...with it particular challenges for personal wellbeing. Change, uncertainty about where you might be heading next, and distance from friends and family all draw on resilience. And for our staff...
...not just for Defra as a government department, but for the Defra group. For the first time, we were trying to make sense of where 35 different organisations involved in...
...This was obvious in every meeting, and for many years I felt that I was noticed as a woman first, and for my skills and expertise second. My mum still...
...She praised Mairi for working “tirelessly to improve and support the services provided for disabled people and the caring community of the Western Isles”, and for campaigning with “enthusiasm, energy,...
...BSL for participants who sign. Use an agenda and stick to it. Talk to one person at a time – and agree a system for how participants can join the...
...will never forget and hope never to experience again. However, as awful as it was, it changed my life for the better. I learnt incredibly valuable lessons and developed a...
For OCD Awareness Week (13 to 19 October), Paul Carter from Civil Service HR interviewed leading OCD therapist Katie d’Ath to raise awareness of a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder...
Pete Vowles, DFID This a slightly shortened version of a blog that first appeared on Pete's personal page in the Medium social network. My recent Google Scholar search for ‘leading...
...We need to look out for one another, and I'm so proud of the kindness I see in colleagues doing just that at this time. Sustaining wellbeing activity going forward...
...Head of Profession for Commercial Lawyers across government. I am also a carer and the Carer’s Champion for GLD. I took on the role of Commercial Law Director in June...
