How to Support Employees with Trauma in the Workplace
When Trauma Hits the Workplace: What People Really Need Last week, I received a call from Irish Rail.They were exploring support for their employee wellbeing strategy, but this wasn’t a standard enquiry. I was told that seven people had died by suicide in one month, members of the public who had jumped in front of trains. As you […]
The Confidence Myth: Why Confidence Training Fails Women
You’ve done the course. You’ve kept the wins file. You’ve stood in the loo before the board meeting with your hands on your hips because somebody told you it changes your hormones (which is true by the way!). You’ve written the affirmations. You’ve been told to take up space, speak up more, stop apologising, fake […]
Why Leadership Training Fails When Trauma Is in the Room
The Leadership Development Trap No One Is Talking About Organisations across the globe pour billions into leadership development every year. Coaching, 360 feedback tools, personality profiling, executive retreats, you name it, it’s being funded. And yet, despite all this investment, we still see leaders who: So what’s going wrong? It’s not that the tools don’t […]
Workplace Trauma: An Easier Way to Heal It
Workplace trauma is far more common than most organisations realise, bullying, harassment, sudden organisational change, vicarious trauma, or a crisis incident can all leave a lasting imprint on the nervous system. After more than a decade treating trauma, PTSD and CPTSD, one thing has become clear: workplace trauma does not have to be healed through long, painful […]
The Importance of Human Connection in the Workplace
When Cheryl Samuels FCIPD, Director of People and Culture at Evelina Women & Children’s, recently shared her observations on LinkedIn about workplace communication, it resonated deeply with me. Cheryl highlighted how many people today rely on emails and messages instead of having face-to-face or phone conversations, questioning whether we are losing the ability to connect. […]
The Invisible Faces of Trauma in the Workplace
Rethinking Workplace Trauma: It’s Not Just About Big, Obvious Events When we hear the word “trauma,” most people think of major life events: car accidents, bereavement, abuse, war zones, and natural disasters. These are what society tends to label as “valid” traumas. But the truth is, trauma can be much more subtle and far more […]
What Is Workplace Trauma and the Most Effective Way to Support Employees?
Understanding Workplace Trauma Workplace trauma is an often-overlooked factor that can have a profound impact on an employee’s wellbeing, productivity, and ability to function effectively. While many organisations have made strides in employee wellbeing by introducing occupational health departments and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), one critical gap remains, how workplace trauma is addressed. A First-Hand […]
Mental Health Training for Managers: A Guide to Getting Started
If you’re tasked with arranging mental health training for managers within your organisation but are unsure about where to start or what to include in that mental health training, then this guide has been designed for you. We have trained hundreds of managers all across the globe in how to manage mental health within their […]
What Is Generational Trauma and How Is It Impacting Your Workplace?
Why Today’s Workplaces Are Carrying More Than Just Performance Pressure We like to think of the workplace as a professional environment, one that’s forward-looking, driven by logic, and centred around goals, outcomes, and productivity. But no matter how modern our organisations appear on the surface, they are still made up of human beings. And those […]
How to Improve Mental Health Support at Work
Why Mental Health Help Comes Too Late at Work And how your organisation can change that. Many employees wait too long before seeking mental health support, often suffering in silence for years. In this article, we explore why that happens, how common approaches like CBT and EAPs can fall short, and what organisations can do […]