by Andrea Newton | Uncategorised
This year, Mental Health Awareness Week is asking us to take action. Not just to be aware but to actually do something. Action might look like this: ✅ Checking in with the colleague who’s gone quiet. ✅ Asking twice when someone says they’re ‘fine’. ✅ Being willing to...
by Andrea Newton | Uncategorised
My body clock is a little off this week. I was awake ridiculously early this morning, so was at my desk before the sun came up. My desk is my anchor point. It’s where I reconnect with the wider world and with my work, and I just fancied an hour of quiet...
by Andrea Newton | Uncategorised
Most professionals working in domestic abuse have had training. Most professionals working in mental health and suicide prevention have had training. But very few have had training in both arenas – and that gap is costing lives. For the second year running,...
by Andrea Newton | mental health
Over the years I’ve heard ‘you’ll need to ask HR’ so many times – whether it’s a hiring decision, a wellbeing issue or even whether ‘that’ was appropriate dress for the workplace. HR seem to be expected to answer all the difficult questions that other managers...
by Andrea Newton | Uncategorised
So is today your first day back? Excited and chomping at the bit or was it a bit of a drag getting out of bed and leaning back into the routine? Some people will be genuinely relieved the holidays are over, and not because they are workaholics, but because the...
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