Smartphone detox – how it improved my wellbeing

by Matthew Carlton | Sep 30, 2019 | Workplace Wellbeing Ideas, Trends & Opinions

For the whole of August, I embarked on a smartphone detox. There were a few reasons as to why, but the most prevalent was a worry around burnout. For the past 18 months I’d be working hard setting up and growing Shine Workplace Wellbeing, while also ensuring I was...

Yoga at work – should it be part of a wellbeing programme?

by Claire Underhill | Jul 22, 2019 | Workplace Wellbeing Ideas, Trends & Opinions

For what was once associated with spiritual followers and Hollywood celebrities, yoga has seen a significant shift in demographics in the last decade. Today, you’d be hard pushed to find a local UK gym that doesn’t offer a variety of yoga classes, whilst in recent...

Financial wellbeing – should employers be doing more?

by Emer Pateman | Jul 17, 2019 | Workplace Wellbeing Ideas, Trends & Opinions

Financial wellbeing is the sense of security and control regarding one’s finances. This includes the confidence to respond to unexpected expense, meeting financial goals and having a sense of financial freedom to make choices that allow us to enjoy life, without worry...

Sleep and Workplace Wellbeing

by Emer Pateman | Jun 23, 2019 | Workplace Wellbeing Ideas, Trends & Opinions

Sleep. A basic need, yet a huge area of neglect in so many lives. Many of us are not prioritising sleep, but putting everything else first: work deadlines, socialising, household chores, are all being chosen over a key factor that enables us to do these things to our...

Mental health in advertising

by Matthew Carlton | Mar 11, 2019 | Workplace Wellbeing Ideas, Trends & Opinions

There’s little doubt that the conversation around mental health has entered in to the mainstream over the past couple of years. With more well known figures openly discussing their mental health struggles, more reporting around mental health and wellbeing in the...

Mindfulness in the workplace – useful for some but not for all

by Matthew Carlton | Feb 5, 2019 | Workplace Wellbeing Ideas, Trends & Opinions

I recently came across a debate raging on LinkedIn regarding mindfulness in the workplace and whether such apps and techniques can genuinely help employees.With almost 800 comments on the discussion thread, a range of pros and cons of such apps were shared. Many...