Coping with feelings of anxiety webinar to support this year's Mental Health Awareness week Resources/Blog Coping with Feelings of Anxiety Webinar A free 45-minute event on Monday 15 May 2023 Time: 10.00am - 10.45am Via Zoom   To support this year's Mental Health Awareness week we are offering a free anxiety webinar, the Mental Health Foundation's theme for this year.  Specialist trainer Christine Clark will deliver this short session with information, tips and helpful resources. Email us here to register for this free session The Mental Health Foundation tell us: "Anxie ..read more

Spring 2023 edition of our quarterly wellbeing at work newsletter Resources/Blog Welcome! This edition of our wellbeing at work newsletter, aims to  put a spring in your step and we hope you will find something of interest or value. CONTENTS INCLUDE:   NEWSFLASH Dignity at Work training case study We're delighted to have recently added a new case study to our website that highlights the effectiveness of a dignity at work training programme for managers. We are very grateful to Sharps Bedrooms Limited for sharing their experience. Developing a Growth Mindset course update In ..read more

Limiting beliefs – what are they and how can our awareness of them reduce stress Resources/Blog In this stress management tip, we consider overcoming limiting beliefs - we start by looking at what they are and move on to how to spot them, challenge them and reframe them. We are all human and we all have limiting beliefs. Learning to spot them, challenge them and reframe them can be used to great effect individually, as well as by managers and leaders to create a more harmonious and healthy workplace culture with benefits for performance. What is a limiting belief A limiting belief is ..read more

4 helpful wellbeing at work resources Resources/Blog Our latest suggestions for external wellbeing at work resources include: Employee financial wellbeing: a practical guide Organisational versus individual risk assessments The C-suite's role in well-being The results from the world's biggest trial of the 4-day week Employee Financial Wellbeing: A Practical Guide The CIPD has created helpful guidance for HR practitioners and employers of all sizes and sectors on how to support their employees’ financial wellbeing. The guide includes 5 critical steps to developing an effective financ ..read more

Amanda's Spring 2023 Newsletter Column Resources/Blog In her latest column, Amanda looks towards an upcoming goal with a mixture of optimism and trepidation ... They say a dog’s never too old to learn new tricks. I think there’s also an old proverb about not asking a question if you don’t want to hear the answer. Although I may have paraphrased there. Whatever, I think I’m about to put the first one to the test. At the same time I may either disprove or wish I’d paid heed to the second. So, to stop talking in riddles, a few months ago I asked my partner what he’d like to do for his mi ..read more

Introducing 3 new courses to help workplace wellbeing Resources/Blog In this post we take a look at some new courses we have introduced to help workplace wellbeing: Understanding Vicarious Trauma Performance and Development Conversations Training for Managers Constructive Conversations in the Workplace We often find that courses which start out as a bespoke training requirement for a customer can be developed into a course with wider appeal. That has been the case with the following three training topics which we had received repeated requests about and have therefore decided to ..read more

Why Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse is a Workplace Issue Resources/Blog To tie in with this year’s International Women’s Day, we consider why understanding the dynamics of domestic abuse is so important in the workplace. We look at the business case, provide some helpful resources, and highlight why awareness training can be the catalyst for actions to help create a safe and supportive workplace for anyone experiencing domestic abuse. Due to the nature of domestic abuse, it is hard to objectively quantify how many people are affected by it. Recent data published in Novem ..read more

In Equilibrium's quarterly workplace wellbeing newsletter Winter 2022/23 Resources/Blog Thanks for dropping in to have a look at the first edition of our workplace wellbeing newsletter in 2023 This edition of our quarterly workplace wellbeing newsletter includes: Details of 2 new courses that we've recently added to our repertoire, plus news of the recently updated course for Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAiders®) from MHFA England Links to recent blog articles, we also reveal our most read article of 2022 A wellbeing tip with suggestions for looking after our mental health this win ..read more

5 useful workplace wellbeing resources for 2023 Resources/Blog Our latest picks of external workplace wellbeing resources include: A summary of 2021/22 workplace health and safety statistics compiled by the HSE The findings from a new Inclusion at Work 2022 report by the CIPD in partnership with Reed A report into accent bias which includes suggestions for employers to tackle this important diversity issue A conscious language guide from Healthline with inclusive language suggestions to help make people feel included rather than excluded by the words we choose to use A quiz to provide ..read more

Dr David Mason Brown - a valued colleague remembered Resources/Blog Dr David Mason Brown was a founding director of In Equilibrium who sadly passed earlier this year. We pay tribute to this remarkable man whose wellbeing workshops were described as 'life changing' by many of those who attended them. Dr David Mason Brown1941 - 2022 Approaching year end and imminent Christmas get togethers is always a time when our thoughts turn to those who won't be joining us this year. The Equilibrium team were deeply saddened in April to learn of the passing of Dr David Mason Brown. David was one o ..read more