Is there a perfect recipe for self-care?
January 10, 2022
If you had asked me this question twenty years ago, I wouldn’t have known how to answer.
Back then, I didn’t know that my brain was the most energy-expensive organ in my body. I had no idea that every thought, interaction, and decision I made would ‘spend’...
Pre-Covid, if you asked an employer for a common reason why a member of staff might take an extended period of leave, they would probably reply “maternity leave” or “sickness”.
Now, as we all know well, the landscape has shifted.
Many companies found tha...
Beyond EAP: A Year in Review
December 3, 2021
Have you heard of a ‘round-robin letter’?
Some people include these in the Christmas cards they send to their friends and family. In the letters, they describe the year’s key events for them.
While it’s easy to think of a round-robin letter as nothing more...
When you imagine somebody who has recently been bereaved, what kind of person would you picture?
Perhaps you thought of a weeping widow clad in black, or a child losing a beloved grandparent. Almost certainly, the person you imagined was suffering the loss of a lo...
5 Things She Could Be Thinking (But Not Saying)...Many employers think of the words “maternity leave” as a signal for change.
Change as in: who’s going to provide maternity cover, and for how long? How and when will you keep in touch with your new mum, so th...
In September this year, Alice Thompson was awarded £185,000 by an employment tribunal. The tribunal ruled that Alice had suffered indirect sex discrimination when her employer refused to consider her flexible working request.
Alice had asked her employer, a ...
EMDR Helped Prince Harry – Could This Effective, Fast-Working Therapy Help Your Employees?
September 1, 2021
As an Employee Support Coach, I have trained intensively in diverse and accredited therapies.
Working with forward-thinking HR leaders, Beyond EAP provides specialist support for life’s toughest challenges.
These challenges come in many forms, and they affect a...
Why Do So Few Employees Use Their Benefits-Packed KIT Days?
August 2, 2021
I was so happy to report recently that two of the firms we support, BDB Pitmans LLP, and Winckworth Sherwood LLP, have agreed to amend their policies, now classing my planned parental coaching sessions as paid Keeping In Touch (KIT) days.
These firms will not only be better ...
Our work as employee support coaches takes us in many different directions.
Put simply, we are the people whom organisations contact when an employee is struggling with an intense life challenge, such as diagnosis of a terminal illness, bereavement, depression, and starting ...
Recently, we made the important decision to re-brand the business.
When we founded Confidence to Return in 2014, we wanted to focus completely on supporting new mothers, facilitating a safe, happy, and confident return to work following their maternity leave.
Maternity ...
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