Workplace wellbeing initiatives, like those at award-winning Cartoon Saloon, can provide significant benefits to employees and companies alike, writes Áilín QuinlanANIMATOR Tatiana Mazzei has a dream job drawing cartoons all day for the hugely successful, multi-award-winning Kilkenny company Cartoon Saloon.However, as the 34-year-old Brazilian points out, like every occupation, her work has its drawbacks. “We’re on the computer all day — drawing,” she says.Not surprisingly, working in the same position for most of the day sometimes results in a sensation of strain in her arm or hand. “I draw on a tablet so it’s quite sedentary. You’re mostly in the same position all day.”However, thanks to a series of workplace welbeing initiatives run this month by her employer, Tatiana is now very aware that she needs to move more during working hours to counteract the onset of repetitive strain. So she now stretches regularly, uses a special … [Read more...] about Happy at work: Oscar-nominated Cartoon Saloon draws inspiration from its new wellbeing programme
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Pogues star Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke waited 32 years to wed because they were holding out for £500,000 Hello! magazine deal
ALL the Press accounts of Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke’s wedding on Monday have said they were engaged for 11 years but in fact they were talking about getting married when I first met them in 2001. Given that by then they’d already been together for 15 years, it seemed a bit odd that they hadn’t got round to it before, but Pogues frontman Shane said it was because, “We never had enough celebrities in the same place at the same time”. This was baffling until Victoria explained they hoped to sell their wedding to Hello! and believed they could get 500 grand if they assembled enough stars. When I later relayed this to his friend Sir Bob Geldof, he said: “Well, I’ll pay for it if Hello! won’t — I just want to see it happen.” Everybody who knows Shane and Victoria wanted to see it happen. But it took all these years. So I asked Victoria what finally made them do it and she replied: “I think we just … [Read more...] about Pogues star Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke waited 32 years to wed because they were holding out for £500,000 Hello! magazine deal
Pogues star Shane McGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke waited 32 years to wed because they were holding out for £500,000 Hello! magazine deal
ALL the Press accounts of Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke’s wedding on Monday have said they were engaged for 11 years but in fact they were talking about getting married when I first met them in 2001. Given that by then they’d already been together for 15 years, it seemed a bit odd that they hadn’t got round to it before, but Pogues frontman Shane said it was because, “We never had enough celebrities in the same place at the same time”. This was baffling until Victoria explained they hoped to sell their wedding to Hello! and believed they could get 500 grand if they assembled enough stars. When I later relayed this to his friend Sir Bob Geldof, he said: “Well, I’ll pay for it if Hello! won’t — I just want to see it happen.” Everybody who knows Shane and Victoria wanted to see it happen. But it took all these years. So I asked Victoria what finally made them do it and she replied: “I think we just … [Read more...] about Pogues star Shane McGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke waited 32 years to wed because they were holding out for £500,000 Hello! magazine deal
Jim Hume: Time to tackle the taboo subject of mental health in rural Scotland
0 Have your say For too long mental health has been a taboo subject and in our rural communities the lack of anonymity, in that “everyone knows everyone”, has made it even more difficult for people to seek help at an early stage. The National Rural Mental Health Forum has grown in strength from 16 membership organisations to more than 60 within the past 18 months, and is acting on evidence of a willingness from our rural communities to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Now we are seeing mental health and wellbeing coming to the top of the agenda for organisations that have long been interested in more traditional industry priorities. This was obvious at the recent National Farmers’ Union of Scotland’s (NFUS) autumn conference in Birnam, when mental health was given prominent billing alongside subjects such as land use, alternative crops and satellite technology.As convener of the National Rural Mental Health Forum, I … [Read more...] about Jim Hume: Time to tackle the taboo subject of mental health in rural Scotland
David Beckham reveals how he copes with mental health struggles during wellbeing summit in Australia
DAVID Beckham revealed how he has managed his mental health over the years at Sydney's AIA Vitality 4490 Summit in Australia on Thursday. The 43-year-old star, who has four kids with his wife Victoria Beckham, said at the well-being event: "It's the little things that can have a really big impact." The insurance company's global ambassador added: "Like walking the kids to school or the park. It just takes one change." David has previously opened up about having suffered from anxiety, which stems from his battle with OCD. He revealed he assembles Lego models to calm himself down, and told the Sunday Times Magazine in 2014: ''When the kids finish school, they might have different activities going on, like football or rugby. ''But when they get home we'll often play one of their favourite games, like Connect 4. "They also love Lego. So do I. The last big thing I made was Tower Bridge. It was amazing. I think Lego sometimes helps to calm me down.'' The star also revealed that he … [Read more...] about David Beckham reveals how he copes with mental health struggles during wellbeing summit in Australia