In the same way the resurrection isn’t just for Easter, personal growth isn’t just for January. But a new year does prise open a window to talk about a powerful tool that can help you and those around you grow. I’m talking about coaching....
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PCR tests are a fact of life for most of us at the moment. As a biologist who was doing this procedure long before most people had heard of it, I take secret delight in people’s use of the acronym. Let me open the laboratory door and share the wonders it conceals. The swab that you, or someone else, pokes down your throat and up your nose goes into a tube containing a little liquid. That liquid is then heated or mixed with a chemical to kill any live virus particles, then purified to get rid of every part of the virus except RNA. The test is ...
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Content Warning: Pregnancy loss and baby death. This week has been Baby Loss Awareness Week. A week aimed at breaking the silence surrounding pregnancy and baby loss and so helping those affected by the death of a baby to know that they are not alone. One in four pregnancies will end in miscarriage. What’s more, every day in the UK, 14 babies die before, during, or soon after birth. We also now know that the coronavirus pandemic led to an increase in stillbirths during the first lockdown. If you haven’t experienced this kind of loss ...
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‘It is your responsibility to live your life for yourself. If you don’t, who will?’ So writes Michelle Elman in The Joy of Being Selfish, published earlier this year. Already popular, the concept of ‘self-care’ has gained further momentum during the pandemic, with Google searches for ‘self-care routine’ up 250% since the first lockdown. ‘Self-care’ means responding to your limits and needs to protect your physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. Its champions recommend habits such as daily exercise, healthy eating, mindfulne...
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More than three months into lockdown, any sense of novelty has well and truly worn off and the scale of the impact of this pandemic on everyone’s lives deepens almost daily. Working together is not just the new normal for neighbours and local communities, but for countries and multinational companies. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine....
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Fear is in the air – and it is a particular kind of fear. Amidst the daily readjustments, the working from home, the scurry for loo paper and pasta, the calls to relatives, and the deep concern for our livelihoods, the underlying fear that chills the nation is a fear for our very lives. Our delusions of invulnerability have been shattered. ...
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The contemporary workplace is in crisis. Only a small minority of employees report that they are truly engaged at work. The rest lack the emotional investment in their work to be fully productive and to create significant value for their organisations. What is the cause and consequence of this situation?...
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It seems to be more normal than ever to read headlines about the state of the nation’s mental health. No one would complain that the tide of stigma is receding. But the changing tide also brings an expanse of complaints, scapegoats, and unanswered questions into the open. This week, minister Norman Lamb spoke out about the scale of the mental health crisis in higher education....
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Timings: 00:00 – Introduction 01:23 – Tracy Cotterell interviews John Wyatt 15:22 – John’s talk 01:03:33 – Q&A Picture this: 14th Century Europe. The Black Death is sweeping across the continent, killing more than 25% of the entire population. The dreadful disease can sweep into a village or town without warning, and no-one, rich or poor,......
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Results Day has always filled me with dread. From primary school tests to my university finals this May, I’ve felt stomach churning stress every time that results are released. That feeling was probably shared by many of the 760,000 students who received their A-Level grades yesterday, while others await their GCSE results next Thursday. For......
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