If one of your resolutions for 2020 is to reduce your stress levels, then putting a plant on your work desk could help, according to new Japanese research. Carried out by researchers at the University of Hyogo in Awaji, the new study set…
Teachers experiencing high levels of stress in schools – mainly on the Cape Flats – are dancing, doing the downward dog and employing breathing techniques to cope. NGO Wellbeing in School and Education (Wise) has piloted the project at a…
New US research has found that women who experience stress during their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to a girl than a boy and have a higher risk of birth complications. Carried out by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos…
Friends of ours who have just arrived back from a visit to family in Australia say the employment situation there is as tenuous as it is here. Apparently even highly qualified people have to hold on to their jobs for dear life these days.…
Matthew Field’s excellent column recently on burnout in the workplace (‘Mismatches’ lead to burnout, February 28) is so relevant in this day and age and one which corporate management would do well to absorb. As far as I can tell, the…
Anyone who has ever held a job before knows about burnout, either by experiencing it themselves or by watching someone else succumb to it. I’ve touched on it briefly in previous work where before when I discussed how to reduce stress in…
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions out there is to “be more healthy” but for a lot of people, myself included, that can be difficult. Thankfully you don’t have to go it alone. To help get you on your way, here are some tips on…
