Workplace mental health has always been second to physical health. It has been ignored, stigmatised, misunderstood, sometimes even punished. However, it seems COVID may have triggered change. Has this pandemic forced us to come face to face with issues that have been swept under the rug for too...

Have you ever been an employee in a workplace where you just don’t feel comfortable? You feel as though you aren’t listened to, can’t ask questions and the thought of making a mistake might raise your blood pressure?

Psychological safety in the workplace is creating an...

Recently, I experienced burnout, and it wasn’t pretty.

There was a lot going on, working part time with fast approaching deadlines, in the depths of a fulltime university semester, competitive Rugby training through the week and games on the weekend as well as attempting to...

Over two years ago, a large portion of Australian’s made the switch from working in an office to working from home. At the time there wasn’t a choice, with the pandemic forcing us to change the way we operated and worked. But now, with restrictions having eased, a new hybrid model of...

The reality of physical and mental wellbeing in Australian workplaces is concerning, with mental illness in the workplace costing the economy over $17.4 billion per year. Employees are burnt out, stressed and finding dissatisfaction in their employment. 90% believe mental health is an...

The other week Better Being hosted a lunch for HR Directors about how to create workplaces that promote the mental wellbeing and resilience of employees. We had some of Australia’s leaders in wellness, including Sarah Wilson and Dr Roy Sugarman, who shared their insights in how to create a...

Mens sana in corpore sano is a Latin phrase, usually translated as ‘a sound mind in a sound body’.

When people think of exercise they often view it from the perspective of how it can change us physically. However the biggest benefit of exercise is how it changes us mentally. The body...

How many times have you heard someone in the office say that they perform better under pressure? In sports we hear this all the time. The most famous case being Michael Jordan, who was praised by the basketball world for being level headed and more skilled in games that had higher consequences...

The current pandemic has stirred up a mixed bag of emotions and forced our lives into strange, secluded places. Government-mandated social distancing has forced people to be physically isolated from others. This act to physically distance people from one another, albeit extremely necessary, has...

There is something affecting men. It’s like kryptonite to Superman. It makes the toughest men weak. You can’t identify it like a broken bone. You can’t remove it like a tumour. It is probably the greatest health issue facing men. This weakness is to do with men’s inability...

Working from home has become something that is not only entirely possible, but necessary for a lot of people. Most people had no choice and this has meant that a lot of our “at-home” set ups are subpar and less than ideal.

Even though for a lot of us the immediate need to work from...