What is Mindful Eating? What are the benefits?
“Oh my god this salad tastes amazing!! My colleagues turned around, stared at me and answered “Em, it’s just a salad, how can you be so excited about it?” I had only been meditating for 2 or 3 months and food suddenly tasted so much better. Or maybe, I was just more aware about how ...
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How to understand the wellbeing of your workplace
If you’re not sure how your employees are faring when it comes to wellbeing, it’s time to take action. Few things impact morale, productivity or engagement more than the health of your workers, and after the unparalleled pressures of the past year, understanding just how ‘well’ your workforce is has never been more important. But ...
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Management Insight and Measurement for Improving Wellbeing in the Workplace
What gets measured, gets managed. Usually spoken with such authority we all immediately believe it to be true, because it makes sense and, well, sounds clever. In my experience most things that are being measured aren’t being managed. Last year I spoke to a business leader with attrition of more than 30%, in a pandemic ...
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Are you getting enough sleep? 5 principles for better sleep
The question of how much sleep one needs is one we get all the time. The answer, as with so much, is it really depends how much YOU need! Everyone is different. Some people need more than others. As a guideline 7-9 hours is about right, but don’t panic if you are getting less for ...
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The origins of the Six Pillars of Wellbeing
“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” -Theodosius Dobzhansky An introduction to The Six Pillars I work primarily as a clinician in the NHS treating patients with a variety of complex physical and mental health problems. For the past 15 years I have been on a mission to demystify mental health ...
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How the pandemic forced us to live an experiment that could benefit our teams
You can’t swing a cat at the moment without connecting with someone who’s thinking about, worrying about or indeed opining about the future of where and how we work! We haven’t seen the end of workplaces quite yet, and thank goodness for that. As an aside, if your work involves having to be in a ...
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Employee Burnout Part 4: Preventing Employee Burnout
Employee burnout is impacting UK workforces. A study by Deloitte found that employee burnout costs UK businesses £45 billion in 2020. This figure has risen by 6% over 3 years and hints at a growing problem. Employee burnout is not limited to financial losses. It affects the collective wellbeing of a workforce— and can be ...
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Employee Burnout Part 3: Dealing With Employee Burnout
Employee burnout is a global issue costing us billions each year—approximately £45 billion, in fact. But it’s not just financial losses that are a direct and detrimental result of burnout. It has a huge impact on the collective wellbeing of the employees suffering with it, and by extension, public health and the development of our ...
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7 reasons to believe employee wellbeing is on the cusp of a revolution
Three years ago, I entered the world of mental health to try to make a difference. My driver was a sad one. I had lost six friends to suicide over 20 years, and hoped I could rationalise some of the pain (and maybe some of the guilt?) by helping others with their mental health. I ...
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Careers most likely to affect your wellbeing
Employee burnout is the silent crisis happening throughout UK workplaces, with as many as one in six workers experiencing a mental health problem at any one time, and stress thought to be responsible for almost half of the working days lost in Britain due to health issues1. Is it more common in particular careers, or ...
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