Wishing you all a happy, healthy year, doing things that are important to you – both personal and professional.

I hope this year is about prioritising your values, wellbeing, relationships, goals, and carving out time to do this (time for self, family, friends, exercise etc, and not only for work).

Hope you had a recharging, restorative break! We need to continue recharging throughout the year with regular self care, wellbeing rituals, positive habits and small steps for behavioural change.

This could be just pausing for a few moments to be present/mindful, taking a few minutes to reflect, a few slow, deep breaths when you notice you are overwhelmed or stressed, scheduling downtime, going for a quick walk and fresh air, taking time off – shorter holiday/long weekend breaks, or lunch breaks, mini breaks between work tasks and meetings.

Part of wellbeing/self care is also about being assertive, managing boundaries and setting expectations (with yourself and others – be clear and kind). This is the open, honest culture of psychological safety (at work and home).

Some articles below:

Asserting boundaries without causing offence

Also, building self care strategies before you get burnt out, recognising and proactively taking action, or pushing back/saying no/asking for help, when you are slipping from “normal stress” to burnout.

Beating burnout

Burnout signs

Let’s get rid of the culture of “busyness” – which is not productive or effective for wellbeing and performance!

Hope it is a great 2025!

Cheers

Wendy