Do you feel under pressure at work? April is Stress Awareness Month in the UK. Did you know that stress accounts for around half of all sick days, so it's a big problem? Many organisational factors cause stress in employees, e.g. excessive Continue Reading
[weekly] I’m still standing
Are you still standing? Another weekend and another week of lockdown are over. If you’re wondering how many more weeks you can suffer, then you are not alone. You know that, of course. Most days feel like I’m getting shoved between ‘man Continue Reading
[weekly] Have yourself a stubbornly optimistic Christmas
What do you want for Christmas? I'm on the lookout for some stubborn optimism The situation keeps changing. Naturally, so too do the rules, and it's hard to keep up. My Christmas plans have changed five times in the last few weeks. We're Continue Reading
[weekly] Search for the Hero inside yourself
We could be heroes It was Heather Small, the 90s pop sensation from M People who first told us to search for the hero inside yourself. These are hard times and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, scared and frustrated. Stress has a horrible habit of Continue Reading