How to be a mental health advocate

How to be a mental health advocate

To mark World Wellbeing Week, we’re exploring the importance of advocacy. Are you looking to support someone with their mental health? Becoming a mental health advocate, and practicing advocacy, may be the route you’re looking for.

With 2020 continuing to be a difficult year for many, we hope this guide can help you to effectively support people around you who may be experiencing negative emotions and mental health problems, while also looking after yourself.

Understanding panic attacks and the effects on your body

Understanding panic attacks and the effects on your body

Anxiety is a natural, human response to stressful or challenging situations. Everyone will experience feelings of anxiety and panic at certain times in their life, but for some, they may experience heightened states of anxiety which can lead to panic attacks. This can manifest in many ways, and can happen at any time and often for no clear reason.

Dr. Ram Pardeshi, MD, takes us through a process of understanding the symptoms of panic attacks, how it manifests and how to help yourself or someone you know who may be experienceing this common issue.

How to keep your remote working employees highly productive

How to keep your remote working employees highly productive

Keeping yourself motivated while working from home, especially during challenging times, isn’t always easy. This week’s post is written by Jessica Robinson, Founder of blogging platform The Speaking Polymath, who shares 7 steps you can take as a business to motivate your employees, and help boost their productivity while remote working.

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 do you build cognitive trust in a remote team?

How do you build cognitive trust in a remote team?

The words “cognitive trust”, “teamwork”, and “success” always go hand in hand; trust is essential between team members. As many of us continue to navigate the remote working world, what is cognitive trust and how do you build it in a remote working team?

When it comes to remote teams, cognitive trust plays a crucial role. Guest writer Nicole Garrison shares why.