Rediscovering Yourself: The Power of Journaling Retrospection

How To Journal History

In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the relentless pursuit of the future. We’re constantly planning, striving, and setting new goals. Yet, amidst this forward momentum, lies a powerful tool for personal growth and wellbeing: looking back. Journaling is a popular practice for many. The act of putting pen to paper […]

Let’s Talk About Mental Health

Let's Talk About Mental Health

Mental health. It’s a term we hear thrown around a lot these days, but how often do we truly stop and consider what it means? Mental health isn’t just about the absence of mental illness. It’s a complex interplay of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, impacting […]

The Power of Positivity: How Journaling Can Reduce Stress and Anxiety

stress and anxiety

Keeping a journal is a common practice that many people use for self-reflection and creativity. But did you know that journaling can also be a powerful tool for managing stress and anxiety? Research has shown that writing about negative experiences can be beneficial for mental and physical health. However, a recent study explored whether writing […]

Men’s mental health matters

Men's mental health

Whilst mental health affects both males and females, in fact some reports indicate mental health illness is more prevalent amongst females, men are three times more likely to die of suicide than women. There’s definitely a deep connection, therefore, between men and mental health. Here’s some statistics around men’s mental health in the UK. So, […]

How motivation can help your mental health

How To Motivate

We all know when we’re not feeling too good, performing even the simplest of tasks can be a challenge. This happens to all of us at some stage, however, the good news is there’s ways we can overcome this. In this article we’ll go through how motivation can help your mental health. Being self-motivated enables […]

Is monitoring your mood good for your health?

monitoring your mood

How’s your mood been recently? You may be feeling pretty good as you’ve recently had a good experience or received some good news maybe. Conversely, however, you may be feeling a bit down for the opposite reasons. In this article we’ll explain how monitoring your mood can be good for you. The main thing to […]

The connection between loneliness and unemployment

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Unemployment within the UK stands at around the 4.2% mark. This translates to around 1.46 million people. Whilst the economic situation the country faces is one major factor, did you know mental health is also a factor? In particular loneliness. A report by BMC Public Health found a correlation between people who felt lonely and […]

How to improve your mental health by scheduling in some simple daily habits

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Many of us struggle with our mental health and a lot of us might have developed techniques to help us manage our mental health. However, according to the NHS, there’s evidence to suggest performing certain steps (or habits) can help improve your mental health and wellbeing. These can be summarised by the following. At Spark, scheduling […]

Effective Employee Wellness Initiatives: Key Tips for UK Employers

Employee Wellness Initiative

If any employer wants to achieve full performance from their employees, they must adopt some employee wellness initiatives because a happy employee means better productivity. The following are some major employee wellness initiatives that can be done for better growth. Top Employee Wellness Initiatives Here are some of the Employee Wellness Initiatives for better productivity: […]