Tips for Emotional Resilience: Reframing the Nine Factors in Unhelpful Thinking (Part 2)

While we cannot control everything that is going on externally to us, we can control how we respond to it. When everyone in an organisation is emotionally resilient far less time is wasted in petty disagreements, office politics and gossip, power plays and bullying. This in turn creates a stronger culture with reduced absenteeism, staff turnover, workplace harassment and an increase in productivity and collaboration.

This is part two in a guest series by Tony Bradford, Managing Director at Centre for Corporate Health in partnership with the R U OK? at Work program.

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Tips for Emotional Resilience: Reframing the Nine Factors in Unhelpful Thinking (Part 1)

Emotionally resilient individuals have the ability to reframe situations, even when they may seem challenging or threatening. In this article we explore the nine factors in unhelpful thinking and offer practical emotional resilience tips for reframing our response to situations and events.

Read more in this guest post by Tony Bradford, Managing Director at Centre for Corporate Health in partnership with the R U OK? at Work program.

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Practical Tips to Build and Maintain Emotional Resilience at Work

Emotional resilience refers to our ability to 'bounce back' from challenging or difficult situations. It is our ability to respond to demanding situations with a level of persistence and emotional control. As such, there is a need for us to implement simple yet effective strategies on a daily basis in order to ensure we remain resilient. Here are some of those practical strategies.

Read more in this guest post by Tony Bradford, Managing Director at Centre For Corporate Health

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Helping employees return to work after mental illness

Many businesses accept that when an employee is sick they should be encouraged to take time off to recover. But did you know that returning to work can be just as important in the recovery process from mental illness? It’s true, and there are benefits for both the employee and employer.

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Communicating & Managing Mindfulness & Meditation in the Workplace

In part one of this two part series we made the observation that five years ago discussing mental health simply wasn’t done, particularly in the workplace. Can you imagine what would have happened if you’d raised the issue of mindfulness or meditation? Summon the sniffer dogs immediately.

Read more in this guest post by Doug Robb, Managing Director at Communovate.

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Media Release: Leading Australians to spearhead national mental health reform

MEDIA RELEASE: Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, today announced the appointment of the Mental Health Commissioners to Australia’s first National Mental Health Commission (the Commission).

"The appointment of the eight Commissioners, alongside the Chair, Professor Allan Fels AO and CEO, Ms Robyn Kruk AM, represents the next major milestone in national mental health reform," Mr Butler said.

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"My Sister Has Schizophrenia"

There are many people with schizophrenia who accomplish amazing things and who would be considered incredibly high achievers with or without the illness. My sister isn’t one of them. Like many people with schizophrenia she plateaued out and has lived slightly outside the mainstream every since, never accomplishing the stratospheric heights expected of her when she was accepted into the conservatorium of music at only 16.

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Job Crafting and Employee Wellbeing Research Survey

SuperFriend is a big supporter of research, particularly when it adds to the body of knowledge about workplace engagement, mental health and wellbeing. Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne are conducting a study investigating the psychological needs of employees in the workplace. We'd like to encourage you to participate in this research by completing a simple, five minute online survey.

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