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Learning from those trickier “bubble buddy” moments during lockdown
It’s now been six-plus weeks since lockdown began and our bubbles were created. When announced, we tried to do the right thing and draw those nearest and dearest to us to make sure we [...]
Reflecting on your role
Accessing professional supervision in a COVID-19 environment For most of our client organisations, many people’s day-to-day roles have had to rapidly adapt to COVID-19, and navigate what comes next. Understandably, this can be an [...]
Taking care of our minds right now
Over the past four weeks I’ve found myself regularly engaging in conversations with family, friends and clients around worries and concerns about what our future may hold. It makes sense. We are thinking beings [...]
Top tips for fighting fatigue
Feeling fatigued? You’re not the only one. Our work and home routines have been transformed by various stages of lockdown and upheaval. It might seem paradoxical that, for those of us who are objectively [...]
Expectations are premeditated disappointments: Five ways to maintain a flexible mindset in an uncertain world
The human mind is unique, and can do things that no other animal can do. It can construct futures and reconstruct the past. This ability to construct expectations of the future, along with the [...]
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