Stress, Anxiety & Mental Wellbeing

As lockdown eases, there has been a lot of talk about the ‘new normal’ – but we are quite a distance from knowing how things will settle in terms of restrictions and adaptations in ... Read More

If you are a leader of a workplace and you are not treating the wellbeing and mental health of employees as a strategic priority right now, then you might want to ask yourself if you truly are a lea... Read More

What’s the opposite of loneliness? If we were asked to define loneliness itself we may all come up with a slightly different concept, but we’d all be able to give our own definition. But ... Read More

What does the term ‘self-care’ mean for you? Self-care means different things to different people, but a simple definition of self-care is ‘nourishment’ - the sustenance neces... Read More

Throughout our lives, we try to achieve as many milestones as possible. From the day we enter the real world, we become a part of this never-ending marathon. A journey that is full of challenges, ups... Read More

The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a huge strain upon working parents, especially when childcare and schooling is disrupted. The results of WorkLife Central Annual Member Survey 2020 revealed the prima... Read More

Even in ordinary times, many parents struggle to balance work and family commitments. Add working from home and the challenges Covid-19 has brought into the mix and these struggles are amplified, cre... Read More

In a time when everything is felt so intensely - the grief, the fear, the sadness, the connection - it can be easy to be led by our emotions and our inner monologues. However, being led by our though... Read More

Samuel Johnson, that great 18th century wit, stood by his claim that the happiest part of your life is that which you spend “lying awake in bed in the morning”.  At the moment, my tw... Read More

In today's world, there seems to be no distinction between our work-lives and our home-lives. Most of us are contactable at any time and no matter where we are in the world thanks to our ever-pre... Read More

Does serenity really come from accepting what you can’t change and changing what you can? Sidestepping the religious association with this question, the quick answer, is yes… it oft... Read More

As mental wellbeing becomes a growing priority for City businesses, some companies are creating roles that are fully focused on supporting and improving the wellbeing of their staff. Bird & Bird... Read More

In our recent WorkLife Central survey this Summer we asked our respondents to share any tips they had for finding a positive relationship with technology, we had so many great ones we decided to sha... Read More

Now that the school summer holidays are nearly upon us, can you feel a dual sense of excitement and panic creeping in? The lovely, long, light days, lots of travel and quality family time. But the s... Read More

The boundaries between our work and home lives are getting more and more blurred.  At the recent WorkLife Central Accelerator Conference, our Wellbeing Panel discussed the best ways to implemen... Read More