The 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
Read moreMental Health at Work Issues Costing £42bn
Mental Health at Work issues are costing the UK £42Bn every year – how much does it take before organisations wake up and take action? We are often asked,
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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 :)