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

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

I'm here to help you take back your lunch break...I'm starting a lunch break REVOLUTION! Not joking. When I speak about burnout prevention, I often ask "who takes a regular or consistent lunch break?" In a recent session of about 40 participants, only 1 person raised their hand. ONE PERSON. Let that sink in for a moment. Here's a couple of reasons why taking breaks in our work day is SO important. Need to double-down on prioritizing your own lunch break? Here are 5 practical