidays, celebrating special occasions with friends, or book concert tickets (which I did in […]
Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, many UK employees are now working from home for the foreseeable future. This will be the first experience for a huge amount of companies and employees. Working from home has its advantages but being away from the office and social interaction of an office can take its toll. Research […]
How many times during a week have you found yourself saying, “I’m fine” to a colleague or friend when in fact you don’t really mean it? I asked this question earlier this week to a group of employees during a 1-day Mental Health At Work Awareness training session that I was hosting near Sheffield. The […]
Stress in Cardiff and Sheffield Cardiff is the UK city most likely to suffer from insomnia (37%), followed by Sheffield (36%), Glasgow (35%) and Newcastle (35%). It’s also no coincidence that both Cardiff and Sheffield are two of the most stressed cities in the UK according to research from Axa PPP Healthcare Throughout history, most […]
I decided to create a new service to cater for clients that were keen to attend coaching sessions however on occasions they were unable to commit for 12 weeks due to the pressure of work commitments, therefore with this in mind I developed Personalised Mind Wellness sessions which will allow you to spend half a […]
Hamilton is a four times Formula One champion and one of the truly elite figures in British sport but despite all that the 33-year-old admits he still feels the stress of competition. Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a record sixth British Grand Prix looked to be in tatters after Kimi Raikkonen pitched him into a spin […]
World Health Organisation (WHO) has dubbed stress the health epidemic of the 21st century. Britain in the grip of a stress epidemic because of ‘always on’ workplace culture. 73% of UK employees suffer from work- related stress, leading to an annual £57bn loss in productivity and 49% of all working days lost in 2016-2017. Sheffield […]
A New Era of Diagnosis and Therapies towards Stress, Depression & Anxiety Stress 2018 How to Alleviate Work Stress: The importance for organisations to implement a more holistic view of the employee to alleviate stress Mike Lawrence, DMS PGDip, London Metropolitan University, UK I was invited to host a 45-minute workshop on the importance of […]