Resilience and stress

Building resilience and managing stress are key to your wellbeing at work.

How do you manage stress?

How do you manage stress?

How to make stress your friend

TED Speaker: Kelly McGonigal, Health Psychologist

Our sense of wellbeing can come from several factors. The more long-lasting might be a sense of meaning, purpose, and growth, and the more fleeting, simple pleasures like a sunny day, a good meal or feeling calm. It can be helpful to consider how satisfied we are with our social connections, mental health and physical health, as well as our work and working environment, to ‘flourish’:

Flourishing means a lot more than the absence of stress or mental ill-health. It is about having energy, passion, self-esteem, improved physical health, supportive relationships, and success in our endeavours. Feeling positive in the workplace has an important part to play, contributing to many of the essential elements of our wellbeing, including our ability to use our strengths and skills, develop, and fulfil our potential. This provides long-term benefits for the engaged and sustainable performance of both individuals and organisations.

There are skills and behaviours that we can all adopt to improve our overall wellbeing, help manage stress and develop resilience, and these form the basis of the range of workshops and support for all staff.

Resilience and stress