The Circus of Life
The balancing act on the tightrope of life – and the myths of work/life balance; it’s a phrase we hear frequently – “work-life balance”. Does it really exist in the way most “experts” express?
workplace awareness
Professional Providers
You look after others but who looks after you? I have written earlier in the series about carers and the need for them to be their best, so they can give their best. This blog is for providers of other professional services, and for whom neglecting to keep their emotional stability in check may ultimately affect their own wellbeing!
Let’s target some service providers, in no particular order, as they say: [Read more…]
Lost your Job?
Job loss? Is just that – a job loss! Yet, if we are faced with this event, we take it personally, feeling wounded – perhaps humiliated and then anxious. The fear of financial problems along with the major challenges for our psyche of confronting change. [Read more…]
Stigma – Is this now a cliché?
Stigma is still attached to many aspects of our lives and experiences. Disabilities and mental health in particular are some of the most significant areas’ still to be overcome, although there appears to be a growing shift to overcome and educate. [Read more…]
Relationship Therapy and Counselling
An age old challenge for society and for couples – or colleagues in the workplace – is the business of relationships. We are all different, of course, having been exposed and influenced through our lives by various experiences. Put two or more different people together and, at some stage or another, something is likely to give. [Read more…]
What Do You See?
Who do you see?
When you look in the mirror, who do you see?
Do you see the role you play at work, the boss, the employee… your title? And if so, what happens if you lose that title, who do you see then? [Read more…]
Managing Mental Health in the Workplace
Is ignorance acceptable?
If you are a colleague or particularly a manager/leader – ignorance of mental health challenges which affect us all is only acceptable in my view to the point that it touches you in some way and your awareness is created and you commit to learning about the subject. [Read more…]
Our Health – Our Business
Much talked and written about, and with good reason, is our health and especially the health of those with responsibilities in business. Business stressful? This appears to be a prerequisite but does it have to be? Probably to a degree, but that’s the whole point of this particular post. [Read more…]