Find out how women can find support during difficult times through the menopause such as getting the most out of doctor's appointments, treatment options that are out there for women and where to get help. This Aviva article focuses on how you are not alone in this process and help is available to relieve symptoms and help you cope.
Airmic is committed to encouraging its members to improve their mental and physical health. These resources should allow you to work feeling refreshed and invigorated.
Wellness
In this article Howden look at how employers can create a positive & supportive work culture through the ability to spot the signs of a struggling employee who may be suffering from the likes of depression and anxiety as well as other mental health issues.
Find out how employers play a role in helping to manage and prevent stress at work and the necessary steps to take.
The pandemic has been a big cause of companies trying to cut costs. Fortunately, organisations have held on to their employee benefit plans, focused on building out their mental health support and expanded wellbeing employee assistance programmes. In this article Simon Gilliat looks at how organisations view employees benefits as a result of Covid-19.
In this podcast Andrea Steer, Senior Risk Consultant and Steven McGhee, Specialist Claims Manager at Zurich discuss a number of topics surrounding workplace mental health including what the landscape looks like, reporting mental health issues in organisations, predictions for the future as a result of the pandemic, steps to help your employees and protecting organisations in the event of a claim.
As many employees turn to physical exercise or therapy during the pandemic, Andrew Simpson discusses how corporate wellness programmes need to adapt to the new reality of hybrid working supporting employees from their homes and office. Lockton and Gympass have partnered to share some insights on how organizations can implement corporate wellbeing solutions to support employee health & wellbeing as companies transition to a hybrid working model.
If you’re going back to the office over the next few weeks or months, it’s natural that you may be feeling anxious. Adapting to change can be difficult at any time, but particularly if you’ve been working from home for a long time. Everyone will have different concerns about returning to work based on their own experience of the last year. But here we’ll explain some of the reasons you might be feeling anxious after lockdown and share some things you can try to help you cope.
If we can help break down the social stigma around mental health, then more people who are suffering will feel able to speak out about it. At the Z Zurich Foundation, we are coming together to help people take control of their wellbeing.
Each day feels like Groundhog Day yet our emotional, mental and physical energy are rarely the same from one day to the next.
It's helpful to label how we're feeling and Adam Grant wrote in the NY Times that the phase we are in today is one of #languishing.
We are neither depressed nor flourishing.
What can we do?!
This 50 minute class is suitable for all bodies. The only thing you’ll need is a yoga mat. We start by focussing our on breath, and then we move through a mindful sequence, all designed to stretch parts of the body that tighten up sitting at your desk and leave you feeling refreshed and revitalised, ready to take on the day! https://www.jessie-eloise-yoga.com/
This short minute video discusses mindfulness and the benefits it brings. Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one's attention in the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training.