guiding you through workplace wellbeing
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…
Each year, on 10th October, the world celebrates Mental Health Day and this year’s theme focuses on making mental health and wellbeing a global priority for all. This, however, has its fair share of challenges. An integral part of making mental health a priority for all includes having conversations around what is not working and what we need to do to make it work. Let’s take a look.
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.