Siendo’s Post

I have spent two lovely days with these wonderful humans and I'm proud to share that there are 14 more Mental Health Champions unleashed onto the streets of Barbour! Look at these faces and tell me these aren't the most kindest faces you've ever seen 😍 I cannot tell you how nourishing it is for my soul to be surrounded by so many people who have bucket loads of empathy and genuinely care about making the world a better place! It's absolutely the best part of my job! It's easy to watch the news and think everything is broken... but - in my world - I see the best of people. I see people who care. I see people who are committed to making a difference. I see lovely faces like these, who carve out time in their already busy diaries to learn about how they can better support their friends, families and colleagues! And that, my friends, is exactly what this world needs! Thank you to each and everyone of you for the loveliest few days together! Very excited to hear how you get on! #MentalHealthChampions #Community #BarbourFanGirlForLife

Do you struggle to navigate EDI within #retail? You might find yourself thinking - is it DEI, EDI or EDIB?! The name alone can feel difficult to navigate - never mind the parameters around what constitutes truly inclusive practices. Working within retail can be incredibly tricky when it comes to EDI… Effectively supporting a diverse workforce in a singular office setting is a task in itself, but when you consider the added complexities in the retail environment of catering for diverse needs across retail stores, distribution centres, factories & offices, it becomes a whole new challenge. Thankfully, we have beautiful humans like PK Kulasegram and Sarah Stephenson-Hunter FRSA of the wonderful Simply Equality, who work tirelessly alongside clients to help them to create the most wonderfully inclusive workforce. And… I am incredibly blessed that they took the time to contribute to my latest thought leadership paper so that youuuu could have some insights into one of their most effective EDI frameworks… And so, if you’re a leader in retail and you want to learn how to compassionately navigate EDI, alongside collecting many other incredible nuggets of gold (such as ways to build a mindful menopause approach across your entire workforce and ways to nurture psychological safety), then look no further! Delve into the insights shared in this beautiful paper, detailing practical recommendations for how employee wellbeing can be navigated, in a way that’s directly applicable to retailers, no matter how, where or what you sell. Click on the website link below to download your free copy or scan the fancy QR code in the image below! 🙌 Workplace wellbeing doesn't need to be complicated; it's amazing what you can do when you know how. ➡ 🔗 Download your copy here: https://lnkd.in/ekGACyjy. #WorkplaceWellbeingDoneWell #MentalHealthatWork #HSE #Retailers #EDI

This post is for the adventure seekers. For those who love to feel the world at their fingertips. Who love to feel the earth crunch beneath their feet and hear the trees rustle in the wind. This post is for the freedom fighters. For those who know that there's always more to experience. Who know, deep in their soul, that there's so much more to life and then courageously lean into that feeling. In fact, if you're still reading this, then this post might just be for you... ... If you felt those words resonate with you, then you are my people and I want to spend the week with you. Come and join me in Santiago, on 22 – 28 September 2024, where I will be venturing into the beautiful Spanish forests for a magnificent 90km trek across four wonderfully soul-soothing days. 90 kilometres of pure beauty and freedom! But... I am only taking a few people with me, so I’m looking for people who have an insatiable love for adventure and the need for freedom burnt deep into their souls! If that’s youuuuuuu… head over to my lovely website to see if you feel as excited about this experience as I do: https://lnkd.in/eQ7jnzWA. #Wellbeing #MindfulnessWalkingRetreat #Adventure #Travelling #UltimateFreedom

"Men don't talk" 78% of men surveyed by Movember might beg to differ... Research completed by Movember found that just over 1/5 of men (22%) say that they would 'probably not' speak with someone if they were having problems and finding it hard to cope... That's not great, but that's not the most worrying finding for me... More worrying is the fact that 41% of men say they have regretted opening up to someone about their problems, with over half of these men (53%) saying that this experience would prevent them from opening up again. SO... Yes, some men may find it harder to open up about how they're feeling, but not all men. And, actually, I worry that it's not simply about the lack of men who are willing to talk, but the lack of people in general who are able and willing to truly listen and provide that space where someone feels heard, seen and understood. Why would you want to talk if you don't feel safe to talk? Try as we might, we often overrate how good we are at listening and we often overrate how good we are at responding appropriately to distress. Every.single.person I've ever trained has walked away from my #MentalHealthFirstAid course having learnt something incredibly valuable that will help them to navigate mental health conversations more confidently in the future. SO... come and join me on my next #MHFA course, starting in a few weeks on 01 July @ 10:00 - 14:00 PM (BST). Scroll through the slides below to learn all about why you should most DEFINITELY join me and then scan the QR code (within the slides) to book your place today. Last few spots available! If we're going to actively encourage people to talk, we need to be ready to effectively listen and respond. #MensHealth #MentalHealthFirstAidCourse #MentalHealthFirstAider

The difficulties faced by men around opening up has been the topic of discussion for some time now, and it's a complicated issue to work through. Something we do know is that it's absolutely not as simple as "men don't talk!"... that's becoming an incredibly outdated view point and it's so much more nuanced than that. Let's look at a few ways that we can start to create the right conditions so that people feel that they're able to share how they're feeling; no matter their gender identity. #menshealthweek #mentalhealth #menshealth #workplacewellbeing #hse

