Stress is a word that we have heard so many times over the last two years. In fact, if you asked many people I am sure that ‘stressful’ would sum up their experience of the pandemic. April is Stress Awareness Month, and with the easing of lockdown restrictions, many...
How International Women’s Day Can Help You Break the Mental Health Bias
International Women’s Day on 8th March 2022 has inspired me to spread the message about how you can challenge the bias around the stigma surrounding mental health. Mental Health is something that is spoken about more frequently than even a decade ago, whether that’s...
6 Easy Ways to Improve Wellbeing at Work
Employers are taking a more proactive approach to wellbeing. Here are my 6 easy ways to improve wellbeing at work that I share with all organisations I work with
Why You Need to Invest in a Resilient Workforce
Work-related stress, depression or anxiety were the reasons given for more than half of working days lost due to ill health last year, according to the latest government figures. This is why it's important that organisations need to invest in a resilient workforce. A...
How to Keep a Balance in Stressful Times
There’s such a lot of pressure in our daily lives these days and sometimes it can be difficult to keep a balance in stressful times. If these times build up then we become stressed and anxious or out of control. With the stigma too, about us being strong enough, good...
Why Mental Wellbeing Must Continue to be a Priority
As the Covid-19 situation continues and businesses plan and adapt working patterns HR and Business Leaders must ensure that mental wellbeing must continue to be a priority in their plans. Leaders, HR and all levels of the business will need extra help, support...
How to Manage Stress During the Lockdown
April is Stress Awareness Month. For that reason, it seemed appropriate to share some tips and thoughts on how to manage stress during lockdown. The Mental Health Foundation discovered that in 2019, 74% of adults felt so stressed that they were overwhelmed and unable...
Feeling Overwhelmed?
That feeling of overwhelm can become a negative spiral once it starts.
- You start to feel out of control
- There’s too much to do
- Not enough time to do everything
- Worry or panic sets in
- You can’t think clearly and everything seems so difficult
- Before long, you’re wondering if you can cope at all
This free guide has simple steps to breaking that overwhelm cycle. You can use each step individually or all together. There are 7 simple and straightforward steps to get you out of overwhelm, feeling calm, clear headed and in control.