People leading mental health and well-being can suffer from a lack of it. Read more to find out all about how we can build a more mentally fit workforce, especially in critical environments such a healthcare. What is Burnout? Burnout as a concept was introduced by the American psychoanalyst Herbert Freudenberger. He initially associated the
Activities for Teams on World Mental Health Day
For 20 years, the Resilience Institute has partnered with organizations worldwide to build physical and mental fitness in individuals and teams. We know that when people grow, business grows. That’s why we present this comprehensive guide containing ideas for World Mental Health Day in 2022. What is World Mental Health Day? October 10th is World
How to Reintegrate an Employee After Mental Distress
We are more aware of mental health. Yet, when one of your team is affected, what exactly do you do? How do you talk to someone diagnosed with mental illness? How do you engage with them whilst away or in distress? How do you help them recover? How do you reintegrate them with productive and
How to Fix Broken Connections?
In this article, we address current challenges to our sense of connection and what we can do to restore the connection. Many of us feel disoriented post Covid. We are spending far more time connected to screens rather than people. Connection defines us as a social species. We long for it. It has a multitude
Webinar: Bounce When Shift Happens
With the global Covid pandemic in its second year, growing geo-political instability, societal and work place shifts, we believe that we are at an inflection point. Like never before imagined, exponential change is impacting the way we live, work and connect. It is now becoming critical to build our capacity to Bounce When Shift Happens, to stay the
Mindfulness Dismissed
The Challenge of Promoting Wellbeing A study in Nature Human Behaviour published this week shows promise for mindfulness and positive psychology to improve mental states of wellbeing. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01093-w). I was invited to discuss the findings on the Morning Show today with TV3 in New Zealand. We asked viewers if they practiced mindfulness. While 30% answered
Webinar: Anxious… no worries
Life is constantly throwing obstacles in our way – we can call them adversity and challenges (and in 2020 life has been generous!). The question is how do we respond? Anxiety is a natural response that protects us from danger, but we cannot let it morph into constant worry. Resilience is the capacity to respond to adversity with less anxiety and more calm. Please join
How to Overcome Anxiety
5 Steps to be Playful in your Life He dare not come into company for fear he should be misused, disgraced, overshoot himself in gestures or speeches, or be sick; he thinks every man observeth him. Robert Burton, 1621, quotes Hippocrates describing a patient. If you are feeling a little uncertain, uneasy, anxious or worried,
How to beat burnout with a growth mindset
A search of “burn-out” delivers 485 million results. The term has little clinical or biological substance but it has become increasingly popular. A year ago, the World Health Organisation included “burn-out” as a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress. They agree that it is not a clinical diagnosis. First, humans do not burn out. Second,