Mindspace 247 are proud to announce the launch of their first Workplace Wellbeing Awards, celebrating the best employers for supporting mental health and wellbeing within the workplace.  According to the Mental Health Foundation 1 in 6.8 people are experiencing mental health problems in the workplace and research shows that 12.7% of all sickness absence days in the UK

Why do we Procrastinate? There is an urgent piece of work that needs to be done. You know this, and yet you find yourself suddenly giving attention to more trivial matters that you convince yourself are suddenly urgent. It’s almost as if by delaying something you can make it go away. This is obviously not

There are few areas of our lives to which we devote more time and attention than our relationships. In poems, songs, pictures, photographs and films, we struggle to capture both the agony and the ecstasy of our intimate connections with others. Research shows that people in long-term relationships are less vulnerable to burnout and are

Anger Management is about both behavioural strategies for anger management and dealing with underlying issues that lead to anger. There is a difference between feeling angry (an emotion), and reacting angrily (in your behaviour), and it is important to be clear which one is causing you a problem. For example, some people are seething with

How can I recognise if my child has a drug abuse problem? Certain factors predispose teenagers to drug abuse. These include a family history of substance abuse, a history of depression and low self-esteem, feelings of not fitting in, and dropping out of the mainstream. A smoking habit has likewise been correlated with substance abuse.

Change, whether we like it or not, is a fact of life. It’s actually one of the few things that we can be sure of happening. Change can be big or small, it can be unexpected or planned, it can be sudden or gradual, it can be imposed by external circumstances or arise from our

Work can become an addiction. “Workaholism” is not a recognised psychological disorder, but describes a common psychological issue. Someone is struggling with workaholism when s/he has a relationship with work that excludes time for self-nurturing, friends and relationships. Workaholics can in fact become dependent on the adrenaline naturally released in their bodies as a result