Before you set your resolutions, take a moment to rethink what really matters. These alternatives might just lead to a more meaningful year. Wishing you a fabulous 2026 🎉

My top three most-viewed posts of 2025, according to my mailing list. Post 3 of 3

My top three most-viewed posts of 2025, according to my mailing list. Post 2 of 3 ------ 1. Like this, if you do 💙 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 👀 4. Subscribe to my mailing list: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🥰

My top three most-viewed posts of 2025, according to my mailing list. Post 1 of 3 ------ 1. Like this, if you do 💙 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 👀 4. Subscribe to my mailing list: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 😍

Remember: You can’t pour from an empty cup! 🎄 👇 💕

Here’s my weekly #recharge2025 accountability. A very cold and wet day in Scarborough 🥶 which included a visit to Scarborough Castle, Terror Tower, and Peasholm Park.

The festive season can be stressful. Do any of these apply to you? 🎄 👇 💕

Here are some festive self-care tips so you can enjoy the fun without the stress 🎄 👇 💕 ------ 1. Like this, if you do 💙 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 🥰 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗

The festive season is a time of joy, celebration, and connection, but for many of us, it can also bring pressure, overwhelm, and the challenge of saying no. If this sounds familiar, it is time you became a boundary bouncer?

Here’s my weekly #recharge2025 accountability. Enjoying a festive tradition of going away for the weekend to see the Christmas markets with one of my closest friends. This year was York. 🎄🎄🎄

The possible benefits of power posing – will you give it a go? For me, I find it works, although rather than adopting the pose in the picture (as I would feel a bit daft doing that), I just stand up tall, hands on my hips, with my feet firmly on the ground. It works a treat 😊 #NHSpeoplepromise #NHS

If you work in the NHS, it’s likely that your workday is sometimes or often unpredictable. At a senior level, we are seeing more and more the VUCA Framework being used for handling fast-changing, messy and confusing situations, but it can equally be applied to any job in the NHS. 👇 👇 👇

Here’s my weekly #recharge2025 accountability. I do enjoy the run-up to Christmas, and one way to get me into the Christmas spirit is to put up the Christmas tree with Christmas music playing the background.

Who’s really in charge of workplace culture change? Is workplace culture shaped by the people at the top - or by the people on the ground? This article exposes why you can’t ignore either. tinyurl.com/46x5r75a Article published in Psychology Today Author: MarYam Hamedani

Keep hearing ‘bring your whole self to work?’ Here are five reasons why you shouldn’t. ---- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 🥰 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗

Happier employees = a happier and more engaged workforce and happier patients. Yes, I know you have heard this before, but if organisations were creating happier workplaces, we wouldn’t see so many articles about it. This article delves into three simple strategies to make this happen 👇👇👇

Here’s my weekly #recharge2025 accountability. This weekend I have been to not one, but two light trails: Aglow at Auckland Palace in Bishop Auckland and Nightfall at Stewart Park in Middlesbrough. Both were fabulous 🤩

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 45. I had a bit of JOMO on Friday night – the Joy of Missing Out. Husband: out of the evening Me: Feet up, TV on, pizza and a glass of prosecco. Lovely! The picture is not of me – I was far too busy chilling out to think about drawing faces on my feet!

What lies do you tell yourself every day? Self-deception feels comforting, but it quietly chips away at wellbeing and leaves life feeling a little… off. Here’s why self-deception sneaks into your life and how it shows up in your wellbeing. #NHS

More people are adopting the “let them” approach in their lives, including at work. Here’s a look at the pros and cons of applying “let them” in the NHS. #NHSpeoplepromise #NHS #NHSworkforce

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 44. Last lake swim of the year – it was very, very cold! 🥶 🥶 🥶 Soon recovered after a full Sunday dinner at Ellerton Lakeside Café 😀

How to be happier at work – recent research explores the contributors to a good working life. Published in @psychologytoday.com Author: Marianna Pogosyan. tinyurl.com/yc5tvtec

Happy Friday folks 😊

We talk a lot about psychological safety at work, but what about with ourselves? 🤔 Take the quiz and see what your answers tell you. 👇 I failed miserably, so I have lots to work on! #NHSpeoplepromise #NHS #NHSworkforce

