We tend to picture workplace wellness as step counts, fruit bowls and the odd mindfulness app. But there’s a quieter cost that rarely makes the list: the energy it takes to be someone you’re not, all day, every day. Professional Wellness Month and the idea of showing up as you aren’t two separate things. Think...
Mental Health Awareness Week arrives every May as a useful reminder to check in – on ourselves and on the people around us, whether family, friends or colleagues. But awareness on its own only goes so far. The more useful question is what actually supports good mental health, day to day, in the ordinary run...
Because it’s Counselling Awareness Month, we feel it’s a good opportunity to take a moment to talk openly about something a lot of people still find difficult to bring up at all. Not because we don’t need support, but because we’re not sure what kind of support we need; whether what we’re dealing with is...
Not everyone processes out loud, and if you’re only tuning in to the people who speak the loudest and most often, you’re likely missing half of what your team has to offer – because it’s not just about how you listen but also who you’re listening to. Introverts vs extroverts Extroverts fill the room...
Is your team disengaged? Underperforming? Burnt out? Leaving? Employee Support Coaching is a proactive approach that helps businesses create healthier, more productive workplaces by supporting the people who make them run. These are our top five reasons for investing in Employee Support Coaching: #1. Boost engagement Disengaged employees don’t just do less –...
Absenteeism is rising. Productivity is dropping. Employee engagement is at an all-time low. Disengaged employees aren’t just doing less – they’re doing it with less care, less creativity, and less commitment. And despite the growing popularity of workplace wellness programs, most of them aren’t making a difference. Why? Because fruit shakes, yoga classes, and meditation...
As the year draws to a close, many of us find ourselves running on empty. We’ve spent months pushing through deadlines, emotions, and obligations, proud of our resilience but unsure how to move from simply getting by to feeling alive again. Modern life has normalised survival mode. We stay busy enough to feel productive but...
There’s a quiet place most of us spend far more time in than we realise. It’s not the storm surge of being overwhelmed, nor the flourishing fields of thriving. It’s the stretch of road between the two—that middle ground where we’re doing ‘okay’: not remarkable, not in pieces, just getting through. Functioning but not fulfilled....
Real self-care isn’t always picture-perfect; candle-lit baths, light-soaked yoga, bullet-journaled reflections and calming meditation. In fact, real self-care rarely looks that way. More often than not it looks “messy” and unconventional; setting boundaries, saying “no” to draining commitments, accepting help, eating toast for dinner when you’re too tired to cook, or trading productivity for a...
Traditionally, August is the month of harvest – a time of abundance, reflection, and renewal. It’s also the season of peridot, often associated with renewal, quiet strength, and compassion. Together, these symbols remind us that true abundance isn’t only measured in what we achieve, but in how generously we show up for one another –...
