11 Oct World Mental Health Day
This week I am sharing a really personal story. It is quite intense and talks about OCD and Mental ill health...
04 Oct Let’s get together
As an introvert, I am relaxed and happy in my own company. I can spend hours reading or contemplating or exercising (hours doing exercise? Not sure about that one Massarella..!) or watching things on the box. But what I also have a habit of doing is...
27 Sep Wellbeing is ongoing
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The wellbeing of yourself, your team, and your organisation as a whole must be regularly tended to. Wellbeing isn’t just about putting a few strategies in place; it’s an ongoing, ever-changing process. Our needs change over time as we grow and develop. Within organisations, wellbeing needs...
20 Sep The next question to ask your boss…
..is 'what is our company's wellbeing strategy?' Wellbeing, self-care, and emotional intelligence are not a luxury, they are an absolute priority. The landscape is changing; early adopter organisations are recognising wellbeing isn't a nice to have. It is essential. It needs to be implemented in order for individuals...
13 Sep When there’s so much more to do
Working in the charity sector feels like a never-ending list of to-dos. There is always more that can be done; more supporting, more campaigning, more fundraising, more developing. This perspective, which permeates the sector, keeps us in 'perpetually busy' mode. We're always on, always moving, always...
06 Sep Should I stay or should I go?
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Happy September. It's gorgeous here on the south coast today: still and sunny. 'Should I stay or should I go' was a constant question for me when working in the not-for-profit sector. There were plus points and negative points about working in the roles I did,...
30 Aug ‘This is the part where…’
Radio Non-stop Thinking (as coined by Thich Nhat Hanh) is our mind chatter, our monkey brain, our self-sabotage, our gremlins. It's thoughts that rubble on in our brains in a less than conscious way...
23 Aug Talking honestly at work
Workplaces have a culture. There are unspoken rules about how you interact with colleagues, how you show up in meetings, how far you might go in sharing new ideas, and how much you speak out about things that concern you. There are rules. And often those...
16 Aug Releasing your inner Madonna
It's Madonna's 60th birthday today, and I've been uplifted by listening to some of her classic hits this morning as I write to you. What I love about Madonna is that she has never been afraid of stepping into her expression and creativity. What I know...
09 Aug Your own self-care guidebook
August is always the quietest month of the year for Bird. Organisations tend to step back from investing in any kind of workshop work whilst folks go on holiday. And so, apart from continuing to work with my beautiful 1:1 clients, I have a little more...