by Audrey | Sep 25, 2018 | Living, Physical Wellbeing, Wellbeing, Wellbeing Strategy
Don’t wait for 1 Jan to kick-start your new year exercise and wellness regime. Get a jump ahead of the wellbeing game this weekend with our ultimate ‘cheat’s’ guide to exercise. Our EEK & SENSE research suggests 57% of MEWS respondents aren’t regularly getting the...
by Karen Gillespie | Aug 16, 2018 | Physical Wellbeing
What's your hump? What’s your hump? Have you ever heard “It’s genetic” or “It runs in the family” when discussing a physical, mental or personality characteristic that you have (or one that might be coming your way)?You know the sort of thing…“Everyone...
by Karen Gillespie | Aug 10, 2018 | Authentic Relationships, Meaning, Measuring Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Wellbeing
My interest was piqued this week by a radio segment about the prevalence of touch deprivation and research about how it increases aggressive behaviour among adolescents. Leading researcher, Tiffany Field, from The University of Miami’s Touch Research Institute was...
by Karen Gillespie | Jul 19, 2018 | Physical Wellbeing
Make friends with your telomeres Make friends with your telomeres If you’re like me, you prefer a bit of science behind the recommendations on diet, exercise and other wellness activities that abound in the popular press. Certainly, if you’re going to try one (or a...
by Audrey | Aug 16, 2015 | Living, MEWS, Nature and Environment, News, Physical Wellbeing, Resilience and Equanimity, Wellbeing, Working
It’s the time of year where many of us are lucky enough to be heading off somewhere nice and warm for a restorative winter holiday. But Blind Freddy himself would notice the unfortunate fact that holidays can also trigger significantly elevated stress levels,...
by Audrey | Jul 24, 2015 | MEWS, Physical Wellbeing, Resilience and Equanimity, Wellbeing
What we have found from our research is that the factors which drive wellbeing for men and women are generally the same, apart from … how they handle their emotions and how they look after themselves physically. From an emotional perspective, in comparison to...
