All Self-care pages
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Guidance
How to stay safe when facing customer abuse
Whether you’re a manager or a retail worker, knowing how to respond when encountering an abusive customer could help to keep yourself, your colleagues and your customers safer.
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Ten proven ways to beat the winter blues
If you’re fending off a seasonal slump, try our expert advice for a much-needed mood boost.
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15 famous women on the healthy practices that work for them
From adding exercise into the working day to taking a break with a mindful tea, try building these ideas into your wellbeing routine.
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You should go and love yourself: Hayley Mulenda calls time on imposter syndrome
Prepare to be inspired by Hayley’s story of turning pain into purpose.
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We’re all human: helping colleagues through personal traumas
From health scares to grief, a panel of experts share advice on what to say and do when the worst happens.
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Tiny traumas: when you don’t know what’s wrong but nothing feels right
Psychologist and author Dr Meg Arroll offers a solution-focused approach to overcoming life’s little problems before they get too big.
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Kelsey Parker on living with grief and finding hope
Strength, comfort and positivity after loss. Join Kelsey Parker as she discusses how she’s finding hope after losing her husband, The Wanted’s Tom Parker.
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You are a badass: 15 minutes to shift your mindset
Prepare to be uplifted by New York Times bestselling author and transformational coach Jen Sincero.
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Your summer reading list
Make space in your summer for one of these thought-provoking, happiness-boosting, life-changing books.
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Your summer listening list
If your podcast library consists mostly of politics chat or true crime, do your mental health and body a favour and add a wellbeing podcast to your feed
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Nine tiny tweaks to make for better gut health
We asked the experts to share small changes that’ll make a big difference to your gut health. Keeping your guts happy and healthy starts here.
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Eight wellbeing trends for summer
Last year it was all about wild swimming and checking in with our mental health as we came out of lockdown, so what’s new in the wellness world in 2023?
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Bring your best self to work resources
Being your best self looks different for everyone but at its core it’s you at your most optimised. Well rested and full of energy. Confident but willing to learn. Enthusiastic and all in. Living up to your potential.
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Ten ways to exercise your brain
Just like our bodies, our brains benefit from exercise and the more different ways we exercise them, the better. After all, you wouldn’t just do bicep curls on one arm and expect your whole body to be healthy.
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Take five: how to look after yourself when supporting others
When you’re supporting someone else, it’s important to look after yourself too. Alexandra Clegg, wellbeing trainer at the Retail Trust, shares tips on how to take care of yourself when supporting others.
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Wellbeing 101: how to find balance when work and life have left you exhausted
Adding extra shifts at work to an already busy diary is a fast track to burnout. We asked the experts for advice to help you find balance when life gets busy.
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Seven ways to stay safe in store
As the Retail Trust launches respect retail, our campaign to tackle the intolerance epidemic and protect retail workers from abusive customers, here’s how colleagues can stay safe.
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Three videos to help make healthy habits stick
Whether you’ve got 12 minutes, ten minutes or a just-give-me-the-top-line four minutes, here’s our pick of the best videos for habit-forming success.