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Finding Purpose: Get into the thick of it with our (virtual) journey through an island of self-introspection

About Clearhead In New Zealand, there is a growing mental health epidemic, where the demand for help continues to grow faster than the support available. To combat this and find a way to provide Kiwis with a therapist in their pocket at all times, Dr. Angela Lim joined forces with

How To Encourage Staff To Implement Workplace Routines

One of the great challenges managers face is how to encourage staff to do things. You can pump up the benefits of collaboration, a work/life balance and the latest workplace productivity hack until you’re blue in the face, but there’s no guarantee anyone’s going to listen.

How to train managers to support team wellbeing

In a workplace, managers have arguably the biggest influence on staff wellbeing. Which begs the question, do your managers support the people they oversee? Too often, the answer is no. Gallup claims 52% of exiting employees say their manager or organisation could have done something to prevent them leaving. Also,

Signs you may not be living your purpose, and how to recognise it

Mark Twain once wrote that the two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why. Having purpose in our lives is important for health and wellbeing, and it provides motivation and satisfaction when we can achieve it.

How to create psychologically safe places where people can flourish

Positive work culture within a digital world can be hard to create, but what if a digital solution was actually the answer?

When people flourish, workplaces flourish. This is a core principle that underpins workplace wellbeing, and why so many businesses are prioritising and investing in the mental health of

How a digital EAP service provides personalised wellbeing support in your workplace

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) schemes are becoming more and more mainstream. But there’s a problem.

One-size-fits-all solutions have concerningly low utilisation rates. One report says the average uptake is just 4.5%. However, digital wellbeing platforms like Clearhead are much more effective, with an adoption rate more than 10

How can leaders be better leaders?

What makes great leaders?

The 4 best leadership traits and how to get feedback to be a better leader.

Leaders are the most influential people in the wellbeing of an organisation.

According to leadership training expert Suzi McAlpine, leaders that themselves showcase the best approach to their own wellbeing have

Budgeting: Crunching the Number

April 1st is many things. It’s April Fools Day, it’s my daughter’s birthday, and importantly for this article/blog, it’s the first day of the financial New Year. Being the first day of the financial calendar, it’s also a great day to kickstart some financial

A Healthy Lifestyle Equals Health Mental Wellbeing

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Clearhead Tip: A healthy lifestyle is maintained through healthy eating, being active and avoiding unnecessary stress. It’s importan

Staff Spotlight: Meet Petra

Meet Petra! Petra is wise beyond her years. She's bubbly, patient and kind - the exact cocktail you want as the head of customer success. She makes sure our wonderful clients are 'well fed' and looked after and helps to streamline processes. She's an important part of the team and

B Vitamins Improve Mood

💡Clearhead Tip: B vitamins have been found to play a role in reducing stress and managing mood. You’re also more likely to experience depression if you’re deficient in B vitamins, so it’s important to have the right level to maintain a healthy mood. Some people even argue

A Healthy Immune System Supports Emotional Wellbeing

💡Clearhead Tip: So, we know you can enhance your immune system through the right diet, but what does this mean for mental wellbeing? When your immune system is functioning well it can also support the regulation of your emotions. This means you're less likely to feel low and anxious when

Alcohol: Social-Booster Or Anxiety Inducer?

💡Clearhead Tip: Drinking alcohol in moderation can help you to feel more confident and relaxed, so you perform better in social situations. However, it can also reduce inhibition, meaning you’re more likely to say or do things you might regret. It may act as a stimulant, bringing on euphoria

Zinc Can Support Mental Performance

💡Clearhead Tip: Zinc is an important mineral for healthy brain functioning; having the right levels of zinc can support a healthy mood and your ability to manage stress. It can also help with your mental abilities, particularly concentration, memory, and learning. The Science Petrilli, M. A., Kranz, T. M., Kleinhaus,

The Soothing Effect of Tea

💡Clearhead Tip: After water, tea is the next healthiest drink. Drinking tea is clearly linked to physical wellbeing, but what are the effects of tea on mental well-being? It has been found that drinking tea can reduce stress and promote relaxation without bringing on drowsiness. Drinking green tea has also

Coffee's Effect On Mental Wellbeing Depends On You

💡Clearhead Tip: Coffee appears to relieve some of the symptoms of depression - low mood and fatigue. However, on the flip side, it can leave you feeling jittery and over-stimulated, increasing anxiety. So, depending on how your body works, coffee can make anxiety worse, improve your mental performance and energy,

The Healthiest Diet In The World

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Clearhead Tip: It has been found that following the Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of depression in later life, reduce anxiety, and increase healthy

Probiotics Can Improve Your Mental Wellbeing

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Clearhead Tip: It is well established that gut health affects brain health. Did you know that 90% of serotonin (aka “the happy chemical”) forms in your di

Keto Can Improve Your Wellbeing, At Least In The Short Term

💡Clearhead Tip: The keto diet has a variety of positive effects on mental wellbeing initially, but it can have negative effects in the long-term. It has been found that keto diets can reduce migraines and improve people’s mood. However, in the long term it has also been found that

Gluten-Free Diets Can Improve Your Mood If You're Truly Gluten Sensitive

💡Clearhead Tip: If you have coeliac disease, or are found to have gluten sensitivity, then you may experience what’s known as “brain fog”. This can affect your ability to concentrate, remember things, organise your life etc. You may even find your mood is affected negatively when you eat gluten.

Optimal Blood Pressure Can Support Your Wellbeing

💡Clearhead Tip: There is a relationship between blood pressure and mental wellbeing. When your blood pressure gets high, you're more likely to struggle with anxiety, stress, anger and even depression. It also happens the other way around; if you experience these emotions often, they can increase your blood pressure. The

Mental health in the workplace: What a healthy workplace looks like and how it empowers productive teams

All over the world, more than half of all people will meet the criteria for a diagnosis of mental illness at some point in their lives. Whether businesses are the cause or not, they are caught up in the fallout when employees suffer from mental health disorders.

Staff Spotlight: Meet Kirushi

Meet Kirushi, a talented, empathetic, curious and all round wholesome human. Kirushi drives the product team at Clearhead, finding out what makes our users tick and turning what he learns into practical tools to support our mental wellbeing.

3 signs of burnout, 6 causes and 4 key strategies to address it

Suzi McAlpine remembers the heartbreaking moment her journey into researching burnout began.

She was dropping her 7 year old son off at school one day, anxiously thinking forward to the work presentation she had coming up that morning. She was so preoccupied with it that when her son asked her

How to deal with post-covid anxiety in your workplace

The world has been through a traumatic time throughout the Covid pandemic. Many people have lost jobs, the economy has been through unprecedented challenges and we’ve been conditioned to a different way of interacting with each other.