guiding you through workplace wellbeing
Ever find yourself choosing the instant coffee over waiting for the fancy brew that takes a bit longer? Or do you find yourself reaching for a quick, low quality snack when you know that salad in the fridge is the better choice? If you’re uttering a resounding yes right now, you might be dancing to the tune of hyperbolic discounting without even knowing it!
In this bustling world, filled with ceaseless distractions and a perpetual stream of responsibilities, finding a moment of deep relaxation can feel like an elusive dream. However, amidst this chaos, there is a serene practice that holds the power to transport us to a place of inner stillness and profound restoration – yoga nidra.
You may be familiar with terms like self-esteem, self-belief and self-worth, but have you heard of the term self-concept before? Our quality of self-concept is an incredibly important part of our identity and it can hugely affect our outlook on life, and – as a result – how life unfolds around us, so let’s take a look at how we can give this a boost.
When most people think of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), they think of being tidy, organised, colour-coding items, and cleaning. However, OCD is an extremely complex and debilitating mental health condition, and very different from simply being neat and conscientious. Let’s understand a little more about this…
Stress is a necessary part of life and removing it completely from your day is not an option, therefore, it must come down to learning how we can live better with stress. A good place to start is identifying the multitude of misconceptions about what stress is, the sources and its effects.
We have all felt the effects that COVID-19 has had upon our capacity to touch; with social distancing, quarantine and isolation from family and friends limiting our physical interactions. If we add the fact that many people are now working remotely, it’s understandable why so many of us are feeling starved of touch. So, why is it vital that we look to change this?
This process goes against the grain. It encourages you to face the ‘not so pretty stuff’ and welcome it into the light. From here, what is good, bad and ugly can all be observed in equal measure. And… once you know what you’re dealing with, you have an opportunity to validate your experience, process it and move on.
Right now, worldwide, business owners are needing to make difficult decisions in order to maintain their financial viability. Whether furloughing staff or having to make long-standing, loyal employees redundant, it has become increasingly important to focus on doing this the ‘right’ way.
Here, Meg and Rebecca talk you through how supporting both the health of the business and the wellbeing of the staff is critical.
Why is it so much harder to exercise as we grow into adults? According to Ali, it all comes back to us forgetting what it is we actually enjoy.
As we get older, we lose the child-like energy we used to have around exercise and sports and that – aside from the general busy-ness of life – is because we start ‘shoulding’ on ourselves.
Here, Ali and Rebecca talk you through how you can start to enjoy exercise again, and boost your mental health along with it.