Mental Health In The Workplace Blog
Creating an environment where people can DOSE themselves up with Happy Hormones
Whilst there are a number of specific things that can be done to address mental health in the workplace when it becomes a problem, fundamentally improving mental health in the workplace starts with culture. Why culture? This is because whilst solutions like...
Blue Monday – Myth or Reality?
For the last 15 years the third Monday in January has become known as “Blue Monday” and it’s said to be the most depressing day of the year. But is this actually true? The short answer is – no. According to various online sources, Blue Monday was originally...
Our Mental Health at Work Quiz – The Results Are In!
Our short Mental Health at Work quiz highlights the six areas of ‘work design’ that, according to the HSE, are the primary sources of stress at work (demands, control, support, relationships, role and change). When they are not managed well, these areas of work design...
What are the Mental Health Core Standards?
In January 2017 the Prime Minister commissioned a review by Lord Stevenson and Paul Farmer (CEO of Mind, and Chair of the NHS Mental Health Taskforce) into workplace mental health. The purpose of this review was to investigate how employers can better support all...
The Role of Culture In Managing Mental Health In The Workplace
Once we understand the implications of mental ill-health for our organisation and therefore the benefits of managing it, as well as what specifically causes work-related stress that can ultimately lead to mental ill-health, then we can decide what to do about it. IT...
Metro Bank – an example to follow
It is now widely known that one in four people in the UK will be suffering with a mental health issue of some sort at any one time. We also know that whilst not all mental health issues are caused directly by work, work has been shown to play a significant role in...
Work-related Stress and What Causes It
If you’ve read our previous blogs, you’ll know that the vast majority of mental health issues and conditions are caused by stress. In the workplace, the primary ways in which stress and mental ill-health manifest are anxiety and depression, which although...
A STRONG body image from the inside out
Today, on day five of Mental Health Awareness week, 2019, we are privileged to have Sarah Matyjasik, health and fitness experts and owner of SM Power, share her wisdom with us. In this blog post Sarah looks at the four key areas of body, brain, nutrition and nurture...
From Breakdown to Breakthrough – Survival techniques
Earlier this week we heard from Rebecca Allen, one of our Mental Health in the Workplace trainers, who now leads a semi-retired life in Norfolk, despite only being in her early 40’s. We read about her mental breakdown after her work-related stress got on top of her,...
Does your organisation need Mental Health Awareness Training?
Did you know that 37% of work-related ill-health cases in the UK are mental health related, costing an average of £1,035 per employee, per year? If there was ever a reason for organisations to review their working environment in terms of the impact it has on employees...
Every Storm Runs Out of Rain
Today, on day three of Mental Health Awareness week 2019, we are delighted to have Nick Elston, inspirational speaker on the topic of anxiety, share his wisdom with us. Nick is a true example of how people with a history of mental health challenges can both recover...
From breakdown to breakthrough…an HR Director’s story
Today, on day two of Mental Health Awareness week, 2019, we are privileged to have our colleague and friend, Rebecca Allen, who is a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist and Mental Health Educator, share her personal story and insights with us. In the first of two blogs,...
Body Image and Mindful Eating in the Workplace
Today, on day one of Mental Health Awareness week, 2019, we are privileged to have Lisa Beasley, owner of My Body Positive, Global Ambassador for ‘Body Image Movement’ and Mindful Eating expert, share her wisdom with us. When we think of Mental Health in...
Did Manchester United lose to Barcelona due to presenteeism?
At Mental Health in the Workplace we often get approached by organisations concerned about the financial cost of absenteeism from mental health issues like anxiety and depression. However, when we start working with our clients, we often identify that they have a...
Every week in the UK 28 men do something that devastates potentially hundreds of people!
These men, more often than not, appear to be going about their everyday lives as they always have. Perhaps a little different, but not much it seems. Then we hear the news that we really didn’t see coming. We don’t understand and can see no obvious signs that led to...
Foods to induce Happy Hormones and help to combat stress
It is often said that ‘we are what we eat’. It makes sense that the food we put into our body can influence how are body (including our brain!) works. Eating a variety of nutritious foods has a positive effect on both mental and physical health, making us...
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- Creating an environment where people can DOSE themselves up with Happy Hormones
- Blue Monday – Myth or Reality?
- Our Mental Health at Work Quiz – The Results Are In!
- What are the Mental Health Core Standards?
- The Role of Culture In Managing Mental Health In The Workplace
- Metro Bank – an example to follow
- Work-related Stress and What Causes It
- A STRONG body image from the inside out
- From Breakdown to Breakthrough – Survival techniques
- Does your organisation need Mental Health Awareness Training?
- Every Storm Runs Out of Rain
- From breakdown to breakthrough…an HR Director’s story
- Body Image and Mindful Eating in the Workplace
- Did Manchester United lose to Barcelona due to presenteeism?
- Every week in the UK 28 men do something that devastates potentially hundreds of people!