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September: Highlighting Social Wellbeing

Welcome to your September content update, featuring the latest wellbeing resources within Hapstar. This month, we’re focusing on Social Wellbeing, with videos & articles on relationships, community, and navigating conflict.

Strategic Networking: Relationship Building (Watch Video)

Linda outlines the importance of relationship building during networking opportunities. Consider the value of connecting with those around you in a long-term, meaningful way. How can we learn from and help one another?

The Practice Of Listening (Watch Video)

Emotional awareness is an important aspect of fostering connections. Sam shares his advice on listening, including how to practice undivided attention, presence, and not interrupting.

Communication: Conflict (Watch Video)

Learn about the role our sympathetic nervous system plays in situations of conflict. Tracey helps us to understand the power we hold over our reactions to stress, through utilising self-awareness.

The Power of Workplace Friendships (Read Article)

The impact of work friends on our job satisfaction, stress levels, and sense of belonging shouldn’t be ignored. This short piece offers pragmatic advice for making friends at work simple and achievable.

Inclusive Practices and Empathy Building (Watch Video)

Marcus outlines the crucial conversation that is inclusivity. Empathy is a cornerstone of this practice, alongside education, which is a powerful tool to enhance the understanding of allies.

Enhancing Family Relationships (Read Article)

Setting aside intentional time with family can help us to develop a strong bond with our loved ones. Work through a series of small steps towards powerful connections within your family unit, from regular check-ins to shared experiences.

Conflict Management (Watch Video)

Nadia discusses how self-discovery can help us to stop repetitive conflict with ourselves and those around us. How many disagreements are more to do with cognitive distortion rather than the actual problem at hand?

The Impact of Kindness on Health and Happiness (Read Article)

A small reminder of both the internal benefits that kindness can have on our bodies, and the greater impression kindness leaves on the world around us. We’d love to hear about your simple acts of kindness!