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The reality of physical and mental wellbeing in Australian workplaces is concerning, with mental illness in the workplace costing the economy over $17.4 billion per year. Employees are burnt out, stressed and finding dissatisfaction in their employment. 90% believe mental health is an...
"On average, 9 Australian's die every day by suicide. 7 are men."
In 2018, there were 12.4 million males in Australia—just under half (49%) of the country’s population. Overall, there are 98.4 males for every 100 females.
So, let's picture the typical Australian man....
Is your office currently full of red-nosed, sore throat, shells of humans? Is your office starting to look more like a sickbay than a work place?
It might be time to implement a few immunity boosting strategies at work!
Here are some quick tips!
PART 2: HOW...
SICK AND TIRED OF CATCHING EVERY COMMON COLD?
BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY AT HOME & IN THE WORKPLACE
It’s Thursday afternoon. You’re sitting at your office desk, starting to wrap up the working week before going away for the June long weekend with friends. A Winter getaway, a...
Have you ever made a new year’s resolution, started strong and then slipped back into old habits by February? Maybe you’ve said that you’ll go for morning walks again? But not until things settle at work, probably next month. Then you realise it’s been 6 months, and...
Imagine a pill you could take every day that would guarantee you would live a long, healthy life with zero health concerns.
Sounds a little too good to be true, right?
Walking through Woolworths the other day, I couldn’t help but notice the bright...
Exercising can be hard at the best of times. Fitting training into a busy schedule is difficult, and this can be made even harder when you experience setbacks.
You probably know the feeling – you’ve made the commitment and after four weeks of really knuckling down and staying...
About 60% of Australian adults experience poor quality sleep. Markers of poor-quality sleep includes trouble falling asleep, staying asleep and waking too early and not being able to fall back asleep. These markers of poor sleep quality lead to a reduction in sleep, correlating with decreased...

Benson Saulo is a Wemba Wemba, Jardwadjali, Weregia and Gunditjmara man who grew up in Tamworth NSW.
This year, Benson has become Australia’s first Indigenous consul-general appointed to the United States.
Benson was the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed the Australian Youth...
The other week Better Being hosted a lunch for HR Directors about how to create workplaces that promote the mental wellbeing and resilience of employees. We had some of Australia’s leaders in wellness, including Sarah Wilson and Dr Roy Sugarman, who shared their insights in how to create a...
Do you ever feel the harder you train the less results you see?
But how is this even possible?
Surely more is better. More intensity, more duration, more resistance surely equals greater results?
More calorie restriction, more measurement, more time training so less sleeping should be a good thing...
I have recently placed a self-imposed ban on using the word ‘busy’. I found myself getting into the habit of when people asked how are you? I would automatically say ‘busy’. I had glorified the word busy and used it as an excuse for something I didn’t really...