Announcing: Good Mental Health festival

Announcing: Good Mental Health festival

Calmer and PsychReg are delighted to announce the launch of the Good Mental Health Festival 2020!

Taking place on the eve of World Mental Health Day, this one-day digital festival brings together positive mental health talks, presentations and workshops from leaders in the field of mental health and psychology.

Focusing on the positives of checking in with your mental health, the festival will enable you to identify how to nurture your mental health and wellbeing, thrive in your work, and all aspects of your life.

What is workplace anxiety & how to deal with it

What is workplace anxiety & how to deal with it

Are you dealing with work anxiety? Experiencing symptoms of stress, anxiousness, and depression are all common in the workplace, but that’s not to say it should be normal. In fact, here at Calmer we encourage the opposite: taking positive, proactive steps to foster good mental health at work.

Discover how to manage your work related anxiety, identify your personal trigger points, and improve your mental health with this guide.

How to stop procrastination from stalling your career

How to stop procrastination from stalling your career

Procrastination is the result of delaying or postponing a task, or set of tasks, and can manifest in many ways. While procrastination is often confused with laziness, the two are very different. “Lazy” is one of many unhelpful labels we can be quick to use when we’re not feeling motivated to take action.

This week, we welcome guest contributor Laura Garber, founder of Craftresumes, who shares with us 4 key steps you can take to stop procrastination from having a negative impact on your career.

4 gentle stretching exercises to prevent neck and back pain

4 gentle stretching exercises to prevent neck and back pain

Neck and back pain can affect all of us. Whether you’ve been sitting at your desk for too long or slept in a funny position, it can happen at any time.

Thankfully, with some gentle stretching exercises, you can prevent neck and back pain from causing too much of a problem. This week’s post comes from Andy Boysan at The Independent Pharmacy, who shares four gentle stretching exercises you can start practising today to help ease any neck or back pain issues.

Changing the world through kindness… one Itsy bit at a time

Changing the world through kindness… one Itsy bit at a time

This weeks post offers an insight into an organisation creating empowering change to spread more kindness in the world. They are doing this through the release of their film Itsy, their Be Kind School Programme and various other campaign initiatives to get the world thinking about the positive impact of kindness. This organisation is our charity partner, Be Kind Movement, and here their Founder and Director Premila Puri shares her kindness mission, alongside a fresh perspective on small acts of kindness we can all do.