National Self-Care Week is a great opportunity for employers to think about the workplace wellbeing of their staff. It’s not always easy to take time out from our busy work and home lives to focus on our mental and physical health. If you’ve only got five minutes,...
The Workplace Wellbeing Support Programme, delivered by local training providers including My White Dog on behalf of Wiltshire Mind, is aimed at business owners and employees who want to create a mentally Healthy Workplace.The training sessions, funded by Wiltshire Council through the UK Shared Prosperity...
Funded by Wiltshire Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Wiltshire Mind has launched a Workplace Wellbeing Support Programme for individuals working in small businesses and sole traders in our county. My White Dog is a training provider for Wiltshire MIND so we are really excited...
This new workshop is aimed at business leaders and HR professionals who want to support their working parent employees to increase Youth Mental Health Awareness....
Bringing up a teenager isn’t easy, and it can be even more complex if you have a teenager with anxiety. Imagine you are about to do something outside of your comfort zone, perhaps a presentation to a group of people you know. You might immediately notice a...
Great to catch up with Rick Towers from 5 Values on ‘Time to Talk’ day, check out the video link....
No Quick Fixes Some of the benefits to employees as a result of training indicate improved confidence of spotting the signs, but also how some of this knowledge and early intervention has the potential to cascade throughout the organisation, Soma Pemmireddy at London Stansted Airport states: “My...
Do you know what signs to look out for when someone in your workplace is struggling with their mental health? Over the last nine months, loneliness has more than doubled and those who say they’re coping well with stress has fallen from 73% to 62%. How many...
We are supporting a couple of charities this year that resonate with My White Dog philosophy; mental health awareness, self care, building resilience for adults in business and in education and communities, and it feels so relevant too right now. So wanted to shout out about...
Someone asked me recently “what does hope mean to me” my first thought was “just keep swimming” from the optimism of Dora’s in “Finding Nemo”. But where does that come from?.. when I was growing up and heard ‘suck it up’ or ‘stop crying’ it was...