Blue Monday isn’t real but winter burnout is. Learn the science behind January’s low mood and practical ways workplaces can support mental health and team well-being.

The Energy Answer with Alison Butler is an interview series where we explore mental & physical well being and tools we can use to reduce stress and overwhelm. Welcome back to our second episode of The Energy Answer. Today I chat with Jessica Cox - Confidence and Success Coach about how important it is to show up imperfectly - I believe this is such an importance message for those of us working on our wellness and mental well being. Life is not perfect. We have to embrace whe

Did you know that virtual Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) has been here in Canada for over a year and I facilitate this training to groups and companies across the country almost every week? I absolutely love the virtual training model. It's streamlined, interactive and engaging for participants. Think you might lose out by not being in an in-person class? I personally don't think so - here are some benefits of the virtual Mental Health First Aid training program. Virtual Me

Why Me? This is not the career path I set out on - funny how that works, right? But it feels like so many things have led me right here. Years of delivering training and speaking in front of groups - becoming so comfortable with something that I never imagined I could be comfortable with. That feeling, deep down that all of the work was preparing me for something, preparing me to use my own experiences. Back then, I couldn’t fathom what that would be, I didn’t feel like I had

Did you hear? I recently sat down with an amazing business friend, Gina Keeping, to chat about all things mental health and wellbeing on her podcast . Listen to the podcast episode Some highlights from the interview: I speak about my journey to recently becoming a full time business owner as a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainer and wellness speaker here at Alison Butler Consulting. Gina and I have lots of "real talk" about mental wellbeing. I share more of the signs and