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Ask the Expert: How can I become a Mental Health First Aider?

By Amanda Furness | 03 May 2019

Trainer, Sue Butterfield explains how you can train to become a Mental Health First Aider and the valuable role this fulfills in the workplace .

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Newsletter 98 – Discover the importance of developing a growth mindset

By Amanda Furness | 01 March 2019

This edition of In Equilibrium includes:
• Details of our new Growth Mindset Course
• Gaslighting in the workplace and other recent blog articles
• A mental wellbeing tip
• Using Mindset Theory to Guide Success – a guest article
• Some relevant resources
• Why you might want to get those vocal chords in orders

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Mood for food or food for mood?

By Amanda Furness | 22 February 2019

A look at the effect the food we eat can have on our mood and how, by being selective about the foods we eat, we may be able to give our mood a boost.

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Why you shouldn’t knock it till you’ve tried it

By Amanda Furness | 22 February 2019

In her latest column, a wearable present leads Amanda to re-assess her views and discover a previously unknown competitive spirit.

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Newsletter resources include a sleep and recovery toolkit

By Amanda Furness | 22 February 2019

The resources featured in our first newsletter of 2019 also include an interactive stress tool, suggestions for employers to consider regarding mental ill-health and first aid, as well as a talking toolkit to help prevent work-related stress.

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Newsletter 97 – includes an Ask the Expert on how organisations can support staff wellbeing

By Amanda Furness | 30 November 2018

The 20th anniversary edition of In Equilibrium includes:
• In Equilibrium News – we look back over the high’s and low’s of our double decade
• A Stress & Wellbeing Tip – our latest tip offers some suggestions for those of us who are affected by the lack of daylight during the winter months
• Ask the Expert – looks at how an organisation can support staff to increase their wellbeing
• Links to relevant external resources and articles that may be of interest
• And Finally – a heartwarming story of what it’s like to prevent a suicide

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Resources include a workplace stress toolkit & a guide to mental health

By Amanda Furness | 23 November 2018

The resources featured in our final newsletter of 2018 also include the latest H&S at work summary statistics, a report on the effectiveness of unconscious bias training and a new men’s health strategy.

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Ask the Expert : How can an organisation support staff to increase their wellbeing?

By Amanda Furness | 23 November 2018

Trainer, Dot Gourlay, suggests practical ways to increase wellbeing by supporting personal health awareness & promoting supportive team working practices.

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What did we get up to on this year’s team away day?

By Amanda Furness | 23 November 2018

You can tell it’s been a busy year as our annual team away day slipped from spring to late autumn, our activity was unusual but hugely rewarding.

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Not scared of the dark, just fed up with it?

By Amanda Furness | 23 November 2018

As we move into the gloomy winter days with little let up from the dark, here are a few ideas to help boost mood and energy through the long winter ahead.

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