Niamh regularly writes new articles from her experience as both a psychologist and corporate coach bringing together the science, mental health and emotional intelligence.
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise Victor Hugo In this quote, we are reminded that 'this too shall pass'. We have come through lockdown before and we will get through this one. Rather than resisting and expecting everything to be...
Recent research from LinkedIn (Workforce Confidence Index - Sept20) highlights the impact that COVID-19 is having on the stress levels of both employees and their leaders. 56% say the global pandemic has had a negative impact on their mental...
Leaders with high EQ are more likely to stay calm under pressure –they’re better able to cope with stress and adapt/flex to change and challenges, whilst maintaining an optimistic outlook and holding onto confidence. If you’re struggling with...
Emotional Intelligence has increasingly been written about as an essential set of skills for successful leaders, but how many are committed to working on their EQ? And if you’re a leader, what’s in it for you? Here are some of the reasons you might...
Is your meditation practice self-taught? Have you perhaps tried Mindfulness by listening to an App or a guided meditation? If you’ve had success with that, keep going! However, I’ve come across a lot of people who struggle because they haven’t been...
My focus this week has been on Comparative Thinking. This is when we get caught up comparing ourselves to others – except we rarely do it positively or even fairly, we tend to be very one-sided and compare ourselves only to those who we feel are...
Having the capacity to work from home (wfh) gives wonderful flexibility and is a preferred option for the majority. However, we didn’t all get warning so we weren’t necessarily set up to work from home. One of the key issues I see in working from home is a lack of boundaries. We’re working in spaces we used to relax in. There is no commute to divide up the workday from the home day. If you have children the constant interruptions and distractions probably mean that you work morning, afternoon and evening just to make up your hours. Everybody who still has a job seems to be putting in longer hours. People are Zoomed out, exhausted from having a camera trained on them all day, constantly switched on. These are issues we need to address if we’re going to continue to wfh (even some of the time) and still manage to stay well. Here are some ideas worth considering if you’d like to stay resilient through our ever-changing times:
TIME! Whether you’re now working from home everyday, or whether work is just out of the question for you, most people suddenly have more time on their hands than usual. I bet at some point you’ve complained that you just don’t have the time to do...
Do you like to keep your relationships in harmony? Research indicates that in order to keep our relationships in harmony we need 5 positive interactions for every negative interaction. That’s 5:1 folks! If you think of your relationship (with...
Niamh trained in the Critical Incident Stress Response (CISM) model in 2004 and later retrained (in line with updated research) in Psychological First Aid (PFA). Between the years 2004-2009 Niamh was one of Ireland’s main responders in the...