Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. This is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep, to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Welcome to my blog
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise. This is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep, to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Happiness at Work: What makes happier, healthier workplaces
It’s been estimated we spend over one-third of our lives at work. While work provides us with the means to pay the bills and put food on the table, what if we spent more of that time feeling happy?
Your Best Christmas Present. Ever.
If your December has disintegrated into a maelstrom of unfinished business, fret not. It’s time to gift yourself that extra special present. You know, the one thing you’ve been hoping to get because it’s what you really want.
Best of all this special gift isn’t going to cost you a cent.
Why Resilience at Work Needs a Fresh Perspective
It’s not that we need more resilience, which from a cynic’s perspective is seen as “let’s see how much more we can squeeze out of our people before they crack?”
If anything, it’s about creating sustainable resilience.
Why We Need to Kick Anxiety to The Touchline
I’ve lost count of how many times after a presentation or workshop I’ve been approached by a worried parent who shares their concerns about their child or young adult. The stories share a common thread, anxiety is a growing problem for our younger generations.
We have statistics by the bucketload but rather than spending too much time navel gazing at what is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors, the question is what can we do about this quickly and effectively and turn the tide?
How to Boost Mental Wellbeing with Happiness
With mental health costs spiralling to beyond $10.9 billion a year that’s a heck of a price to be paying for poor mental health and unhappiness. PwC estimate the ROI in investing in mental wellbeing is an average of $2.30 for every dollar spent.
Discover three simple tips to boost happiness at work and elevate your health and mental wellbeing
I am not Wonder Woman, and neither are you.
From a medical perspective my observations are that we have underestimated and ignored the impact of chronic levels of high stress at work on our mental-wellbeing due to
1. Heavier workloads
2. The expectation of continuous top performance irrespective of stress levels, time poverty and reduced resources.
3. Multiple interruptions leading to a loss of focus and time available to complete tasks
4. Massive change disrupting many aspects of our lives and work
5. Insufficient down time for rest and recovery