Why Feeling Lonely at Work is Bad for Health & Bad for Business
Workplace loneliness and employee performance are inextricably linked, yet feeling lonely at work remains beyond the scope of most wellbeing programmes. We rarely consider loneliness or how organisational culture could be exacerbating the problem. Feeling lonely at work is more common than you might imagine. We take a deep dive into the research around why…
Why Spending Time In Nature Will Increase Your Productivity
Spending time in nature will increase your productivity (yes, really). We spend most of our time indoors, at work, on our laptops, glued to our tech, commuting or watching TV. There are multiple health benefits associated with time spent outdoors. We all want to be more productive, nature just might give you the helping hand…
Lessons From an 80 year old Harvard Happiness Study
Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic
For the first time ever, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised workplace burnout as a diagnosable condition, adding it to the International Classification of Diseases. If you’ve ever ever experienced burnout, you may be left wondering what took them so long. We take a look at how to overcome the burnout epidemic.
Practising Mindful Gratitude
Self Care Tips for a Calm Christmas
Christmas. The time for carols, tinsel, mince pies and let’s face it, sometimes, stress and anxiety. Christmas can be crazy busy and not much fun. Reframe the frenzy into the perfect time of year to practice self care. So, how to make sure you don’t lose your sparkle amidst the chaos? Here are 5 self care…
I Stopped Using Facebook. Here’s What Happened
I’ll admit it, I’m as nosy as the next person. Despite my claims to be on Facebook for ‘business’ part of my reason for joining it in the first place was a healthy dose of FOMO. Then came ‘Fake news” closely followed by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, then, data breaches and most damningly, genocide of…
The Ultimate 10 Step Digital Detox (your brain will thank you)
How Your Perception of Stress Can Affect Your Stress Level
How to be Mindful at work
Are you desperately trying (& failing) to multitask? Do you battle constant interruptions whilst nursing a workload that gains traction every second? Wondering how to make it all go away? to dial down your perception of stress & manage distractions? Mindfulness might just be the answer. We examine how to be mindful at work with these…