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Practical guidance on workplace health and wellbeing, from our team and the consultants, physiotherapists, nutritionists and other specialists we work with. Whether you lead a business, work in HR or manage a team, you’ll find ideas and advice you can put to work straight away.

Lifestyle, Mental Health

Racial Equity and Mental Health in the Workplace

Two important occasions have intersected over the past week. On the one hand, Black History Month, which occupies Oct...

Line Management, Mental Health

Supporting yourself and colleagues - World Mental Health Day 2021

This Sunday 10th October 2021 is World Mental Health Day, an initiative recognised by the World Health Organisation (...

Lifestyle, Line Management, Mental Health

Pleasanteeism - the workplace issue you should be worried about

The business world has an ever-expanding lexicon to describe different employee phenomena that are occurring more fre...

Physical Health

Looking after your non-COVID-19 health

As news sources have placed increasing emphasis on the impact of the pandemic on people’s health, non-COVID-19 health...

Immune System

Dr Colin – Will COVID booster jabs strengthen the wall of protection?

Dr Colin Hamilton-Davies, our health and immunity specialist, is here to answer your questions on all aspects of immu...

Physical Health, Eye Health

Celebrating National Eye Health Awareness Week

In a recent study from Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, over 500 HR managers and decisionmakers were asked what they tho...

Line Management, Mental Health

Empathy vs Sympathy: Difference and which should you be aiming for?

Recognising the difference between empathy and sympathy can be an important step for managers in better understandi...

Lifestyle, Hybrid working, Mental Health

Returning to the office? Make staff wellbeing top of your agenda

Over the last year and a half, Thrive4Life has placed much emphasis on the impacts of remote working on the health an...

Mental Health

5 steps employers can take this World Suicide Prevention Day

10 September 2021 is World Suicide Prevention Day, an event intended to raise awareness about one of the ultimate h...

Immune System

Dr Colin - Lose weight and better support your immune system

Dr Colin Hamilton-Davies, our health and immunity specialist, is here to answer your questions on all aspects of immu...

Lifestyle, Nutrition and Diet, Physical Health

Why Health Matters for Business

The transition to new ways of working and collaborating over the last year and a half has taken a significant toll on...

Lifestyle, Hybrid working, Working from home

What everyone needs to know about effective hybrid working

The pandemic popularised alternative working models for businesses through necessity. Many of these changes proved ve...

Immune System

Dr Colin - Can supplements really boost your immune system?

Dr Colin Hamilton-Davies, our health and immunity specialist, is here to answer your questions on all aspects of immu...

Lifestyle, Mental Health

Why you should be encouraging your staff to take annual leave

We generally associate annual leave with going on a holiday, taking time off to attend key events such as a wedding, ...

Dr Colin – The Answer to All Your Health and Immunity Concerns

Thrive4Life has partnered with Dr Colin Hamilton-Davies (aka Dr Colin), a top immunity health specialist. We'll ...

Physical Health, Foot Health

Mind Your Step

With thoughts turning to incorporating the daily commute into at least some of our working week, and generally gettin...

Mental Health

Tackling ‘Pandemic Brain’ and Improving Your Focus

Do you feel lately as if life is just happening to you? Each day you wake and go about your daily tasks with the s...

Mental Health, Anxiety, Lifestyle, Stress

Post-lockdown Anxiety - Finding Your 'New Normal'

This year has brought its fair share of hardship, but with restrictions lifting, the light at the end of the tunnel i...

Anxiety, Mental Health, Stress

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles - A massive win for mental health

On the evening of Monday 26th July 2021, the American gymnast Simone Biles, one of the biggest stars of the Tokyo Oly...

Anxiety, Mental Health, Stress, Lifestyle, Working from home

Preparing your mind for a return to the workplace

As restrictions are lifted, you might be feeling anxious about returning to the office.The return to the office is a ...

Lifestyle, Working from home

New Online DSE Workstation Assessment Tool for Home Workers

Flexible working has created both opportunities and challenges for employees. While the possibility of working from h...

Lifestyle, Sleep

Sleeping Your Way to a More Successful Work Life

There are a large number of high-achieving early risers such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, lawyer and writer Michelle Obama,...

Mental Health

Celebrating Mental Health Awareness this Pride Month

Breaking the silence in LGBTQ+ communities The various discriminations that members of the LGBTQ+ community face o...

Mental Health, Anxiety

Managing the anxiety of returning to the office

Anxious about returning to the workplace? This article explores different ways you can ease yourself back into offi...

Mental Health

Importance of Workplace Wellbeing Champions

National conversations have taken significant strides in foregrounding the impacts of employee wellbeing on business ...

Mental Health

The importance of nature for mental wellbeing

has proven benefits. With spring well underway, and with the great news...

Physical Health, Foot Health

6 Tips for Healthy Feet at Work

In what follows, we highlight 6 tips that will help you prepare your feet for a healthy and productive work life. ...

Lifestyle, Working from home

Managing Video Calls for Employee Health and Wellbeing

In this article we discuss the disadvantages of video calling and how you can better manage this technology for impro...

Lifestyle, Working from home

How Home Workers Can Improve Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

In this article we discuss some of the practical ways that home workers can improve their mental and emotional wellbe...

Mental Health

Caring for Your Mental and Emotional Wellbeing

A free PDF newsletter brought to you by Thrive4Life; "Caring for your Mental and Emotional Wellbeing". Research has ...

Lifestyle

Top 8 Health and Wellbeing Trends for 2021

While 2020 was for most of the world’s population a year of dread, 2021 has presented itself as a source of hope for ...