Conversation about mental health at work? Learn to SEW
When it comes to having a conversation, if you’re concerned about someone’s mental health and well-being, it’s about knowing how to SEW. Lots of people avoid having a conversation if
Read moreThe Miracle Has Happened
THIS week is Mental Health Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness and educate around mental illness. As well as the strong ethical and legal arguments in favour of investing
Read moreHeadtorch in the News with the Sunday Mirror
Kicking off Mental Health Awareness Week, Headtorch are in the news with the Sunday Mirror. Top tips include getting away from your desk at lunch, talk to somebody and remember
Read moreKeeping the Conversation Going
RBS Mental Health Awareness Conference – Live Well Being You On the evening of May 17th Amy McDonald of Headtorch will be presenting at the RBS Mental Health Awareness conference.
Read moreHR Network Conference 2018
On Thursday 10th May, Headtorch has a stand a the Annual HR Network Conference which attracts around 350 senior professionals from the world of HR and people development & management
Read moreMental Health – Get Ready for Change – with enei
Headtorch is delighted to be taking part in enei’s ‘Mental Health – Get Ready for Change’ event at the Scottish Prison Service College, near Falkirk. Amy will be joining speakers
Read moreMental Health Matters
You are cordially invited to the GoodPractice Mental Health Awareness Week event: Mental Health Matter Through a series of conversations and interactive exercises, Amy McDonald of Headtorch will explore: The
Read moreInternational Workers Memorial Day – Friday 27 April 2018
A busy week for us here at Headtorch and to finish our week Amy will be guest speaking at Dundee University for International Workers Memorial Day, a day that throughout
Read moreWellbeing At Work
On Thursday 26 April, Amy is excited to be speaking at Wellbeing at Work at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. She will be joining HR professionals and business leader experts to
Read moreWhat do you do with your Negativity Bias?
Happy new year! What a vlog to start the year – it’s Angie Strachan, performance poet extraordinaire. Angie says, “This poem is about our nagging inner critic that likes to
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Join us: Crisis to Conversation, 14th May
Mental Health Awareness Week 13 – 19 May It’s nearly here! Join us and on 14th May, 17:00 – 19:00 to explore Crisis to Conversation supporting mental health in the workplace kindly hosted by Tower Place West 5.A.11, London, EC3R 5BU Speakers: Jane Wheeler, Hine Legal (The Times, “Best Law Firm, 2019”) Employers’ legal obligations […]
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I’m fine, are you?
Big thanks for these thoughts from guest blogger and associate, Dr Linda Craig, author of Everyday Mental Health: Feelings. They’re everywhere. All the time. But how often do we answer “How are you?” with, “I’m fine”. Is anyone ever really ‘fine’? Seriously, find me someone who can honestly say that they don’t feel any […]
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It’s Burn’s Night – Don’t be a Chelsie
It’s Burn’s Night – Chelsie’s back! “O wad some Power the giftie gie us, to see oursels as ithers see us!” Robert Burns Translated as: If only Chelsie could see hersel’ as others see her (click the image to see how). For everybody’s sake, and our mental health: Don’t be a Chelsie, on Burn’s Night or […]
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Don’t be a Chelsie – Happy Christmas
An important Christmas message from Headtorch – don’t be a Chelsie!
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Personnel Today: Managing Mental Health
Great article in Personnel Today from Amy McDonald, Founder & CEO of Headtorch: Economic uncertainty can have a huge effect on employees’ mental health, whether they are an EU national worrying about what Brexit will mean for them, somebody aggrieved by the outcome of the referendum, or unsure about their job security. This World Mental […]
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