It's World Kindness Day today. It's easy to fall short on kindness because we’re busy, tired, or distracted. But every small act matters. Let’s choose kindness today (and tomorrow)💙 #WorldKindnessDay

Looking for a speaker for your next NHS conference, masterclass or workshop? I provide practical tools and approaches designed to reduce workplace stress, increase wellbeing, and make every working day less frazzled. Below is some of the feedback I have received 👇👇👇

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 44. I have done several lovely things this week, but unfortunately, they have been overshadowed by lots of small stressors, so I’m left feeling less than recharged. It made me think of this post I wrote last year 👇

How is November working out for you so far? If you’re not feeling on top form, maybe it’s time to try No-vember! #NHS #NHSworkforce #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Just came across this and thought the January course might be of interest. NHS England: Online course – nurturing compassionate and inclusive NHS cultures. To find out more: www.england.nhs.uk/culture/lear...

This article highlights that many leaders see themselves as open to innovation, yet the signals they send often tell a different story. tinyurl.com/bdcvdrdr

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 43. Halloween fun 🎃 🎃 🎃

Caring deeply about your job can be a strength, but the trick is to spot when healthy commitment turns into emotional overinvestment. Do any of these sound familiar?

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 42. I completed a business course run by Enterprise Made Simple (which was great 😊). The experience was a real recharge. Immersing myself in such varied perspectives reminded me how refreshing it is to step away from the familiar.

Your diary doesn’t just record what you do, it exposes if there is a gap between what you believe matters and what you actually make room for. Does your diary align with how you really want to spend your time? 🤔

We spend so much time trying to hide our cracks at work: the mistakes, the stress, the moments we struggle. But what if we treated them like Kintsugi? Kintsugi reminds us that our cracks can also be our strength 👇

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 41. Recharging with true crime – I know, it’s a bit weird! Killer show, literally.

Are you in the right job? This is a good question to ask on a Friday… How has your week been? Good, bad, so so? Do you normally feel this way towards the end of the working week? #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

We can be surrounded by people at work and still feel lonely. The impact of loneliness isn’t small. Neither is the impact of a smile or a hello. Here’s how to notice when it matters 👇👇👇

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 40 - or lack of recharge is probably more accurate. I've been so busy that I found myself in the situation where my body did indeed pick a day (or two) for me. I will try better next week....

Have you considered using metaphors to support change initiatives? If not, read this. Published in the Harvard Business Review. Author: Tanvi Gautam tinyurl.com/2e3nbefe

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 39: I often focus on what I can do outside of work/my business to recharge, forgetting that I can also do this while working. I joined a course last week and I’m already seeing some of the benefits outlined below, and I’m only two days in!

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 38: Belly laughs watching Nurse Georgie Carroll at Middlesbrough Town Hall 🤣

This is so true, so take note when you’re planning your diary next week… --- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 🥰 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Compassionate leadership and the 10 Year Health Plan: addressing moral injury Blog published by @thekingsfund.bsky.social Interesting read. Authors Naja Felter and Alistair Thomson tinyurl.com/mw666cb6 #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

10 sticky notes you should read every morning. Would you add any others? --- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 😍 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 37: My holiday made me think about this. Although I did very little and slept well, I still came back tired, so maybe I wasn't getting enough of each type of rest.

Here’s the write-up from last @theqcommunity.bsky.social Curiosity Collective Session 👇 Can AI/technology enhance #JoyinWork? Our next meet up focuses on how to find joy in uncertain times. Interested? Join us on Friday between 12 - 12.45. Register ▶️ tinyurl.com/eerkznkn #NHSworkforce #NHS

If you’re struggling to find joy in uncertain times, join us for this 45-minute @theqcommunity.bsky.social event on Friday, where we will explore simple and actionable ways to build resilience, stay focused, and navigate your workday. Register here: tinyurl.com/eerkznkn

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 36: Holidays 😍 Not quite the holiday we had in mind, as my husband has been unwell (although he is getting better now). However, the ‘forced stop’ has been exactly what I needed, even if I didn’t realise it at the time. Here is the view from our cabin 👇

Eight toxic work habits you probably think are normal 👇 👇 👇 ---- 1. Like this, if you do 2. Follow me for more 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork