Top 5 Tips on Handling Stress During the Pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has been an extremely stressful time for all of us, from stay-at-home parents to tech entrepreneurs like Monzo founder Tom Blomfield, who recently left the bank amid increasing pressure on his mental wellbeing. This is a stark reminder of the impact the Covid-19…
How School Assessments Contribute to Poor Mental Health The impact school assessments and exams have on students’ happiness is something we’ve recognised for years. However, in the past, rather than accepting it was damaging our young people’s mental health, we acknowledged it only as a necessary evil to progress through life. Parents told children ‘we…
How to Prevent Stress From Keeping You From Work There was a reported 145% increase in the amount of stress-related absences in 2019. With such an increase pre-Covid-19, businesses can only imagine the amount of stress their workers feel through the pandemic. Employees across the UK face worries over working from home, losing their jobs,…
Preparing for a ‘New Normal’ Christmas As we head further into the cold months and start ticking off our Christmas shopping list, we have to consider how this happy holiday will be impacted by Covid-19 and lockdown restrictions. We can’t expect everything to be as normal as last year, but is there some hope for…
The Mental Health Challenges Every Student Faces Did you know that 1 in 8 children have a diagnosable mental health condition? That’s roughly around three children in every classroom. It may seem like a small number, but when you consider the fact they are still young children who should be enjoying life, it’s scary to…
How to Control Back to Office Stresses As lockdown eases and more people are allowed back into the office, you might see yourself entering the workplace soon. Perhaps you are already aware of the date and are dreading the back to work stresses. Teams may have gotten smaller with Covid-19 restrictions and concerns, or maybe…
Top Tips for Parents Who Need to De-Stress Life is stressful, but it seems like this is turned up a notch when we have kids. As much as we love them, our kids can be a handful, and finding time for ourselves is hard. Sometimes, it’s work which can give us anxiety and stress, which…
How to Overcome Your Competitiveness at Work Perhaps you want to be the leader on the next project or have the boss recognise your hard work. Or maybe there’s just somebody on your team who rubs you up the wrong way. No matter your reason for feeling competitive, you need to shut down these instincts…
Students and Their Mental Health Mental health issues can affect anyone of any age or gender, but according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately one in five people aged between 13 and 18 live with mental health problems. And what’s even more alarming is that 75% of people who suffer from mental health…
3 Ways to Manage Debt-Related Stress The pressures of Christmas can elicit money worries in all of us, but for some, they suffer from these stresses all year round. Mortgages, for instance, are a form of debt, but most of us keep up with our mortgage payments and see them as a way of keeping…