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The mind at work; explore the ins and outs of mental health in the workplace and how to optimize employee psyche and, by extension, your organization's bottom line.
Keeping the Mind Young: Science-Backed Ways to Slow Brain Ageing
As we age, we often expect wrinkles, weaker bones, or slower movement — but what truly worries most people is the ageing of the mind. Forgetting names, losing focus, or feeling mentally fatigued can be frightening signs that our brain is changing. Yet, science is uncovering hopeful news: the brain is not a machine doomed to wear out. It’s a living, adaptable organ capable of renewal, repair, and growth at any age — if we give it the right conditions.
By Esther Sun5 months ago in Psyche
5 Habits That Kill Your Focus (And How to Break Them)
Introduction: Have you ever sat down to do something important—an assignment, a work task, or even reading a book—and suddenly found yourself distracted? You’re not alone. In today’s hyper-connected world, our focus is under constant attack. Research shows that the average attention span has dropped dramatically in the last two decades, and distractions are one of the main reasons behind it.
By Zeeshan Ahmad6 months ago in Psyche
Shadows of the Climb: A Story of Struggle and Silent Victories
Struggle has a strange way of sneaking into life. Sometimes it comes like a storm—loud, wild, impossible to ignore. Other times, it’s quiet, slipping into your days without announcement, weighing on your chest until even breathing feels like work.
By Muhammad Kaleemullah6 months ago in Psyche
Softness & Surrender As Antidotes to Stress
In the Christmas wind down, I wound up. As work slowed, everything else accelerated. Decorating, gifting, hosting, making the magic as ever. Mary Yuletide Poppins I became! Loving it! Giving gives me joy. But this year, the universe sprinkled a couple of curveballs onto the festivities. Twice, yes twice, I woke to a flooded kitchen. Twice. Two separate burst pipes, two separate areas of the kitchen, two separate days, two different destructive burst pipes. And for extra seasonal sizzle, dear Unipops planned both incidents the day before I was hosting my annual feasts for 20 or so people. One on the very day guests were flying in from over seas and pilgrimaging down from Britain’s North to stay with me. On the actual day we had no running water, no heating, destroyed furniture and rafts of workmen carving up carpets and floorboards upstairs trying to locate the leaks. Curve balls indeedrusty old bucket
By Bianca Best6 months ago in Psyche
How a Toxic Workplace Can Affect Your Mental Health
We spend more waking hours at work than any other place, outweighing cherished time with our loved ones, experiencing new activities, or running household errands. According to research, ⅓ of our lives are spent working, an average of 90,000 hours over a lifetime.
By Caren Sainz6 months ago in Psyche
I Was the Strong One Until It Broke Me
For as long as I can remember, people have seen me as “the strong one.” The dependable friend. The sibling who always listens. The co-worker who steps up when things fall apart. I carried that title like a badge of honor, proud that others trusted me, proud that I could be the one who held everyone together.
By Nadeem Shah 7 months ago in Psyche
