Did you know that Saturday, 10th October is going to be World Mental Health Day globally? Back in 1992, the World Federation for Mental Health decided to make this an annual event with a different theme each year, similar to World Sleep Day. This year’s theme is ‘Mental Health for all – greater investment – greater success’ During the last …
Mental Health Awareness Week & Sleep
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (18th – 24th May) is going to be especially important for us all this year, with the extra stress and worry that has come with our current pandemic. Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 is focused on kindness as the main theme. Being kind to ourselves, and in fact prioritising our wellbeing is crucial for …
Virtual Masterclass and Q&A – Managing sleep problems in times of increased stress and worry
You are invited to join me and my guest for a 60 minute webinar (including time for Q&A), where I will cover some essential tips and tools for dealing sleep problems due to increased stress and worry. I am really looking forward to talking to my guest for this masterclass: Paul Kelly, Chief Operating Officer of Strictly Recruitment (https://strictly-recruitment.co.uk) We …
Maximising your sleep and self care: for mothers
Motherhood is challenging at any time. But with the pressures of the working world giving us the sense that we need to do everything at once, juggling childcare and our workload – there is an added element of complexity. When it comes to sleep and motherhood, I’ve noticed that most of the help and advice out there is centred on …
Managing short-term sleep problems in times of stress and worry
You are invited to join me for a 30 minute webinar (plus time for Q&A), where I will cover some essential tips and tools for dealing with stress, worry and sleep. Click here and access a recorded session on this topic In times like these when the world is globally impacted by so much bad news, of course levels of …
How to look after yourself during these challenging times | COVID-19, working from home, and your wellbeing
It’s no understatement to say that current world health events are effecting so much more than our lungs. Outside of the virus itself, sits the ecosystem we all live in. In my role, my big focus is sleep and all that surrounds it, from living well and happily, to productivity and peak performance. All of these are coming under pressure …
How to rate signs of tiredness?
Accepting tiredness as ‘the new normal’ is something I talk about with my clients often. And a really common question I get is, “How much tiredness is normal?” It’s really a cultural problem, and we hear every day, “Oh I’m fine, I’m just tired.” Just recently a client told me that they didn’t think they were very tired, or that …
World Sleep Day 2020
If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, then you probably have heard me talk about World Sleep Day before. I enjoy it every year as it’s a chance to raise awareness of all the health, life stlye and career-related issues around our sleep quality. Each year’s World Sleep Day has a theme to focus on, and 2020’s is …
Sleeping well for your lifestyle | The personalised approach and 3 steps to take now
Recently I was invited to present a short talk about sleep at the Professional Speakers Association in London. I really wanted to talk about how to overcome insomnia in practical ways and the importance of finding out what good sleep is for you, and working towards that, rather than chasing a one-size fits ideal. Today I want to give you …