Work-out your relationships

So Valentine’s Day is upon us.

 

For many people this day has a certain dread in the air about it.

 
I think my first Valentine’s card must have been when I was an adult and I remember longingly looking at other people in my school as they received one!

 

As this day celebrates love and relationships, it can be easy to overlook our need for love and care across a wide set of relationships, not just with our life partner. Our family, our friends, our work colleagues: all these relationships take time, energy, effort to foster and maintain. We experience tension and conflict as we live alongside people and pursue projects, goals and agendas together.

 

Coaching can really help when you want to make a change in your relationships. It’s not the same as couple’s counselling. We can not demand change of others, as much as we might like to sometimes!

 

However, there is always the possibility of approaching difficult relationships in a different way.

 

With new perspective.

 

I’d love to work with you to help you get a different perspective in the relationships that matter to you. Drop me a line and connect to get your relationships in a better shape.

Burnout is not inevitable

According to Mental Health UK, 1 in 5 UK workers felt unable to manage the pressures and stress at work.

Burnout is an internationally recognised experience, which the World Health Organisation define as chronic workplace stress that has not been well-managed.

It is characterised by:
1. Feeling exhausted and depleted of energy,
2. Feeling detached from one’s job or having feelings of negativity about the job
3. Being less professionally effective.

With the Covid-19 pandemic having a huge change on the way we live, there is recognisably more stress in our daily lives as well as in the work place.

I know within my own experience of work, there has been an increased amount of risk assessments and greater detail being given to how we manage the risks of Covid-19. For many people, these additional demands can all add up.

If you are identifying symptoms of burnout, what can you do to take action to reduce the risk? 

I would always advocate having a conversation with your GP. Get an appointment in the diary as soon as you can. The GP is always the first port of call for help.

You may want to register your concerns about your mental health with your work manager. They have a duty under Health and Safety legislation to protect your health and this can include mental health.

Now may or may not be the time to make some significant changes to your work. If you are ready to engage with a life coach, you will find a safe, trusting environment in which you can explore some of the causes of stress in your life. We can set small, achieveable goals to chip away at the pressures. Sometimes we need some stability before we can major life changes, but we have to start somewhere. 

Take action now. Your mental health is so important.

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Is your life balanced?

Needing some balance?

Is your life balanced?

Are you tired of not having enough time for the things you love? It’s easy for life to get out of kilter. I know that from my own experience. Right now I’ve just worked with my partner to get rest days for us both into our schedule because my drive can just get the best of me (and my family!).

 

Let me show you how life coaching can get you practical steps towards a more balanced way of living.