Articles about Stress at Work

StressBusting at Work

Everyone experiences some degree of Stress at work, and a degree of positive pressure can help improve performance and productivity. But in a recent report,1 the leading mental health charity, Mind, warned that excessive levels or prolonged periods of stress can have adverse effects resulting in bot ... [read more]

Making Light Work of Work Stress

Why is it that work causes us so much stress? Research shows that when we feel we have no control over our time and are powerless to change the situation we react badly to stress. It's at these times where conflicts arise between home and work commitments or even between day to day tasks and our aim ... [read more]

Job Related Stress - Laugh It Off

Job related stress can be a real killer - both of the mind and the body and that is why many men and women are turning to laughter in order to overcome the stress they are feeling at work. As millions of adults across the globe look for ways to release some stress, the Internet has become a major ... [read more]

Aromatherapy for Stress Relief at Work

Most people work a 40 hour week so we can estimate that we typically spend about 2,000 hours at work each year. And many people work even more than this. Yet we often don’t take the time to ensure that our job setting is a pleasant place to be. Our jobs are often very stressful and stress is a known ... [read more]

Is Your Job Stressful? Add a Little Harmony

Every job has stress. Some stress is due to the nature of the job, some stress we apply to ourselves, and some stress is caused by those around us, be it demanding bosses, unreasonable customers or unproductive and scheming co-workers. Malcolm S. Forbes once said, “If you have a job without any a ... [read more]

Mindfulness and Stress- Unwrapping Your Package

What triggers stress for you? Most people think they know exactly what pushes their buttons, but they're going for the low-hanging fruit. It's the stuff that's hanging in the hard-to-reach branches that tends to multiply our feelings of frustration, exhaustion and disconnection. One client--le ... [read more]