So you’re stressed? Be grateful. Stress makes life a lot sweeter when you learn to manage it right. Better sex, sharper mind, longer life – stress does all this. Which is why so many of us are addicted to it.
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Your Staff are Sensational – Whatever their age!
When we are busy with deadlines, work commitments, and troubling world events, the most difficult thing to do is simply to stop.

“Mindfulness isn’t difficult – we just need to remember to do it” – Sharon Saltzberg
When we are busy with deadlines, work commitments, and troubling world events, the most difficult thing to do is simply to stop.

Kate Cook’s Wellness Guide – Chapter 8: Work conditions – bullying and harassment
Bullying exists. Always has done and always will. You’ll find bullies everywhere, not just in the classroom and the playground, but also on the building site, in the office and on the shop floor.

The Call Back to The Office! Are we Willing?
It seems like some workplaces are calling for employees to be back in the office at least for a few days a week. How do we, the workers, feel about this?

Kate Cook’s Wellness Guide – Chapter 7: Financial demons
What has money got to do with Wellness? Well, messy finances have a way of wreaking havoc on other areas of your life – they’re another source of stress and if you’re stressed chances are you’re not feeling as healthy or happy as you’d like.

Make This The BEST YEAR of Your Health!
With the last two years firmly behind us (and I am sure we are not out of the woods yet, of course) is it finally time to look forward to the future?

Kate Cook’s Wellness Guide – Chapter 6: Tiredness and lack of energy
You’re tired during the day, irritable, anxious, have difficulty concentrating and are about as alert as a fridge freezer. If you don’t deal with your sleep problem, your health will spiral downwards and your once cheery personality will be replaced by a glum, short-tempered one. Here’s what to expect when you’re deprived of sleep. It could be worse than you think …

Kate Cook – Christmas Tips
Christmas is a time for celebrating, and what better way to celebrate than with food? Since time began, food has been used as a way of bringing people together and for sharing and celebrating special occasions.

The Corporate Wellness Show Episode 2 – Michael Smyth
In this episode of the Corporate Wellness Show Kate interviews Michael Smyth from Graham, a construction company based in Northern Ireland – Michael reveals that focusing on the wellbeing of their people took them from the bottom of the BUPA health league, to the top, reducing risk factors such as heart disease. By introducing some consistent measures, all with the wellbeing of their people in mind, Graham might even be making an impact on the safety of their workers too. Far from it being a “nice to have” add, investing in wellness has proved to be a “have to have” strategy, even “up ticking” the bottom line of the company by this innovative approach to the health and happiness of their people.








