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Creative Ways to De-Stress the Holiday Season at Work
The holiday season is often described as “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for many employees, it feels more like the busiest. December brings deadlines, year-end reporting, family obligations, travel, financial pressures, and the expectation to keep everything cheerful while juggling it all. For many workplaces, this is the exact moment when stress spikes and energy tanks. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Workplace wellness doesn’t require elaborate programs or e

Alison Butler
2 days ago3 min read


The Hidden Cost of Stress in Shift-Work (and How Resilience Training Pays You Back)
Discover how resilience training reduces fatigue, burnout, and turnover in shift-work teams and delivers measurable ROI for your organization.

Alison Butler
Nov 131 min read


How to Add the 7 Types of Rest Into Your Day
Feeling drained even after a full night’s sleep? True rest goes far beyond simply closing your eyes. Each day, your body, mind, and emotions need different kinds of restoration. Based on the 7 types of rest developed by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, here are simple, practical ways to recharge your energy and restore balance, no matter what kind of tired you’re feeling.

Alison Butler
Nov 42 min read


Feeling Tired but Can’t Figure Out Why? You Might Need a Different Kind of Rest
Tired but can’t figure out why? Learn Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith’s 7 types of rest and find out what kind of rest your mind and body actually need.

Alison Butler
Oct 303 min read


Single-Tasking vs. Multitasking: Why Doing Less Helps You Achieve More
I said “squirrel” in the middle of a workplace training session on burnout prevention (yes, that’s the kind of real-life content you get when you hire me!) as I was sharing how our brains are constantly being pulled in a million directions at once and how hard it is to stay focused on the present moment in our hyper-technology world.

Alison Butler
Oct 223 min read


The Secret to Giving Your Brain the Break it Needs
How to reset, relax and switch off, even when life feels non-stop. I recently got home from 10 work days “on the road”. There’s lots of work days where I just hang out behind my computer, writing blogs like this, but when I’m on, I’m ON. In my world, being “on” looks like:- delivering training for 7-8 hour days speaking at conferences or for workplaces (in person or online) networking functions- sales pitches talking, talking, talking and more talking! I love it, and it’s als

Alison Butler
Oct 143 min read


What No One is Telling You About Time Management (and What to Do Instead)
Five time management myths and what to do instead. Plus, an invite to the (UN) Program. It's time to reclaim your time and energy!

Alison Butler
Sep 83 min read


Psychological Safety At Work (small actions you can take with your team today)
I feel like psychological safety at work can feel daunting in terms of "what to do", so I created a list of small actions you can take with your team today to move the needle forward. This year I've been helping some workplaces further develop psychological health and safety initiatives. This is such a broad topic and we've been working on things like workplace surveys, committee recruitment and development, policy review, training, communications etc. It's really rewarding

Alison Butler
Sep 53 min read


Tired of Being Pulled in 10 Directions at Once? Here's how to stop mindless scrolling.
How to stop mindless scrolling Let’s be honest—we aren’t choosing to be constantly pulled into the vortex of our email inbox or to spend a random 30 minutes of our day mindlessly scrolling. It just happens . A few minutes between Teams meetings. A quick check before bed. Just checking Instagram during your ‘five-minute break’ that accidentally turned into twenty. But over time, that “quick check” becomes a default. A reflex.And without realizing it, you're spending more time

Alison Butler
Aug 182 min read


Women-only retreat - May 2026, Nosara Costa Rica
You work hard ....but is it at the cost of your own energy? You're invited to the ultimate reset - a women-only retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica from May 16-23, 2026. You love adventure and new experiences, but lately, life feels more like a never ending to-do list. You’re craving a reset—real rest, not just another vacation—so you can step back, realign, and feel like your days are actually fuelling you. You’re ready to stop just pushing through and start living with more ease,

Alison Butler
Jul 83 min read
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