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Mental Health in the Built Environment Sector: A blog by Simeon

In this guest blog, Simeon Shtebunaev shares his personal experiences of the stresses and strains of working in architecture and what you can do on both a personal and organisational level, to manage mental health at work.

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5 Working from Home Tips for Maintaining a Routine

It is important to maintain a routine when working from home. By organising our time, we know what to expect and have steps to work towards throughout the day. This enables us to retain a sense of purpose which in turn aids motivation and productivity and helps reduce feelings of anxiety. This blog highlights 5 simple things you can do each day to maintain a healthy routine.

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5 Ways Leaders Can Improve Workplace Culture

In this blog Executive Coach, Rebecca Mander tells us of her own account of poor well-being in the workplace and why she now supports senior leaders during personal setback. Plus her 5 top tips for supporting your teams. Guest blog by Rebecca Mander.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Statement

In light of recent developments regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, we have reviewed and updated our training policy. Further details can be found in this article.

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Mental Health in Architecture: A Blog by Amy

A personal experience blog by Amy Francis-Smith in which she shares her experience of mental health whilst completing her masters degree and explains how she managers her mental health within her role in Architecture. Guest blog by Amy Francis-Smith.

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Christmas Stress: How to Survive Chrimbo Limbo

Christmas. An exquisitely decorated tree, gifts and chuckling family members sofa bound, shamelessly munching on Quality Streets. What is there to stress about?

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What is it Like to Suffer with a Mental Illness and Identify as BME?

Recent years have seen a marked effort to address the increase in mental health difficulties faced by the nation, with specific strategies implemented to aid in both the management and prevention of mental health issues amongst those aged 16 – 25 in particular.

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Why Online Learning is Essential to your Organisation’s Mental Wellbeing Strategy

Many consider the internet to be a bad influence on our mental well-being. However, when Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf invented the internet, they intended it be used for communication and learning. Here lie the benefits of the internet to our mental well-being. Online Mental Health Training has five main benefits which may make it a more desirable starting point when introducing the topic of mental health to employees.

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How to deal with stress and depression at work?

At least 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in the UK each year, with anxiety and depression stated as the most commonly experienced. The average person spends 33% of their waking time working, so it is unsurprising that occupational stress can be a significant contributing factor to employee’s mental health.

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Mindfulness tips to keep you going through the day

Mindfulness is a technique which can be used to decrease stress and anxiety by increasing awareness. Research from Harvard University found that we are distracted 46.9% of the time, and this is ever increasing with our use of technology to stay constantly connected.

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