Drop the facade – let’s deal with emotions in the workplace!

Humans are emotional creatures by nature and during the course of a day or even an hour we experience a myriad of emotions fuelled by thoughts.  Sometimes the thoughts and…

I hear it often from individuals that their workplace doesn’t proactively support employee mental wellbeing all year round.  It seems that there is still some “taboo” around the subject. What…

Let’s face the facts — some days getting out of bed is hard especially in winter time. When you’re all wrapped up in your comfy blankets, it can feel almost…

I read somewhere recently of a great Chinese saying: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you…

Bruno Mars told us “You’re amazing, just the way you are.” But do you believe it about your partner? Are you guilty of trying to change your partner to how…

Over the many years I have been coaching I see that attitude, responsibility and ownership of ourself and our life is the key if we are to develop strong resilience…

In recent times, I have been pondering vulnerability and the cycle of its existence in my life. As a personal development and wellbeing coach I ask my clients to open…

It’s nice to think that you can work for 8-10 hours straight, especially when you’re working to a deadline. But it’s impossible for anyone to focus and produce really high-quality…

“I’m good thanks”, “Fine” or “Not too bad” or “I’m ok thanks” are all fairly standard responses when we are asked how we are… but oh so dull and boring. …

ONE IN THREE ‘SICK NOTES’ ARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SAYS NHS ENGLAND. Snippets from an article by Rebecca Clarke in the HR Review….. Nearly a third of fit notes…