How to plan for re-connecting with both your work and colleagues whilst maintaining a positive mindset. It may feel like a period of flux at first, more than anything you need to give yourself time to adjust.
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Jan
Jan
Time to Talk Day 2021 encourages us to talk about mental health and suggests that a small conversation with a trusted person can have a big impact. We look at how individuals and organisations can help to further lift the stigma that exists around this topic.
29
Sep
Sep
It is too easy to make the topic of diversity and inclusion one centred around what organisations, their leaders, their managers and their diversity champions ought to be doing. We are missing the point. Inclusion has much less to do with organisational initiatives and much more to do with a personal commitment to action which each and every one of us should be making.
05
Aug
Aug
As lockdown eases and we are beginning to think about returning to the workplace, or a mix of home working and workplace, it is natural that we are having a range of feelings and emotions. We can all pro-actively develop a set of skills and behaviours that will improve our inner strength, our fortitude and to better cope with challenging situations.
09
Oct
Oct
The theme for this year is suicide prevention Having worked in the field of mental health and wellbeing for many years I was surprisingly unprepared for the death by suicide of someone I cared about and knew well. It was “too close for comfort” and reminds us all that suicide happens to family and friends […]
13
May
May
Body Image is a source of constant preoccupation for so many of us. It neither respects age nor gender, ethnicity nor social class. Concerns about body image are both pervasive and pernicious, impacting on individuals, families and society as a whole. Research by the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) showed almost a […]
06
Feb
Feb
Jayne Carrington, Director for wellbeing and engagement – Cordell Health Time to Talk Day (about Mental Health) this year is on 7th February and the theme is ingredients… When I see the word ‘ingredients’ it makes me think about a recipe; getting myself organised and excited. The trouble comes with the weighing, the mixing, the baking. But […]
12
Oct
Oct
This week has seen mental health awareness back in the headlines, with the unveiling of World Mental Health Day 2018. The focus has been on young people and their mental health in our changing world, and the messages will have no doubt struck a cord through every headline and media channel worldwide. Ironically, as I’m sat with […]
04
Sep
Sep
Following on in our series about the return to work interview, we focus this week on strategies to manage the process, following the absence of an employee with mental health illness. In many ways, this can be more of a challenge to management and HR than any other return to work interview. The improved attitude […]
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Aug
Aug
According to the Health and Safety Executive, in 2016, 37% of all cases of work-related ill health were due to stress (and related issues of anxiety or depression). Each case resulted in an average of 24 working days lost, the implication of which can have a huge effect on any business, large or small. High staff […]