Category: Stress
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Are you addicted to busyness?
Lots of people struggle to slow down and stop being busy. When they have a chance of a break, they then fill it with other things to do! We all need rest and so if the avoidance is pervasive, I’ve found there are often deeper reasons behind the need to stay...
Six tools for managing stress as a leader
If you're a leader in the workplace, you will have undoubtably developed a good level of stress resilience to get to where you are. Yet, as a leader, you are also juggling a myriad of work-related responsibilities and pressures – mental, emotional, and physical – day...
The burnout epidemic: what’s the real answer?
Last week I talked about rest and how people really need to see rest as an investment and even a competitive advantage. I’ve been teaching my clients about the many benefits associated with rest for years but the main reason I wanted to write another blog post on the...
Rest more to achieve more
There’s a theme that’s been coming up a lot for me and with clients these past couple of weeks: REST I’ve personally had a very intense past few months and so now I’m intentionally prioritising my rest. In fact, at the moment, I’m prioritising my rest over exercise....
Have you exhausted your ‘surge capacity’?
In last week’s blog post I talked about the current low mood... We’ve been dealing with the pandemic for almost a year now! Soon after that came the recession and then we’ve also had significant political dramas happening in various parts of the world! On some level...
Are you struggling?
How are you feeling at the moment? Do you feel low on energy, anxious or overwhelmed? Like many people, you probably thought that 2021 would start off on a ‘better’ footing and we’d be leaving 2020 behind. Although personally I was pretty certain we'd have another...
Wellbeing rules for the festive season
If today’s your last day of work before breaking for the holidays, hoorah, you made it! And for those us who are working next week, I’m sure today still feels like the end of a mammoth year and that next week is going to be far more relaxing and a nice way to ease...
One little word that changes everything
As the year comes to a close, I’m sensing that many people are just about crawling over the finish line of 2020! After a year of such uncertainty and upheaval, I think you can probably agree, that this holiday season requires a well-deserved and much needed break …...
Ward off loneliness & boredom
One of the main issues to arise from lockdown measures and working from home has been isolation and the lack of socialising, face-to-face interaction and travel. I’ve heard many people share how they at times feel lonely, disconnected, bored, uninspired and at a loss...
How to keep your mood up this Winter
It’s in challenging, stressful times that we can be at the mercy of our thoughts and feelings. However, most people have more control over their thoughts, and therefore how they feel, than they realise! Furthermore, our thoughts and feelings can also be at the...
The benefits of a fictional commute when you WFH
As I explained in last week's email, the reason I’m covering this topic is that I sense that the next 6 months or so will be a challenging time, especially for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere where the weather will be darker and colder. So, the...
Support yourself this winter during the pandemic
After having such glorious weather here in the UK for pretty much the entire Spring and Summer, it definitely feels like things have shifted gears into Autumn this past week. I’ve been saying for some time now how the weather undoubtedly had a positive impact...
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