The 2022 World Mental Health Day theme is ‘Make Mental Health & Wellbeing for All, a Global Priority’. Across the world we are all adapting to the effects of the pandemic, war, displacement, and the climate emergency; all of which can negatively impact wellbeing....
GCSE/ Alevel exam and assessment periods can create an additional layer of stress in day-to-day family life. Cognacity’s Parenting Expert and Connection Coach, Dr Gauri Seth shares her helpful insights to parents, with advice on how to promote emotional wellbeing and...
Mental Health Awareness Week highlights the need for mental health to be prioritised not only personally, but in the workplace. Mental Health issues can have an enormous cost in many ways. The incalculable emotional cost affects not only those suffering from mental...
Like so many companies, McLaren felt the full force of Covid across their F1 team with restrictions preventing them from performing as one large, unified team. Divided into covid secure bubbles of just 3 -4 team members, they had to adapt quickly to a new way of...
Our body’s sleep system is very sensitive and depends upon the 24-hour day cycle of day and night. Our brain produces more melatonin when it’s dark and less when it’s light. Melatonin is essentially our ‘sleepy hormone’. Therefore to ensure that we feel alert in the...
Countering burnout in the new world of work by applying the principles of elite sport is a strategy that Dr Rob Archer, Director of Cognacity has identified, to help reinvigorate performance for so many of our clients. Dr Rob Archer firmly advocates: “We don’t rise to...
Hybrid working appears to be here to stay, with at least 2/3 of employers expected to offer working from home in the future. Whilst this brings clear benefits for many, it still represents a significant shift in ways of working which will take some adapting to....
Everyone is feeling some anxiety right now and frankly, why wouldn’t we be? But it’s worth remembering that humans are constantly anxious. Here are five reasons why, followed by five ACT-based techniques to handle anxiety like a human being. Five Reasons Why We're...
We were delighted this month to host a webinar by our Lifestyle Psychiatry expert and Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Judith Mohring, who reviewed the data around mental health in the pandemic, and shared practical tips to overcome the winter blues. This free webinar...
Money is the biggest cause of stress for employed adults - far outweighing stress caused by career, health or relationships. Financial stress significantly increases the risk of mental health issues. Fear, envy and shame are the most common negative emotions at the...