Sounds cliche doesn’t it? You’ve probably got a picture in your mind of someone laying out on a chaise longue talking about their childhood to a psychiatrist who’s taking the odd note accompanied with the occasional reassuring head nod. The truth is though, our childhoods shape our lives far more than we realise and many […]

We all like to know that the work that we are doing means something, right? Otherwise, why would we do it? Humans, generally speaking, like to know that the effort they put forth matters to the greater community. This applies to work and home life. Meaningful work makes us feel a part of something.  When […]

How many friends do you have?  How many best friends?  A study of over 10,000 people by Snapchat in 2019 found that the average number of best friends people have is 4.3 and we have 7.2 good friends.  Now of course, with any average, there are people that have more and some who have less.  […]

Status and respect are funny things aren’t they? I’m sure you would agree that they mean different things to different people. But the truth is they are social constructs and we consider where we sit within that framework. If we look at Baboons, their status and respect hierarchy is simple. The alpha male is the […]

Putting the right waste in the right recycling bins might make you feel like you’re doing your bit to help save the planet. And that’s great. But, have you ever considered just how closely interlinked our mental health and sustainable living are?   The World Health Organization’s World Health Day is celebrated on 7th April every […]

Happy 20th Birthday in April, Stress Awareness Month!  Since starting in 1992, it’s become a more and more welcome feature in the annual calendar as life gets faster paced, more complicated, and heightened connectivity can leave us feeling lonelier and more isolated than ever.  Outsourced call centre provider CallCare’s research is a case in point. […]