As an employer, it is your duty of care to create a safe and supportive workplace for your employees. Unfortunately, domestic violence (DV) and coercive control are becoming all too common in society and must be addressed by employers to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their employees. This guide will discuss the importance of recognising the signs of domestic … Read More
Tips For Maintaining Your Mental Health During The Holidays
The holidays can be a stressful time for many people. There are pressures to spend time with family, to find the perfect gifts, and to budget for extra expenses. Along with all of this, there is often the added stress of travel. It can be tough to maintain mental health during the holidays, but it is possible. Here are some … Read More
The Neuroscience of Nature: How time Outdoors Benefits your Brain
As we looked at the straggly bushes in our neighbor’s garden, we wondered if we’d mistakenly assumed he’d tidy his garden when we, his new neighbors, moved in. A few days later, he happened to walk past when we were again assessing the bushes after a walk. We introduced ourselves, and his face lit up as his eyes followed ours. … Read More
How to Pull Yourself Out of a Post-Pandemic Rut
2022 is barely three-months old and now Australia is flooding, Russia has invaded Ukraine, and we have no idea what else is coming our way. It might feel like another installment of 2020 all over again; uncertainty, ‘what ifs?’, and hours spent doom-scrolling. So, how do we break the cycle and start really living again? Accept we are grieving When … Read More
Why is Psychological Health and Safety so hot right now?
This post is the second in a series of Q&A sessions with Psychological Health and Safety experts, Nick Watts and John Holt. [Read the first post here] In this episode, we ask the question: Why is Psychological Health and Safety such a hot topic right now? Nick Watts The big change in the working world is that the power has … Read More
Losing Touch: How Lack of Community Primes us for Conspiracies, Conflict and the Coffin
Take Two Friends and Call Me in the Morning. There’s a little town in England that’s done a remarkable thing. In a reasonably short amount of time, the township of Frome has been able to reduce emergency hospital admissions by 15%. Meanwhile, hospital admissions in neighbouring towns rose by 30%. What is Frome’s secret life-saving technology? The local medical practice … Read More
Using Nudge Theory To Improve Health
Generally speaking, a nudge is a light touch or push used to attract attention or point someone in the right direction. Nudge theory is a way of “offering small clues that support decision-making”. Nudging tries to improve people’s decisions by changing the ways options are presented to them, rather than changing the options themselves or rewarding or punishing people, also known … Read More
The Social Prescribing Revolution is Here
Nursing one of his beloved daughters to her death at age ten led Charles Darwin to consider the role of suffering and compassion in natural selection. He would later theorise in Descent of Man that sympathy, a word probably closer to what we understand today as empathy, is an instinct even stronger than self-interest. Darwin’s work offers insight as to why the act of suffering together – … Read More
Suicide Prevention Starts With Community
Suicide. Everyone has different reactions when I mention the word. These reactions include sadness, loss, guilt, interest, anger, surprise, concern, unsure, jokes, laughter, remembrance, and silence. For some, they remember the person they lost. Others talk about suicide with keen interest, perhaps from a philosophical, ethical, social, or personal viewpoint. No matter whom I’ve spoken with, I have found that … Read More
Mind the Gap when you Return to Work
Getting back into the office offers an opportunity for us to rethink how we socialise with colleagues and make the most of our work relationships. This is our chance to improve our wellbeing as well as how we work in the 21st century. You are what you need. As a human, I miss you. I miss being near you. When … Read More
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