🩷 Today is the International Day of Families - a reminder of the importance of supporting parents, carers, and families at every stage of life.
At WorkLife Central, supporting parents and carers in your organisation is a key part of our programme. Through expert guidance for life's defining moments, we provide access to practical, trusted support across:
• New parents
• Parents of children and teens
• Children's mental health
• Neurodivergence and SEND
• Carers
Click the link in our bio to browse all our families content.
Our easy-to-access online platform extends support across mental and physical health, midlife and menopause, relationships and separation, bereavement and loss, career and identity, and neurodiversity.
Because when people feel supported in life, they thrive at work too.
ℹ️ Click the link in our bio to find out how you can become part of our community.
#InternationalDayOfFamilies #Families #Careers #Wellbeing #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Carers #JoinUs
Do you get motorway anxiety? You're not alone.
In Dolly's recent blog, she shares her experience of overcoming her fear of motorway driving.
"What is it with middle aged women and a fear of driving? Fact: I'm a good driver who hasn't even scraped a car let alone had an accident. Reality: I've just emerged from four years of being unable to drive on motorways without having a colossal panic attack. And I know I'm not alone."
Click the link in our bio to read on.
#Blog #Driving #Motorways #CBT #OvercomingYourFear
📚 Is homework a daily battle in your house right now?
Sometimes it can feel like you’re banging your head against a wall when you’re trying to get your teen to do schoolwork. In this clip, Anita Cleare suggests taking a collaborative approach, agreeing a simple schedule together and building a routine they’re more likely to stick to.
In the full video, Anita shares more practical tips to help motivate an unmotivated teen. Find the link in our bio (subscription required, available until 11/8/26). 👇
#ParentingTeens #Families #Teenagers #Motivation
It's Mental Health Awareness Week!
Join us today for our Live Online Talk with Mental Health First Aid England Workplace Associate Instructor Selina Clarke where she will share tools to turn mental health awareness into everyday actions that make a real difference!
📌 Small, Sustainable Actions To Protect And Strengthen Your Mental Wellbeing
📅 TODAY!
🕰️ 12:30pm BST
🔗 Find our more: https://loom.ly/sheN14Y
Find further mental health support in our flyer*, many thanks to all our brilliant experts who have contributed: Rob Stephenson, Pinky Jangra, Kate Black and Georgina Halabi.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealth #MentalWellbeing #WellbeingSupport
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Why isn’t mum guilt recognised more widely as a maternal mental health issue?
When there’s a voice in your head constantly telling you you’re failing your children, letting everyone down and never doing enough… trust me that impacts your mental health. Deeply.
What is mum guilt?
A bully.
It’s not a measure of how much you love your kids. Don’t fall for that.
It’s a nasty internal voice that preys on your ultimate vulnerability: your desire to be a good mum.
And if you don’t challenge it, it will happily convince you that you’re failing even while you’re doing an incredible job.
I laid it all out on the @worklifcentral podcast.
#Maternalmentalhealthawareness #mumguilt
Raising emotionally aware, respectful boys in today's world isn't always straightforward, especially with the growing influence of the "manosphere" online.
So how do you help boys navigate it, while also educating yourself? In this clip, Sarah Ockwell-Smith shares 4 tips to help open the channels of communication.
In the full video, Sarah explores this further, guiding boys toward empathy, emotional confidence, and respect, so they can challenge harmful messages before they take root.
🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch the full video, 'How To Raise Gentle And Respectful Boys' (subscription required, available until 04/08/26).
#Parenting #RaisingBoys #MentalHealth #Families
Grief is a deeply personal journey that unfolds differently for each of us. 💙
This #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek, our guide by Kyle Davies explores the nature of grief, how it shows up in our lives, and practical ways you can support a friend or colleague who's navigating loss.
Click the link in our bio to read the full guide (subscription required): https://loom.ly/xdWGxJk
#Guide #Grief #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek #Support #Wellbeing
📃 Do you find yourself staring at your to do list and wondering what actually needs to come first?
Jacqueline Weeks uses the “glass balls and giggles” technique to sort tasks into three simple categories:
➡️ Glass ball
➡️ Bouncy ball
➡️ Bean bag
Watch this clip to find our more - try it on your list today!
In the full video, Jacqueline shares more practical tools for managing competing priorities with less stress. Click the link in our bio to explore this in more depth (subscription required, available until 04/08/26).
#ToDoList #Priorities #Workload #WorkLifeBalance #StressManagement
🛬 This week, Eliza shares her excitement about mastering homemade sourdough, and how it got her thinking about her recent, eventful trip to Naples with her dad.
"It felt only right to start my blog with a sourdough update. Arguably this hobby is now taking over my life, but I don’t hate it… One of my goals for 2026 was to perfect making sourdough. With some determination, a lot of research, investing in the right equipment and kilos of strong white bread flour, I had done it two months into the year."
🔗 Click the link in our bio to read on.
#Blog #BreadMakinng #Hobbies #Holidays #Naples
This Maternal Mental Health Week, we’re delighted to share our latest WorkLife Stories Podcast episode, Maternal Mental Health and Mum Guilt.
In this episode, Leila Green speaks with WorkLife Central’s Anna Richards about her transition to motherhood with triplet boys, and how the profound shift in identity and daily life led her to explore “mum guilt” as a widespread experience many mothers recognise. In this snippet, Leila shares her first experience of mum guilt, and the moment she found herself feeling like a failure.
🎙️ Click the link in our bio to listen to the full episode.
#WorkLifeStories #MaternalMentalHealthWeek #MumGuilt #Families #Parenting
April's top 3 most watched videos are here, have you seen them yet?
🥇 Financial Planning For Retirement, with Peter Komolafe
A quick guide to estimating your retirement needs and pension impact.
🥈 Overcoming Micro-Stressors, with Lianne Weaver
Spot everyday pressures and stop them building up.
🥉 Tips For Enhancing Assertive Communication, with Dr Rina Bajaj
Practical tips to communicate with clarity and confidence
A huge thank you to all our fantastic experts for sharing their insights and inspiration this month!
🔗 Explore our full expert-led programme at worklifecentral.com or click the link in our bio (Subscription and expiry dates may apply).
#Wellbeing #FinancialPlanning #Retirement #Careers #Communication #Top3
👀 Look what's live in May
Join us for expert-led sessions on neuroscience, mental wellbeing, anxiety, emotions and communication, plus practical guidance on childcare in the UK.
Book your spot now and hear from our fantastic experts: Shaun Burke, Katie Guild, Selina Clarke, Jo Morton-Brown, Lianne Weaver and Anita Guru. Thank you all for sharing your expertise with us.
🔗 Click the link in our bio to book your place and view our full Live Events programme.
#May #Live #Neuroscience #Childcare #MentalWellbeing #Anxiety #Emotions #Communication #Families #Career #Wellbeing
