This article by Thea O’Connor was first published in HR Monthly, May, 2021 (news site of Australian HR Institute) Supporting an older workforce means employers must provide better support for women going through menopause at work, says this expert. Would you like your workplace to offer support during the menopause transition? If so, how? These…
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It wastes hours a day and can leave you with a reaction time that’s worse than someone who’s drunk, yet it’s widely accepted, even applauded as a marker of a modern-day ‘efficient’ worker. We’re talking about multi-tasking, that trademark work-style of the information technology age. Interview on ABC Regional Radio.
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If you are feeling really tired right now, you are not alone. I’m currently talking to people in workplaces who are saying that many of their staff are starting the year un-refreshed. They put this down to all demands that COVID-19 created last year: not just the extra workload but the anxiety as well that…
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It’s all very well to tell people to listen to their bodies (I’m discovering), when for many of us, trust in the body has been broken, and we therefore fear it will lead us astray. Are you scared to take an afternoon nap, because you think you will never get up again? Do you think that…
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When you woke up this morning, how did you feel? Refreshed or tired? If you felt tired, was it because you were sick or overloaded at work? Or is there a deeper driver of your tiredness – living in a rest resistant culture? Recently I found myself staring at an advertisement inside a shopping centre that took…
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“I feel ripped off that no one talked to me about it.” [1] “Why didn’t anyone tell me? This is a change of life I was not prepared for at all.” “Before I had my period at 13, I was told some stuff, but no one sat me down to have the ‘time of life’…
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Interoception has a greater impact on everyday functioning than many of us realise. When you are working under pressure – which let’s face it, is most days – listening to your body might be the last thing on your mind. You may, however, want to bump it up your priority list given the latest research…
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Interview on ABC Radio National, Life Matters
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You’ve probably worked out by now that the coronavirus isn’t going away next week – it’s predicted to take months to play out and it’ll be 18 months before a vaccine is available. Putting in place some medium term strategies to help strengthen our body’s defences, therefore makes good sense. That’s where self-care comes in…
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At some point those who have survived natural disasters, such as the fires currently ravaging eastern Australia, begin to return to their former jobs. When every other aspect of life is chaotic, returning to work can provide a sense of order, normality and familiarity. But it’s rarely an easy transition. “People suffering from significant loss…
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