Staff wellbeing

Psychological wellness is being able to participate fully in your daily activities including work, study, rest and leisure, as well as being able to find pleasure and joy in your daily life without being overwhelmed or inhibited by difficult thoughts or feelings. Just as maintaining physical fitness requires training, practice and care, so does building and maintaining mental ’fitness’. 

Physical wellness is the ability to maintain a level of activity and quality of life that allows us to participate in our daily routines and tasks without undue fatigue, discomfort or physical stress. It includes taking care of our bodies and recognising that our daily habits and behaviours have a significant impact on overall health and quality of life. 

Whether we see ourselves as an extroverted or an introverted person, humans are essentially social creatures. While the places and the way in which we like to connect and the time we spend each day connecting may vary significantly from person to person, engaging in our shared spaces and community activities remains an important part of our overall health. 

The inherent culture of a group or organisation has a strong impact on the health and wellbeing of its members. Individual cultural practices and beliefs as well as the culture of the organisation are important things to keep in deliberate focus for the health and wellbeing of all.