Wellbeing

Trigger warning: Antenatal Depression It’s often difficult for us to recognise if we need help and if we do, what type of support will be beneficial for us. As mums, and especially new m... Read More

Trigger warning: Antenatal depression Hello, my name is Donna Davies and I’m the co-founder of More Than A Tick Box, a non profit campaigning for improved maternal mental health services... Read More

Do You Have Mess Stress Right now, I have three family members isolating at home with covid.  I’ve had to move to the spare room to (try to) avoid catching it myself.  ... Read More

As the UK comes out of the pandemic and all its associated struggles, now is a good time to reflect on some lessons learned and choose our way forward. The last two years has shown us how we respond ... Read More

Describing the last year as exhausting feels like the understatement of the millennium! The intensity of blurred work and family life boundaries throughout the global pandemic has often meant co... Read More

“I wish I had let myself be happier.” This is one of the top regrets of the dying and, while it may seem a maudlin way to start an article about intentions for the new year to focu... Read More

This voice of the wicked queen seeking validation in being ‘the best’ in comparison to all others is a mindset that not only exists in fantasy. Like all iconic heroes and villains, there ... Read More

What's the difference between resting and recovering? Everyday life can leave us wiped out and burnt out. Lianne Weaver founder of Beam Training & Development Ltd explains the importance... Read More

“Overcoming what frightens you the most, strengthens you the most” Matshona Dhliwayo (Author). Even after all these years, I still remember that paralysing feeling, that tight lump i... Read More

Happy Space is a mental wellbeing charity, dedicated to helping children ask and answer the question “Why don’t I feel okay?”. Happy Space understands that feeling happy isn&r... Read More

‘I’ve just come back from the supermarket. The cupboard’s so full of chocolate biscuits that I can’t close the door... I’ll start the detox on Monday. The trouble is, ... Read More

As lockdown eases, there has been a lot of talk about the ‘new normal’ – but we are quite a distance from knowing how things will settle in terms of restrictions and adaptations in ... Read More

If you are a leader of a workplace and you are not treating the wellbeing and mental health of employees as a strategic priority right now, then you might want to ask yourself if you truly are a lea... Read More

What’s the opposite of loneliness? If we were asked to define loneliness itself we may all come up with a slightly different concept, but we’d all be able to give our own definition. But ... Read More

What does the term ‘self-care’ mean for you? Self-care means different things to different people, but a simple definition of self-care is ‘nourishment’ - the sustenance neces... Read More