Wear your slippers to work or organise a bake off to support Lifeline's National Stress Down Day on July 24.Other ideas to bring Stress Down Day to life include:
- Launch a 3 week education program that creates awareness and communicates self management strategies ,read more below,
- Develop a game show style quiz to facilitate education of your staff; or
- Create a stress safe-zone, where staff can retreat to implement some stress soothers.
Raising awareness about how stress impacts the body and communicating strategies of how your employees manage it's impact can be a great way of supporting the health and wellbeing of your people.
Lifeline's National Stress Down Day aims to promote the emotional well being for all Australians. Funds raised will support Lifeline's 24 hour telephone counselling support service.
To Register your support visit http://www.stressdown.org.au/
Also check out the fantastic Toolkit online http://www.stressdown.org.au/managing_stress for Overcoming Stress. Distribute a copy to your staff to promote awareness or chunk it down to a 3 week education program that covers off:
1) What is stress and What does it do to my body
2) What are the signs of stress
3) Managing stress in my life
Simple tips for coping with stress from Lifeline...
-Talk to someone you trust and share your feelings
-Take time to look after yourself physically with exercise, a balanced diet and health checks
-Allocate time for thing you enjoy and that make you happy
-Don’t place unnecessary pressure or expectations on yourself
-Make time for friends and family amid other priorities
-Limit alcohol intake and use of other substances
-If you feel your stress levels peaking take a few minutes of time out
-Practice relaxation techniques
-Plan ahead to manage situations that you know are going to be stressful
-“Opt in” to positive activities, rather than “opting out” or avoiding life’s challenges.
