by Gil Barton | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
In 2014 Bill Gates predicted that the biggest threat to humanity would come in the form of a virus and that we would not be ready. Sadly, he was right and here we are amid the global Covid-19 pandemic and the world has become a very frightening place. The life we...
by Gil Barton | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
How creative do you think you are? Were you one of the kids at school who was told you were ‘useless at drawing’, ‘uncomfortable in drama’, feel as if you have ‘two left feet’? Has this left you feeling that the Arts are not for you? Let me challenge your thinking!...
by Gil Barton | Sep 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Why is it so difficult to be kind to ourselves? Our negative thoughts and critical voices seem to be ever present which has a significant impact on our mental wellbeing and the ability to focus on the task in hand. We seem able to care for and love others yet...
by Gil Barton | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Happiness is good for your health – it’s official! Increasing scientific evidence is suggesting that positivity can lead to a healthier and longer life.¹ However, is the word ‘Happiness’ something you associate with your work place? The Dictionary definition of...
by Gil Barton | Aug 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
We are all living longer and the pensionable age is increasing as a result. In 2016, the population of the UK was 65.6 million with the projection that it will grow to 74 million by 2039. Like many other countries, the UK is getting older with 18% of the population...
by Gil Barton | Aug 7, 2017 | Happy, Health, Healthy Living, Healthy Staff, Work
The workplace environment is a place we spend much of our time and it is therefore important that consideration is given to our working space. I appreciate that in most cases there is little we can do about the structure and fabric of the environment however there...
by Gil Barton | Jul 25, 2017 | Happy, Health
I write this blog whilst sitting outside Västerbotten museum in Umeå, northern Sweden. My love affair with Scandinavia started in Denmark in 1972 and shows no sign of abating! It is always the little things that ‘get’ me in Scandinavia – the effortless chic, fantastic...
by lynne | Apr 26, 2017 | Happy, Healthy Staff, Work
If you google ‘happy staff’, surprisingly what comes up are websites for ‘happy staffies’. These are for rescued Staffordshire bull terrier dogs which made me smile as some of the photos were just lovely. Some of the websites were promoting the attractive nature of...
by lynne | Apr 26, 2017 | Health, Healthy Living, Work
Many of you will have seen the headline ‘Sitting is the new Smoking’ but is it? There is increasing evidence that lack of physical activity is bad for our health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that noncommunicable diseases (NCD’s) kill...
by lynne | Oct 12, 2016 | Happy, Health, Healthy Living
Chat; talk; gossip; yak; chit-chat; natter – the words for communicating with another person are endless but how important is talking to our health and wellbeing? We are constantly ‘connected’ to our mobile devices and I have lost count of the number of times I have...