Continuing the important conversations this week around men’s health; today we look at eating disorders in men. More often than not, when most people think about eating disorders, we think of anorexic young girls, standing in front of the mirror, bones visible and eyes sunken. However, not only does that give us an incomplete picture of the complexity of eating disorder experiences in females, but it also gives us an incomplete picture of eating disorders as a whole. Men have eating disorders too and it is an area that we must not neglect to acknowledge and treat. "Outside of the stereotypical age bracket, people are less likely to be appropriately diagnosed due to a lack of understanding and awareness of eating disorders in these age groups.” Beat Eating Disorders So let's educate ourselves better and be the change we want to see in this world..! Take a seat, grab a cuppa and take a look at this latest article to understand what’s going on with eating disorders in the UK and how we can better support those around us. #menshealthweek #eatingdisorders #eatingdisorderawareness #mentalhealthawareness #workplacewellbeing

Happy Monday everyone and welcome to #MensHealthWeek! Often we talk about equality within the workplace - but it's important to remember that #equality doesn't necessarily mean that everyone must be treated the same. We are all different in our needs, our wants and our experiences and it's especially important to remember that each gender experiences different challenges when it comes to their mental and physical health. In May, we celebrated maternal mental health week with a selection of insightful, lived-experience videos around breastfeeding and now, this week, we are flipping the focus onto men and all things men’s health. Have a little look at our first article of the week where we introduce the theme and what you can expect from us over the next few days. When people are happier, they are healthier and then the workplace (and entire world!) becomes a far more enjoyable place to be. Here's to a #BrighterMonday. #SiendoInsights #WorkplaceWellbeing

Well, my Mental Health Awareness Week certainly ended on a high today! Jodie McNamara and Camila Costa - you certainly know how after everyone 😍 Thank you for hosting me today at ARC | Advanced Research Clusters - your community members are so very lucky to have you. What an incredible place to work! And of course, thank you so much for the super delicious ice cream, mocktail and really yummy lunch. I love how passionate you are about supporting locally owned businesses! You are wonderful 😍 I know where I'll be setting up my business once I've built my Siendo empire 😃💪🏼 Note: if you're as bad at taking photos of events as I am, get in touch with this wonderful photographer... Ryan Cowan..! He's a joy to chat with and he was absolutely not responsible for the terrible blurry and badly framed shot below. That was all my doing 😃 📸 #LeaveItToTheExperts #Community #LocalBusinesses #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Lynn didn’t know who I was when I popped into her inbox. Here I was, some random lady, rambling on about workplace wellbeing in retail and how I would absolutely love her insight for my paper… And - do you know what, Lynn could have completely ignored me … ghosted me like many did… but she didn’t. She gave me the time of day, enthusiastically agreed and said “this is wonderfully aligned with our focus”. Do you know why? 🤷♀️ Because Lynn and everyone at END. genuinely prioritise wellbeing at work. In fact, they prioritise this so highly that they achieved Gold status in the ‘Better Health At Work Award NE & Cumbria’ in November last year. That’s amazing! 🏅 END. don’t just tout the importance of workplace wellbeing, they live and breathe it. They walk their talk! And so, if you work in the #retail space and would love to learn about the incredible initiatives that epic players like Barbour and END. are feeding into their workplace, check out our latest thought leadership paper, designed specifically to support the unique ecosystem that retailers operate within. While there are naturally many challenges faced within this industry, I'm a firm believer that there's a lot that we can do to support employee wellbeing - and this paper really cemented that for me. Within this paper you’ll gain access to so many nuggets of gold from the lovely Lynn Perry and Louise Weaver, who have generously shared their hot workplace wellbeing tips, offering you the chance to go behind the scenes and learn from industry leaders who are driving positive change within retail..! So, if you want to delve into these insights, detailing practical recommendations for how employee wellbeing can be navigated, in a way that’s directly applicable to retailers, no matter how, where or what you sell - click on the website link below or scan the QR code within the picture to download your free copy! 🙌 Workplace wellbeing doesn't need to be complicated; it's amazing what you can do when you know how. ➡ 🔗 Download your copy here: https://lnkd.in/ekGACyjy. #WorkplaceWellbeingDoneWell #MentalHealthatWork #HSE #Retailers

Well, when you start your morning by meditating 100 wonderful humans at the University of Oxford, you know you're going to have a good day!!! Thank you Joanne Knights and Ginger Jansen for trusting me to start off your incredible week of amazing celebrations! Such a wonderful and nourishing start to #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek!! For those in my network who joined the session this morning - I hope you feel wonderfully relaxed and energised now 😄 If anyone wants to experience one of my guided meditations, my next quarterly meditation session will be held on Zoom on Tuesday 11 June @ 18:00 - 18:30 PM. It's absolutely free, and absolutely nourishing! Come and join us; get your freeeee (!!!!) ticket here on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/eynSdg5Q.