This Week, Edited: What We Really Learned About Wellbeing, Stress and Burnout
What We Really Learned About Wellbeing, Stress and Burnout
A fun exercise to solve The ‘Empty Bottom Tier’ Problem
Solving the “empty bottom tier” problem. Many people don’t ignore their wellbeing - they’ve just lost touch with what actually fills them back up. Here’s Sophie’s exercise on how to get it back.
The Wedding Cake Exercise That Explains Burnout at Work
An limited edition edit of Sophie Coulthard’s Wedding Cake wellbeing exercise.
The wellbeing event that changed my life…Eventually
An limited edition edit of one of the very first events we ever ran with Sophie Coulthard.
With Watch Along With Me commentary by Cat Wildman
Stress Isn’t a Personal Failure. It’s Often a System Problem.
We’ve started off the year right so this week we keep momentum going and dive a little deeper into stress and wellbeing.
This Week, Edited: What Returning to Work Really Revealed
What this week taught us about returning to work…
Pretending you’re “back to normal” often drains more energy than the work itself.
Top Tips: Protecting Energy When “Back to Normal” Isn’t Real
Returning to full pace before energy has recovered is one of the fastest ways to burn out in January.
Top Tips: Rebuilding Energy Before You Ramp Up
A “fresh start” without clear priorities often increases pressure rather than motivation.
Top Tips for Gaining Clarity (and Starting January Strong)
How people feel returning to work is a stronger predictor of burnout than workload in January.
How to start back at work (without burning out by January)
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