Archive for the ‘Work/Life Balance’ Category

Regain your happiness in 5 steps

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

If you have recently experienced an incident which has set you back in life such as a messy break-up, a redundancy or a bereavement and are looking for help and advice to help you bounce back then listed below are some tips to help you get back on your feet: 1. Lean on your support read more »

Does paternity leave accommodate new fathers?

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

With our fairly new prime minster off duty for the next two weeks to be with his daughter, questions are being raised by the fathers who can’t afford to take their statutory paternity leave. Currently the law does very little to accommodate new fathers & even with changes soon to take place, is Britain really read more »

Books that cleanse the soul

Monday, August 16th, 2010

We have known for a long while that snuggling up on the sofa with a good book is a sure fire way to wind down, but now a psychologist has taken this a step further and has compiled a ”reading list for the soul” which aims to help stressed out workers deal with the stresses read more »

Why longer evenings equal grumpier teens

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

According to research the more time teenagers spend outside during long summer evenings the less ready they are to go to sleep, leading to a multitude of side effects. Research shows that teenagers seem to have difficulty adjusting to long summer evenings and lighter mornings, resulting in highly disrupted sleeping patterns which in turn leads read more »

Working from home: The ground rules

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Working from home is many peoples idea of heaven, an extra hour in bed, no early morning commutes sandwiched between two questionably smelling businessmen, no sitting opposite someone who has a knack for rubbing you up the wrong way and no clashing holiday dates! However, working from home can also equal reduced productivity, loneliness, too read more »

Relaxation tip of the week: Take a bath

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

It has come to our attention that this weeks press has been featuring rather a lot on the consignment of the bath to the pages of history books. Findings in a recent poll revealed that one person in six can’t remember the last time they took a bath, so what has happened to send this read more »

Thirty extra minutes in bed cuts sleepiness and depression in teens

Monday, July 12th, 2010

A recent study from the US has found that delaying the start of school by just half an hour can improve sleep patterns in teens, reduce drowsiness and lift mood, reports the Guardian. We now know that a teenagers tendency to stay up late and wake up late is actually to do with puberty shifting read more »

How to end a relationship that isn’t working

Friday, June 25th, 2010

It is very easy to become stuck in a relationship that isn’t necessarily working, they offer security, companionship, entertainment and closeness and often it is the thought of giving those things up that keeps us from throwing in the towel. If you think your relationship is nearing it’s end then the first thing you need read more »

Stress relieving breathing techniques

Friday, June 18th, 2010

If you have recently found yourself gazing into space when you should be working a little more often than you’d like then it may be you need to adopt certain techniques which will help you to maintain your concentration and eliminate negative thoughts. A fantastic start is a simple set of breathing techniques which will read more »

Former police chief to share life advice

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The UK’s first ever female chief constable Pauline Clare will be sharing her life coaching skills with everyone over the internet. The former Lancashire Police chief constable who retired back in 2002 has now retrained as a consultant specialising in working with top business executives and holding life and team coaching sessions. Mrs Clare aims read more »

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