Beware the pit of normality…those feelings down there may overwhelm you This article is prompted by a lovely observation from a close business associate who said “I have navigated the pitfalls of COVID19 quite well, I quite enjoyed lockdown and made the best of it, I have pivoted my business and I thought I was…
We, however, would like to share with you a decision that turned out to be surprisingly easy to make. Here at Calm People we have been working on a completely new concept for the last 2 years. We have been developing a comprehensive emotional health assessment that delivers to you a detailed and personalised report…
Let’s start with a big understatement. We are living in uncertain times. We don’t know what this virus is going to do to us, to our business, or our staff. We don’t really know what the government is going to do next so we are continually waiting for a daily briefing to get the next…
The headline of this article is an understatement for many. For many of us, perhaps most of us, these times of uncertainty are unprecedented. This means that very few of us will have the answers and it is essentially down to us to work this stuff out for ourselves. What are we uncertain of? The…
The words “we are in the midst of a pandemic” are the sort likely to strike fear in the hearts of many. It is true that, for many of us, we are living through an unprecedented time and this can be scary. While many of us may not express our fear it is through our…
In light of the developing virus in the UK and the predictions of action that the government may take we put together this newsletter and shared it with our clients. Several fed back to us that it is worth sharing generally. In the words of one “Thank you Julian – a calm and welcome voice…
Mental Health First Aid and related initiatives are doing a fantastic job. They are doing what has been needed for a long time which is raising in the awareness of employers the impact that mental and emotional health issues have on the workforce. They also provide a human safety net with signposting to specialists for…
Everybody’s been there – that gnawing anxiety that won’t go away when your workload feels like it’s way more than you can handle. The good news is that you’re not alone. You’re overwhelmed, and that’s normal. Here’s the bad news: prolonged anxiety caused by workplace overwhelm not only reduces productivity, but can also lead to…
It’s National Stress Awareness Month. As part of our continuing support for providing the information, people need about this important subject we made a video with some friends of ours notably, SkillBase First Aid. You can either watch it on one go or as 6 separate segments. Your choice. When we cut them into…
Time to talk day is approaching so we made a video to give what we think of as essential basic for having a healthy Mental Health conversation. Please do not let the still you can see here of Julian Hall looking like a muppet put you off. He is a muppet at times but quite often…