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...

For what was once associated with spiritual followers and Hollywood celebrities, yoga has seen a significant shift in demographics in the last decade.

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. 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...

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...

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

Employees who exercise for at least 30 minutes, three times a week, are 15 percent more likely to perform better at work, based on research from the Health Enhancement Research Organization. Additionally, absenteeism is 27 percent lower for workers who exercise...

Employee wellbeing schemes often start strongly with a lot of enthusiasm from various parties, but they can tail off after a few months if they are not well maintained. Particularly if you’re implementing a low-cost workplace wellbeing scheme.For a small to medium...

I was recently interviewed about whether firms should have an employee wellbeing scheme for a London business magazine. Here is the article: Employee health and wellbeing schemes are perhaps thought to only exist in large corporations with an extensive HR budget, or...