Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health & Resilience Legal Island

The final episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Positive Psychology Perspective: Building Resilience & Maximising Your Energy’, provides brain-hacking techniques to accurately analyse your thoughts, feelings and subconscious responses, manage your worries, and regain control when you feel overwhelmed. Leadership Consultant, Peter Nolan of Coaching Mindsets discusses a positive psychology approach to wellbeing places the emphasis on not just surviving but thriving. Peter belie...

In the eighth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Boosting your Working Parents’ Wellbeing and Resilience from Bright Horizons’, Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Thought Leadership Bright Horizons UK, suggests that employers step up their support for working parents and practical tips to achieve this. For over 20 years, Jennifer has been relentless in pursuit of innovation, identifying, defining and sharing best practice and ‘next practice’ for leading global employers in flexible wor...

In the seventh episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘QUBeWell: Creating a Mental Health Wellbeing Strategy for Queen’s Staff and Students’, Conor Curran, Head of Diversity & Inclusion Unit at Queen’s University Belfast, explains how a team at Queen’s University Belfast has successfully partnered with agencies such as Action Mental Health and the Belfast Trust to develop and implement a holistic wellness framework that will benefit both students and staff. Conor is a qualified employm...

In the sixth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Case Study: How to Ensure Employees Can Work Effectively from Home’, Sarah Balmforth, HR Director at Hughes Insurance, explains Hughes Insurance's decision to implement permanent remote working for their 250 employees, and how they plan to tackle feelings of isolation and employee wellbeing. Sarah is an experienced HR professional, working within HR for over 15 years. Sarah is currently HR Director at Hughes Insurance, with responsibility ...

In the fifth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Building Your Robust Wellbeing Strategy: Redefining Resilience and Organisational Wellbeing’, Eibhlin Johnston, Author, Speaker, Transformational Coach and founder of The Resiliency Hub argues we need a more holistic definition; one that promotes our physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Eibhlin is the Managing Director of The Resiliency Hub. She is an author, speaker, executive coach and highly experienced facilitator. The R...

In the fourth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘The Business Case for Wellbeing: The Top 7 Reasons to Have a Wellness Programme’, Emer Hinphey, Managing Partner, Think People analyses data linking productive workplaces with positive mental wellbeing and asks the obvious question - why aren't more of us running wellness programmes? Emer Hinpheyis an experienced HR and talent development professional. In her role as Partner in Think People Consulting, Emer has worked with a range o...