Celebrate Mental Health at Work
World Mental Health Day is 10th October, and to celebrate this we are asking everybody to send photos of themselves with their hands in the air to say “I have
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HeadBlog is delighted to have guest Vlogger Angie Strachan treat us with her performance poetry – enjoy and share Angie has a keen interest in raising awareness of Mental
Read moreI’m Coming Back On Monday
Today I’m talking with Steven Murray, who plays the character of Derek in The Guessing Game I first heard Steven’s story – a long battle with mental ill-health, substance abuse
Read moreHello… Is Anybody Listening?
Delighted to welcome guest Headblogger, Lorna McCallum “They just didn’t want to listen” the young woman said to her companion. I overheard this conversation as I was doing my
Read more“5 people died” – Never Judge as You Never Know
Another guest Headblog from our very own Angus Robinson! I was having dinner with the technical director of a business I know. He’s very quiet, shy, and dare I
Read moreCatch the sunshine
Last week I had the ambition to write a mental health manifesto, a practical guide to good mental health. Yet I never got around to writing it; I wasn’t feeling
Read moreThe Bigger Bolder Shorter Smarter Headtorch WORKS Trailer
Prepare yourself for the bigger bolder shorter smarter Headtorch WORKS trailer. Headtorch WORKS is our dramatic e-learning system on behaviours, mental health and well-being at work. On average mental
Read moreMental Health – a Load of B****cks?
Guest entry in the HeadBlog from Angus Robinson, it’s a good’un! I am having lunch with a highly successful business owner; we are talking about what I’m up to. I
Read moreINCOMING MESSAGE FROM THE BIG GIANT HEADBLOGGER
This week I’m looking backwards in order to move forwards. Thinking about how my brief encounter with Headtorch is an opportunity to reconsider my own values and approaches. It is
Read moreAre your ANTIDOTES in place?
In Headtorch WORKS, our dramatic e-learning programme, we follow Matt’s story. At the Doctor, he says: “Doctor I can’t go back. Work’s calling me all the time. I didn’t want to
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Wellbeing Hour Podcast Miles Kean
“Getting help – the best investment I’ve ever made.” “Worried? 94% of what you worry about doesn’t happen … and here’s a strategy for the other 6%.” On Work: “Work at 75-80%, always leave something in the tank.” Describing mental health: “Refreshing!” Some of the highlights from the Wellbeing Hour with Miles Kean of Coutts […]
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Wellbeing Hour – Miles Kean
“I wish I’d talked earlier.” Miles Kean got to the point where he wasn’t sleeping and could no longer function properly before he was forced to address his mental health issues. This experience, and his healing journey, lead him to co-found a wellbeing initiative within the Natwest Banking Group. This has been rolled out to […]
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Wellbeing Hour – Naziyah Mahmood
“Acceptance & Innovation: Thriving not Surviving” Naziyah Mahmood – Earth Intelligence Sales Engineer, Spire Global Chair Person for the Scottish Government Equality & Wellbeing Manufacturing Working Group 16 June @ 12 Noon via Zoom & Free ” ‘It’s better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war.’ This old proverb […]
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Wellbeing Hour with Paul Sheerin
“Engineering a Healthy Working Life” Paul Sheerin is CEO of Scottish Engineering. He has previously held senior and international roles with companies such as Polaroid and B&W Diamond Power. Working at the top levels of international companies led to the inevitable pressures and long hours associated with these roles. Join us and hear Paul’s story, […]
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Why saying ‘Ski and Do’ makes the difference
The last time I’d skied abroad with my sister was just before the pandemic turned our world upside down – two whole years ago. This year, we were up for it big time and we weren’t disappointed. The snow was magic and the warm sun shone out of the radiant blue sky every single day. Let me […]
@HeadtorchAmy Looking forward to this, going to be a cracker :)