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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

When it comes to managing your money, December and January are disruptive months. There are plenty of credit card owners who have bills that never look worse than they do just after the purchase of Christmas presents and a summer holiday. This year for Christmas there is an unwelcome addition

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

The manager’s guide to making Christmas less stressful for your people

Christmas and the holiday period can be a fun time of year, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. In fact, the Mental Health Foundation claims more than half of all New Zealanders feel added stress around Christmas time.

Why?

There’s often a lot of budding work stress

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

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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 v

A Healthy Immune System Supports Emotional Wellbeing

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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 im

Alcohol: Social-Booster Or Anxiety Inducer?

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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 inhibi

Zinc Can Support Mental Performance

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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 manag

The Soothing Effect of Tea

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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-b

Coffee's Effect On Mental Wellbeing Depends On You

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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 a

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

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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

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

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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 affec

Optimal Blood Pressure Can Support Your Wellbeing

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Clearhead Tip: There is a relationship between blood pressure and mental wellbeing. When your blood pressure gets high, you're more likely

How to measure wellbeing in the workplace so you can actually manage it

Employee mental health is impacting your workplace whether you measure it or not. For a long time, businesses have operated on a ‘gut feel’ approach to wellbeing. Company culture has been ‘measured’ based on someone's sense of what it is, rather than hard data.

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.

Staff Spotlight: Meet Gloria

Gloria is one of our talented Mental Health Conversational AI writers. She's an incredibly lovely person, she's easy to chat to and has a smile that lights up a room. She's also wonderfully intelligent! Thank you for being a part of the Clearhead team Gloria!

We asked Gloria a few