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In our latest spotlight on self-employed women, we speak with Nina Roberts, a barrister at 1EC Barristers in London, who has made her mark in contentious probate, property, and commercial law. With over 17 years in the field, Nina knows a thing or two about independence, resilience, and self-employment’s unique challenges. Here, she shares her…

Workplace mental health should not be a ‘stab in the dark approach’. At AV Wellbeing, we support measurability, progress tracking, and feedback. Building a strategic approach to mental health requires collaboration, compassion, and a commitment to continuous improvement. At AV Wellbeing, we work closely with businesses to develop tailor-made solutions that meet their unique needs…

Hello, AV WELL. Hubbers! In this blog, I wanted to deep dive into one of my favourite subjects ‘risk’. Does this mean that I like to take risks?? Informed ones yes, but as for, ‘stick a pin in it and hope for the best’ that’s not for me. Working in forensic environments for almost 10…

The Universal Language Music is a universal language, with evidence of instruments dating back 40, 000 years ago in caves of the Swabian Alps. It has continually intrigued neuroscientists, due to its profound impact on the human brain. In this month’s wellbeing blog, I wanted to talk about how music can shape and enhance our…

When people think about sleep loss, feeling sleepy and the associated consequences, people may think of instances of extreme sleep loss, for example, staying up all night for events, holidays or work etc. However, it is more likely that individuals experience poor or disrupted sleep or shortened sleep due to getting up early/late nights on…

(Guest blog) I get to meet some wonderful people in my job and I was thrilled when one of those, wanted to become a guest blogger for AV WELLBEING this month. I met Lee-Ann Cordingley, when we both attended a course about developing online content, something which both of our businesses had to navigate last…

During Mental Health Awareness week, I will be following the guidance from the Mental Health Foundation to raise awareness of the benefits nature has on our health. Nature can give an abundance of gifts in alleviating stress.

I’d like to say I’m a pretty optimistic person, I like to look at the positives in a situation, I find gratitude is exceptionally powerful in my ability to remain resilient in challenging times. However, I have to apply caution to my optimism. I do not ever want to invalidate another persons experience by offering…

It’s National work-life week from 12th-16th October and we wanted to share why it’s important to have a healthy work life balance. We’ve also shared a few hints and tips for employers and employees. Why is a good work-life balance important? When individuals have a poor work-life balance, it can lead to their health suffering…

Self-care is hugely important as it helps us maintain a healthy relationship with ourselves that can be transmitted to others; you cannot give to others what you don’t have yourself (Tartakovsky, 2019).