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We pride ourselves on providing our clients with new knowledge from research. We use our articles, media coverage and newsletters to lead the wellbeing conversation in New Zealand.
Emotional agility and compassion
Emotional agility is one of our core resilience skills. It encompasses the ability to experience emotions fully, to respond to them appropriately, and to use positive emotion to broaden and build our coping repertoire, as [...]
Research we like
An exciting new study published recently in the journal Neuron has shown more specifically how the brain creates and breaks habits. Using a mouse model, the researchers demonstrated that there is a competition for control [...]
Good mental health underpins workplace health and safety
The new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 commenced in April 2016 and it requires employers to recognise employees’ mental health when creating safe workplaces. The increased emphasis on mental health alongside physical [...]
Five simple actions we can do each day to improve well-being
We know we are more likely to keep healthy habits going when they are straightforward and we repeat them often. A British think-tank - the New Economics Foundation (NEF) - has published a paper which [...]
Resilience during hard times
Sometimes life throws curve balls. Those times when several particularly difficult things collide at the same time. Or you feel as though you are juggling many challenges, then something else occurs that’s hard too. It [...]
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Put it into practice
Umbrella can help your organisation put the theory into practice and improve workplace health and wellbeing. Whether you are looking for workplace mental health or resilience training, coaching, consulting, psychological services or an in-depth wellness assessment and wellbeing program, we can help. Find out more about what we do.