Mental Wellness

12 ways to manage your mental health as an entrepreneur

12 ways to manage your mental health as an entrepreneur

Did you know, over 70% of entrepreneurs experience poor mental health?

This can be anything from stress to burnout to breakdown - and we here at Calmer know that it’s all preventable.

Here are 12 tips on how to start supporting your own mental health, as well as further support you can follow:

How to set up lighting in your home for better productivity and mood

How to set up lighting in your home for better productivity and mood

With many of us working from home these days, trying to remain productive can be a challenge; especially with so many distractions surrounding us.

This week, we are delighted to welcome Ergonomist George Chiang as our guest writer, who shares his expertise on the value of lighting in your workspace, and how to utilise different lighting to maximise productivity, boost your mood and support your wellbeing.

Announcing: Good Mental Health festival

Announcing: Good Mental Health festival

Calmer and PsychReg are delighted to announce the launch of the Good Mental Health Festival 2020!

Taking place on the eve of World Mental Health Day, this one-day digital festival brings together positive mental health talks, presentations and workshops from leaders in the field of mental health and psychology.

Focusing on the positives of checking in with your mental health, the festival will enable you to identify how to nurture your mental health and wellbeing, thrive in your work, and all aspects of your life.

4 gentle stretching exercises to prevent neck and back pain

4 gentle stretching exercises to prevent neck and back pain

Neck and back pain can affect all of us. Whether you’ve been sitting at your desk for too long or slept in a funny position, it can happen at any time.

Thankfully, with some gentle stretching exercises, you can prevent neck and back pain from causing too much of a problem. This week’s post comes from Andy Boysan at The Independent Pharmacy, who shares four gentle stretching exercises you can start practising today to help ease any neck or back pain issues.

Changing the world through kindness… one Itsy bit at a time

Changing the world through kindness… one Itsy bit at a time

This weeks post offers an insight into an organisation creating empowering change to spread more kindness in the world. They are doing this through the release of their film Itsy, their Be Kind School Programme and various other campaign initiatives to get the world thinking about the positive impact of kindness. This organisation is our charity partner, Be Kind Movement, and here their Founder and Director Premila Puri shares her kindness mission, alongside a fresh perspective on small acts of kindness we can all do.