Look after your wellbeing whilst in lockdown

In this special two-part conversation, Colin chats to sisters, Elaine Crewe and Sharon De Caesteker, the founders of Wellbeing4Life, who offer a range of holistic wellbeing services that encourage individuals and businesses to use creativity, courage and imagination in order to achieve happiness, health and joy. In part two of their conversation, Sharon and Elaine discuss the challenges of working from home during this trying period, the psychological implications of suddenly finding ourselves with time on our hands, and the positive opportunities of quarantine. KEY TAKEAWAYS For those working at home now, it can be quite a difficult transition. This is mainly due to the fact that when we’re in the workplace, the beginning and end of a working day are clearly visible. These lines are blurred when we work at home, and our personal lives are closely intertwined with out professional lives. Structure is an essential component of our days. Even for those who may not be able to work at the moment, it’s vital that we inject some kind of framework into our time, in order to give ourselves purpose. Some basic structural tips for your day should include: Good food and dietary consideration Physical activity Space and time for mental rest Creative achievement This period of inactivity is a wonderful opportunity to engage with “Project You”; a means to developing yourself in all kinds of incredible ways, either physically or mentally. For Sharon and Elaine, the quarantine has given them the opportunity to put new systems into place, allowing them to hold bootcamps and classes online, which are having a transformative effect upon their clients remotely.   BEST MOMENTS ’The dogs have never had so many walks!’ ‘I was only 1hr 20 minutes away from the world record…' ‘For that one hour, coronavirus doesn’t exist’ ‘We can finish what we’ve started. But just avoid the things we’ve started in the drinks cupboard...' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837  Wellbeing4Life - https://www.wellbeing-4-life.com/about-us/ Wellbeing4Life On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Wellbeing4LifeUK/ ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).