wellbeing – EventWell®

New Year New You? We Say No!

It’s the time of year that many people opt for new year resolutions, with the aim of achieving ‘a new you’. But here at EventWell we believe that sometimes it’s our environment that needs changing rather than ourselves. If we have a plant that is struggling we help the plant by changing and improving the…

Maternal Mental Health with Lola&Lykke

This month, to honour Maternal Mental Heath Awareness Week, which took place 3rd-9th of May, we spoke to Laura McGrath, the founder of Lola&Lykke; a new Finnish brand founded to support mums’ health and well-being. Lola&Lykke is a new Finnish company which has developed maternity wellbeing e-courses plus is soon to launch maternity wellness action…

A Little Bit of Seaside in a Candle

Inspired by the calming nature of the sea and her love of the ambiance of candlelight, earlier this year Natalie set about making a few candles in her kitchen for use around the home. She soon found that the methodical process of candle making was a great way to unwind without just slumping on the…

Quick tips for accentuating the positive in difficult times

In difficult times it can be incredibly challenging to remain positive and, it can seem that our emotions are taking over our capability to be happy. Positive thinking however, is in our control as it’s a choice and, whilst we cannot control the situation that we find ourselves in, we can control how we react…

The Importance of Time Management and Prioritising Workload Within Events

Working within the events industry can sometimes take its toll on an individual. From attending networking events, workshops, live shows, meetings with agencies and publications, to managing the day to day of your job role can be very pressurised, if your day is not planned correctly. The importance of time management and prioritising your workload…

Want, Wanting, Need, Needing

Positive or negative words/phrases? Having recently discovered the importance of wellbeing and looking after myself, I have taken to writing lists, lists of tasks for which one I need to choose on a daily basis to make me feel good, lists of what I want in my life and a list of what I want…

mia

Working with leadership and organisational development expert Roffey Park Institute, the mia (Meetings Industry Association) is carrying out focus group and survey research to find out what businesses within the industry are currently doing to build compassionate and productive workplaces, and to ascertain what future best practice should be. Michael Jenkins, CEO of Roffey Park…

Over a third of eventprofs have experienced mental problems, according to new survey

Up to 38% of event professionals have experienced a period or episode of mental illness/depression, according to preliminary findings from a new survey from the EventWell campaign, CN can reveal. The ongoing EventWell survey into the physical and mental health of UK Event Professionals reveals a higher percentage have experienced an episode of ill health than originally anticipated,…

ICE Awards 17

At ICE they are concentrating on a few issues within the events sector one of which is creativity in all its shapes and sizes. From their research it is a known fact that for practitioners in any sector seeking creative solutions, one of the biggest challenges is finding enough time and mental space to explore…

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