Stress Advice and tips from the Stress Coach, Lanarkshire

Adviser for Stress Management Awareness

Eileen Burns, Wishaw, Lanarkshire

Tel:01698 355138 www.stress-coach.co.uk

Owner of The World of Health since 2000

An Advanced Stress Adviser/Coach is a full member of the ISMA

She has a wide range of qualifications and experince in this field, providing stress management solutions for individuals, businesses and organisations.

Her experience includes working with young people, in a counselling service, addiction, unemployed, lone parents, routes to work.

She provides 1 to 1 Sessions and Treatments in Wishaw and Hamilton. And workshops and training for organisations. These can be tailored to suit individuals or organisation needs.

She also provides on-site therapists for the work place. An in-house clinic and or stress management training.

Regular Meditation and Relaxation Classes in Hamilton Osteopathy Clinic, Lanarkshire

Full International Stress Management Association Member

Stress in the Workplace

In 2005, Personnel Today reckoned that Stress in the Workplace cost the UK £100

bn a year. 5 years later employees still struggle to manage stress at work, with

further demands on employees. Even small companies who dont have the resources

for flexi time policies, quiet rooms, counselling can make small changes.

Employees still find it difficult to disclose, bulllying, relationship issues, emotional

and mental health problems in relation, to prejudice, fear of future career prospects.

So what can the small business or employer do to help ? Small, simple changes can

hel preduce staff's stressors and general moral.

Breaks: emphasise to employees the importance of taking lunch and tea breaks.

Vital to restore energy levels and clarity, and reminds the body to switch off and relax.

Healthy Eating: encourage healthy eating, provide fruit baskets or use local fruit

or snack suppliers to supply healthy options, rather than the local hot dog van.

Many employees eat on convenience, offer healthier options, have healthier staff.

Healthy Environment: it is important that any environment is as healthy as can be no

matter what type of work and industry. Noise pollution, environmental issues can

have a serious impact on someone already suffering from stress or health issues.

Is air conditioning, healthy room temperature, comfortable seating, adequate ?

Employee Perks: Discounts or free access to counselling , therapies is another

way to help support yourstaff encourage them to stay in the workplace rather than

off at home. A great bonus is to offer staff a free therapy day or lunchtime therapy

week every so often. Some companies offer this monthly, even yearly as a bonus.

Some companies pay a portion of this service. Offer and In-House Stress-Coach

Self Development: Encourage staff to develop positive life skills, to

manage their stress in and outside work, better communication skills

is helpful for all relationships, Relax;meditation and relaxation classes

teaches you to relax deeply and effectively. Individual Sessions helps

YOU manage YOUR individual stressors.

Supportive Management : reassuring employees that personal or work problems

can be discussed with sensitivity and in total confidence is vital. Regular reviews

with individuals builds up trust and can minimisefuture problems . Is your staff

approachable, professional, and supportive ? Do they recognise if employees are

suffering from Stress? Get some Stress Management Awareness Training.

Water: Dehydration causes added stress to body function. Regular intake of fresh

clean, water is vital to keep us functioning well. Why not supply your staff with a

water well, a small cost to help your staff.

Workplace Training: Training & Education in the workplace can be very helpful. It

encourages team building, awareness, further skills and confidence. Assertiveness,

Confidence Building and Stress Management can empower your employees as

individuals. This can be empowering for both employers and employees.

by Eileen Burns www.stress-coach.co.uk

Stress at Work...The World of Health

Adviser for Stress Management Awareness

Eileen Burns, Wishaw, Lanarkshire

Tel:01698 355138 www.stress-coach.co.uk

Owner of The World of Health since 2000

An Advanced Stress Adviser/Coach is a full member of the ISMA

She has a wide range of qualifications and experince in this field, providing stress management solutions for individuals, businesses and organisations.

Her experience includes working with young people, in a counselling service, addiction, unemployed, lone parents, routes to work.

She provides 1 to 1 Sessions and Treatments in Wishaw and Hamilton. And workshops and training for organisations. These can be tailored to suit individuals or organisation needs.

She also provides on-site therapists for the work place. An in-house clinic and or stress management training.

Regular Meditation and Relaxation Classes in Hamilton Osteopathy Clinic, Lanarkshire

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Stress in the Workplace

In 2005, Personnel Today reckoned that Stress in the Workplace cost the UK £100

bn a year. 5 years later employees still struggle to manage stress at work, with

further demands on employees. Even small companies who dont have the resources

for flexi time policies, quiet rooms, counselling can make small changes.

Employees still find it difficult to disclose, bulllying, relationship issues, emotional

and mental health problems in relation, to prejudice, fear of future career prospects.

So what can the small business or employer do to help ? Small, simple changes can

hel preduce staff's stressors and general moral.

Breaks: emphasise to employees the importance of taking lunch and tea breaks.

Vital to restore energy levels and clarity, and reminds the body to switch off and relax.

Healthy Eating: encourage healthy eating, provide fruit baskets or use local fruit

or snack suppliers to supply healthy options, rather than the local hot dog van.

Many employees eat on convenience, offer healthier options, have healthier staff.

Healthy Environment: it is important that any environment is as healthy as can be no

matter what type of work and industry. Noise pollution, environmental issues can

have a serious impact on someone already suffering from stress or health issues.

Is air conditioning, healthy room temperature, comfortable seating, adequate ?

Employee Perks: Discounts or free access to counselling , therapies is another

way to help support yourstaff encourage them to stay in the workplace rather than

off at home. A great bonus is to offer staff a free therapy day or lunchtime therapy

week every so often. Some companies offer this monthly, even yearly as a bonus.

Some companies pay a portion of this service. Offer and In-House Stress-Coach

Self Development: Encourage staff to develop positive life skills, to

manage their stress in and outside work, better communication skills

is helpful for all relationships, Relax;meditation and relaxation classes

teaches you to relax deeply and effectively. Individual Sessions helps

YOU manage YOUR individual stressors.

Supportive Management : reassuring employees that personal or work problems

can be discussed with sensitivity and in total confidence is vital. Regular reviews

with individuals builds up trust and can minimisefuture problems . Is your staff

approachable, professional, and supportive ? Do they recognise if employees are

suffering from Stress? Get some Stress Management Awareness Training.

Water: Dehydration causes added stress to body function. Regular intake of fresh

clean, water is vital to keep us functioning well. Why not supply your staff with a

water well, a small cost to help your staff.

Workplace Training: Training & Education in the workplace can be very helpful. It

encourages team building, awareness, further skills and confidence. Assertiveness,

Confidence Building and Stress Management can empower your employees as

individuals. This can be empowering for both employers and employees.

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